Sermons on Marriage

Sermons on Marriage

Defining and Promoting Marriage & Family

Intro: What is marriage? That’s a question that’s provoking huge debate today. Have you noticed that it’s in the news almost every single day? An event happened in April in Indiana that underscores the amazing volatility of this issue. In 1993, President Clinton signed into law the “Freedom of Religion Restoration Act.” The law requires that government only restrict religious freedom when there is a “compelling state interest,” and then only by the “least restrictive means.” After the Supreme Court…

Defining and Promoting Marriage & Family

Intro: What is marriage? That’s a question that’s provoking huge debate today. Have you noticed that it’s in the news almost every single day? An event happened in April in Indiana that underscores the amazing volatility of this issue. In 1993, President Clinton signed into law the “Freedom of Religion Restoration Act.” The law requires that government only restrict religious freedom when there is a “compelling state interest,” and then only by the “least restrictive means.” After the Supreme Court…

Wives and Husbands

  Introduction How is marriage doing today? In general, how do you think the institution of marriage is doing in our society today? I suspect the vast majority of you, even the most optimistic, would say that marriage in general and many or most marriages specifically are not doing well. I would say that it goes badly with marriage today. Why? Well, that is a long conversation. Multi-faceted. A significant reason for that is because we’ve lost sight of God. And we’ve neglected his…

Fatherhood: Tending the Garden

“Fatherhood:  Tending the Garden”   John 15:13: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Stonebrook Church – June 15 – Matt Heerema   INTRO   Well, today is Father’s day, that wonderful, well-entrenched American tradition (1972), that took cues from the smashing commercial success of Mother’s day and was created for the purpose of selling more greeting cards and neck ties. Conveniently this year it falls right over the top of…