Mike and Sue's Weddding
Mike and Sue's Wedding • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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Opening
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
After the people have been seated, the minister may state the gift and purpose of Christian marriage, using the following or similar words:
We have come together in the presence of God
for the marriage of N____________ and N____________,
to share their joy,
and to promise them our support and love.
Christian marriage is a joyful covenanting
between a man and a woman.
In this covenant they proclaim,
before God and human witnesses,
their commitment to live together
in spiritual, physical, and material unity.
In this covenant they acknowledge
that the great love God has shown for each of them
enables them to love each other.
They affirm that God’s gracious presence
and abiding power are needed
for them to keep their vows,
to continue to live in love,
and to be faithful servants of Christ in this world.
Human commitment is fragile and human love imperfect,
but the promise of God is eternal
and the love of God can bring our love to perfection.
PRAYER
DECLARATIONS OF INTENT
A
The minister addresses the groom:
N (Christian name), do you take N___________ to be your wife?
The groom says:
I do.
Will you love her, comfort her, honor and protect her,
and forsaking all others, be faithful to her
as long as you both shall live?
The groom says:
I will.
The minister addresses the bride:
N (Christian name), do you take N____________ to be your husband?
The bride says:
I do.
Will you love him, comfort him, honor and protect him,
and forsaking all others, be faithful to him
as long as you both shall live?
The bride says:
I will.
SERMON
After Scripture is read, a brief sermon shall be preached. A hymn, psalm, or other appropriate music may follow.
THE MARRIAGE
VOWS
The minister addresses the couple:
N_____ and N_____,
join hands,
and in faith make your promises to each other.
The bride and groom face each other, join hands, and say their vows to each other.
I, N_____, take you, N_____, to be my wife/husband,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish
as long as we both shall live.
To this covenant I pledge myself,
truly, with all my heart.
GIVING AND RECEIVING OF RINGS
If rings are to be exchanged, the minister may say to the groom:
What do you bring as a sign of your promise?
The minister shall receive the ring for the bride from its bearer and may pray:
Bless, O Lord, the giving of this ring,
that he who gives it and she who wears it
may live in love and faithfulness all their days,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
As the groom places the ring on the bride’s finger, he says:
N_____, I give you this ring
as a sign of the covenant
we have made today,
in the name of the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
Then the minister may say to the bride:
What do you bring as a sign of your promise?
The minister shall receive the ring for the groom from its bearer and may pray:
Bless, O Lord, the giving of this ring,
that she who gives it and he who wears it
may live in love and faithfulness all their days,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
As the bride places the ring on the groom’s finger, she says:
N_____, I give you this ring
as a sign of the covenant
we have made today,
in the name of the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE
The minister addresses the congregation:
N_____ and N_____ (Christian names)
have made their covenant of marriage together
before God and all here present,
by solemn vows,
with the joining of hands
and the giving and receiving of rings.
Therefore, I declare that they are husband and wife;
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Following the nuptial kiss/embrace, the minister continues:
BLESSING
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.