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August Sermons 2025
8-3- Things I Don't Understand and Some I Do
Genesis 6:1-6, Hebrews 12:1-2
8-10 - The Former and The Latter
Isaiah 46: 8-10, Colossians 3: 1-2
8-17 - One Man
Judges 6: 1-6 & 11-16
8-24 - The Need for Church
Psalms 77: 11-13, Hebrews 10: 19-25
8-31 - The Need for Change
Proverbs 2: 5-7, 1 Corinthians 13: 11-13
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
Some Thoughts About Marrying Well
When our children were young, I remember repeatedly telling them how important it is to “marry well.” What does the phrase "marry well" mean to you? Some may associate marrying well with social status. Others might consider the caliber of family they're joining. Some could think it means joining with someone whose assets will make life easier and provide a certain standard of living.
While all those interpretations warrant consideration, my advice to my children to “marry well” had nothing to do with money, prestige, or family of origin. Instead, I wanted our children to find that one individual who would love God, love them, share their values, and work at pulling together in the same direction. The Apostle Paul speaks about this concept when he tells the Corinthian Jesus-followers,
“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.” (2 Corinthians 6:14)
While Paul was speaking about many types of relationships, his advice certainly applies to marriage as well.
We see this truth in scripture. Rebekah and Isaac had two boys. Their older son, Esau, didn't marry well—which caused a great deal of heartache for his parents. So when it came time for their youngest son, Jacob, to marry:
"Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.'” (Genesis 27:46)
Few things shape our lives more than our choice of whom we marry, and that decision affects the members of our family as well. In this passage of Scripture, Rebekah sent her youngest son back to her homeland to work for her uncle Laban so Jacob could find a wife. But that’s a story for another day.
Think of marriage as two circles that partially overlap. The section that overlaps represents things we share in common—which may include age, education, politics, religion, and background. The remaining non-overlapping sections represent the things we don’t have in common—which may include all the above, and more.
The overlapping part makes marriage easy; the non-overlapping parts can make marriage a challenge. Over a lifetime, most married couples would prefer easy rather than challenging.
Encourage those you love to marry well, my friends!
