Fishing Buddies
John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51
Sermon
by James Merritt

When two people get married, the man, as you know, plays the part of the groom and the woman plays the part of the bride. From the very beginning of this union, anybody can see an outstanding difference already between the perspective groom and the perspective bride. All the bride can think about and all the bride is excited about is the wedding. From the time she gets the ring and sets the date, she and usually her mother and about forty-five hundred other women eat, breath, and sleep the wedding. It is all consuming. It is 24/7 flowers, food, dresses, colors, the ceremony, the cake, the reception, the minister, the rehearsal, and the music. The job of the groom during these pre-wedding days is very simple – fake interest and stay out of the way.

The groom is totally different. He only t…

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