1. Choosing Life Partner

2. Marriage is honorable among all – Heb 13:4 Not only for believers, but for unbelievers too

3. Gen 1:27,28 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

4. REMEMBER: God created NOTMALE & MALE NORFEMALE & FEMALE HENCE ANY SORT OF HOMO SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP NOT PERMITTED

5. GOD CREATED MALE & FEMALE Why?? V28: To be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth.

6. MALE ALONE TO REPLENISH THE EARTH? ….NO FEMALE ALONE TO REPLENISH THE EARTH? ….NOT AT ALL DO NOT FORGET MALE & FEMALE TO MULTIPLY & REPLENISH

7. DO NOT THINK THAT MARRIED LIFE IS A BED OF ROSES

8. In Jesus we have the solution of all problems

9. TROUBLES IN MARRIAGE begins not because of reasons AFTER MARRIAGE, butBEFORE

10. Begins with choosing your partner Wrong choices result in crisis&catastrophes

11. Whom should I marry? To be answered in the light of the Word of God Basic problems in marriage life will have proper solutions

12. IF GOD CREATED ADAM, THERE WAS AN EVE WITHIN HIM and not any Liza, Elza, or Valsa

13. IMPORTANT: If you are believer, God will have a greater plan in your life, which includes a great plan for your marriage life. And the choice is God’s and not yours as the choice was God’s in Adam’s case.

14. One Adam and one Eve. Today several around us. BUT: Who is my Adam? Who is my Eve?

15. If you are a real believer, any Adam or Eve outside the world of Faith is not intended by God 2nd Cor. 6:14 “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers” It is clear. It is simple. It is straight forward.

16. THEREFORE AVOID ANY SUCH PROPOSALS AT ANY COST. Satan might offer several things along with it: Physical beauty Physical beauty Money Money Real Estate Real Estate High positions High positions Cars Cars Business……. Business……. JUST AVOID IT

17. Still if you go in for that, remember that you are going to sign a contract with hell. Thus the question of marrying a girl or boy outside the Christian faith does not arise at all in the light of the Word of God.

18. But how about believers? Will any believer be fit for me? God joined together Aquila and Priscilla for a wonderful ministry. Remember God did not join together Aquila and Saphira nor Priscilla and Ananias.

19. God has got a wonderful plan through your marriage life. There are several things He wants to accomplish through you for His kingdom. God knows your heart, your temperaments, your culture, your education, your background, your commitment, your intentions for the Lord and above all your ministry. And God wants to choose the right partner in your life to go with all what we mentioned now. NO, JUST ANY BELEIVER WOULD NOT FIT FOR YOU.

20. Husband:Committed Wife:Not at all Committed / Dedicated Wife:Pious / Committed Husband:Not at all Committed / Pious

21. PRAY FOR A PARTNER IN YOUR LIFE WHO WOULD GO ACCORDING TO YOUR VISION AND COMMITMENT IN LIFE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

22. What do I need to do?

23. FIRSTLY: Go around and look for a partner. - In the assemblies - In Youth Camps - Internet…(www.keralabrethren.com) www.keralabrethren.com - …….

24. He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD. Pr 18:22

25. Favor of God is not obtained by looking around in your college, street, or office. Favor of God must come from above. Therefore include your marriage partner in your prayer life and let God choose the right persom whom He has already prepared for you.

26. SECONDLY: WAIT……for God’s direction DO not put any other criteria - Physically beautiful / handsome - Money - Profession - Real Estate - Gulf / America……

27. Ask the question: Will he or she be compatible to the ministry in which I am called for? Would he or she stand with me when I lose everything? Will he or she support me in all what I want do for the Lord? Will he or she be fitful for the Lord? You must really look for the will of God in your life?

28. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Ro 12:1&2 Ro 12:1&2

29. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.“ "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.“ Eph 5:31 Eph 5:31

30. THIRDLY: Go when God directs you toward the right person. Do not be persuaded with peer pressure or relative pressure to marry the right person God chooses for you. She or he might not be a great person in the eyes of others, not very handsome or beautiful outwardly, but spiritual beauty is enough.

31. GOD BLESS