Wedding Charge- Brett and Lillie

Weston Blaha

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Intro:

Fitting that I give the charge.

Been giving you two charges at the end of youth lessons for year.

This wedding makes many of those obsolete. Except the dating one. You still can’t date around.

But I truly am honored to be able to give you two one more charge.

Opening

I’ve heard it said that after the Holy Spirit, a good wife is the secret to a lasting and fruitful ministry.

Brett

-whether you know it or not, you are entering into a ministerial role.

-You are becoming the spiritual leader of a household. With that comes a serious set of expectation from God.

-I have four areas for you to treasure and remember in this new role.

(all start with the same letter to make it easier to remember)

Lead Fearlessly

This world will try to smother anyone who lives a life worthy of the Gospel. Don’t let your family give way

Lead Faithfully

Use God’s word and active involvement in a Bible teaching church to anchor all decisions in your family.

Lead in Fidelity

Stay loyal to Lillie in every way

Lead through your Failure

You WILL make mistakes. But the way that you lead through and in your failures will impact how well you lead in the other three areas.

Lillie

Your challenge is simpler, but, if you ask any of our wives, probably the more difficult.

Eve was created as a helpmate and perfect companion to Adam in every way. She was to compliment his skills and abilities.

You are to come alongside Brett in the same manner. I have three ways that you can help Brett in this new ministerial role as the spiritual leader of the house:

Give him room to lead.

Also known as: submit to his leadership. Allow Brett the space to make decisions and to lead your family in a Godly way.

Encourage Him

Encourage him to lead, to take you to church, to pray together, to build healthy spiritual and marital habits.

Respect him

You two will disagree. But remember that God has ordained this structure. Respect the role that God has called Brett to fulfil.

If these three things do not work, slap him in the back of the head and call me.

Scripture

All of these things MUST be done in love.

The Apostle Paul says:

Ephesians 5:22 ESV

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:22–25 ESV

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

eph 5:22-

Ephesians 5:28–33 ESV

In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Eph 5:28

Brett,

Lead Lillie Fearlessly, Faithfully, In Fidelity, and through your Failures.

Lillie,

Love Brett in a way that submits to his leadership, encourages him to lead, and respects his God-given ministerial role.

Love each other as Christ loves the Church.

Prayer

Let’s pray:

Father, we are blessed to be here to celebrate the union of Brett and Lille. We pray that their marriage would be one of longevity, of happiness, and of fruitfulness. But, we pray that it is first and foremost a marriage that reflects the love that Christ has for his Church. We pray this in Jesus’ Name,