“Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Whether you have never been married or are remarrying, we at Calvary Chapel, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, want to help equip you both with tools to be successful. The Calvary Chapel premarital program is designed to help couples pursue a godly marriage. God's Holy Word provides a blueprint for building and maintaining solid, enduring,
biblical relationships.
All couples that marry at Calvary Chapel, or plan to have a Calvary Chapel Pastor officiate at their offsite wedding, must complete premarital discipleship. The discipleship typically involves six to eight sessions (lasting approximately three months).
biblical relationships.
All couples that marry at Calvary Chapel, or plan to have a Calvary Chapel Pastor officiate at their offsite wedding, must complete premarital discipleship. The discipleship typically involves six to eight sessions (lasting approximately three months).
PREREQUISITES
1. Maintain sexual purity
God has reserved the gift of sex for marriage (1 Thessalonians 4:2-3, Hebrews 13:4). God had our best in mind when He gave strong directives about sexual purity before marriage.
Therefore, we request couples abstain from any form of sexual contact with each other until after the wedding.
God has reserved the gift of sex for marriage (1 Thessalonians 4:2-3, Hebrews 13:4). God had our best in mind when He gave strong directives about sexual purity before marriage.
Therefore, we request couples abstain from any form of sexual contact with each other until after the wedding.
2. Living separately before being married
This honors God in your relationship and avoids even the "appearance of evil" (1Thessalonians 5:22). A couple that is living together is assumed to be sleeping together.
Living together is also a tremendous temptation for immorality. The Bible tells us to flee immorality, not to expose ourselves to constant temptations to it (1 Corinthians 6:18).
This honors God in your relationship and avoids even the "appearance of evil" (1Thessalonians 5:22). A couple that is living together is assumed to be sleeping together.
Living together is also a tremendous temptation for immorality. The Bible tells us to flee immorality, not to expose ourselves to constant temptations to it (1 Corinthians 6:18).
3. You both need to be Christians
This means you both need to have begun a New Life in Christ. God's Word says "do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers" (2 Corinthians 6:14).
It is important that you share the same spiritual priorities. Calvary Chapel will not marry a believer and a nonbeliever.
This means you both need to have begun a New Life in Christ. God's Word says "do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers" (2 Corinthians 6:14).
It is important that you share the same spiritual priorities. Calvary Chapel will not marry a believer and a nonbeliever.
The couple will have an interview with a Pastor to start the discipleship process. This interview is designed to help us become acquainted with you, to discuss some guidelines, and to answer any questions you may have. Following your initial meeting, you will then decide if you want to follow through with premarital discipleship at Calvary Chapel.
After the couple decides to go through with discipleship, they are required to then meet with their discipleship leader every other week for six to eight sessions (lasting approximately three months).
After the couple decides to go through with discipleship, they are required to then meet with their discipleship leader every other week for six to eight sessions (lasting approximately three months).
Due to the many requests for weddings from our own church family, we are only able to provide the use of our facilities to couples that include at least one regular attendee of Calvary Chapel. To schedule an appointment for premarital counseling please click the tab below.