1. God’s Unrelenting Love

2. GOD’S UNRELENTING LOVE

3. “SPRING SEASON” You may have emotions of excitement, joy and hope towards the future You may have an attitude of anticipation, optimism and trust And your actions may include: planning and communicating well

4. “SUMMER SEASON” With emotions of happiness and connection Your attitude might be relaxed and committed to growth personally, relationally and spiritually And you may be communicating constructively and accepting each other’s differences

5. A beautiful exterior, but a dying interior Maybe this morning, you’re feeling sad or discouraged in your marriage Maybe you are strongly concerned, uncertain or playing the blame game Your actions towards your spouse might include neglect or denial “FALL SEASON”

6. Its characterized by a season of bitter cold and harshness Our aspirations of spring are covered with sleet, snow and the frozen tundra of winter… And it drives us inside to withdraw from confrontation and problem solving “WINTER SEASON”

7. Genesis 1:31 (NIV) “God saw all that he had made and it was very good.”

8. Genesis 2:18 (NIV) “It is not good for man to be alone.”

9. Genesis 2:21-24 (NIV) ” So the L ORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs [a] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the L ORD God made a woman from the rib [b] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.ab

10. Genesis 2:21-24 (NIV) 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.”

11. What is the greatest source of stress in your marriage?

12. “When Mama’s happy, everybody’s happy!”

13. “The ultimate purpose of marriage is to reflect God’s image.” -unknown

14. The Bible is God’s Love story to us. His message to us throughout scripture is that He loves us; he always has and he always will. We cannot keep God from loving us.

15. “A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God.” “A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God.” HOSEA 4:12B (NIV)

16. Doesn’t that sound like us as a people and a nation?

17. 2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.”

18. PROJECT RESOLUTION