Tim and MaryElizabeth Wedding

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May 26, 2024

The Robinson Wedding May 25, 2024

00:08: For your goodness, I will ever praise you.
00:15: Oh, good to me.
00:22: Oh, good to me.
00:27: Sing it out now. Oh, you are good to me.
00:34: In the hurting. Oh, you are good to me.
00:41: I'll sing it loud. Oh, you are good to me.
00:47: Even in the dark. Oh, you are good to me.
00:54: Lift your voices. Oh, you are good to me.
01:01: All the time. Oh, you are good to me.
01:20: No height or depth could ever separate us.
01:27: Greater is the light. No power of darkness could ever come between us.
01:37: Greater is the light. Oh, my victory came from Calvary.
01:47: Greater is the blood here in my way. Greater is the blood there in my suffering.
01:55: Oh, that wonder would give power. Oh, that crimson flow.
02:02: It is our freedom. It wears pain by its bleeding.
02:09: Oh, that wonder would flow.
02:23: No sickness, no death, no longer has its grip.
02:30: Greater is the blood. Oh, shame.
02:38: His scars have made a way. Greater is the blood. Oh, my victory came from Calvary.
02:51: Greater is the blood here in my way. Greater is the blood there in my suffering.
02:59: Oh, that wonder would give power. There is power.
03:32: Working power of the land.
03:41: There is power. Wonder working power in the blood land.
03:55: There is power. When I stand accused by my regrets and the devil roars his empty threats,
05:21: I will preach the gospel to myself that I am not a man condemned, for Jesus Christ is my defense.
05:36: My sin is nailed to the cross. My soul is healed by the scars.
05:46: The weight of guilt I bear no more. Praise the
05:51: Lord. Praise the Lord. When my doubt and shame hang over me like the arrows of the enemy,
06:11: I will run again to Calvary, that rugged hill of hell's defeat, my fortress and my victory.
06:23: My sin is nailed to the cross. My soul is healed by the scars.
06:33: The weight of guilt I bear no more. Praise the
06:46: Lord. My soul is healed by the scars. Now I'm a wise
07:14: Savior. His blood will plead my innocence.
07:47: I will worship Him with holy hands and raise the song that never ends of Jesus Christ, my righteousness.
08:02: My sin is nailed to the cross. My soul is healed by the scars.
08:12: The weight of guilt I bear no more. Praise the
08:17: Lord. Oh, praise the Lord. My sin is nailed to the cross.
08:25: My soul is healed by the scars. Now I'm alive forevermore.
08:35: Praise your name.
09:51: Let this place erupt with the sound of heaven touching earth.
10:03: The sound of heaven touching earth. Our Father.
10:10: All of heaven roars your name. Sing louder.
10:17: Let this place erupt with praise. Can you hear it?
10:23: The sound of heaven touching earth. The sound of heaven touching earth.
10:33: Our Father. All of heaven roars your name.
10:39: Sing louder. Let this place erupt with praise.
10:46: Can you hear it? The sound of heaven touching earth.
10:55: The sound of heaven touching earth. Spirit break out.
11:06: Break our walls down. Spirit break out.
11:19: Heaven come down. Spirit break out.
15:39: You are the one with God.
15:53: Your hidden glory in creation. Now revealed in you are.
16:04: What a beautiful name. Beautiful name it is.
16:11: The name of Jesus Christ my
16:16: King. What a beautiful name it is.
16:22: Nothing compares to this. What a beautiful name it is.
16:28: The name of Jesus. You didn't want heaven without us.
16:40: So Jesus you brought heaven down.
16:49: My sin was great. Your love was greater. What could separate us now?
17:01: What a wonderful name it is. What a wonderful name it is.
17:07: The name of Jesus Christ my
17:13: King. What a wonderful name it is.
17:18: Nothing compares to this. What a wonderful name it is.
17:25: The name of Jesus. Built all before you.
17:50: You silence the boast of sin and grave.
17:57: The heavens are roaring. The praise of your glory to life.
18:12: You have no, you have no equal.
18:19: Now and forever. Yours is the kingdom.
18:29: Yours is the glory. Yours is the name of Jesus Christ.
18:53: What a power. Through you.
19:38: Because it's you who gives me strength. Strongholds are broken.
19:53: My faith. Nothing is impossible. I see.
20:18: I go to live by. That you're here with me.
20:29: Here with me. You can do what
21:21: I see. Deep down I know that you're here with me.
22:20: Look at my feet. It's okay if it's hard to believe.
22:31: I have faith that you will do a greater thing. It's my time to go.
22:39: But before I leave. Go tell the world about me.
22:52: I was dead but now I live. I've got to go now for a little while.
23:05: But goodbye is not the end. Don't forget the things that I taught you.
23:16: I've conquered death and I hold the keys. Where I go you will go too some day.
23:29: But there's much to do here before you leave.
23:37: So go tell the world about me.
23:44: I was dead but now I live. At the end of the journey.
24:06: My spirit is with you. Wherever you go.
24:12: You have this promise.
24:22: I'll come back again. Go tell the world
24:36: I was dead but now I live. White sails and offshore lights.
27:11: We were passing ships in the night. Tracing shadows on your back.
27:17: Like I dreamt so many times. Oh for so long I've been waiting.
27:23: For so long for love like this. And I was so sure baby I'd lost you for a minute but.
27:33: There's a sweet taste. Spring at my door can you feel it?
27:43: Just the same as before. Many years have gone by.
27:51: But I knew you'd come. I had to keep it.
28:02: I was hoping. Of the bride and groom, congregation please be seated.
28:28: And bridal party please be seated. Marriage is sacred so let us begin with the word of prayer.
28:43: Father we ask for the good hand of your favor. Upon this wedding more than that Lord we pray for your blessing upon the marriage.
28:51: That is about to be formed in these moments to come. We pray that the name of Jesus Christ would be lifted up and exalted.
28:59: That the light that is in Tim and in Mary Elizabeth would be united. Joined together and made stronger and burn bright.
29:08: For all the world to see. We pray your blessing on this wedding. And ask for your help in Jesus name.
29:15: Amen. If all of the love and marriage books that were ever written.
29:21: Were gathered into this building. This building could not contain them. In fact the largest building in the world could not contain all the books and articles.
29:32: That have been written about love and marriage. You would think that at some point humanity would figure out how to do this thing called marriage.
29:41: And yet it remains ever on the minds of people. So many movies and songs are about love and about marriage.
29:49: And yet the world never fully gets the answer. Until we turn to the one who has all the answers.
29:57: And of course his name is Jesus Christ. The one thing that's needful for us to know about marriage comes from the
30:05: Lord Jesus Christ. I'd like to read this morning a few verses from Mark chapter 10.
30:11: From the inventor of marriage. He is approached and in the first few verses I would like for us to see.
30:17: What's so hard about marriage? Why is marriage so difficult? And then in the remaining verses.
30:24: What the Lord teaches us about love and marriage. Mark chapter 10 verses 1 to 5.
30:31: And he left there and went to the region of Judea. And beyond the Jordan. And crowds gathered to him again.
30:38: And again as was his custom he taught them. Jesus is the instructor.
30:44: He is the one that teaches us everything we need to know about life. And Pharisees came up in order to test him.
30:52: And asked is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? They could have asked the creator of the universe anything.
31:00: But they chose to ask about divorce. It shows where their minds were. And he answered them.
31:06: What did Moses command you? They said Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce.
31:11: And sent her away. And Jesus said to them. Because of your hardness of heart.
31:19: He wrote you this commandment. You see the thing that makes marriage so hard.
31:26: Is the hardness of heart. According to Jesus. It is a problem in the heart of humanity.
31:33: And notice that when these Pharisees came to ask him a question. It wasn't sincerely to learn at his feet as others had gathered.
31:41: They came in order to test him. They were putting him to the test.
31:47: And Jesus had earlier taught the people. Never to put the Lord your God to the test.
31:54: There is a problem in the human heart. And that is rather than loving God.
32:00: Man exalts himself over God. And puts the Lord to the test.
32:06: But there is good news. Hardness of heart is not the end of the story. God alone is able to accomplish something.
32:13: Part of it you will see here. As all of us are witnesses of this wedding. A miracle happening in our midst.
32:19: Where the two will become one. Only God can do this. But there is also an invisible work.
32:27: That has happened in each of your hearts. That you have come to believe in Jesus. And he has made you a new creation.
32:33: And so this marriage. Between two new creations. Will be blessed.
32:39: You have the Christian secret. To a happy marriage. The text went on.
32:46: Jesus said. But from the beginning of creation. God made them male and female.
32:52: Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother. And hold fast to his wife. And the two shall become one flesh.
33:01: So they are no longer two. But one flesh. What therefore God has joined together.
33:08: Let not man separate. Jesus upholds the sanctity of marriage.
33:15: The permanence of marriage. It is a miracle that happens. That two become one.
33:20: Only God can do that. To make the two one. Now when it says God made them male and female.
33:27: He is referring to the Garden of Eden. When the first man and first woman were created. Adam was created first.
33:34: He is to be the leader. In the marriage. But notice how Eve was made.
33:40: When God made them male and female. Eve was not made of dust. The way Adam had been. But rather.
33:47: God caused Adam. To fall into a deep sleep. And then as he slept.
33:54: He removed a rib. From Adam's side. And from that rib.
34:00: From Adam's rib. Eve was made. He did not take a bone.
34:06: From Adam's skull. That she would be above him. And she did not take.
34:12: And God did not take a bone. From Adam's heel. That she would be beneath him. But God.
34:20: Took a rib from his side. That she would be under. His protection.
34:26: Under his protection. That she would be the closest thing to his heart. That he would love her.
34:33: As Christ loves the church. Cherish her. And protect her under. His arm.
34:39: And she would be a support to him. She is a help meet. So as he goes about the work of providing.
34:46: You are a partner in that. To help him. Two complementary.
34:52: Parts. As God has designed. Marriage to be. So this is a miracle.
34:58: And so then it makes sense that God can make of two complementary parts. One flesh.
35:05: The two become one. This is a miracle. But there was a second thing I mentioned. That the secret to marriage.
35:12: Is that each of you. The two. Be made new. And both of you are blessed with that gift.
35:19: To believe in Jesus Christ. What Christians uniquely understand.
35:25: Is that. We are not created to test God. To have pride.
35:30: Before the creator of the universe. But we are made to love God. And this. Everyone listening.
35:36: This is the secret. Of a happy marriage. You can throw out every other book that was written.
35:43: And listen to this one. If we will do. The greatest commandment. To love the
35:49: Lord your God. With all your heart. All your soul. All your mind. And all your strength.
35:54: If God is the deepest love of your heart. You will obey his word. And do everything that he has commanded.
36:02: Now that can't be done in your own strength. It requires a miracle. That God. Would open your heart to believe.
36:09: And just as each of you. Have believed in Christ. That is offered to everyone here. It's one of the great things about weddings.
36:17: That we can celebrate. When Christians come together. In marriage they stand as a testimony.
36:23: To the power of the gospel. That there is a God. Who is uniting the two as one. This design has gone on.
36:30: From the foundation of the world. From the garden of Eden. And it goes on generation after generation.
36:36: And in this we see a testament. That the God who wrote this book. The Bible. Is true.
36:42: And he's real. And each one of us here. Is invited to believe. The same good news.
36:49: Well how does he make someone new? How does he give life? It required the death.
36:56: Of Jesus Christ. He had to die. On the cross. To pay for our sins.
37:03: You see that hardness of heart causes quarreling. It causes dissension. It causes strife.
37:09: And this is why marriages are torn asunder. In this country. And many that hold on are not filled with love.
37:16: Because of the hardness of heart. But God. When you turn your eyes to Jesus.
37:22: The one who died for your sins. Who rose from the dead. You put your faith in him. And now you are made new.
37:29: You are given new life. That's the miracle. And so when you have these three miracles.
37:35: A man whose heart. Has been made new. And a woman whose heart. Has been made new.
37:41: Stand and come together in marriage. This results in a blessed. And happy marriage.
37:49: So long as you love the Lord your God. And so I close. With Deuteronomy 6.
37:55: 4 to 9. Hear O Israel. The Lord our God the
38:00: Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God. With all your heart. And with all your soul.
38:06: And with all your might. And these words that I command you. Shall be on your heart.
38:12: You shall teach them diligently. To your children. And shall talk of them when you sit in your house.
38:20: And when you walk by the way. And when you lie down. And when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand.
38:28: And they shall be as frontlets. Between your eyes. You shall write them on the door posts.
38:34: Of your house. And on your gates. If God's word.
38:39: Is the pillar the foundation. Of your marriage which it will be. Your marriage is blessed.
38:45: Under the hand of the almighty God. Church at this time. We're going to invite everyone to stand.
38:51: And join us. In a worship song. Please feel free to sing along.
39:13: I love you Lord. For your mercy never fails me.
39:24: All my days. I've been held in your. From the moment that I wake up.
39:35: Until I lay my head. Oh I will sing.
39:41: Of the goodness. Of God. Cause all my life.
39:51: You have been faithful. You've been so.
40:00: So good. With every breath that I am able.
40:08: Oh I will sing. Of the goodness.
40:14: Of God. I love your voice.
40:21: You have led me through the fire. In darkest times.
40:29: You are close like no other. I've known you as a father.
40:38: I've known you as a friend. And I have lived.
40:44: In the goodness. Of God. Cause all my life.
40:53: You have been faithful. And all my life.
41:01: You have been so. So good. With every breath that I am able.
41:12: Oh I will sing. Of the goodness. Of God.
41:22: Your goodness is running after. It's running after. Your goodness is running after.
41:32: It's running after. I surrender now.
41:45: Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. It's running after me.
42:29: And all my life. You have been faithful. You have been so.
42:40: So good. With every breath that I am able.
42:50: I'm gonna sing. Of the goodness. Of God. I'm gonna sing.
43:02: I'm gonna sing.
43:09: You've been faithful. All my life. You have been so. So good.
43:17: With every breath. I'm gonna sing.
43:28: Of the goodness. Of God. Yes I am. So good.
43:50: Praise God. You may be seated. And again,
43:56: CeCe Winans sings almost as beautifully as Mary Elizabeth does. At this time we are going to do the unity candle.
44:05: So Tim and Mary Elizabeth if you would come over here and begin by each lighting your own candle and then the one in the middle together.
44:14: The unity candle represents two becoming one. Jesus is the light of the world.
44:20: And he tells his followers you are the light of the world. So which is it? Is Jesus the light of the world?
44:27: Or are you the light of the world? Shake it up.
44:35: There you go. Laughter.
45:38: Well before you light the candles together the unity candle together the symbolism here is the two becoming one.
45:45: And so if Jesus says we are the light of the world how is it that he's the light of the world? Well it's very much like the sun and the moon.
45:53: Jesus is the sun. He's the light. And all that we do is reflect that light to the world. You can see
45:58: Jesus in Tim and Mary Elizabeth. So this light symbolizes the light of Christ who said that he is the light of the world.
46:06: So as you light this candle I will read Ephesians 5 31 to 32.
46:12: Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife and the two shall become one flesh.
46:18: This mystery is profound and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
46:25: However let each one of you love his wife as himself and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
46:33: Thank you. You can return here. Alright. At this time we consider the symbol of the wedding ring.
46:48: Second Timothy? Nice. Impressive.
47:01: Though the ring is small and Tim you can hold yours.
47:07: Hold a hand. Yes. The one that she'll give you.
47:13: You can give to her. Okay. Each hold those. Though the ring is small in size it's very large in significance.
47:20: It's made of precious metal and that reminds us that marital love is neither cheap nor common but indeed marital love is very valuable.
47:29: It's design is in a circle and of course that symbolizes that it must go on and on.
47:34: It is an eternal infinite love. Christ loved us first and has poured his love into your hearts.
47:42: The ring is a reminder that you will see every day. Even on days when circumstances dictate that you not see each other very much.
47:50: As you wear these rings may they be a constant reminder of the love you share and the promises you are making today.
47:57: So what we'll do is please join hands and then after you say your vow we'll ask the question and then put the ring on the finger of the other and Tim you lead with your vow.
48:22: The first thing I would like to say is thank you
48:28: Jesus. Because Proverbs 19 14 says house and wealth are inherited from fathers but a prudent wife is from the
48:39: Lord. Mary Elizabeth you are an answer to prayer. You're an answer to my mom's prayers and my prayers.
48:51: I wanted to marry you now for seven years. I thought about this moment for seven years.
48:59: Never thought about it with anyone else. I have been in love with you for seven years.
49:05: But these years seem to me but a few days because of the love
49:10: I have for you. Like Jesus everything about you is lovable.
49:20: I am convinced that you are the most beautiful woman in the world inside and out.
49:26: I am convinced that you are the most loving person I have ever met. I am convinced that you are truly the most happy and joyful person on the face of the earth with the light that shines brighter than anyone
49:41: I have ever met. And me getting to marry you makes me feel like the most blessed man on the face of the earth.
49:49: You are truly my best friend and I am so looking forward to spending the rest of my days with you.
49:58: I now vow to love you like Christ loves his church.
50:04: I will do my best to lay down my life for you Mary Elizabeth and praise you as a woman who fears the
50:10: Lord ought to be praised. Amen. Amen. Do you,
50:17: Timothy, take Mary Elizabeth to be your wedded 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 till death do you part, according to God's holy ordinance?
50:36: I do. You can place the ring on her finger. It's my knuckle.
50:48: You just put it on there. Yay! You took your other ring off.
50:56: You should have kept it on. We'll get it on there. Just gained a little bit of weight.
51:10: There we go. There you go. It's on her now! Yay! You wanted to make sure there was no way that was coming off.
51:21: Yeah! Alright. At this time, Mary Elizabeth, your vows to Tim.
51:32: So, Timothy Paul asked me to not go on and on and basically spend a half an hour talking, but it's very tough.
51:45: Okay. I'll try to get through this without crying.
51:53: Okay. So, Lord knows I'm long -winded, but I wanted to start off by saying thank you,
51:58: Timothy Paul, for bringing so many wonderful people into my life. It's a profound and important prayer to have, that you get to marry into an amazing family, but to be continually blessed with amazing friends and church family.
52:11: My gratitude is indescribable. To be standing in front of you, about to marry you,
52:17: I would have never guessed. But God, who knew that God had knit together for me someone who was just as annoying, if not more.
52:30: Someone who smiled just as much as me, if not more. And I'm so overwhelmingly joyful that I get to be a part of the reason why you smile.
52:38: Now that I'm about to call you my husband, I reflect on our marriage, it being one of the greatest testaments of God's goodness and mercy.
52:47: And God gave me the greatest blessing in seeing him choose you and call you. For you to walk in his will, no matter what that looked like to anybody else.
52:57: So many have not one clue how hard it is, and yet so easy to choose to follow
53:02: Jesus. By no means is it an easy task in picking up your cross and carrying it, denying yourself so you could be filled with the
53:10: Holy Spirit, and you've enabled others to see what a gift it is to be forgiven by our
53:16: Lord and Savior. That there is truly no life apart from him, and surely he will provide exceedingly and abundantly more than we could hope and pray for.
53:26: How undeserving that he would die for us, but your perseverance and endurance to finish this race is unwavering.
53:33: What God has ordained, you won't have to go looking for, but you'll have to be willing to wait. Willing to wait for his purpose, even when nothing makes sense.
53:42: Situations don't seem easy when life is lifeless. When you feel alone or losing hope, to have faith that God would bless you in his perfect timing, with his perfect gift.
53:53: So thank you for waiting for me, and I thank God for strengthening my walk and equipping me to walk this narrow road with you.
54:01: I can't guarantee I won't be annoying, but then again, neither can you. I can't guarantee
54:13: I won't grow old and gray, but then again, neither can you. You've already started. I can't guarantee that I'll ever be able to formulate one thought without incorporating a thousand others.
54:28: I'll never leave one detail out, I'll include it all. I guarantee I will I won't guarantee that I will ever finish a whole meal, but you'll finish it for me anyway, so I guess that's good for you.
54:40: But I can guarantee that God is good all the time. So in those moments when you feel the least bit concerned, remember you prayed we'd end up together, and God is not slack in his promises to us.
54:53: So Timothy Paul, I love you with all my heart, and it would be the greatest honor to be your wife.
55:15: Do you, Mary Elizabeth, take Timothy to be your wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death do you part, according to God's holy ordinance.
55:42: Tim and Mary Elizabeth, you have heard the words about love and marriage.
55:51: You have exchanged your vows and made your promises and celebrated your union with the giving and receiving of rings.
56:00: It is at this time that I now pronounce you husband and wife.
56:05: You may kiss the bride. Ladies and gentlemen,
56:34: I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Robinson, Jr. We are in final days life is always plain.
57:02: The future brings to you and me one day. Hold on to this day and keep inside your heart such faith.
57:16: We'll walk along the path God made. Our Father spoken and this life we've chosen will help us follow your plan.
57:40: And I can't profess that I understand it but I see me holding your hand.
57:56: Heaven made your hand to compliment my hand like heaven made my heart to compliment your heart.
58:12: Heaven gave you love to compliment my love so one day we will love the way that God intended for us.
58:35: Make these hearts entwine with yours Jesus lead the way.
58:42: What we've seen all that we've learned built up to this day.
58:50: And our
58:59: Father spoken and this life we've chosen will help us follow your plan.
59:14: And I can't profess that I understand it but I see me holding your hand.
59:31: Here we are, we've found the day like we'd always pray.
59:37: Here we are, we've found the day like we'd always pray.
01:00:04: What I see the future bring to you and me one day.
01:00:12: Hold on to this day and keep inside your heart such faith we'll walk along the path
01:00:23: God. And our
01:00:29: Father spoken and this life we've chosen will help us follow your plan.
01:00:44: And I can't profess that I understand it but I see me holding your hand.
01:01:00: Heaven made your hand to compliment my hand like heaven made my heart to compliment your heart.
01:01:17: Heaven gave you love to compliment my love.
01:01:24: So one day we will love the way that God intended for us.
01:01:39: Make these hearts entwine with yours Jesus lead the way.