Would appreciate if you let me know if you hear sermons tied to marriage, romance, couples..this sabbath.

I'd like to hear something like this:

Jesus loves me!

We had that last sabbath. Dr. Erwin Gane gave a very Biblical sermon on relationships and marriage. It was awesome.

He was very forthright in saying God intended sex as a blessing between a man and woman united in marriage. And also that men should also be subject to their wives, not tyrants. Well, amen to that!

He also mentioned one couple that wished to be married by him. The husband wanted "obey" in the vows repeated by the wife. Dr. Gane counseled against it, but the husband insisted. The wife must promise to obey him! They were married with the obedience vow.

Dr Gane said he'd hoped the groom had wised up since then. But he gave a very biblical presentation on what Paul means by subjection. (It's not obedience in case anyone's interested).

You ought to see him and his wife. They must be both late seventies, and yet still hold hands when they stroll downtown. And they still look at each other like sweethearts.

Not in my church, although the children were handed valentine cards to colour for someone they loved.

Since this is day 4 of Chinese New Year, we got a very strange sermon about the strengths of the Rooster (as this is the new year in the Chinese way of counting years) and how that relates to our strengths as a Christian. Really odd, at least from our American perspective. I don't know how meaningful it was to the Chinese--haven't asked my friend yet.

Gong hei fat choy to you!

Michelle

Gong hei fat choy? Does this mean happy Sabbath?

If so, then gong hei fat choy back at ya'!

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He also mentioned one couple that wished to be married by him. The husband wanted "obey" in the vows repeated by the wife. Dr. Gane counseled against it, but the husband insisted. The wife must promise to obey him! They were married with the obedience vow.

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When my grandparents were married, when the minister turned to my grandmother and asked if she would promise to "love, honor and obey till death us do part", she said NO, and wouldn't say I DO until the minister said the vow without the obedience clause! Smart lady.

LD

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Would appreciate if you let me know if you hear sermons tied to marriage, romance, couples..this sabbath.

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Hey Jimbo,

Is this question an intimation that you believe all such sermons are NFDMTTS? I am already getting ready to differ.


LD

We are in the middle of an evangelistic series so there was no mention of anything other than the Valentine Banquet on Sunday.
K

No marriage, romance or couples in our sermon. The focus was on Mary, Martha and Lazarus and what it means to sit at the feet of Jesus. Lots of scripture.

LD