SERVING GOD THROUGHCHRISTIAN MARRIAGE

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT RETREAT 1COUPLES FOR CHRISTCAVITE, PHILIPPINES

CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE IS GOD’S PLAN

OUR VOCATION AS CHRISTIANS

•To know, love, and serve God….

THE FAMILY IS GOD’S

PLAN FOR THE

HUMAN RACE

Genesis 1:27-28•  So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of

God he created them; male and female he created them.•  God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and

increase in number;fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

Genesis 2:18, 2418 The LORD God said, “It is not good for

the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

24 That is why a man leaves his father and

mother and is united to his wife, and they become

one flesh.

GOD’S PLAN DEPENDS ON HOW WE LIVE

OUR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIVES

THE CONDITION OF FAMILIES WILL DETERMINE TO A LARGE EXTENT THE

CONDITION OF SOCIETY AND THE WORLD

THE FAMILY IS THE

BASIC UNIT OF THE

CHURCH

THE STRENGTH OF THE CHURCH DEPENDS UPON THE STRENGHT OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES THAT

COMPRISE IT

SUCCESSFUL FAMILY

ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERED AS

AN ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION FOR SERVING IN

THE CHURCH

1 Timothy 3:4-5

“He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full

respect. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can

he take care of God’s church?)”