Sermons on God Instituted Marriage:

Making A Covenant Marriage Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003

Our marriages are covenants with our spouses.

Making A Masterpiece Marriage Series Making a Covenant Marriage (1 of 3) February 2, 2003 * FBC, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: (After the PowerPoint presentation has ended) A In the Bible, a very unique ceremony took place when a man and a women got married. a The fathers of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:9-21

Denomination: Baptist

Love And Submission In Marriage Series

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 19, 2009

Wives and husbands have the opportunity to draw attention to this good news of salvation in Jesus Christ by her submission and his love.

INTRODUCTION Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians 3:18-19. . Last week we learned from the apostle Paul that we are to ‘put on Christ’; that is, we are to put on the character of Christ if we belong to Christ by faith. His character was described for us with words like compassion, meekness, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:18-19

Denomination: *other

Marriage: Forgiving And Forbearing Series

Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007

The purpose of human marriage is temporary. But it points to something eternal, namely, Christ and the church. And when this age is over, it will vanish into the superior reality to which it points.

You recall perhaps that my wife, Noël, said, “You cannot say too often that marriage is a model of Christ and the church” (see Ephesians 5:31-32). I said that I think she is right for three reasons. I’ll mention two. The first was that saying this lifts marriage out of the sitcom sewer and elevates ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage According To Jesus

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jun 20, 2023

The Pharisees try to trap Jesus with a question about divorce

Marriage According to Jesus Mark 10:1-12 Chip Ingram has said, “Imagine a giant 15,000-piece jigsaw puzzle in a big cardboard box. Now imagine a married couple locked up in a room together where the only way out, is to solve this jigsaw puzzle without the box top. Without the box top they won’t ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Wellness In Marriage

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 16, 2013

A sermon focusing on eternal things instead of temporary, worldly things, with an eye on the marriage relationship

Introduction: In a month or so many of us will be planting our gardens. Mainly talking about flowers, what is the difference between a perennial and an annual? Perennial= having a life cycle lasting more than two years. Annual= living only one growing season. In our lives are we planting ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Right Conduct: Marriage Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Aug 11, 2025

Peter is equipping Christian husbands and Christian wives to “live good” in a marriage even where the spouse is an unbeliever.

You can listen to this. and all NPBC sermons, at https://www.npbc.org.au/podcasts/media NORTH PINE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 10th August 2025 1 Peter 3:1-7 “Right Conduct: Marriage” Today we are going to focus on a text which has not always been very well liked. The text is 1 Peter 3:1-7 1 Wives, in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

From Marriage To A Carriage Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Apr 2, 2016

This sermon looks at the lesson of prayer and patience.

If we took the time this morning to ask how each of us met our spouse I bet there would be some interesting stories. Some may have met at school or the work place. Some may have met through friends. Debbie and I met at Hardees where she was the store manager and I was her bread delivery guy. I ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

A Marriage Not Made In Heaven Series

Contributed by David Moore on Jan 21, 2007

To show why an unequal yoke in marriage is ill advised.

The Unequal Yoke “A Marriage Never Made In Heaven” Aim: To show the problems related to the unequal yoke in marriage, and to give guidelines in choosing a mate. Text: 2Corinthians 6:14 cf. Nehemiah 13:23-29 Introduction: The Word of God plainly declares that a child of God is not to be united in ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:23-29

Denomination: Baptist

Experiencing A Successful Marriage Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Sep 28, 2008

How to have a successful Marriage

Men & Women Experiencing a Successful Marriage In Successful Marriages, Spouses give up their rights for one another (V. 21) In Successful Marriages, wives give respect to their husbands (V. 22-24, 33) In Successful marriages, husbands give love their wives (V. 25-30, 33) In Successful ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Corruption Of Marriage”

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Jul 22, 2009

Sixty percent of American children born today will see their parents divorced by the time they are 18. Of those children who have suffered this pain of divorce, half of them will see a second divorce before they are 18.

“THE CORRUPTION OF MARRIAGE” Dr. Dennis Deese - www.dennisdeese.com MALACHI 2:10-16 Perhaps the best ideas about what keeps a marriage alive through thick and thin come from couples who, after decades of marriage, bask in blissful unions. Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson is now in the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:10-16

Marriage: A Labor Of Love

Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 27, 2005

Celebrating the importance of strong marriages build up the family, community and church

SPECIAL DAY: LABOR DAY TEXT: HEBREWS 13:4 TITLE: “MARRIAGE: A LABOR OF LOVE” INTRODUCTION: A. It may be Labor Day weekend, but today we have some members celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary: Don and Donna Peed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Restoring The Sanctity Of Marriage Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 11, 2008

52nd in a series from Ephesians. Wives can help restore the sanctity of marriage by submitting to their husbands.

A Sunday school class was discussing King Solomon. People pointed out that though Solomon had been so wise, he made some foolish choices. Finally, the teacher asked, "Are we picking too much on Solomon?" One older saint replied wryly, "Ah, with all those wives, he was used to it!" We’re actually ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Baptist

Terms And Conditions Of Marriage Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 24, 2018

Our marriage vows are mutual terms and conditions, Jesus said that there was one violation of the terms that was worse than any other.

This is week six of our Terms and Condition series here at Cornerstone and since early October we looked at some of the terms and conditions that show up in the Bible. And each week we have reviewed our definition of Terms and Conditions, Terms and Conditions are Rules by which one must agree to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:3-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Keeping Marriage Intact Series

Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 29, 2003

To stress ways to keep marriages healthy.

The 10 Commandments #7: Keeping Marriage Intact Text: Exodus 20:14 Thesis: To stress ways to keep marriages healthy. Introduction: (1) Divorce is out of control. (a) “The divorce rate has quadrupled from 4.3 million in 1970 to 18.3 million in 1996” ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Thing Called Marriage

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 4, 2011

A sermon that can also be used as a marriage or relationship seminar. Ephesians 5:22-30

Have you noticed that, as much as couples seem to ’get along’, they also spend just as much time ’not’ getting along? Statistics show that in the late 1800’s, only one out of every 34 marriages ended in divorce. By the mid 1900’s, one out of every 7 marriages ended in divorce, and through ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-30

Denomination: *other