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ORDER OF SERVICE FOR THE

SOLEMNIZATION OF HOLY MATRIMONY
BETWEEN

Folashade Faith Adeife

AND
Emmanuel Unuigboje

12pm
19th May 2018

JESUS HOUSE FOR ALL NATIONS

THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD

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 SENIOR PASTOR
Agu Irukwu

OFFICIATING MINISTERS
Agu Irukwu
Shola Adeaga
Bajo Akisanya

Order Of Service
1. Bridal March
2. Opening Prayer
3. Worship (Medley Of Songs)
4. Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:25:33
5. Hymn : Immortal, Invisible
6. Joining & Blessing Of The Couple
7. Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:5-13
8. Hymn : In Christ Alone
9. Sermon
10. Signing Of Marriage Register
11. Presentation Of The Couple
12. Offering & Thanksgiving
13. Closing Prayer
14. Recessional Hymn: Great Is Thy Faithfulness

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 Maid of Honour
Busayo Sokari

Bridesmaids
Premio Gordon
Ruth Nsenga
Funmi Johnson
Tanika Callum
Bunmi Omotola
Simran Suri
Ore Ogunbufunmi
Jade Owusu-Yianomah

Best Man
Tyrone Alexander

Groomsmen
Taiwo Karunwi
Tiraye Ford
Junior Matti
Michael Onireti
Michael Adesina
Nathan Tchie
Anu Akinbeye
Seyi Olamiti

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 1. BRIDAL MARCH
2. OPENING PRAYER
3. WORSHIP (MEDLEY OF SONGS)
4. BIBLE READING: Ephesians 5:25-33
Read by Subomi Olowe

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up
for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washingwith water through the
word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle
or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought
to love their wivesas their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After
all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for theirbody, just as
Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body.31 “For this reason
a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will
become one flesh.”[b] 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ
and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves
himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

5. HYMN: Immortal, Invisible

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,

Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

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 To all life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish, but nought changeth Thee.
Great Father of Glory, pure Father of Light
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render, O help us to see:

’Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.
6. JOINING & BLESSING OF THE COUPLE

PASTORAL INTRODUCTION
The Minister addresses the congregation

Marriage is a gift of God in creation through which husband and wife may know
the grace of God as His blessing enables them love and support each other in
prosperity and in adversity. As man and woman grow together in love and trust,
they are united with one another in heart, body and mind, as Christ is united with
His bride, the Church. It is a way o​ f ​life made holy by God and our Lord Jesus
Christ honoured those celebrating a wedding at Cana in Galilee by His presence,
also performing His first miracle there.

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The gift of marriage brings husband and wife together in the delight and tenderness
of sexual union and joyful commitment to one another to the end of their lives. It
is given as the foundation of family life in which children are born and nurtured
and in which each member of the family may find strength, companionship and
comfort, growing to maturity in love.

It is based upon a solemn, public and life-long covenant between a man and a
woman, declared and celebrated in the presence of God and before witnesses. No
one should enter into it lightly or selfishly but reverently and responsibly.

In the presence of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, we have
come together to witness the marriage of Emmanuel Irivboje ​and Folashade
Faith​, to pray for God’s blessing on them, to share their joy and celebrate their love.

We pray with them that the Holy Spirit will guide and strengthen them, that they
may fulfil God’s purposes for the whole of their earthly life together.

THE DECLARATIONS
The Bride and Bridegroom stand before the Minister

The Minister says to the congregation

First, I am required to ask anyone present who knows a reason why
these persons may not lawfully marry, to declare it now.

The Minister pauses and if there is no response, continues.

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 The Minister says to the Couple
The vows you are about to take are to be made in the presence of God, who is
judge of all and knows all the secrets of our hearts; therefore if either of you
know a reason why you may not lawfully marry, you must declare it now.

The Bridegroom replies

I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment why I
Emmanuel Irivboje ​may not be joined in matrimony to Folashade Faith

The Bride replies

I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment why I
Folashade Faith​may not be joined in matrimony to Emmanuel Irivboje

The Minister asks the Bridegroom

Emmanuel Irivboje​, will you take Folashade Faith​to be your wife according
to God’s laws? Will you love her, comfort her, honour and protect her, and,
forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?

The Bridegroom answers: I will.

The Minister asks the Bride

Folashade Faith​will you take Emmanuel Irivboje​to be your husband
according to God’s laws? Will you love him, obey him, comfort him, honour
and protect him, and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you
both shall live?

The Bride answers: I will

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 The Minister asks
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?

The Father or anyone appointed for this purpose answers: I do

The Minister may receive the Bride from the hands of the person giving
her away

THE MARRIAGE VOWS AND EXCHANGE OF BIBLES

Emmanuel Irivboje ​and ​ Folashade Faith, I now invite you to join hands and
make your vows, in the presence of God and these persons present.

The Bride and Bridegroom face each other.

The Bridegroom takes the Bride’s right hand in his, and repeats after
the Minister

I, ​Emmanuel Irivboje ​take you, Folashade Faith to be my wedded wife, to

have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part,
according to God’s holy law. In the presence of God and these persons present,
I make this vow.
I give you this Bible as a token of the covenant made between us this day and
as a pledge of our mutual love.

They loose hands.

The Bride takes the Bridegroom’s right hand in hers, and repeats after
the Minister

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 I, Folashade Faith​take you, Emmanuel Irivboje ​to be my wedded husband,
to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part,
according to God’s holy law. In the presence of God and these persons present
I make this vow.

I give you this Bible as a token of the covenant made between us this day and
as a pledge of our mutual love

THE BLESSING OF RINGS

The Minister receives the rings and says

Heavenly Father, by your blessing, let these rings be to Emmanuel Irivboje

and ​ Folashade Faith a​ symbol of unending love and faithfulness, to remind
them of the vow and covenant which they have made this day; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen

The Bridegroom places the ring on the fourth finger of the Bride’s left hand

The Bride places the ring on the fourth finger of the Bridegroom’s left hand

THE PROCLAMATION
The Minister addresses the people

In the presence of God, and before this congregation, E ​ mmanuel Irivboje ​and
Folashade Faith a​ nd have given their consent and made their marriage vows
to each other. They have declared their marriage by the joining of hands and
by the giving and receiving of a bible and ring. I therefore proclaim that they
are husband and wife.

Those, whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder

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 THE BLESSING OF THE MARRIAGE
The Husband and Wife kneel

Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for you have created joy and gladness,
pleasure and delight, love, peace and fellowship. Pour out the abundance of
your blessing upon Emmanuel Irivboje and F ​ olashade Faith.​Let their love
for each other be a seal upon their hearts, and a crown upon their heads. Bless
their life together; in their work and in their companionship. Finally, in your
mercy, bring them to that banquet where your saints feast for ever in your
heavenly home. We ask this in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. Amen

The Minister says to the Couple

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep
you; the Lord mercifully grant you the riches of his grace, that you may please
him both in body and soul, and that you living together in faith and love, may
receive the blessings of eternal life. Amen.

7. BIBLE READING: ​Jeremiah 29:5-13

Read by Destiny Layokun

5 “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they
produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons
and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and
daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease.7 Also, seek the
peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.
Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” 8
Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let
the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the
dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you
in my name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord.

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 10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for
Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you
back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares
the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to
me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you
seek me with all your heart.

8. HYMN: In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found,

He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! - who took on flesh,

Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

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 There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious day
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,

This is the power of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand:
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.

9. SERMON

10. SIGNING OF MARRIAGE REGISTER

11. PRESENTATION OF THE COUPLE

12. OFFERING & THANKSGIVING

13. CLOSING PRAYER

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14. RECESSIONAL HYMN: Great is thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

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