1. RELATIONSHIP TALK: POSITIONING
YOURSELF FOR EXCELLENCE IN MARRIAGE
PRESENTED
BY
SCOTT ODIGIE
TO
NCCF, OWO ZONE
ON
22ND MAY,2012

2. OUTLINE
1. Seminar declaration
2. Reference
3. Objective
4. Introduction
5. Principles
6. Interactive session
7. Conclusion

3. SEMINAR DECLARATION
Marital fulfillment is my
heritage and destiny in Christ.
Therefore, I am not permitted
to be a failure, but to be a
wonder to my generation.

4. REFERENCE: GEN 2:21-25 (KJV)
 21 And the LORD God caused a deep
sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and
he took one of his ribs, and closed up the
flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib,
which the LORD God had taken from
man, made he a woman, and brought her
unto the man.

5.  23 And Adam said, This is now bone of
my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall
be called Woman, because she was taken
out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave
his father and his mother, and shall cleave
unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and
his wife, and were not ashamed.

6. OBJECTIVE
Toempower you and I to
become references in
marriage to our individual
world.

7. INTRODUCTION
Marriage is as easy as anything we
choose to be a success in.
Until man understands God‟s
ideology/system about marriage, it
will forever become a burden.

8. INTRODUCTION
Nothing material, economical,
political that has the capacity to
brings marital fulfillment.
Success in marriage essentially
dependent on the personalities
(God, man, and woman) involved.

9. PRINCIPLES
1. Prioritize your „relationship with
God‟ than marriage, money,
beauty. This could also be termed
your love of God. Pro. 19:14.
(Abraham & Lot, Peter &
fishing).

10. PRINCIPLES
2. Discover your uniqueness;
purpose, passion, potential,
principles and personality-type, it
solidifies marriage. Gen.2:15. He
that can‟t find fulfillment,
appreciate and willing to build on
it, is not fit for you.

11. PRINCIPLES
 Who is willing to pay the price for your value,
because you are expensive. Not everyone has the
capacity to pay the price for your value.
 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life”. John
the Baptist said, “I am the voice …”

12. PRINCIPLES
3. Understand your own „personal
style‟ of communication with
God. This answers the question of
assurance and conviction in
knowing HIS „will‟. Exo.6:3,
John 10:3-5.

13. PRINCIPLE
4. Understand your sexuality differences
 Male and female are different in the
following:
 Emotional difference (menstrual cycle every
month)
 Physical difference (muscles, breast, )
 Hormonal difference (testosterone &
estrogen)

14. PRINCIPLES
4. Understand your season‟s. Don‟t
allow your choice to be influenced by
popular opinion, economics and
parental pressure. If God is still
working on your „will‟, „emotions‟
and management capacity, give Him
the chance. Phil.2:13.

15. PRINCIPLES
5. Understand what love is not. 1Cor.13:1-
8.
 Sexual feelings do not equate love.
 Love affairs in romance books,
magazines, and movies are not genuine
love.
 Love is not blind.

16. PRINCIPLES
 Real love is not infatuation.
 Love is not having sex before marriage.
 Courting an unbeliever is not genuine
love.

17. PRINCIPLES
6. Learn to define your relationship
with the opposite sex. Not anyone
you meet can be your spouse.
Gen.2:23.

18. PRINCIPLES
7. In your choice-making, let God‟s
„will‟ be your most priority rather
than materialism, tribalism,
intellectualism. 1 peter 3:2-4.

19. PRINCIPLES
8. Choose your
friends/associates/partners. It is
your choice and by compulsion.
Acts 4:13, Pro.13:20, Pro.12:26.

20. PRINCIPLES
9. Learn to make and develop
friendship with the opposite sex.
Avoid being suspicious and
defensive. Pro.14:7.

21. PRINCIPLES
10.Buildyour belief systems on God‟
word. Focus on God‟s principles
and promises and not your failure
experiences or other peoples
experiences to form your belief
system about marriage.

22. PRINCIPLES
11.Go for knowledge through
literatures, seminars, conferences,
and audio-visual materials. John
5:39, Pro.11:14.

23. PRINCIPLES
12.Look for a mentor, a spiritual
father or mother that you can
confide in. example is the
relationship between Naomi &
Ruth, Mordecai & Esther.

24. INTERACTIVE SESSION

25. CONCLUSION
Trust in God and take
responsibility. Thank you for
listening.