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God s Intention For Our Marriages
Gbile Akanni
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Gbile Akanni

God s Intention For Our Marriages

Gbile Akanni · 1:06:06

Gbile Akanni teaches that God’s intention for marriage is to be a place where His glory and miracles manifest, and invites couples to invite Jesus into their relationships for renewal and fresh grace.
In this powerful sermon, Gbile Akanni explores God’s divine intention for marriage as a sacred institution where His glory and miracles are meant to manifest. Using the story of Jesus’ first miracle at Cana, Akanni emphasizes the importance of inviting Jesus into the marriage relationship to bring renewal, fresh love, and supernatural grace. He encourages couples to bring their struggles to God and trust Him for transformation and lasting joy in their union.

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Telephone numbers 0703 03636 59 0703 76811 98 Email address lsmediaatlivingseed.org Or visit our website at www.livingseed.org Let us sit back and listen as the servant of God brings forth the Word of Life. John 2, verse 1 down to verse 11. I'll read it quickly.

While it is not going to be convenient for me to say I'm taking all the issues, but there are a few of it that we can start to pray with just as a welcome opening church for this couple's retreat this year. On the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called and his disciples to the marriage.

And when they wanted wine, that is, when they lacked wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, they have no wine. Jesus said unto her, Woman, what have I to do with you? My hour is not yet come. His mother says to the servant, Whatsoever he says to you, do it.

And there was set there six waterpots of stones. After the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three farthings apiece, Jesus said to them, Fill the waterpots with water. And he filled them up to the brim.

And he says to them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast, and they bear it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the servant which drew the water knew. The governor of the feast called the bridegroom.

And he says to him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine. And when men have well drunk, then that which is worse, but thou hast kept the good wine unto now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus incarnate of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory, and his disciples believed on him.

May the Lord bless our thoughts together as couples, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Now this is a familiar story.

Some have misinterpreted it. Some have hidden their greed under this story to say that even Jesus turned water to wine. And so that's why they are drunkards today.

Others have not looked so deeply into what are the issues that the word of God was about to show us in the course of this. But I sense that as God will have me to welcome you, I wish to welcome you with some of the needs that I would like to highlight from that particular story. But the first thing that I felt it was critical to note was how importantly Jesus regarded marriage.

How Jesus placed a very strong premium on marriage. That from the account of John's gospel, after Jesus Christ had been introduced, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the whole world. The next chapter that opened was that he attended a wedding ceremony.

That speaks a volume that every marriage attracts the attention of heaven. And I want to quickly note with you that your marriage in particular means a lot to God. Your matrimony means a lot to God.

And he is willing to make sure he brings forth the glory of God. The Bible said, what happened at that Carnal of Galilee was the beginning. The beginning of miracles that Jesus did in Carnal of Galilee and manifested forth his glory.

It appears to me as if in God's eternal plan, every miracle that he wants to perform on the face of the earth, He would have loved it to begin from where? From your marriage. Every glorious manifestation that God wants to bring forth in our generation, God will want to locate it in our homes. Why there are so many other things and many other places that people want to see the power of God, I perceive that right from the beginning, the beginning in Genesis, God wanted to locate his glory in the home, in the family.

And now we see the second Adam stepping into the deliverance of human race. And the first port of call, the first miracle, the first intervention was to intervene in a collapsing situation in a marriage. And by the time we are going to be ending the book of Revelation, you will see them describing the marriage of the Lamb for which all your marriages are only but an illustration.

So as I welcome you here, I wanted to know that Jesus is here. Can you please tell somebody, tell your wife, my husband, my wife, do you know that Jesus is here for our marriage? I don't want you to be casual about it. The master is here attending to your matrimony.

That is one exciting thing in my heart as I welcome you. That he who can change water to wine, who can turn situation that is drying out, who can bring it back to life, is already here attending to your marriage. I want you to know that he did not come casually.

He came to perform a miracle. There is going to be a beginning of miracles, a beginning of the manifestation of the glory of God in your marriages after here in the name of Jesus Christ. I want you to know that he has positioned himself, maybe unknown to you, he has positioned himself even when you are not aware, ready to visit your marriage in a new way.

So I want you to know that the principal person that is attending to your marriage is him, Jesus. And he has what it takes to inject freshness, to inject fresh wine, fresh love, fresh affection, fresh direction and fresh grace into your matrimony. He is standing here.

He is here. Hallelujah. When they got to the wedding, everything was going on, going on, going on, going on.

And Jesus, even though he is the one that has the solution to keep that marriage running, he was sitting aside because they have not yet recognized their need for him. The people were trying to manage a situation that was about to collapse. They were struggling how to just catch up.

Not knowing that Jesus was waiting for them to be desperate enough to call him in. It is possible that you have tried, you have been struggling to manage something. It is possible that this invitation to this couple's retreat for you was a timely intervention because you don't even know what next to do.

Let me inform you, he is here. He is here with a miracle in his hand for you. He is here to begin another miracle that for years to come you will never forget in the name of Jesus Christ.

And the Word of God was setting the context and I want to quickly establish it before I get you to pray with me. Number one, when the Bible said both Jesus was called and his disciples to the marriage, he will not come if he is not invited. He will not interfere if you are not going to turn to him.

And he was there as if he was not there. Because the people have not come to the end of their wits. They have not come to the end of their struggle, of their wisdom.

And their wisdom, I will tell you now, the wisdom of the natural that many people think they can use to manage their marriages and their matrimony. Let me show you what the Bible pointed about it before I go back. You will see it in the confession of the ruler of the marriage ceremony that you find in verse 9 and verse 10.

Let's quickly look at the confession of that man. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine and knew not whence it was from. But the servant which knew the water knew, the governor of the feast called the bridegroom.

And he said to him, my friend, every man at the beginning does serve forth good wine. And when men are well drunk, then that which is worse, but thou hast kept the good wine until now. Can you see something there? He said, look my friend, every man.

And when he used the word every man, I could not doubt it. That is what every man does. What is it? At the beginning, what did they do? They set forth that which was good wine.

I have never seen any man at the beginning of his marriage that brings a bad wine. I have seen that all the men when they are going about to woo the girl. They speak softly.

They write lovely letters. They construct good poems. They send some special gifts.

They visit per second per second. And some of the letters you wrote, those sweet letters that blew the head of your wife at that time. She is still keeping it somewhere.

And sometimes when she looks at that letter, she says, may my husband be this. My husband could be so patient that time. When you coughed that time.

He ran up and down to bring water, to bring this, to bring that. I said, I don't even know why this wind is blowing and is entering your throat. Very, very caring and gentle in the beginning.

And when everything is set and you have now entered. And two years has passed, three years, four years. You began to notice that the patient gem, the sweet melodious voice has changed.

It has become harsh. It has become impatient. It is beginning to say, I don't even know why you open your mouth so much that the wind has entered.

And you are now saying that you are coughing. You better be careful. That time when you are going somewhere.

And you entered a pothole in the car or on the machine. I'm sure it was not the one that entered the pothole. But that time when he entered the pothole and he didn't do, and you didn't.

He said, oh darling, I'm sorry. I don't even know why I have to take this bad road. Our government, they don't even understand them.

I'm sorry. I hope your back is not paining you. I will try to go gently.

But now, it was the same pothole. When he entered the pothole and he said, yeah, and so what? Why are you shouting? You know that we are going to pass through this road, there is no other road. Or should I go and create another road so that you can pass? My wife, don't be difficult.

Let's just know that's the reality, that's the reality. The wife said, it's not that, you know, it's just because as you entered the pothole, my stomach just turned. You should know how to carry your stomach.

In the beginning, every man. They must search for the good wine. It is their natural way of doing it.

Love was very strong. Affection was serious. Even if you mistakenly put salt in the soup, and it was almost too salty, it was too much cutting the tongue.

And you were feeling, I said, may my husband be able to eat this? What did he say? He said, honestly, it is not soup I eat here. It's you, it's you. You are the sweet.

Once I see you, whatever the soup it is, it's already sweet. It is. But now, it's not as if salt was even too much this time.

Once it tasted so good, somebody just want to cut somebody's throat in this place. Please carry your thing, carry your thing, carry your thing. Let me just drink my Gary.

It's not the soup. It's the wine. It's the wine that is finishing.

But you see, Jesus, He knew the human trend. And we must not deceive ourselves. The natural normally reduces.

The natural always approaches what they call diminishing returns. The natural starts big, it ends poor. The natural has wonderful momentum at the beginning, but it becomes sluggish at the end.

Exciting at the beginning, but frustrating towards the end. Every man at the beginning, they normally set forth the good wine. If Jesus was not called, the destiny of every marriage is that.

Every time I listen to husbands and wives when they are beginning now to wean out. The same story. You hear the wives stop me and say, If I had known it would be like this, if I had known.

You were not like that when you started. You were not like that. And the man say, Huh? Yes.

But that's what I am now. And you have married me. Settle down.

And if you are not ready, I am going somewhere now. I have something to do. And he jams the door and he goes.

It is nothing else. It's the wine. But I want to thank God that what is the bane of every man.

And I wanted to know, if you are blaming your husband that he is too cold, he is not serious, he is this, he is that. Stop it. Because that's what every man does.

Unless you bring him in, Jesus. It must always go that way. Brother, that's what every person does.

Unless you bring him in. You can't stop it to go down. It has to go down.

It is his presence. That brings the best. Even when everybody else.

Has finished. And I want you to know. He is here.

He is here to bring in something fresh. Something glorious. Something miraculous.

When I will be asking you to pray very shortly. I would just want you to first of all tell him. I have also come for you.

We have brought ourselves. We have brought ourselves not to quarrel. But for a re-injection of fresh wine.

We have come. Not to argue with each other. Because we know that what has happened.

Is just what the natural will always become. But when it is him that you are brought in. And I will be showing you what he will do now.

So that as you begin to embrace him. And I want you to do it together. You are going to join your hands together as husband and wife.

And say Jesus. We thank you that you are waiting here for us. We have also come.

We have come. We have come. To you.

We have come. For you. We have come for your miracle.

Hallelujah. Now. But look at how the process was.

The first matter. Was that the mother of Jesus. The intercessor.

Was very sensitive. He saw. That the way they are running up and down now.

Something has finished. Something is no more there. Something that used to be there.

Has finished. And she quickly found out. She knew.

That the only way forward. Is to tell Jesus. Hallelujah.

She knew the only thing to do. Is to tell Jesus. Who is able to help.

Who is able to do something. Out of nothing. If your eyes.

And your ears. And your heart. Is so sensitive.

And you suddenly began to see. The finishing line. And you began to see.

The drag. That is beginning to happen. And you began to experience.

The emptiness. That has set in. The many many questions.

That your discussions. Your communication. Had become so rigid.

When you say something. He says excuse me. Excuse me.

Are you speaking in the past tense. Or in the present tense. He said.

When did you begin. To mark my English. He said.

I just want to be sure. That you are speaking. In the past.

Or in the present. Let me be sure. So that I know.

What I will tell you. It is the wine. It is not your English.

You have never spoken. Good English before. It sounded nice.

In his ears. Something else. Interpreted it.

It is that. There was no more there. But the mother of Jesus.

Noticed. And said. I must tell Jesus.

Have you noticed something. Don't keep it. Because there is nothing.

You can do about it. You must bring it to him. Hallelujah.

As we are here. I wish. You will take advantage.

Of bringing it to him. I have heard many people talk. Let me just tell him.

The beat of my mind. The beat of my mind. Thank you for telling him.

The beat of your mind. But I hope you know. That the beat of your mind.

Has only brought some more beatings. Has shut you up. That is not what to do.

Bring it to him. I want to request that. This couple's retreat.

You will bring it to him. Did you hear me very well? Bring every matter. To whom? To Jesus.

Nothing is too small. To mention to him. Nothing is too big.

Please sir. No matter how you enter this retreat. You are going home with a miracle.

No matter the state of your marriage. No matter the state of your matrimony. He is here.

He is here. Because he is deliberately concerned. About it.

Something is bubbling in my heart. And it is giving me great assurance. It is that.

Every couple that has come for this couple's retreat. You are going back with a miracle. There is no volume.

Of difficulty. That any one of you have experienced. He who can feel the stones.

Is scared. To give you. A glorious miracle.

In the name of Jesus Christ. That is my commitment to the Lord. That he will not bring you here.

If he will not be here. He is here. But I want you to do what the mother of Jesus did.

He came and said. Sir. They have no wine.

She didn't say more than that. She did not advise Jesus on what to do. She was not telling Jesus how to do it.

She simply told him. So I am going to invite you. To simply tell him.

To simply say now Lord we have arrived. We have come to this camp. We have come now.

This is one time here my husband. We are here. Tell him.

Speak it to him. Hallelujah. Even if you think your wife will not understand.

Whisper to him and say Jesus. I have finally arrived here with her. Do something for me.

Wives. I say hmm. Hmm.

I don't know whether something will happen or not. But I just pray that my husband will not escape. Don't worry about that.

Just tell him. And if the two of you. Have realized your need.

You will join hands together and say Lord. We have come. And you might be thinking that.

Am I just talking about problems? No I am not talking about problems. I am talking about wine that naturally finishes. Even when there is no problem.

The natural normally reduces with time. Even when the man is trying to be his best. The truth of the matter is that.

His best reduces with time. Unless Jesus. Comes in to bring in something fresh.

Even those of you that say yes you are the best of us man. I hope you know. If he is not here to inject something fresh.

What you are having is finishing with passing day. That's why we are here. That's why I am going to say Lord.

I am here. I am here. Open my understanding afresh.

And pour me a blessing. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

At first. Jesus said woman. What is my business with this now? You know my time to intervene has not come.

The mother did not argue. The mother just knew. That I have told you.

I have brought it. She told the servant. Whatever he tells you to do.

Just do it. Just do it. And as.

The servant was waiting. Waiting patiently for instruction. The Lord Jesus was going to do something.

The Lord will do something for you in the name of Jesus. But what is that instruction? We must first leave you with. Whatever he says to you to do.

Do what? Do it. Just do it. If in the course of this meeting.

The Holy Spirit. Came and said. Sister.

There's something you have been keeping. You've never told him. Go and confess it to your husband.

Just do it. Husband. If in the course of this time.

The Lord began to say to you. This, this, this. Go and apologize.

Even if it's possible. Lie down. Just do it.

What he tells you to do may look unreasonable. Just do it. What he asks you to do may appear strange.

Just do it. What he asks you to do. May look too elementary.

Say I've done that before. Nothing has happened. If I when I did that.

They just took me for granted. If it is him saying to do it now. What do I say to you? Do it.

And Jesus. Looked at the servants that were waiting. He said now.

Go and fetch water. And fill these pots. Fill them to the brim.

These were pots that have been standing there for years. These were pots that have been in disuse. They used to be used in the days of purification.

But now it has been abandoned. Fill it afresh. With water.

And the Bible said. As they did. It doesn't look reasonable.

The people are looking for wine. He said we should go and fetch water. And we are fetching water into pots that have been abandoned for so long.

What is the meaning of this? But they did it. But at the end of it. He said fetch the water.

Go and give it to them. That would be the miracle. As I stop to pray with you.

I want to ask you. Whatever he says to you. In the course of this retreat.

Do what? Do it. Since he is here. And since he has taken interest.

To step into our marriages in a new way. Since it has become his interest. To bring something fresh.

Something new. Something glorious. That we make our marriage to become miracles.

That we release glory. From our home. I want to request.

Whatever he says to you. Do it. Whatever he says to you.

Do it. And when they did. The word of God said.

As they were fetching the water. When the man tasted. He said wow.

Where have you kept this? You have kept the good wine. Until now. And my final word to you is.

There is a good wine. Reserved. For your matrimony.

Friends. Whatever it is. That has gone before now.

There is a good wine. Reserved. For your marriage.

At a time like this. It's reserved. People will be asking you.

They say ah. You have reserved the good wine. Until now.

What? Where did you keep this? As if you have just started. As if you are just entering to marriage. Where did you keep it? Ah.

Where is this breaking forth again? What happened to you? Your children will say. Mom. What happened to our father? What is it that took place? Where you people went? We are seeing something new.

That will be your testimony. In the name of Jesus Christ. That will be the story of everybody.

Everybody around you. They will call you. Your friends will call you and say.

What has happened to you guys? Relatives will look at you and say. Something new has taken place here. Colleagues will say.

Where have you kept this good wine till now? I want to say to you. Your marriage is after this meeting. We become.

A surprise to your generation. And the purpose for which God. Has brought you and your husband together.

Shall become a reality in the name of Jesus Christ. As I ask you. To now rise with me in prayer.

You are going to first of all begin by saying. Jesus. Thank you for being here.

We have also come. We have brought this. Our lives.

Our home. Our marriage. We have brought it to you.

I am happy with those. Who just came. Maybe your marriage is just two weeks.

Or three weeks. Or one week. Or one year.

And. The wine still look nice. I just want you to quickly exchange that wine.

For the one that comes from above. The one that will never finish. The one that is sweeter by the day.

I want you to jump up on your feet. And we are going to now pray together. And the first prayer I am putting to you.

Is to say thank you Jesus that you are here. Thank you. We are also here.

Can you tell the Lord we are here. If you join your hands with your wife. To say Lord we are here.

Thank you that you have come to us. Thank you that this Boko experience. Is going to release a miracle.

Thank you Lord Jesus. That this time that you have brought us together. There is going to be.

A refreshing release. Of fresh wine. Fresh love.

Fresh release of grace. Something with which we can roam from here. Lord we have come.

Lord we have come. Jesus I have come. Thank you Father.

Thank you tonight Lord. Thank you. Blessed be your name this moment.

Father your people have come. And they have not come to a man. They have come to you.

Thank you. Thank you. That we can see that you have arrived yourself.

Waiting for us. Waiting for us. Can I ask you now.

The mother of Jesus. Came and said. Jesus.

They have no wine. She did not say more than that. She just told him.

What is their need. Is it possible for you to whisper to the Lord. We have come.

Something that we need you to do for us. Something that I need you to intervene about. Please tell the Lord.

Tell it to Jesus. It's not the time to complain about each other now. It's the time to tell him.

We have come. Lord we have come. And we are standing before you.

Expecting a divine help. Let him know. Let him know that you are here.

Wives. Are you feeling that I don't know where my son is doing. Tell him.

Tell him. Tell the Lord. Open it up and say Lord Jesus.

We have come. We have arrived in this land. Something deep must take place.

Your divine help. Your divine purpose for our lives must become a reality. Lord we have come.

Thank you. Thank you. You will help us.

You will show us your message deliberately. Thank you Jesus. Hallelujah.

In Jesus Christ name. We have prayed. Can you go ahead and say Lord.

I also believe you. That we will go out here with nothing less than a miracle. Can you step out your heart in faith and say Lord.

My water shall be turned to wine. My dryness will receive freshness. My waning love.

Will receive a fresh injection. My matrimony. Is going to experience the beginning of miracles.

Whether Satan likes it or not. I have come to the place. Where heaven will open to me.

God is going to visit you. Particularly. Step out your heart and say yes Lord.

Never to leave here without a miracle. Hannah came with her husband to Shiloh. But Hannah said I will not go.

Unless the Lord will remember me. Have you married for some few years. And you have come here.

And you are saying Lord. Will it not be my time to catch a Samuel. Tell him tell him.

Tell him to him. Something is going to happen here. It's not a man.

It is him. It's him. He changes water to wine.

He brings the best at last. It is him. Thank you Jesus.

Tell him as I have arrived here. Sanctify this ground for me. For us.

What we have not been able to do. We shall do it. Where we have not been able to cross.

We shall cross it over. In the name of Jesus. Thank you Father.

In Jesus Christ name. We are prayed. Just one more step of prayer.

Then I will pray. It is that you have been coming here. You have already come.

And he is already here. We did not see how. The bridegroom.

Connected directly with Jesus. But we saw that the mother of Jesus. Connected them.

But here you are standing. You must connect him. So I want you to pray and say Father.

Nothing will disconnect us from touching you. Nothing. Nothing must block us.

From you hearing us. No distraction. No intervening space.

Between us and the Savior. There will be nothing. That will not allow me to maximize this time.

We shall make the most of our time. In this retreat. Everything that is meant for us.

Shall come to us. Holy Spirit please do it. Please Lord do it.

Lord please do it. Do it Lord. Do it Father.

Thank you for hearing this prayer. Thank you for doing it. Thank you for the word of God.

For where you are going to walk in this meeting. Thank you. In Jesus Christ name.

We have prayed. Even though. I have been speaking.

About what will happen. What will happen. But do you know that.

The master is already ready. Is already set. And what you may think.

May take five days. May not take five minutes from his hand. What you think may take a long long long long talk.

It might just be that. Just now. He is saying.

Now that you have come. I am also here for you. So just before.

I will speak finally to God. Because I just feel that. This is a Kairos moment for somebody.

There is a moment here. That Jesus seems to have knocked on somebody's heart. And said.

I have been waiting for you. Cast that care upon me. I am here for you.

You have not allowed me before. But tonight. Let me have my space.

You will see your watery wine. Turned over. Your water is turning over.

God may have already done something. And you are saying Jesus. We take you in.

Just come into my marriage. Just come in. Could it be that you kept him outside? You use human wisdom all along.

You thought money will do it. You thought the beauty that you had. Will do it.

But you saw it. You suddenly saw now that. He who has the answer to my problem.

I have not yet touched him. I just feel like. Let me just hand over to Jesus.

Let me just tell him. I am tired of struggling. I want you to step into my heart.

Step into my house. Step into my marriage. Have you done something.

That makes you always feeling guilty. The man of Calvary. With the blood.

Is here. To cleanse the guilt. The guilt of sin.

The guilt of wrong behavior. And he said. Let me do it for you.

Let me connect you. It's not too. We can't say it's too early.

You can do it even now. So this final moment. I would like to stand before the Lord.

And leave room. For whosoever is saying. Even just as we step in here.

I hear them saying. Give me the space. My son.

Let me have your heart. My daughter. Is because you have not allowed me.

That's where things have been. And I have come. To turn that empty bucket.

I've turned it around. And the freshness is coming out of it now. As I pray.

Is there someone who is already sensing. Jesus. I'm connecting with you.

Where are you? And just come. And say Lord. Lord.

I came running. I came hungry. I have come.

To see what you will do. In my marriage. In my life.

In my own heart. It might be even a personal challenge. That you have not been able to tell anybody.

Is here. As I pray finally. I will give room.

And let's pray together with you. Let's do it now. Father thank you.

Thank you for your hand is already stretched. Thank you for you are already here. In Lucas here.

My time is not here. My time is not here. But we already saw that the time.

Your time is already here. God bless you. That time is already here.

He is been longing for this. This is what has not happened for years. And the oldest priest is saying.

Tonight is that night. I wish it is the tomorrow. But I can see Jesus saying.

Just come here. Just bring it. Thank you.

To say Lord. Take my life. Take my space.

Take it Lord. I have struggled too long. It's enough now.

Even tonight. Tonight. Thank you Jesus.

The things that you have not been able to open up to tell anybody. The master is saying. But I have been waiting to help you.

You have tried to set that beautiful wine. But it's not working. Jesus is saying.

Thank you my dear sister. Just get and say Lord. I hand it over to you.

I hand over to you. I have struggled. I have thought of what I can do by myself.

Just hand over. Thank you. The Lord bless you.

The Lord bless you. This is a very precious time. We have just come and yet Jesus is saying.

I am not waiting till tomorrow. Before I step into that matter for you. Somehow God is already melting your heart.

And say. No, no, no. I will give you a new heart.

A new spirit will I put within you. Thank you Jesus. Just go on your knees and say Lord.

You are a man. Thank you my brother. Thank you young man.

Thank you. Thank you sister. Sometimes it might look as if.

Shall I take that step? Take it. Because the master is reaching out to you. As an individual.

He is reaching out to you. Because something new must take place tonight. Thank you.

Thank you sister. God bless you. Thank you.

Thank you my dearest brother. Thank you. This is not a time to say.

My wife will think I am weak. You are not weak. You are coming to him.

Who is able to help you. But Jesus is saying. Bring it to me.

Come to me. I will give you rest. I am going to give you rest.

This will be the beginning of miracles. In your life. In your home.

Everything that ought to be done. I don't want you to go out. I don't want you to go out.

Tonight is my night. I am going to him. Who is able to help me.

I am going to him. Who is able to answer this challenge. I am going to God.

Who is able to change my story. God bless you. Thank you Jesus.

Thank you Lord Jesus. Tonight. Tonight.

Tonight. My savior will answer me. Tonight.

Tonight. Tonight. My savior will answer me.

Tonight. Tonight. Tonight Lord.

Tonight. Thank you my dear brother. Thank you Baba.

Thank you. Thank you. We got blessings.

We changed my case tonight. Tonight. Hallelujah.

Tonight. Tonight Lord. Tonight.

Tonight. My savior. Will change my case.

Tonight. Tonight. Hallelujah.

Tonight. Tonight. tonight tonight tonight Oh, Savior, we change my heart tonight.

Hallelujah. Tonight. Brother, are you coming? Please come quickly.

Just step down quickly. God bless you my friend. Who says God cannot do it.

He will, he will. He will. Troubles is going to finish in that marriage.

Thank you, thank you, if you are coming. I'm praying right now. Sister, are you coming here? Just lay it down, just lay it down.

The woman with the issue of blood just came in. And as he touched him, the hem of his garment, the matter finished. The issue can finish even tonight.

There will be many things that God will be saying, but tonight, he's already here. Even when everybody thought it is not yet time, it's not yet time, you know it is time to connect with the Savior. God bless you, thank you Jesus.

Now I pray, I just pray right now, thank you my friend, thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus. Can you lift up your two hands to heaven? Can you just lift it up to heaven? As if to say, with empty hand I've come. Just as I am.

Nothing in my hand I bring. But I simply cling to you who is able to do what a man cannot do. I first bring my heart to you.

You that can change water to wine, change my heart. Change the situation. Cleanse my heart.

Make it new. Is it a strange affection? Lord, cleanse my heart. Give me a new beginning.

Lord Jesus, let this night be the beginning of my own miracle. The miracle that will turn our marriage, that will turn my matrimony, Lord let it begin tonight. Thank you Jesus.

Thank you Jesus. Now as you are laid down before God, whether your husband is here or your wife is not here on this altar, that's not the first matter. I remember that Hannah's husband was not at the altar.

The man already left, but the woman needs a touch, a miracle that will change her family. And God did. God is going to do something for your life.

Just ask Jesus to step in. Let's ask him. Just tell him, Jesus, my heart is the matter.

Come in. Come and do a new thing here. Let this struggle come to an end.

Take your place in my heart. What you are telling me to do, I want to do it. I just want to obey you tonight.

I want you to take my life. Things I'm hiding, I want to confess it to you. Have your way with me.

Have your way tonight. Father, tonight is not too early for you to visit us. Tonight is not too early for you to do a new thing with us.

And particularly this night, do something new with us. In the name of Jesus. Every man that is kneeling on his knees today, every lady that is kneeling here, and every couple that are fed tonight, we must carry our life, our marriage, we must go and lay it on the altar again.

Father, do a new thing in their hearts. We are seeing crept in, Father, Father, by the blood of the Lamb, rebuke iniquity in this matrimony. In the name of Jesus Christ.

When Satan, the enemy of marriage has come in, Father, stand up and rebuke it in the name of Jesus. Lord, that empty, empty, empty, empty jar that was gathering all kind of dust, all kind of dust, you did something, it became a container of fresh wine. Lord, I'm asking, every abandoned well in their hearts, let there be a fresh spring in the name of Jesus.

Everything that Satan plucked, everything that the devil did, every disobedience that has now scattered things for them, we rebuke it as we confess to you. But this night, O God, thou who turns water to wine, turn our story in the name of Jesus. And Father, even tonight, standing troubles of years, I command it to finish now.

Even the womb that looked dry, I command it to respond in the name of Jesus Christ. This night will be a turning point. Your marriage is experiencing something new now, in the name of Jesus.

Holy Spirit, have your way. Come afresh upon these people. Thank you, Father.

As they rise, Lord, I'm asking, the sun will rise upon their lives. What they drop on this altar shall be buried here in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank you, Father.

In Jesus Christ's name, we have prayed. Amen.

Sermon Outline

  1. I
    • Jesus’ attendance at a wedding shows His high regard for marriage
    • Marriage attracts the attention of heaven and is central to God’s plan
    • The first miracle Jesus performed was at a marriage to manifest His glory
  2. II
    • Natural love and affection in marriage tends to diminish over time
    • The initial 'good wine' of love fades without divine intervention
    • Couples often struggle trying to manage marriage by natural wisdom alone
  3. III
    • Jesus waits to be invited into the marriage to bring fresh grace and miracles
    • The mother of Jesus models intercession by bringing the need to Him
    • Couples must bring their struggles and needs to Jesus for transformation
  4. IV
    • Inviting Jesus into marriage brings renewal, fresh love, and miraculous change
    • Couples are encouraged to come together in faith and prayer for their marriage
    • God desires to locate His glory and miracles within the home and family

Key Quotes

“Every marriage attracts the attention of heaven, and your matrimony means a lot to God.” — Gbile Akanni
“Unless you bring Jesus in, the natural momentum of marriage will always diminish over time.” — Gbile Akanni
“He has positioned himself even when you are not aware, ready to visit your marriage in a new way.” — Gbile Akanni

Application Points

  • Invite Jesus into your marriage daily to experience fresh love and grace.
  • Bring all struggles and needs in your relationship honestly before God in prayer.
  • Recognize that natural affection may fade but God’s intervention brings lasting renewal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Jesus perform His first miracle at a wedding?
Jesus’ first miracle at Cana shows His special concern for marriage and His desire to manifest His glory within the family.
What does the 'good wine' symbolize in the sermon?
The 'good wine' symbolizes the initial love, affection, and grace in marriage that naturally diminishes without God’s intervention.
How can couples experience renewal in their marriage according to the sermon?
Couples can experience renewal by inviting Jesus into their marriage, praying together, and trusting Him to bring fresh grace and miracles.
What role does faith play in sustaining marriage?
Faith is essential as it invites Jesus to intervene, bringing supernatural strength and transformation beyond natural human effort.
Is it normal for love to diminish over time in marriage?
Yes, natural affection often fades, but with Jesus’ presence, couples can receive fresh love and renewed commitment.

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