Sermons on The Ever Increasing Couple:

How Couples Are Aligned By God For Marriage Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Nov 24, 2024

While we have free will to make choices, God's sovereignty and guidance are at work in bringing couples together.

The Bible teaches that marriage is a sacred institution ordained by God. In Genesis 2:24, it is written, "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." This verse highlights the importance of marriage and the role of God in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24, Psalm 37:23

Sermon # 26 - Faith Coupled With Obedience Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 11, 2025

Faith and obedience must go hand in hand if we want to experience the wonderful miracles of the Lord Jesus in our lives. The widow of Zarephath, Naaman, and Abraham are great examples of how faith in God combined with obedience can yield great results.

For our meditation we will look at Luke 4:16, “Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures ..” (GNB) Jesus was returning to Nazareth, which was His home town where He had grown up, and it was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:22, Luke 4:25-27, Luke 4:28-29, James 2:21, Genesis 22:18, 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:9-14, Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 6:3-5, 2 Corinthians 5:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

A Wedding Ceremony

Contributed by Jeffrey Harper on Jul 30, 2002

This is a brief wedding ceremony utilizing the Book of Common Prayer with an origional wedding message.

Prelude Mother’s Song Wedding Processional Pastor’s Greeting & Prayer On behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ, and _____ and _____, I welcome you here this afternoon as we witness and celebrate the love found between these two persons. Please remain standing as I read a couple scriptures ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Couples Guide (3) - What Do We Do? Series

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jun 11, 2021

A guide for those seeking to serve GOD in marriage

What do we do? What is the ideal? Step 1 The first step to redeeming this situation as always is in surrendering one’s life to YAHSHUA . This means accepting that we live in a fallen state which the Bible describes as death. This came about because of the actions of Adam and Eve. The subsequent ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

After Happily Ever Series

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 13, 2021

Some of you may think the church’s marital code is hopelessly outdated and irrelevant for today. Many believe the enduring myth that cohabitation works as a sort of trial marriage. The stats tell us that cohabitation actually becomes a trial divorce.

If you’ve ever read The Little Mermaid story or watched the Disney version, you might think this is every woman’s fantasy. It’s a wonderful, romantic fairy tale of a beautiful girl falling in love with a handsome, rich and dashing prince, overcoming insurmountable odds to be together with a story ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Make Room For More PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2023

God is always present and active in our lives, promising expansion, blessings, and abundance, and we should open our hearts to receive these gifts.

Good morning family, I was reminded this week of a quote from renowned Christian theologian, A.W. Tozer, who said, "We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts." Opening Scripture Reading – I believe this truth is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-2

Topics: Increase

Singles And Marriage Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 23, 2025

How do you feel about singles or being single? What if you knew about God’s love and value for single people that would create beautiful diversity in the church family? Get ready to learn about the blessings of both marriage and singleness!

Singles and Marriage Selected Scripture (If you feel this sermon is helpful, you are welcome to visit https://danachau.thinkific.com/ for a free online course.) Let me share what Christena Cleveland, associate professor at Duke University's Divinity School, wrote in her blog: "A couple ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:9-12, Malachi 2:15, Genesis 1:27-28

Denomination: *other

Happily Ever After Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 9, 2013

If you want to live happily ever after with your spouse, then don’t be looking for loopholes or reasons to split up. Instead, look to the Lord and then look only on your spouse. It's more important to BE the right person than to marry the right person.

Ralph and Janice were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, and Pastor Jones decided to take advantage of their longevity by using their story as a sermon illustration. He asked Ralph to come on stage and share some insight into how he managed to live with the same woman all those ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Happily Ever After?

Contributed by Keith Etheridge on Sep 9, 2022

Three Truths about Marriage.

“And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’ Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24, Matthew 19:1-10, Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Prayer In Marriage And Binding Hearts Together Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 24, 2025

Prayer is a powerful tool that can bring husbands and wives closer together, binding their hearts in a way that strengthens their relationship and deepens their love for each other.

As believers, we know that prayer is a powerful tool that can bring us closer to God and to each other. In marriage, prayer can be a game-changer, binding the hearts of husband and wife together in a way that strengthens their relationship and deepens their love for each other. A Biblical ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33

Happily Ever After?

Contributed by Mari Larson on Oct 4, 2015

In a society where half of marriages end in divorce, what do Jesus' words mean for us? And what's heaven going to look like when most have been married multiple times?

A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asked, "Ma'am, what are the grounds for your divorce?" She replied, "About four acres with a nice house in the middle." "No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?" "Concrete, brick and mortar," she ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:2-16, Mark 12:18-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Extreme Home Makeover: Couples Edition 2 Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 26, 2012

Every home could use a little work. This six-sermon series, starting on Mother’s Day and ending Father’s Day, calls for a extreme makeover of the home according to God’s blueprints. Alliterated. Expository.

EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER: COUPLES EDITION Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 6/3/2012 Before becoming the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ty Pennington was just a humble carpenter on another makeover show called Trading Spaces, which ran from 2000-2008 and was generally ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Christian Church

The Best Comeback Ever

Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 25, 2009

When things seemed at there worst God provided His very best through the resurrection of His Son.

Introduction: Most of us are more familiar with the Disney movie than we are the book, but in Rudyard Kipling’s, The Jungle Book Mowgli, the man cub, asks the animals what’s the most feared thing in the jungle. He’s told that when two animals meet on a narrow path that one must step aside and let ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Season Ever!

Contributed by Michael Trask on May 3, 2010

Jesus said "I have made all things new" This sermon uses the analogy of spring to speak of the promised resurrection

Rev. 21:1-7 1   Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

"Greatest Question Ever”

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Oct 9, 2018

And when Jesus was on the Cross, He cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is to say, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” GOD HAD FORSAKEN JESUS!THAT WE MIGHT BE FORGIVEN!!! Where are you now? Are you hiding from God? Listen, not once did He left us.

“But the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 AMP I- QUESTION OF CONDITION: “Where Art Thou?” The first question of God in the Bible, not asking as if He doesn’t know what’s happening but one that He’s asking for reconciliation.... an unsatisfactory condition ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:9

Denomination: Pentecostal