Title: Engagement Service Sermon (Ephesians 02:1-13)
Contents We will hold an engagement service for two young people who have been blessed before God.
Meditate/Now, quietly bow your head, close your eyes, and meditate.
“Salvation belongs to the Lord, and your blessings be upon your people.” (Psalm 3:8) Prayer/ Loving Heavenly Father, may Namseok Jeong and Imyang Song grow well in body, mind, knowledge, and faith in your grace until this day. Thank you for giving me the blessing of getting married today.
May this meeting be a glory to God, a blessing from God to the two of us, a wonderful joy to both families, and a blessing to those in attendance.
In the name of Jesus, I pray.-Amen-Hymns/Read the Bible Chapter 28/Ephesians 2:11-13 Sermons/Have you ever seen the promises of animals? Only humans can make promises. At the animal level, there can be no such thing as a promise.
Perhaps the human world is full of promises.
A promise to meet, a promise for the future, and the law are also one promise.
To be president, you have to make good promises. This is what we call a promise.
Trust and belief must be the foundation of a promise. Without faith there can never be a promise.
God is also a God who makes covenants with humans.
The Old Testament means the Old Testament. The New Testament is a new promise.
It is God's promise that if we believe, we will be saved. That is why God gathers His people through the covenant.
Today's engagement is a sacred and beautiful promise between two people for marriage.
It is a promise between two people, a promise in front of other people, and furthermore, a promise before God.
Today, I would like to examine the meaning of this promise through the covenant relationship between us and God.
1. Today's wedding ceremony promises that we belong to each other now.
God's promise is that you will be my people and I will be your God.
Just like that, it is the fact that from now on, the two belong to each other in love. Now, it is not about taking care of my body as I want it, but about preserving it beautifully until the day of marriage, reflecting on the meaning of love that belongs to each other.
2. It is a promise to benefit each other.
Through promises, God gives us salvation. And now we live a life that glorifies God. It's about living a life that makes you happy.
Through this engagement, the two should make each other shine even more.
It should be a relationship that brings joy to each other, where each other's talents are further revealed, and where each other brings peace of mind and confidence to make amazing progress in life.
3. It must be an unchanging promise.
The Lord never forsakes his people, once promised.
No one can snatch you out of my hand. Once a promise is made, it will not change no matter what difficult circumstances come.
(Example) The poet Dante considered the greatest sin among human sins to be the sin of betrayal. In 'New Song', those who commit the sin of betrayal in Hell receive the greatest punishment.
Promises must be kept.
4. We must remember that Jesus Christ is always present in the middle of the promise.
In the promise between God and man, there is always the mediating work of our Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ brings reconciliation and unity between God and us.
The mediator between the two is only Jesus, and we must become one with the promise of believing in Him more.
When money becomes one, when there is no money, it is broken.
If you promise each other to the extent of their human charm, they will be broken when that attraction is lost.
What is important is faith and faith.
(Example) Triangle relationship
May God's wonderful blessings be with you in this covenant.
Pledge/Next, I will make an oath.
First, I would like to ask my parents. First, I ask Namseok Jeong's father and mother.
I would like to ask our deacon, who is the substitute for Im Yang Jeong, if you believe that Nam-seok Jeong and Im-yang Song are getting engaged today, believing that it is the will of God and are happy to allow it. Do you believe that it is God's holy providence that Miss Ho Im will be engaged to Nam Seok Jeong today, and will you happily allow it? (You yourself, please stand up.) Nam Seok Jung! Do you solemnly pledge to be engaged to Lim Song Ho, to marry and to accompany you for the rest of your life? I will ask you once again whether you are engaged to Nam-seok Jeong and solemnly pledge to marry and live together for the rest of your life.
Nam Seok Jung! From this time when you are engaged to Song Ho, will you prepare with all your heart for the wedding while keeping your status as a saint serving God clean? In the same way, will you prepare with all your heart and prayers for the day of your wedding?
Because it is the time of exchange/betrothal, I will exchange it without opening it.
Face each other and say hello.
Blessing Prayer/ Thank you for giving the two of you the blessing to be engaged in front of God and people.
We thank God for the grace that has raised them so far, and I hope that the two will continue to glorify God, brighten their families, and grant them blessings in the future.
Make their lives brighter
Fear/ I solemnly stand in the position of the messenger of God, the ruler of heaven and earth, and announce in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit that the engagement between Nam-seok Jeong and Im-yang Song was established. Amen hymn/chapter 23
(Proverbs 4:20-22) My son, pay attention to my words, and give ear to what I say; do not turn them away from your eyes, but keep them in your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
Presenting presents/ Introducing the family/ Cutting the cake/ The mother sends the fire, and the fiancees put it out.
The bride and groom hold it up and cut it.
Meal prayer/ Celebration order/ Closing prayer/