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The Marriage Bed

“What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.” - Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Marriage Bed. When we marry, we are choosing to share life more deeply with each other than with anyone else.

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The Marriage Bed

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  1. “What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.” - Nathaniel Hawthorne

  2. The Marriage Bed

  3. When we marry, we are choosing to share life more deeply with each other than with anyone else

  4. This place of intimacy and exclusivity is where God wants to live

  5. “What melody does God like most? It is the sound of the laughter of an eternal married couple that like each other and rejoice.” - True Father

  6. What is one of the best ways that married couples have to rejoice?

  7. Sex is meant to be a deep encounter of body and soul and to enhance the quality of a marriage

  8. It what ways does sexual intimacy enhance a marriage relationship?

  9. Strengthens bond

  10. Expresses love

  11. Reinforces exclusivity

  12. Helps heal conflicts and revitalizes

  13. Connects us to God and to each other

  14. It’s Fun ! It’s fun !

  15. Best sex is between happily married couples

  16. Good lovemaking depends on attitude,connection andcharacter

  17. Does my partner feel accepted and safe?

  18. Is there real friendshipbetween us?

  19. Is there honest communication?

  20. Am I thinking about my spouse’s needs before my own?

  21. Our sexual relationship develops as the other aspects of our relationship grow and develop.

  22. living from the inside out

  23. What do we bring with us to the marriagebed?

  24. our maturity and immaturity

  25. bad habits mistakes secrets

  26. our expectations

  27. our hopes

  28. our fears

  29. our personality differences

  30. our concepts about romance

  31. our gender differences

  32. our bodies

  33. our hearts

  34. our parents

  35. our in-laws our

  36. our principled education

  37. Worldly education

  38. “A man and a woman getting married and making love is not something you should be ashamed of. This is something most dignified, holy and beautiful.”

  39. Can be hard to go from“sexis bad”to Father’s version

  40. “In your family life during marriage, in order to feel true joy, you should bring God into the center and make a relationship where you can love each other while watching God rejoicing together with you.”

  41. How do we do that?

  42. Realize it has never reallybeen done before

  43. Begins with our own relationship with God

  44. Make sure we clean up everything before we go into the Blessing

  45. requires vulnerability, sensitivity, and courage

  46. Sex reflects our relationship, our moods, our values, our comfortableness with each other.

  47. Sex has many flavors and expressions.

  48. loving, passionate, sensual, playful, tender, romantic, I’ve missed you, I’m sorry, Heavenly Father is right here…

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