Family Ministries
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“Though our nation’s lawmakers and legal systems may be attempting to redefine marriage, the laws of man will never alter the nature and purpose of marriage as God designed it. Marriage as God designed it, will be the only foundation upon which a society will flourish. The value of such a relationship lies in a personal understanding and acceptance of God’s intent for marriage and the value of a covenant. Whereas a contract is based on rights and responsibilities and is motivated by self-centeredness; a covenant is based on unconditional love which comes from God and can only be empowered by God’s presence in your marriage.”
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Covenant Marriage Movement
North River is a Marriage Savers Church
North River is committed to a biblical perspective called Covenant Marriage. This simply means that as a church and as families we remember and acknowledge the plan of God for marriage as it was designed. In Genesis 2:23 we see that God marks the beginning of the family as He intended. In this passage, Eve completes Adam as she is presented to him as his permanent mate. She is the solution to the problem defined by God when He said, "It is not good for the man to be alone."
At first Adam and Eve literally had a perfect relationship. But soon enough, in Genesis 3, sin crept into their lives and caused them to have to work harder at everything. Because sin is now a part of life, even our most natural relationships require hard work. Marriage especially requires an intentional commitment from both partners to see the relationship through, a commitment known as a covenant. This covenant is designed by God and is intended for life as we choose live in relationship with God as the center of our marriage.
Therefore, at NRCC, we celebrate marriage and honor God by joining together as one body to affirm our relationship before Him as husband and wife, committing our vows of faithfulness and honor to one another until death.
Marriage Savers churches are committed to developing strong marriage relationships from the very start by helping to lay a solid foundation in the marriage planning stage.
We have agreed together along with over 145 other churches of Hamilton County to provide and perform marriage ceremonies only to those couples who agree to the following marriage preparation commitments.
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| Ø | A thorough premarital relationship inventory through an assessment tool to discover the couples potential relationship strengths and growth areas. |
| Ø | Abstain or cease from all sexual activity before marriage. |
| Ø | Assignment to a mature married couple for the purpose of follow up mentoring. This includes meeting with them at least twice a year for two years. |
| Ø | Regular post-wedding accountability and marriage enrichment opportunities. We provide opportunities to further develop communication and conflict resolution skills. |
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Marriage Savers also provides assistance to help: Avoid a bad marriage before it begins. |
| Ø | Strengthens existing marriages. |
| Ø | Saves deeply troubled marriages. |
| Ø | Reconciles separated or divorced couples. |
| Ø | Helps build a successful second marriage. |
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Marriage Savers also provides assistance to help: Avoid a bad marriage before it begins. |
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Marriage Savers Churches can help you build your marriage on a solid Rock foundation. |
Marriage Savers Churches can help you build your marriage on a solid Rock foundation.
Together 145 Marriage Savers churches have worked in the name of Jesus Christ to bring down divorce filings in the Hamilton County area 27.2% since its inception in 1997.
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to: First
Things First
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