Sermons on Thriving Marriage:

Series: Wow! Whose Beautiful Young Daughter Is That? (Part 2) Love Is More Than Kissing

Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 9, 2020

Elimelech (meaning "God is my king") marries Naomi (meaning "sweet one"). A marriage made in heaven. They have 2 kids – Mahlon ("sickly") & Chilion (“wasting away"). Why were 2 sickly kids born to such great couple? Why famine? Marriage is more than kissing...

SERIES: “WOW! WHOSE YOUNG DAUGHTER IS THAT? (PART 2) LOVE IS MORE THAN KISSING.” 1. Ruth 1: 1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18, Ruth 2:4-5

Denomination: Charismatic

Category 5 Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Feb 13, 2006

This is part 4 of a 5 part series on surviving the storms of life. Category 5 storms are the most severe storms in life. These storms carry with them the potential to end marriages, damage health and test faith. Find out how to survive.

Surviving the Storms of Life Category 5 Mark 4:35-41 We’ve been talking over the last several weeks about surviving and even thriving amidst the storms of life. As we move through storms of increasing intensity we have dealt with basic survival skills, spring showers, and even thunder storms. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: *other

"Harnessing Your Gifts In Times Of Struggle.”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 30, 2024

Embrace and utilize your God-given gifts and talents while enduring your wilderness experience. This message provides rich inspiration and motivation to support your physical and spiritual growth. It's a powerful reminder that you can survive and thrive, even in the most challenging times.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (1 Peter 4:10-11) (NIV): “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11, Romans 12:6-8, James 1:2-4, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Peter 4:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Necessity Of Humility

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Aug 23, 2025

All to often in the business world we thrive to succeed at all costs - I want to be the best! Sometimes we do this at the expense of others and we know this is wrong. Jesus taught us what we should be like with other people and how important humility is in our daily lives.

The necessity of Humility LUKE 14:7-11 In this morning’s reading from St Luke’s gospel JESUS chooses a homely illustration to point to an eternal truth and perhaps a hard lesson for us to learn let alone practice! Those who exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-11, John 13:1-17

Mixing And Matching? Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jun 24, 2005

Yoked togther with unbelievers in what? Is this talking about marriage, business, friendships? No- it’s a whole lot more challenging than any of those!

Mixing and Matching? 2 Cor 6:14-7:1 WBC 26/5/5pm I had an incredible dream! 3 people (Robin, Liz and I ) were in heaven. Robin had a monkey on his shoulders, bashing him on the head . I asked the angel "why?". Angel replied "he started off well , walked true and straight.... but later on he ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Here Is God's Final Answer

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 18, 2003

3RD END TIME(C)/SAINTS TRIUMPHANT - Here is God’s final answer: He is not concerned with marriage in heaven but is concerned with eternity with Jesus.

HERE IS GOD’S FINAL ANSWER Luke 20:27-38 - November 16, 2003 LUKE 20:27-38 27Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. 28"Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Lutheran

Security In Christ

Contributed by Naro Chisho on Jun 19, 2007

some would like to believe that my security is in my bank balance,life insurance policy,marriage,but our lasting and true secirity is in christ.

We see security cover for Very important person (VIP) inner cover as well as outer covers. security personals fully alert ready to protect their boss at any cost. Such was the case of Indian Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi.wherever she went 360 bodyguards gave her excellent cover but one of her ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:26

Denomination: Charismatic

Don't Forget To Take Your Spouse Along Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 16, 2014

The world can't understand the concept of submission... and it's little wonder they don't. It makes no sense. Is submission really all that important in our marriages?

OPEN: A desperate woman wrote Tech Support: Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications. In addition, Husband 1.0 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Under The Influence

Contributed by David Ward on Apr 1, 2010

"More filling--relate great!" When we have more filling of the Holy Spirit, we can relate great in our marriages, families, and workplaces.

INTRODUCTION: Tim Sanders—former chief solutions officer at Yahoo! and author of Love Is the Killer App—shares the following thought about establishing priorities: Take your life and all the things that you think are important, and put them in one of three categories. These three ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God In The Rubbish Dump We Have Made Of The World

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Aug 7, 2015

A God we chew on in bread, a God who gets involved in refugee camps and broken marriages - this is the bread of life who comes down from heaven

Why is it that we have mass as our main act of worship every Sunday without fail, two opportunities to go to mass every Sunday, another two opportunities every Thursday and Friday, and communion from the reserved sacrament every Monday. Why do we do this? [take answers] Back writing somewhere ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: Anglican

10 Principles For Financial Agreement Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2015

10 principles for financial agreement in the family (Material adapted from Wayne A. Mack's book, Strengthening Your Marriage, Unit 5, pg. 113)

Introduction: We should be one in the area of our finances, but easier said than done. It is unlikely that a married couple will be free from conflicts over finances. Several reasons: 1) Each of us is a sinner and inclined to be selfish 2) Raised in different homes and have different ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What About Homosexuality? Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Nov 11, 2015

This sermon seeks to answer 3 questions about homosexuality including; Is homosexuality a sin? What about gay marriage? Can you be gay an still be a Christian?

WHAT ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY? We are concluding our series today on Love and Marriage. We have looked at the biblical basis for marriage and last week looked at what happens when marriage is broken through divorce. In today’s world, you cannot talk about marriage without also addressing the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

God's Plan For The Nations Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Jun 4, 2024

What materials are we using to build our lives and our futures? What are we using to build our relationships, our marriages and or our families?

In chapter 10 we see a record of the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It’s referred to as the Table of 70 nations - a record of all the nations that came from Noah’s and his sons and as they were dispersed. What is interesting is that, chronologically, chapter 10 should come ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Great Mystery - Ephesians 5

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 6, 2001

Part of a series dealing with male females roles.

A Great Mystery With some of the other Scriptures being given to me, I realized that I could go into the Power of Holy Women Part 95. Since Luther had 95 theses I figured one set of that amount is enough. The titles may be changed, but we are going to continue for a couple of more weeks on women ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:17-33

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Godly Mother In An Ungodly World

Contributed by John Dobbs on May 9, 2003

Paul gave Titus some principles for older women to teach the younger women. These make great guidelines for young mothers today.

How to be a Godly Mother in an Ungodly World Titus 2:3-5 Introduction: Today is the 88th Mother’s Day in America. We hear every day about wicked mothers who do evil things, but I believe most people have good mothers who do their best. No mother is perfect / motherhood is no easy job. Our culture ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:3-5, Titus 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ