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The. you Could you please stand? Hey, we pray together. Our Heavenly Father, we thank
you for the joyous occasion that brings us to this place tonight.
Lord, how we thank you for Lloyd and for Dottie, for their loved
ones, their friends that are assembled here. We pray, Lord,
your blessing upon this event. Lord, we pray that the Lord Jesus
would be exalted and that, Lord, this relationship would stand
as a shining example of a Christian home. And Lord, to this end,
we invite your blessing tonight and we will thank you for it
in the wonderful name of Jesus. Amen. You may be seated. Dearly beloved, we are gathered
here in the presence of God and in the face of this company to
celebrate the commitment of a man and wife who, after many years,
are still in love and desire to reaffirm the vows that they
made so many years ago. The Lord himself ordained and
blessed the institution of marriage, and he affirmed his blessings
in many ways. He calls his people the bride,
and he is the bridegroom. Christ performed the first miracle
of his earthly ministry at a wedding, which highlights the significance
of marriage. Marriage is intended to reflect
the love relationship between Christ and his bride. to whom
he made the promise, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. Because of the sacredness of
marriage and the love it is intended to portray, it is never to be
entered into lightly or unadvisedly but in the fear of God. We therefore
gather here to celebrate the marriage of this man and this
woman who have remained together and after these years are saying,
I love you so much, that if I had it to do all over again, I would
still marry you. Lloyd and Dottie, if it is your
desire to recommit yourself one to the other, would you now join
hands and would you join right hands at
this time? Do you, Lloyd, reembrace this woman as your wedded wife
after God's holy ordinance? Will you promise to continue
loving her honoring her, cherishing her, protecting her, and with
love forsake all others, keeping yourself only unto her so long
as you both shall live. Do you, Dottie, re-embrace this
man as your wedded husband after God's holy ordinance? Will you
promise to continue loving him, honoring him, cherishing Him,
protecting Him, and with love forsake all others and keep yourself
only unto Him so long as you both shall live. You look wonderful. Surprise. And it wasn't an April Fool. Lloyd, this is a wonderful occasion. And I know with great joy and
excitement you've been planning this along with loved ones. And
I know that it was a surprise, but I know that it's a blessing
as well. And I could sense the love in your heart for your wife
and just the glee at being able to do something special that
you've talked about for so long. And this is a shining moment,
I think, in the life of the Gazi home. And I'm glad to be a part
of it tonight. And I know others are as well.
We love you. I want to take just a moment
and share a few thoughts with you. from God's word that I think
are very relevant today as we gather at this moment for the
Bible has so much to say about the subject of marriage. And
I know from having talked to you many times that it's your
sincere desire to have a Christian home. And I know that. You both have placed your faith
and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. And that doesn't make us immune
from problems, but it gives us the strength, the fortitude,
the wisdom that apart from the Lord, we could never have to
confront those problems and see the family through them. And
I want to just say that the Bible tells us in Hebrews 11 that marriage
is honorable. The Lord himself has honored
the institution of marriage. It is a sacred institution that
God brought into existence from the very creation of man. And
it is a time honored institution that you and I know has been
attacked by our culture, has been impugned by the media and
has been held in contempt by those who have had an ill experience
with the institution. But it does not, any the less,
take away from what God intended for it to be. God said, marriage
is honorable. And it's curious to me that in
what many people take as random thoughts in Hebrews 13, that
in the very next verse after the Lord said marriage is honorable,
He said, let your conversation or your lifestyle Be without
covetousness. And be content with such things
as you have, for he has said, who's that? That's our eternal
bridegroom. The Lord Jesus himself, he has
said, I will never leave you or forsake you. What a great
example that God, as the bridegroom, gave to man who would take a
bride. To make a commitment like, I
will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. He admonished us to be
content with what we have, and he wants us to be content with
him. And I believe that you have reached a place in your relationship
where You say, hey, I'm content with this person on my arm and
I'm content to walk all the way to glory with them. This is the
person God has given me. I want to find my satisfaction
in what God has given to me. I'm content. I'm satisfied with
this wife, with this husband. And might you together as the
Lord, our eternal bridegroom has promised. Reaffirming your
hearts. I will never leave you. I will
never forsake you. And you know. A few verses later,
the Lord made another profound statement, he said. Jesus Christ,
the same yesterday. and today and forever. I would tell you this, that one
thing is certain, and that is that change is inevitable. One
thing never changes, and that is God. And He said, I'm going
to love you forever. I will never leave you or forsake
you. And you can count on that never changing. I'm the same
always. And while our bodies change,
they break down and they wear out, And while our tastes and
our likes, our dislikes, they may vary and change. And certainly
that happens. At the same time, we need to
come to the place where. We will say. The love that I
have for you is going to be constant through the years. It's as constant
as the love of God. It's the same yesterday, today
and forever, and if anything, it will only grow stronger through
the years. I'm going to say this. In a few moments, we're going
to go in to the fellowship hall and we'll have a reception there.
And as I was walking around the fellowship hall, viewing the
decoration for the reception, I noticed that there's a stone
on the table and there's some decorations there on top of that
stone. I saw a great deal of symbolism
there. And the symbolism that I drew from that was that a home
established upon the rock Jesus Christ is the home that will
stand through the storms of life. You've had a storm or two in
14 years. I've witnessed some of those
storms. Perhaps there'll be storms yet to face, but praise the Lord,
you'll face them together and with the Lord and with the home
established upon Jesus. You know that you'll emerge from
them stronger yet with even deeper faith and a more abiding love
in God and for one another. I want to tell you what a joy
it is to see you here today. To see the love in your eyes
and to sense the commitment that you have to have that home that
would be of honor to the Lord until Jesus comes. And then I
want to say something to those that are here. And that is that
Lloyd and Dottie have committed their marriage, their lives to
the Lord. They made the decision that Jesus
Christ is the only way of salvation, and they've determined in their
hearts that they will trust him as the only means of heaven.
And today, the greatest joy that could come to them is not in
the renewal of their vows, perhaps, but in knowing that if there's
one of their loved ones, one of their family that's here that
is so special to them that has never yet trusted Jesus as their
Savior. They've never been joined in
holy wedlock unto the bridegroom of their soul, Jesus Christ.
Then today could be a wedding day for them where they're joined
in spiritual wedlock under the lover of their soul, Jesus himself.
And today, before all of the events of the evening are passed,
if there's even one person here that has never made that decision.
Why don't you let Lloyd or Dottie know that you'd like to make
that decision, they'd be more than happy. to direct you to
the preacher, that's me, or any number of other people that would
love to take God's word. And in a few moments during a
reception, show you from the Bible how you could be absolutely
sure that your sins are forgiven, that heaven is your home and
that you will be loved by a savior that will never leave you. Excuse
me. He will never leave you. And
He will never forsake you. I've got a tickle in my throat.
And the whole world on the internet is watching it. But don't be
nervous. The only people on four continents
watching this right now. So we don't need to be nervous. Amen. Let's pray together. Lord, I pray that In these moments
now, as Lloyd and Dottie recommit themselves to each other, that
these words would resonate in their heart and in their soul.
Lord, if they have ever spoken sincerely, lead them to be as
sincere as a person can be at this moment. Bless them, I pray
in Jesus' name, Amen. Katrina, would you take that
bouquet? And Lloyd and Dottie, if you would turn and face one
another, please. Take one another's hands. Lloyd, would you please repeat
after me? I, Lloyd, recommit myself to thee, Dottie. My beloved wife, to have and
to hold from this day forward. for better or for worse, for
richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to
cherish until death do us part, and thereunto, according to God's
holy ordinance, I hereby reaffirm my promise. Dottie, would you please repeat
after me? I, Dottie, recommit myself to thee, Lloyd, my beloved husband, to have and
to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, To love and to cherish until
death do us part, and thereunto, according to God's
holy ordinance, I hereby reaffirm my promise. As a token and seal of your renewed
covenant, we now give and receive the marriage rings and rejoin
hands. We have rings. Lloyd, will you please repeat
after me, while placing the ring on Dottie's finger, as a token
and pledge of the vows between us. With this ring, I herewith
reaffirm my promise to you, in the name of the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. I don't want to force it. I don't want to force it. Amen. Dottie, will you please repeat
after me while placing this ring upon Lloyd's finger as a token
and pledge of the vows between us. With this ring, I herewith reaffirm
my promise to you. We affirm my promise to you in
the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Father God, thank you for this
picture of love. These rings, a circle, no beginning
and no end, symbolizing the great love of God for us, an eternal
love that knows no ending. And Lord, I pray that this relationship
would be a shining example of the love of Jesus Christ for
mankind. And we pray this in his wonderful
name. Amen. This is when you do the unity. you For as much as Lloyd and Dottie
have reaffirmed together the vows that have been made and
have affirmed that pledge by giving and receiving rings and
by joining their hands together, we proclaim in the sight of God
and in the company of these witnesses that they are one in the bonds
of marriage and one in the bonds of Christ. May they always remember
these vows. May they cherish one another,
even as Christ has loved them. Father, I pray that tonight would
begin a new beginning. Lord, I pray that this would
be the start of a season of life that would be filled with a greater
love and a greater joy in this family than they have ever experienced.
We pray that it might be better than it has ever been. Lord,
not just the good old days, but better than it has ever been
from this moment forward, we commend these precious folks
to you and we pray for them and your blessing upon them in the
precious name of Jesus. Amen. Lloyd, would you now kiss
your bride? I wonder who that was. Would
you turn here and face the folks? Ladies and gentlemen, it is with
a great deal of joy and pleasure that I now present Lloyd and
Dottie Godsey to you. Let's give them an opportunity to make their way out. I appreciate your participation
in their reception in the Fellowship Hall, and we look forward to
a free time at the Fellowship Hall. Thank you for coming, gracing
us here tonight.
Lloyd and Dottie Godsey Vow Renewal
| Sermon ID | 41102242440 |
| Duration | 22:19 |
| Date | |
| Category | Wedding |
| Language | English |
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