Marriage

Public Testimony—a Debt To God and Man

2 Kings 7:9

… your house—have you never spoken of the Savior to them? Your wife, your husband, your old father, your brother, your sister—and you have never yet opened …

The Fullness Of Christ—Received!

John 1:16

… But what is that which we owe mother, father, husband, wife, or friend compared with what we owe to Christ? Let your hearts burn, let your love be …

The Glorious Right Hand Of The Lord

Numbers 11:23

… our repeated backsliding, the wonder is that You have not torn up the marriage-bond and said, "He shall go—he shall go—he has rebelled against Me …

Nearer and Dearer

Solomon 5:2-8

… Asleep as the spouse was, she knew her husband's voice, for this is an abiding mark of God's people. "My sheep hear My voice." A half …

The Model Soul-winner

John 4:7

… Jesus said to her, Go, call your husband, and come here. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. And, as she said it, no doubt she …

A Sincere Summary—and a Searching Scrutiny

Psalm 119:168

… So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress, but if her husband is dead, she is free …

Angelic Studies

Ephesians 3:10

… preparing them for that grand climax—the espousal of the Church and the marriage of the Lamb. To come closer to the matter we must trace it progressively …

The Truly Blessed Man

Psalm 1:1-3

… They are not his bosom friends—he would never dream of being unequally yoked with them in marriage! He shuns their company all he can, for his congenial …

Heaven

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

… of our blood-bought union with the Lamb, of the consummation of our marriage with him in realms of light and bliss, or any such kindred topics. Then …

Psalm 113

Psalm 113

… Sarah, Rachel, the wife of Manoah, Hannah, Elizabeth, and others were all instances of the miraculous power of God in literally fulfilling the statement of the psalmist. Women …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… In his marriage with Pharaoh's daughter. Some observe that the daughter of Pharaoh never seduced him: neither is there any mention made of the Egyptian idols. 1Ki …

Effectual Calling

Luke 19:5

… that once were dens of sin, where Christ comes every morning; the husband and wife who once could quarrel and fight, bend their knees together in prayer. Some …

The March!

Numbers 10:35

… heard its own death knell sound in the air, while Good heard the marriage-peal of rejoicing saints, while angels shouted over a rising Savior! Nor was that …

Christ a Sanctuary

Isaiah 8:14

… we are soon down again, mixing with the people, marrying and giving in marriage. We are fighting our battles and buying and selling again! Oh, that we could …

The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate

… A wife will not be put off with maintenance, jewels, and attire, all these will be nothing to her unless she can call her husband’s heart and …

Shall and Will

Psalm 91:15

… Is Christ such a poor Friend as to deny us our repeated and importunate prayers? He calls Himself a Husband. You who have a tender husband's heart …

An Urgent Necessity

Hosea 10:12

… I would press this on any young man here just launching into life, or that marriage, or that business he entered upon—it is time to seek the …

Now, and Then

1 Corinthians 13:12

… There shall we know what it is to be a member of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones; there shall I understand the mystical marriage …

Christ in the Covenant

Isaiah 49:8

… The wife loveth her husband; she loveth his house and his property; she loveth him for all that he giveth her, for all the bounty he confers, and …

Our Champion

Judges 16:3

… daily—and when the last hour shall arrive, we shall only say, "Our marriage day has come."— "Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge! That sets my longing soul …

The Enchanted Ground

… from it; he then returned to his wife, and what did she say to him? “Go back again, my husband, and see if you cannot save another. We …

Little Sins

Genesis 19:20

… A loving wife, without her husband for months and years, seems to me to be sorely tried. Surely it must be an affliction for a tender child to …

Our Lord's Preaching

Isaiah 61:1

… How many there are of those who call themselves Christians who sell their daughters in marriage to rich men! The men have no religion whatever, but "it is …

The Great Change.—Conversion

… Peter’s wife’s mother was cured of the fever; but I of the greater plague of sin. Out of Magdalene seven devils were cast; but a whole …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… of His eternal union with us and that nail print is like the marriage ring—the token that He is bone of our bone, and flesh of our …

Brief, Silent Prayer

Nehemiah 2:4

… hold some of it in her mouth five minutes before she scolded her husband. I dare say it was not a bad recipe, but if, instead of practicing …

How To Keep the Heart

Philippians 4:7

… There is a widow—her much-loved husband lies in the coffin; she is soon to part with him. Parted with him she has before: but now, of …

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37

… given their necks to the sword as cheerfully as the bride upon the marriage day gives her hand to the bridegroom. You know how they have gone to …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… of Heaven! Shut out forever! In the outer darkness forever! Away from the marriage feast forever! When once the Master of the house is risen and has shut …

A Sad Confession

Isaiah 53:3

… Say, then, would it not be strange if a wife should live with her husband and hide her face from him by the week and month together? Should …

Blessings Traced to Their Source

Psalm 87:7

… Your children are spared to you—bless God for each of them, for it is He that spares them! Your husband or your wife, your brother or your …

Apostolic Exhortation

Acts 3:19

… must be a divorce between us and sin, or there cannot be a marriage between us and Christ. Does not conscience tell us this? There is not a …

Simeon's Swan Song

Luke 2:29

… Just when a young man was entering, with his wife and new-born Child, "He came by the Spirit into the Temple." 27, 28. And when the parents …

A Visit to the Tomb

Matthew 28:6

… Only where Jesus is can my spirit rest." And have you lately begun in life? Has the marriage day scarcely passed over? Are you just now beginning the …

The Glorious Hereafter and Ourselves

2 Corinthians 5:5

… He fits us by blotting out our iniquities and by transferring to us His righteousness—by taking us into marriage union with Himself. The Holy Spirit, forever to …

Sad Fasts Changed To Glad Feasts

Zechariah 8:19

… believe in Christ and who love His appearing, shall sit down at the marriage supper of the Lamb! Amen. Portions of Scripture Read before Sermon—Zechariah 7 and …

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

Psalm 32:3-4

… The words of the tenderest wife, the most loving husband, the mercies of Providence, the blessings of home,—all these will be of no avail to you to …

The Heart Perfumed

Romans 5:5

… endure to be without it? The true wife would be grieved, indeed, if she had a doubt as to her husband's love—she could not be happy …

Discipline in Christ's Army

Joshua 1:11

… has assured you that no one shall leave houses, or lands, or husband, or wife, or children for the Kingdom's sake, who shall not receive manifold more …

The Procession of Sorrow

John 19:16

… cruel syllables, “Crucify him! crucify him!” Your noble Prince is preparing for his marriage: mine is hastening to his doom. Oh, shame that men should find so much …