Matt and Sarah Martin got hitched over the weekend, and I got to tie the knot. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding set in Matt’s Lancaster County backyard. His family has a farm there, and it was incredible. The setting couldn’t have been better. It was obvious that his fam spent a great deal of effort sprucing the place up.
The wedding day was wonderful. The sun was shining, there was a little waterfall running into a fish pond, the bride and groom looked beautiful and handsome (I had to remind Annabelle which one gets beautiful and which gets handsome!), and the bridal party was composed of lifelong friends. Matt and Sarah love Jesus, and their ceremony made that obvious. They’re off to a great start.
But do you know what I found even more enjoyable than the wedding festivities? It was the way they interacted with family and friends. There was so much talk about how their lives–all of them–could point people to Jesus. They are surrounded by young men and women who want to seek the Kingdom of God first and foremost. Matt is headed for the USArmy in a few months, but the bigger call on their lives is ministry.
As one who is called to equip and challenge this next generation to lead a movement for the Kingdom of God, I get excited when I hear them talking about missional living, using their talents and abilities and education to do something more than make money to buy stuff. Matt and Sarah (and their friends) are totally committed to being part of what God is doing in this world. The night before their wedding, all the guys who stood up for Matt at his ceremony sat around a campfire over the hill from his family home, dreaming and talking about what God could do with their surrendered lives.
That’s a great way to launch a marriage!
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