Marriage Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

The Fireplace

God's Design, Marriage, Sex

Illustrations for a godly sexual ethic are often presented awkwardly and can be a bit cheesy. But one that most people have heard and…

Love Triangle

Love, Marriage, Relationship with God, Relationships

One of the great ways that biblical marriage has been portrayed is with the picture of a triangle. The husband and wife form the…

Letter From Jim

Adultery, Commandments, Disobedience, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Relationships, Sin, Temptation, Ten Commandments

In “Letter from Jim,” Garrison Keillor tells the story of a man with a PhD in classics who, after years of teaching at the…

Mirror Image

Healthy Relationships, Marriage, Mirror, The Bride of Christ, The Church

In marriage, we are to mirror the relationship that Jesus has with his church. Our marriages serve as a representation of what Christ is…

Run As One

Healthy Relationships, Marriage, One, Relationships, Unity

In a three-legged race, you and your partner are connected together by your inside legs, thus having only “three” working legs between the two…

Look-Alikes

Expectations, Healthy Relationships, Imitation, Marriage, Relationships

Occasionally, we see celebrity look-alikes, or people who play celebrities in biographical movies in public. Sometimes, they look so much like the person that…

To the Bride & Groom

Bride of Christ, Celebration, Heaven, Marriage, Wedding

At weddings, there are toasts and speeches that are meant to celebrate the bride and groom. Intended to encourage and uplift, these words are…

Soul Mate

God, gods, Idolatry, Love, Marriage, Purpose, Relationship with God, Soul mate

The online dating company eHarmony markets the idea of a soul mate, in commercials like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qRPH-fa2tE. But sometimes the soul mate idea…

What Makes A Marriage?

Commitment, Love, Loving God, Marriage, Relationship, Relationship with God

Our relationship with God can be compared with a marriage. What makes a marriage? Is it posting on social media about date nights and…

Eyes On The Road

1 Corinthians 7:32, Danger, Distractions, Focus, God's Plan, Hebrews 12:1-2, Marriage, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:34, Philippians 4:8, Psalm 119:15, Seasons, Singleness

According to DMV.org, “26% of all car crashes in 2014 involved cell phone use” while driving. In the United States, at least 9 people…

Grace For The Process

1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Colossians 3:10, Grace, Hebrews 2:11, Journey, Marriage, Now And Not Yet, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Process, Romans 12:2, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation

When a bride and groom get married, the bride’s name (usually) changes immediately. One or both of their addresses change and often so do…

Sex is a Creative Process

2 Corinthians 12:21, Affirmation, Ephesians 5:33, Genesis 2:24, Hebrews 13:4, Husband, Intimacy, Mark 10:6-9, Marriage, Partnership, Physical Affection, Proverbs 5:15-19, Sex, Song of Songs 7:6-12, Spouse, Wife

Sex is not just for having kids but also for recreation, or more importantly, intimacy between a husband and wife. Juli Slattery writes that…

Couch Potato

1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Timothy 5:8, 3 John 1:2, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:23, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Health, Laziness, Lazy, Luke 16:10, Marriage, Proverbs 10:4, Spouse, Taking care of others, Television, Wellness

Men, how do we treat our bodies? How much time are we spending doing trivial activities? Many of these things are tied in together….

License to Wed

1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:10-11, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:18, 1 John 4:19-21, 1 John 4:7-21, Interaction, John 13:34, John 3:16, Love, Loving Others, Marriage, Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:3-4, Proverbs 10:12, Relationship, Relationship with God, Submission, Unconditional Love

County offices in Texas and Florida offer discounted marriage license fees to couples seeking to get married if one stipulation is met: premarital counseling….

Oncoming Sacrifice

1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:19-21, 1 Peter 1:2, 2 Chronicles 15:7, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 5:21, Galatians 5:12, Galatians 5:13, Husband, Love, Marriage, Proverbs 10:12, Redemption, Sacrifice, Self-Sacrifice, Spouse, Wife

Brian Wood made the ultimate sacrifice for his wife and unborn child when he saw a twenty-one-year-old driver about to collide with the car…

Dance Partner

1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:10-11, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:19-21, 1 John 4:7-21, Husband, John 13:34, Love, Loving Others, Marriage, Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:3-4, Proverbs 10:12, Relationship, Submission, Submission to Spouse, Wife

In dancing, whoever takes the lead has the responsibility of guiding the dance. A recent article on dancing suggested this about the lead and…

The Marriage Premium

1 Corinthians 7:1-16, Acceptance, Children, Cohabitation, Culture, Ephesians 5:22-33, Flourishing, Genesis 2:22-24, God's Design, Marriage, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 5:18-19, Stability, Study, Truth

Christianity Today spoke with a sociology professor, Bradford Wilcox, and his colleagues about a study titled, “The Cohabitation-Go-Round: Cohabitation and Family Instability Across the Globe.”…

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