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a wedding sermon

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for katie & scott Well, here you are. You’ve practically made it. Well done. Not to jump the gun or anything, but please allow me to give you two your first wedding gift. ( Give magnets ) Hold them up, show everyone. Can you tell what this wonderful gift is? They’re magnets. Precious magnets, don’t lose them. I hope getting this marvelous gift first doesn’t make all the other gifts you’ll get pale in comparison … Now, do you have any idea why I choose that gift for the two of you? Well, aside from how marvelous these magnets are; I chose them because in magnets ‘ opposites attract .’ Let’s give it a try . Opposites attract! Just like the two of you. As we got to know each other, a theme that kept reoccurring is how different the two of you can be. For instance, Katie you’re very detail oriented. Scott, isn’t like that, though, is he? And Scott, well, you’re a little closed-lipped, aren’t you? And Katie, well she isn’t.  The thing, though, is t...

a sermon for brett & audra

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from first corinthians 13 Today we are all here to witness Brett and Audra declare their love and fidelity to one another. We are here to celebrate their wedding with them. The wedding… And I must admit, when we first began discussing this wedding I was taking at how chill and relaxed Brett and Audra have been about the whole thing. In fact, when I asked what the reading would be Brett said; First Corinthians 13 should be fine. “ Should be fine ?!?!” Where were the exaggerated emotions, I wondered? Where was the bridezillah?!? But laid back they were. So, along we went, cool and calm. Then yesterday I received an email from Brett with some details for the wedding. In that email he apologized that he hadn’t sent the email earlier and added, “ There has been a lot on our minds. ” There has been a lot on the two of your minds, huh? I imagine there have been a few stressers pulling this thing off… Yet; here we are, and the whole thing has been going swimmingly, if I d...