Preaching on Marriage? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
The Endurance of God's Promises
Introduction
As we read the verses this morning, I admit that my mind wandered a bit. And though I'm not proud of what I thought about, I admit that ...
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When You Say I Do
Introduction – Upsetting the Equilibrium
Jacob thought he was marrying one person but he got stuck with two, the Rachel he wanted and the Leah he ...
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God's Plan for Your Body
Introduction
I often need to fix and repair things, but I'm not very good with nails. I'm even worse with screws, and there are some things ...
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The Gift of Celibacy
The Story behind the sermon (an interview with Stewart Ruch III)
Preaching Today.com: Why did you choose to preach on "celibacy" and not "singleness"?
Stewart ...
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Divorce and the Seeds of Resurrection
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The Intimate Marriage
Introduction
This week we're talking about intimacy and the role that sex plays within marriage. Paul writes extensively about sex to the Christians living ...
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The Lasting Marriage
Introduction
In 25 years of pastoral ministry I've done close to 200 weddings. I always spend several hours with these couples trying to prepare them not ...
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Single and Single-minded
Introduction
A recent census reported that about 86 million single people live in the U.S. As people get married later, as the divorce rate climbs, and ...
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Sex: Safe, Sound, and Super
Introduction
When you read the Song of Solomon and when you read our Scripture passage today, 1 Corinthians 7, God makes it very plain, and he doesn't ...
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The Good Life
Introduction
People may not sing it much anymore, but the following Herb Magidson song was popular in its day:
You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter, ...
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Deborah, the Encourager of Manhood
Today we're looking at Deborah, the encourager of manhood. But before we look at the life of Deborah, you've probably seen church bulletin announcements ...
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The Scarlet Letter
Introduction
Today we're continuing to look at the Ten Commandments. We've seen that this isn't easy material. These commands are anything but sugarcoated. ...
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What Your Spouse Wants You to Figure Out
From the editor:
Few preachers make better use of humor than Dave Stone. He's especially gifted at knowing exactly the right point to insert a funny line ...
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A Passion for God's Covenant
If you knew of something that shattered dreams, that generated overwhelming stress in people's lives, that would induce in them panic attacks and even ...
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Recognizing Divine Interruptions
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, ...
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Beautiful Music
This past Thursday, I had lunch with an old friend. We enjoyed the lunch hour reminiscing about old times, about the time he took me fishing, about the ...
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Christian Singles
Introduction
Currently 17 to 20 million unmarried women and several million fewer unmarried men live in the United States. It's estimated that, at ...
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Starting Over
Introduction
Years ago, when my 2-year-old car needed a new battery, my son said, "Dad, we need to buy a new car. This one is getting old." When ...
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When Love Fails
From the editor
Given that Valentine's Day is this coming Sunday, many of you will probably be addressing themes like love, relationships, dating, and ...
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
About the Book
The Brothers Karamazov is the story of a father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, and his three ...
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Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces
By C. S. Lewis
About the Book
Lewis's Till We Have Faces is a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche from the perspective of ...
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Relationships
Relationships: An Open and Honest Guide to Making Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott Zondervan (1998); ...
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Boundaries
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your life
By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Zondervan (1992); 296 pages
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Sacred Marriage
Sacred Marriage
By Gary Thomas
Zondervan (2000); 268 pages
About the Book
In Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas steers us away from the goal of marital improvement, ...
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Understanding Who You Are
Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself
By Dr. Larry Crabb
NavPress (1997); 78 pages
About the Book
Crabb's aim in ...
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The Four Loves
The Four Loves
By C. S. Lewis
Harcourt Brace & Company (1960); 141 pages
About the Book
C. S. Lewis seamlessly couples the analytical and spiritual in ...
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Relationships: An Annotated Bibliography
It has only been recently, and in part due to my gleanings from this project, that I've felt the sheer weight of the love Jesus calls us to: to set aside ...
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Life Together
Life Together
By Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Harper & Row (1954); 122 pages
About the Book
Rather than delving into why we operate the way we do or examining ...
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All God Does Is Good
From the editor
Chuck's sermon is an excellent example of a sermon that sharpens the way we read the Bible. Notice how Chuck challenges us to take the ...
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Battered into Submission
Introduction
Not long ago, someone said to me, "I've never heard a sermon about violence in the home. I've never heard the preacher pray about it. I've ...
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What Do Men Want? What Do Women Want?
Introduction
When the Bible describes how the world was created, it uses the word good a lot. It says, "God created light" and "saw that the light was ...
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For Better, but Worse
Introduction
When the great Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this past summer, he began a speech as ...
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Surviving D-Day: Divorce
Introduction:
When we launched this series called “Surviving Your Personal D-Day Invasion,” we said that each of the attacks we would discuss comes as ...
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What's a Single to Do?
Oneness, the Bible says, is where two people in a miraculous, God designed way, become one. It is a beautiful thing. Dating is designed to prepare you ...
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Hilarious Hupotasso
Introduction
This is a hot button issue: the woman's role in church and family. Feelings are running high, and we all bring a certain bias with us.
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Rediscovering Marriage
Introduction
I think we'd all agree that marriage has fallen on hard times these days. They tell us that the number of people getting married has declined ...
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Becoming a Man
Introduction
What is the most powerful word in the English language? Is it "honor," or "love," or "country?" Maybe it's "sacrifice." Stu Weber, who has ...
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A Spirit-Filled Church
Introduction:
The text before us is one of the most fascinating passages in the New Testament, because it interweaves the mystery of Christ and his body—his ...
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A Spirit-Filled Marriage
Introduction:
John Maxwell gave his congregation an article entitled "The Ideal Wife." Under the subtitle "What Every Man Expects," it said: "Always beautiful ...
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A Woman's Worth Is Never Done
Introduction:
A woman of keen mind and understanding heart gazed at Whistler's portrait of his mother. "It is a remarkable painting of a very lovely ...
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Treat Your Mate to a Better Marriage
Genesis 2:18-24
Gloria Steinem, the well-known feminist activist and publisher of Ms. Magazine, made a statement a few years ago that has been quoted ...
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Holiness in Marriage
As we look at today's text, I want you to realize that it is no coincidence that Matthew records Jesus' teaching on marriage right after his teaching ...
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Put Your Husband In His Place
This week and next we will look at a passage of Scripture that rarely fails to elicit a strong reaction, mainly because it is often misrepresented (or ...
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What About Shaky Marriages?
A couple came to see a certain pastor—not me. The man was particularly concerned about his wife's depression. He had tried all that he knew to help ...
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Learning to Love
I'm going to speak about learning to love. What I have to say may pertain to many of you who are married, but if you're not married, hang in there, ...
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God's Design for Marriage
I saw a cartoon some time ago in which a preacher had prepared the pulpit area like a fortress. He was peering through the crack of a machine gun nest. ...
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Finding Good Sex
I have received more comments on this sermon title than I have for any sermon that I have ever preached. From the moment the title went on the board some ...
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