This sermon explores marriage: its meaning,  significance, and the Biblical blueprint for the blessed marriage. Far from being a mere social arrangement, marriage is a God-ordained, lifelong covenant union, between one man and one woman, established for their intimate mutual companionship and the blessing of children, to bring about the fulfilment of God’s purposes in the world. It signifies the mystery of Christ’s love for His Church, imaging the marriage of all marriages. The truly blessed marriage is where a husband leads with Christlike, sacrificial love, and his wife responds like the church, with willing, joyful submission creating true, beautiful unity.