1. The Blessings of a Long Married Life

3. Silver, Gold and Diamonds of a Long Married Life
Silver – Wholeness

4. Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
- Genesis 2:18

5. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
- Genesis 2:24 KJV

6. Enables multigenerational
families
Wholeness

7. Wholeness Enables multigenerational families
Provides strength for adversity
Wholeness

8. 9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. 10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. 11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9. Wholeness Enables multigenerational families
Provides strength for adversity
Wholeness
Courage in the face of death

10. Silver, Gold and Diamonds of a Long Married Life
Silver – Wholeness
Gold – Peacefulness

11. Marriage moves people into a constant flow of concessions and adjustments that promote the healthy mind and attitude necessary to have peacefulness.

12. We are at peace because:
We have a soulmate
We enjoy our married life
We’ve obeyed God
We’ve stuck together

13. So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.
- Romans 14:19

14. Peacefulness is worth the perseverance it takes to achieve it.

15. Silver, Gold and Diamonds of a Long Married Life
Silver – Wholeness
Gold – Peacefulness
Diamond – Hopefulness

16. “… till death do us part.”

17. The Challenges of Advanced Age:
Illness
Care
Separation
Concern
Imminent death

18. Separation is not forever
Diamond Knowledge
Separation is not forever

19. Diamond Knowledge
Separation is not forever
No more suffering

20. Perfect oneness in Christ
Diamond Knowledge
Separation is not forever
No more suffering
Perfect oneness in Christ

21. The Future for Couples in Christ:
Perfect Wholeness
Perfect Peace
Perfect Unity

22. Invitation
My appeal – be saved!

23. Invitation
My appeal – be saved!
My prayer – be married

24. My hope – be faithful Invitation My appeal – be saved!
My prayer – be married
My hope – be faithful

25. Do you need to respond?