Christian Marriage
Marriage is a service of worship in which the invited guests make for a
gathered worship assembly. Marriage is meant to be a glad occasion
overflowing with joy, and those who celebrate rejoice in the gifts of God –
life, health, strength, sexuality, the family – all that the Creator declared
from the beginning to be very good. Marriage is essentially a covenant of
fidelity between a man and a woman grounded in the steadfast love of God.
Even as God has given God’s own person in Jesus Christ, so husband and
wife give themselves to each other in response to God’s love for them both.
In marriage, two people are joined, and it is in God’s steadfast love that the
covenant of fidelity as well as the emotions of love are rooted. In the flux of
experience, one thing holds true – the vows of fidelity grounded in the love of
God which abides forever. God has come to us in the person of Jesus Christ
in order that we might have life in all its fullness. Only when the marriage
is rooted in the person of Jesus Christ can it reach its intended fulfillment.
A Church Wedding
A wedding is, first of all, a worship of God who calls a man and woman
together in marriage. It is important that your marriage begins in the
church. This setting has real meaning because the church is the place where
God’s people come together and corporately ask God’s blessing on this union
and thank God for that blessing. Recognizing that God ordains marriage will
give a clearer vision of what the wedding service should be.
Marriage Service
The order of service for a Christian marriage within the context of the
Lutheran church is provided in the Lutheran Book of Worship (pages 202 to
205). This marriage service is a worship service, a sacred rite. As in any
worship service, the music is to be chosen with care and discrimination.
Since in the marriage service the assembled people of God join with the
bride and groom in asking for God’s blessing as a new home is established,
the music should accentuate the reverence of the service. The selections
should be of high musical quality. The texts should correspond to the themes
which are inherent. The service is a reflection of the relationship of the bride
and groom to the Lord Jesus Christ. As such it is not meant to become a
display or production to impress the gathered people or to conform to social
conventions. The wedding is a worship service of the church.
Christian Marriage
Marriage is a service of worship in which the invited guests make for a
gathered worship assembly. Marriage is meant to be a glad occasion
overflowing with joy, and those who celebrate rejoice in the gifts of God –
life, health, strength, sexuality, the family – all that the Creator declared
from the beginning to be very good. Marriage is essentially a covenant of
fidelity between a man and a woman grounded in the steadfast love of God.
Even as God has given God’s own person in Jesus Christ, so husband and
wife give themselves to each other in response to God’s love for them both.
In marriage, two people are joined, and it is in God’s steadfast love that the
covenant of fidelity as well as the emotions of love are rooted. In the flux of
experience, one thing holds true – the vows of fidelity grounded in the love of
God which abides forever. God has come to us in the person of Jesus Christ
in order that we might have life in all its fullness. Only when the marriage
is rooted in the person of Jesus Christ can it reach its intended fulfillment.
A Church Wedding
A wedding is, first of all, a worship of God who calls a man and woman
together in marriage. It is important that your marriage begins in the
church. This setting has real meaning because the church is the place where
God’s people come together and corporately ask God’s blessing on this union
and thank God for that blessing. Recognizing that God ordains marriage will
give a clearer vision of what the wedding service should be.
Marriage Service
The order of service for a Christian marriage within the context of the
Lutheran church is provided in the Lutheran Book of Worship (pages 202 to
205). This marriage service is a worship service, a sacred rite. As in any
worship service, the music is to be chosen with care and discrimination.
Since in the marriage service the assembled people of God join with the
bride and groom in asking for God’s blessing as a new home is established,
the music should accentuate the reverence of the service. The selections
should be of high musical quality. The texts should correspond to the themes
which are inherent. The service is a reflection of the relationship of the bride
and groom to the Lord Jesus Christ. As such it is not meant to become a
display or production to impress the gathered people or to conform to social
conventions. The wedding is a worship service of the church.