Weddings

Weddings — marriage is honorable, a covenant picture of Christ and the church (Hebrews 13:4; Ephesians 5:31-32).

This is not an event-planning manual. Weddings is a covenant-theology book for engaged couples, newlyweds, parents, pastors, and everyone who loves weddings. It starts where the Bible starts: marriage is God's idea — designed in Eden, honored by Jesus at the wedding in Cana (John 2), revealed as a picture of Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:31-32), and destined for its grand finale at the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19).

Inside you will learn how to honor God in the ceremony, speak vows as binding covenant, keep the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at the center of your wedding day, plan with faith instead of fear, spend with wisdom instead of debt, honor your parents, keep purity before the altar, let your wedding preach the gospel to your guests, and start your marriage on the solid rock of Scripture. Every chapter opens with God's Word and ends with one clear action step, plus a 14-question appendix with straight answers on real wedding questions and a closing prayer dedicating your wedding and marriage to God.

(then the 14-chapter walkthrough: 1. Marriage Is God's Idea (Genesis 2:24); 2. Jesus Showed Up to the Wedding (John 2:1-11); 3. A Picture of Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:32); 4. The Final Wedding (Revelation 19:7-9); 5. Worship First (Colossians 3:17); 6. Vows Are a Covenant (Ecclesiastes 5:4-5); 7. The Trinity at Your Wedding (Matthew 28:19); 8. Plan with Faith, Not Fear (Proverbs 16:3); 9. Wisdom with Money (Luke 14:28); 10. Honor Your Father and Mother (Exodus 20:12); 11. Purity Before the Altar (Hebrews 13:4); 12. Your Wedding Preaches a Sermon (Matthew 5:16); 13. Except the Lord Build the House (Psalm 127:1); 14. A Covenant That Keeps Working (1 Corinthians 13:8); Appendix; Conclusion: Celebrate the Covenant.)

Covenant. Celebration. Commitment.