Playlist: Marriage as God-Plane Relationship (topic)
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Nine)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMarriage, when viewed from God's perspective, transcends the human institution and reflects a divine design. Human marriages should be modeled after the profound relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Jesus Christ, as the perfect Bridegroom, sets the supreme standard for all husbands to emulate. Both human wives …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMarriage, as presented by the apostle Paul in Ephesians 5, is a profound reflection of a God-plane relationship, designed by God from the beginning of creation to mirror Christ's union with the church. Paul illustrates that the husband-and-wife union was modeled on Christ's forthcoming relationship with the church as His body, …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Eleven)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMarriage, in the Christian perspective, must be understood as a profound reflection of the relationship between Jesus Christ and the Church. This view elevates marriage to a divine level, where love forms the foundation, mirroring the love Christ has for His Church. Husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loves the …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Four)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod is the One who instituted marriage, establishing it from the beginning of human creation by declaring it is not good for man to be alone and creating a helper comparable to him. He brought Eve to Adam, pronouncing the first marriage union in human history and joining the couple together. Jesus Christ taught that marriage is …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Twelve)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe happiness of society hinges on a proper understanding of the marriage relationship, as it shapes all other relationships and sources of joy. Marriage, as designed by God, positions the wife in a subordinate yet comparable role to the husband, where she must faithfully fulfill her duties to him and their children with a …
The Perfect Marriage
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughUnder the best of conditions, marriage takes work to make it succeed. Next to baptism, marriage is the most important decision we could ever make.
Choosing to Have a Good Relationship
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Bible emphasizes marriage as the primary bond of society. The purpose for the marriage relationship is to depict the marriage of Christ and His bride.
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Five)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGodly men, in scripture, far from the tyrannical dominance decried by feminists, demonstrate love and noble self-sacrifice and the way of outgoing concern.
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Ten)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMany have carried the baggage of the world into God's Church. We need to gain an appreciation of the privileges Christ has bestowed on His Church.
Prophecy and Love in the Song of Songs
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughFrom this often misunderstood and misinterpreted poetical work comes some hopeful prophecies along with some vivid descriptions of intimate spiritual love.
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Ten)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe statement, 'it is not good for man to be alone,' is the first declaration that something was not good. Being alone denotes separateness.
Themes of I Corinthians (Part 6)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughReminding us to stay sensitive to conscience, Paul suggests we become other-centered, doing everything to the glory of God, especially in our relationships.
'But I Say to You' (Part Four): Divorce
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen divorce takes place, spiritual growth from the relationship stops, but when conflict escalates within a dying relationship, no growth can occur either.