Shawn Wooten

Isaiah 62:5
send friends groomsmen to talk to her dad, and hopefully convince dad that im a good guy. if the dad agrees than my dad goes and talks to him to make financial agreement since im taking a worker from his home...if aggreement then theres a big party. at some point during party i stand up and say "i am going to my fathers house to prepare a place for us" and when i finish i will come back to get you...then id take up my cup wuthg wine and drink from it and thenask her if she's willing to drink from it. and if she takes it and drinks from it then we are married the i do moment. then i ha e to go build a house as fast as i can...she goes home puts lamp in window and its a sign that she's taken ...my groom have to watchover the purity of the bride making sure she's pure and committed to me until i get her!

THe Groomsmen Make Invitation (not groom himself)
God didn't invite you here, some friends of Jesus invited you here
John 15:14-16


2 cor 5:18-20

ppl get their first impression of GOd through US! we're ppls first chance to consider entering into a marriage w/God

WE offer mariage to God to the world

WHY ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOURSELF...they aren't rejecting YOU, they reject GOD

IF there's a God then its more important than your OPINION...

We're the groomsmen! Stop someone and give them a chance!

If you could read a book that would stop the AIDS virus would you do it?
If you could read a book that would cure cancer would yuou do it??
If you could read a book and change the eternal destiny of MILLION, would you do it?

2. What was Paid for the Bride?
Hebrews 10:11-12
SITTING means its all done! You don't come here to get your sins forgiven, you come because your fired up your sins are forgiven!
v. 19-20

3. Faithfully Waiting for the Groom
John 14:1-3
God's "will you marry me?"
biggest promise I will always be with you!

we have to stay pure! thank GOd for FRIENDS...love each other enough to go back and pull each other...EVEN if they ask you not to

4. WIll you Drink from the Cup
Mark 14:23
JEsus offers his cup to you...that would seal your marriage!
EVERY week remember its Jesus offering you marriage every week! you must be willing to wait, be pure, etc. if you got engaged yesterday or a month ago your FIRED UP! if you got engaged 20 years ago, you might be thinking...

Revelation 19:7
Revelation 22:4
Moses knew the best possible thing to wish for: seeing God's face. But God knew that such a thing would destroy Moses. New body is a body that can withstand seeing God's face! Moses LIGHTS UP by just seeing the ground which God passed over! IMAGINE HIS FACE