Byron United Church, London, Ontario

And Jesus often refers to himself several times in scripture as the bridegroom, as the groom, and the church as his bride. And Jesus gives the bride, he gives us his body, he gives us his authority. He gives us his power, his wealth. He gives us his name. That is who Jesus is. That is how much he loves us, how much he gives to us, how much he desires to be in an intimate relationship with us, his bride, both as as the body of the church and as individual members of his church.