Craig Hughes & Lina Garcia Wedding
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Intro:
Intro:
Who gives this woman to be married to this man (Craig)
Handing over
On behalf of Craig and Lina, I want to say thank you all for coming and being part of this wonderful day.
Join me in prayer. [Pray]
(wedding crashers) Those of you who were betting on it. I’m sorry you lost the bet if you picked 1 Corinthians 13. We are going to Ephesians 5
English Standard Version Chapter 5
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
The Purpose (22-27)
The Purpose (22-27)
Eph.5: 27 He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.
(27) tells us that the way wives and husbands treat each other is meant to change change us.
The purpose of marriage is deep character change through deep friendship.
Antagonist:
What we often think the purpose of marriage is finding a perfectly compatible person who is low maintenance and won’t force us to change too much.
The problem with this is that we all have issues and we bring our issues into every relationship. We are not always aware of it but we all go into marriage fundamentally incompatible.
Application takeaway
Heart/Attitude: Fall in love with who they can be following Jesus.
Action: Commit yourself to bringing about this change.
How awesome it is to deeply connect to someone who’s committed to seeing you become the best you can be.
Embrace the conflict of change.
— What keeps us committed to this Purpose? The Promise —
The Promise (28-31)
The Promise (28-31)
28 In the same way, husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
The promise is to love their spouse as much as they love themselves.
Antagonist:
Consumer - Uses the others person’s resources to meet their needs.
Covenant - Uses their resources to meet the other persons needs.
A consumer believes the promise is a prison. But the promise is not a prison, it’s a palace.
Application takeaway
Illustration: Robertson McQuilkin resigned from Columbia in 1990 to care for his wife, Muriel, after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
“When the time came, the decision was firm. It took no great calculation. It was a matter of integrity. Had I not promised, 42 years before, “in sickness and in health . . . till death do us part”? This was no grim duty to which I stoically resigned, however. It was only fair. She had, after all, cared for me for almost four decades with marvelous devotion; now it was my turn. And such a partner she was! If I took care of her for 40 years, I would never be out of her debt… She is such a delight to me. I don’t have to care for her, I get to.”
The promise keeps you grounded through the disorienting difficulty of life’s circumstances.
The Profoundness (32-33)
The Profoundness (32-33)
31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. 32 This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.
God created marriage to help us understand how He feels about us.
Marriage, whether you are single or married, is ultimately meant to help you know Jesus better. That was the plan from the beginning [Quotes Gen. 2:24].
Antagonist: We can settle for something far less.
God wants to be closer to us than we are comfortable with.
Application takeaway:
Love them always even when they can’t love you back.
You can only give the love they need if you are receiving the love you need.
The only way to receive that amount of love and admiration you need without being unfaithful to your spouse is to have a relationship with Jesus. If Jesus’ love is real to you, then you will not freak out when your spouse’s love income dries up.
Remember the purpose and stick to the promise and you will get to cherish the profound revelation of Jesus Christ.
The one who loves you & cares for you so much that he gave himself for you so that you can give yourself to him and to others.
Ceremony:
Ceremony:
Vows:
Vows:
They are simple but profound promises of the marriage covenant that they are making before God & us.
Craig, would you repeat after me,
I Craig,
take you Lina,
to be my lawfully wedded wife
To have and to hold,
from this day forward.
For better, for worse
For richer, for poorer
In sickness, or in health
To love and to cherish
Till death do us part
Lina, would you repeat after me
I Lina, take you Craig,
to be my lawfully wedded husband
To have and to hold, from this day forward.
For better, for worse
For richer, for poorer
In sickness, or in health
To love and to cherish
Till death do us part
The Rings Please:
The Rings Please:
Craig, place the ring on Lina’s finger and repeat after me
With this ring
I pledge my love to you
as your husband.
Lina, place the ring on Craig’s finger and repeat after me
With this ring
I pledge my love to you
as your wife.
Rope Tying Ceremony:
Rope Tying Ceremony:
Today the Brida and Groom have cosen to braid three strands together into a single cord. Each strand has a
As their first act as husband and wife - Craig and Lina will take communion together.
End:
End:
Now, by the power vested in me as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ I now pronounce you man and wife.
What God has joined together today let no one ever separate.
Craig, you may kiss your bride!
I am so proud to be the first to introduce to you… Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hughes!
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