This PP was presented in East Central Africa Division of SDA in a week dedicated to the families.

3. 26Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our
image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over
the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the
livestock and all the wild animals,and over all the
creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
Gen 1:26, 27

4. CREATED
TO BE ONE

5. When God created
man and woman,
He created them
as He was.

12. Some
characteristics of
God were not
passed on to the
man and woman
when they were
created.

13. Characteristics of God
not passed on
to the man

14. OMNIPOTENCE
it is God's ability to do all things.
That is why He receives the name of
El-Shadai, that is, Almighty God, the
God who does not know
impossible.

15. OMNISCIENCE
it is the capacity that God has and
that allows Him to know all things,
past, present and future.
He knows our heart
and even our thoughts.

16. OMNIPRESENCE
it is God's ability to be
in two or more places
at the same time,
if necessary.

17. UNITY

18. 4 Hear, O Israel:
The LORD our God,
the LORD is one.
Deuteronomy 6:4

19. According to the Bible, three co-eternal
persons, with the same purpose and
nature, form the divine unity.

20. 23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of man.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and
mother and is united to his wife, and they
become one flesh.
Genesis 2:23 e 24

21. The fact that the Bible
says that man and
woman, through the
blessing of God, unite in
one flesh means that
they come to share an
absolute and eternal
loyalty, which is
independent of
circumstances or
situations.

22. They lived for each
other, one taking care of
the other, one being the
companion of the other,
one being the partner of
the other, one being the
friend of the other.

23. “One flesh” (one body)
means that the couple
lives with the same
goals and purposes.
“One flesh” (one body)
means empathy being
experienced in its
highest essence.

24. The unity that God has
placed in man and
woman can not and
should not be broken by
anything and no one.

25. United
FOREVER

26. 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his
wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together, let
no one separate.”
Matthew 19: 5, 6.

27. If God does not
authorize separation,
why do many couples
separate, and why does
the percentage of
divorce grow every year
even among Christians?

28. If God does not
authorize separation,
why do many couples
separate, and why does
the percentage of
divorce grow every year
even among Christians?

32. Many couples separate
because they open
escape routes in the
relationship.

34.  53% of Very Happy Couples agree
with the statement, "God is at the
center of our marriage" (compared
to 7% of Struggling Couples).
 30% of Struggling Couples disagree
with the statement, "God is at the
center of our marriage."

35. She writes, "Highly happy couples
tend to put God at the center of their
marriage and focus on Him, rather
than on their marriage or spouse, for
fulfillment and happiness”. (p. 178)

36. Dr. Wilcox finds that
"active conservative
protestants" who attend
church regularly are
actually 35% less likely
to divorce than those
who have no religious
preferences.

37. The solution lies
in putting
GOD
in the marriage.

38. UNITY IN
GOD

39. You do not have to
separate because of
crisis or weariness in the
relationship.
First, because marriage
is forever.
Second, because you
can hide and take refuge
in God and His
promises.

40. 1. Marriage is worth the
investment.
2. You have to invest in a
marriage for it to be
worth the investment.
3. Choosing your
marriage partner is the
most important human
decision you will ever
make.

41. 4. Most fights are over
stupid things that don't
matter.
5. Most arguments are
resolved when both
people are more
concerned with being in
a relationship than with
being right.
6. Sex is essential to a
marriage relationship.

42. 7. Practices (like date
nights, long
conversations, and trips
together) make your
marriage stronger.
8. Kids are awesome, but
stress your marriage.
9. Never go to bed angry.
10. You need Jesus.

43. 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest. Mt 11:28
7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he
cares for you. I Pe 5:7
19 And my God will meet all your
needs according to the riches of his glory in
Christ Jesus. Fil 4:19

44. Allow God to act
in your heart
with His sweet peace,
because
if nothing happens
in your heart,
nothing will happen at
your wedding.