Living As One
By Ndon Ndon
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Do you want to enjoy an excellent marriage? Drawing from sound but simple biblical and practical principles, this second book of author Ndon E. Ndon reveals how you can have a totally successful marriage. In an age of increasing marriage failures and divorce rates, this book is a fresh take on marriage and gives practical and effective advice on how to ensure your marriage is lasting and enjoyable.
Ndon Ndon
Ndon E. Ndon is a teacher of God’s word who believes in the practical application of God’s word in every sphere of life. He is passionate about raising a people of power and praise. He leads a non-denominational church meeting twice a week in South Africa. He also leads a non-denominational Christian action group called kingdom builders. The group organizes marriage get-together events for married couples, and singles relationship events for singles, quarterly. The group also operates a feeding and clothing project for the needy. He is married to his wife Emilia Ndon and they are blessed with two children, Faith and Goodwill.
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Living As One - Ndon Ndon
Living As One
Ndon E. Ndon
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Copyright © Ndon E. Ndon 2016
Religion, Christian, Teaching
Smashwords Edition
ISBN: 9780620786102
Published by Ndon E. Ndon
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The King James Version of the Bible.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Love One Another
Chapter 2 Have a Vision for Your Marriage
Chapter 3 Agree on a Constitution for Your Marriage
Chapter 4 Effective Communication
Chapter 5 Know Your Love Needs
Chapter 6 Build Friendship
Chapter 7 Mature in Your Marriage
Chapter 8 Serve Each Other
Chapter 9 Be Contented
Chapter 10 Have Fun and Enjoy Sex
Chapter 11 Watch and Pray Together
Chapter 12 Be Positive-minded
References
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to God for all His numerous benefits in my life and family.
This book is also dedicated to my parents and all the ministers and teachers whom God has used to teach me and give me good understanding in the pursuit of my purpose in life.
I also want to dedicate this book to the many married couples in the world today who desire to enjoy their marriages. I pray this book will help you to achieve your dreams.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to acknowledge the Holy Spirit, who teaches me all things. I deeply appreciate my wife for her good support and for building a happy marriage with me and helping me fulfil my purpose. I also want to acknowledge my parents for demonstrating a godly marriage and staying married until the passing of my mother. I also want to acknowledge everyone who is part of the Kingdom Builders Married Couples forum, for the good ideas we have shared during the course of those events, and I acknowledge especially Mr and Mrs Sylvester Kachi and Golden Chumbi for their steady and continuous support in the Kingdom Builder’s forum. I also acknowledge Mr and Mrs Dotun Adegoke for their support to my family. I acknowledge Alaythea Hamlyn of Truth House Publishing for her immense help in working out this book for me, and all my friends, family, and partners in my ministry who have contributed to the success in my life and ministry. I pray God’s blessing on you all. Thank you, God bless you, and help you each achieve your respective greatness in life.
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INTRODUCTION
The key to enjoying marriage is being able to live as one, just like God intended a man and his wife to live. Firstly, in the beginning, God made a male and a female as one. Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Secondly for the sake of companionship, God separated the female from the man’s body into another body called woman, with the intention of their still living as one. The woman came out from the man; this means the woman was part of the man in the beginning. God formed the male and the female into one being and called man as a living person.
Genesis 2:18-25: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help