Sermons on Married:

Cohabitation- Building A Relationship On A Shaky Foundation. Series

Contributed by David Mcclain on Jul 22, 2018

Building a healthy lasting relationship requires both parties to commit to a permanent covenant relationship with God and others.

OPENING SENTENCE: Back in my UPS days one of the workers who worked across the belt from me as we loaded package cars was a guy named Gary. INTRODUCTION: Somehow we got on the topic of marriage and he told us that he saw no need for marriage or at least the publically recognized covenant we call ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage - Does God Mean What He Says?

Contributed by Nelson Ferguson on Nov 24, 2004

Marriage is God ordained. People, marriage is a Covenant, a solemn binding agreement made before God and men. Marriage involves covenant.

Marriage - Does God Mean What He Says? By Bishop Nelson W. Ferguson Senior Pastor Church of God of Prophecy Minnie Street & Cordeaux Avenue June 4th, 2004 ________________________________________________________________ Marriage is God ordained. “God created man in His own image, in the image ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Genesis 6 - Part 2 - Demons, Giants, Vampires And Your Marriage Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 18, 2009

The movies "Twilight" and "New Moon", not to mention the Harry Potter series, have captured the minds of this generation of young people. We have tried to sanitise demons by putting them in love stories.

Genesis 6:1-5 speaks of giants. But where they demonic, angelic beings of giant size?   1. My child towers above me, and what are those things growing out of his back? Witchcraft and demonic figures like vampires are being popularized today as being very acceptable. The movies "Twilight" and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Relationship Principles Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 31, 2016

In the Seventh Commandment we are given a rational for how all relationships, including singleness, work.

Message 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 “Relationship Principles.” We are up to the seventh commandment in our series; “You shall not commit adultery”. The issue of adultery is one that comes with many emotions. So today we are not going to start in the Old Testament … we will ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Timely Advice For Marital Success Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 13, 2005

at some advice for beginning, and maintaining a strong marriage ¡V especially in light of the pressures marriages face today in general, and Christian marriages specifically.

TIMELY ADVICE FOR MARITAL SUCCESS 1 CORINTHIANS 7:25-40 INTRODUCTION: In this third message concerning marriage, do¡¦s, don¡¦ts, and advice. So far we have looked at marriage and its responsibilities, and those who ¡§seek¡¨ to be unmarried, and the gift of singleness. Today, we want to look at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

Denomination: Baptist

Making Your Marriage Work Series

Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Nov 24, 2004

Learn the five principles that make a marriage work.

Making Your Marriage Work By Pastor Fernando Cabrera 1. Be Passionate (7:3-5) a. Delight in your spouse i. “fulfill” – a debt owed to someone, usually something profitable or an advantage 1. You owe whatever and whenever something belongs to somebody else. Since you belong to your spouse, you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Singleness Is Not Loneliness

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Jul 12, 2004

Many see the single as an incomplete and abnormal person that is always lonely. This is an error. Singleness could be a blessing and indeed is a blessing. Find out how.

A single person is that person who is separate, unique, whole and complete. The Bible did not tell us that there is something wrong with being single. Sometimes, men make it look as if being single is a curse! But single hood can be, and as a matter of fact, a blessing. “But I want you to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Problems (Myths) Affecting Singles' Ministry

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 29, 2008

Clarifying the erroneous beliefs regarding singles in the body of Christ

Problems (Myths) Affecting Singles’ Ministry Bishop David Ibeleme 1 Cor. 7. 1. The Church has been viewed as a married institution – “The bride of Christ”. Hence single people are “abnormal”.  The concept of the church as the bride of Christ is not the same as a human wife.  The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Marriage & Family

Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 25, 2008

Biblical view of marriage and family.

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. The instability of marriage as an institution and the continual increase of dysfunctional ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-12

Denomination: Congregational

The Gift Of Marriage Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

Paul is trying to help Christians to be moral people in a very immoral world, and to do that he has to focus on the sex drive.

The most famous twins in history were Chang and Eng, born in Siam in 1811. They toured Europe and America repeatedly. They became so well known that all twins whose bodies are physically connected have ever since been called Siamese twins. By their early thirty's they had traveled the world, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-7

All Men Are Cleansed

Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Jan 22, 2001

Today the partition that is set by God is Christian and non-Christian

All Men are Cleansed! Abraham made his servant aware that he would not take a wife from the people around them but rather to return to his kins people and there take him a wife. And it came to pass that Rebeka was choosen. Isaac charged Jacob not to take a wife of Canna but return to his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:9-21, 1 Kings 11:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Issues Of Marriage And Singleness For Disciples

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 24, 2008

Clearifying misconceptions regarding 1 Cor 7

ISSUES OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLENESS FOR DISCIPLES 1 Corinthians 7 Context of 1 Corinthians 7 It is a interest to see the background of 1 Corinthians 7 in order to understand better this chapter of Corinthians. The information in extracted from two sources: 1) The letters to the Corinthians. 2000, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Corinthians: Church Matters (4)

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 7, 2019

We can learn a lot from the Corinthians' mistakes. In chapter 7, Paul discusses three types of marriages: successful marriages, struggling marriages, and second marriages!

Church Matters: Correcting the Corinthians (4) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 11/30/2014 For the past few weeks we’ve explored the book of 1st Corinthians. If we’ve learned nothing else, we’ve learned this—the Corinthians were a mess. The church in Corinth was plagued with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-27

Denomination: Christian Church

A Sack Of Silverware

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 4, 2002

Instead of living life by all the "rules" why not live life by the Spirit?

February 3, 2002 17You must accept whatever situation the Lord has put you in, and continue on as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches. 18For instance, a man who was circumcised before he became a believer should not try to reverse it. And the man who was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-40

Denomination: United Methodist

In Defense Of Marriage

Contributed by Carlton Coon on Oct 12, 2001

An effort to promote the concept of commitment to marriage.

In Defense of Marriage Matt 19:1 (KJS) And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal