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Today Dr. Byrd speaks on the
topic "Put A Ring On It.". And
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now, here he is,
speaker/director of Breath of
Life Ministries, Dr. Carlton
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Byrd. but nourisheth and
cherisheth it, even as the Lord
the church: For we are members
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of his body, of his flesh, and
of his bones." Our sermon is
entitled today, "Put a ring on
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it." Put a ring on it. The
verbiage to our title was made
famous by Queen B, better known
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to some as Beyonce. For those of
you that didn't know, I'm told
that "Put a Ring on It" or
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"Single Ladies" is an R&B song
that explores the unwillingness
of men to propose in marriage to
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women. In this song, I'm told--
Her former lover is also in this
club, but the relationship ended
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because of the man's
unwillingness to commit. But now
he sees another man pushing up
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or making advances to his
ex-lady, and he's mad. You know,
it's a classic example then you
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should've put a ring on it."
[Aud. reaction] you should have
made a covenant. If you liked
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it, you should have made a
promise. If you liked it, you
should have made a pledge. If
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you liked it, you should have
put a ring on it. Now, today I'm
not here to evaluate Beyonce or
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this song. Neither am I here to
get into a debate about wedding
rings or wedding bands. Come on,
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say amen. Aud.: Amen. But I am
here to talk to you today about
marriage, but the marriage I
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have in mind is not your
marriage or my marriage.
reception for people who didn't
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show up. [Aud. reaction]
marriage. it talks about three
stages in relationships. The
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first stage is the romance
stage. Everybody say romance.
Aud.: Romance. And we all like
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this stage. You go out to
dinner, you go out on dates, you
buy flowers, you buy gifts, you
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scratch his back, he massages
and rubs your toes. This is the
romance stage. Everything is
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hunky dory. Everything is
peaches and cream. But then
there's the problem stage.
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Everybody say problem. Aud.:
Problem. But do we do. We enjoy
the romance stage, but as soon
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as we run into problems, we
dance away and find another
lover. Is that, The music was
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good. The teaching was good. The
sermon was good. But then we go
to the problem stage. I have to
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give money? I'm committed, in
spite of. I'm committed, anyhow.
I'm not going anywhere because
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I'm going to have problems
everywhere. Why? things.
forever. friends. where you are
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today. give.
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each other's company.
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don't know
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actions. So they say
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but when they
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want to know your thoughts,
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ring on it?
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investments of time,
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doesn't work
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more than you could
ever give. [Aud. reaction]
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the Church,
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singing,
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yourself and
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any church.
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asked why,
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married to Christ,
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Bridegroom,
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gave His life for you
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and for me. He made it clear,
He's not going anywhere. [Aud.
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reaction] but it's
what Jesus died for.
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Every day someone's asking the
same question, is God hiding his
face from our problems?
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Why do bad things happen to good
people? Does God really hold my
destiny in his hands?
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The Breath of Life Ministry has
the perfect answer in a
beautiful new book called "How
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Can I Understand the Bible."
It's your gift free with your
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us at www.breathoflife.tv. Or
call us at 1-877-265-6333. Now,
back to Dr. Bird with a message
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already in progress. I want you
to notice something in verse 25.
Look at it. Look at verse 25 one
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more time. "Husbands, love your
wives, even as Christ also loved
the church and gave himself for
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it." Husbands, love your wives,
even as Christ also loved the
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church have through us.
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We are called to
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from Your Body.
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to take a break,
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move. And Christ needs
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weakened.
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possible,
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the
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all sinners
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saved by grace. We are all
beggars trying to tell another
beggar where to find bread.
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[Aud. reaction] go there,
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devil can come to church,
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but he's no match for Jesus.
This is Christ's Body. [Aud.
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reaction] you,
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orders to evil spirits
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build my church
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loves the Church
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depressed,
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sufficient.
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becoming a
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was visiting
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minutes on the
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the midst of
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when he gets to
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come home.
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Body. This is the
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spouse, marriage
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the Head
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adulterers there.
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But if He's here,
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