February 17, 2024: David & Amy's Wedding
Service Outline & Sermon Notes
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Order of Service
- Scripture Reading — Genesis 2:18-25
- Prayer of Invocation
- Sermon
- Vow Exchange and Ring Ceremony
- Benediction and Pronouncement
Sermon Title: Marriage as a Gift and Glory to God
Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25
I. Marriage Glorifies God Through His Provision
A. God allowed Adam to feel his need before providing Eve, heightening the wonder of the gift B. Adam's experience mirrors a child receiving far more than anticipated — the gift demands faithful stewardship C. Application: David and Amy are gifts from God to one another and must cherish each other in honor of the great Gift Giver
II. Marriage Glorifies God Through Thanksgiving
A. Adam's first words upon seeing Eve are a love song — directed first to God, then to his bride B. Marriage is hard and sanctifying; pride causes hearts to harden toward one another C. The remedy is constant prayer and thanksgiving to God for one's spouse
- Vertical gratitude to the Father softens the heart on the horizontal plane
- Thanking God for one another cultivates a cross-bearing, Christ-like love
III. Marriage Glorifies God Through Sacrifice
A. The call to leave and cleave (Genesis 2:24) is a call to sacrificial covenant commitment
- Leaving single life means no longer living for oneself alone
- Cleaving to one's spouse reflects the closest possible union B. The nakedness and lack of shame before the fall, contrasted with shame after the fall, points to Christ
- Philippians 2:6 — Christ counted equality with God not a thing to be grasped; he left his Father's dwelling to cleave to his bride, the church
- Christ went to the cross bearing the sin-stains of his bride so she might be made beautiful
- Marriage is a display of Christ's sacrificial love for the church C. Keeping eyes fixed on Christ as the bridegroom of the church causes marriage to flourish into glory