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Therefore a man shall be joined to his wife, and
they shall become
one flesh
Genesis 2:24
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Then God blessedthem, and God said to
them, Be fruitful andmultiply; fill the earth
and subdue it.
Genesis 1:28
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Sweetheart, Im Pregnant!
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Unmarried and child not
wanted: Bad News!Married but child not wanted:
Bad News!
Married and child wanted:Good News!
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Once a month an ovary releases an
ovum or egg. The egg travels slowly along the
fallopian tube awaiting a sperm.
In preparation for fertilization, there is a
build up of blood in the uterus.
If no fertilization, the blood isdischarged, causing menstruation or
the period.
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During sexual
intercourse, themale releases
semen containing
millions of sperm!
The sperm travel
along the oviduct
searching for an
egg.
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If the timing is right, a strong sperm
meets the ovum and fertilizes it.
The fertilized egg journeys to the womb
and makes its bed.
Blood is needed, so the monthly period
ends.
Conception has occurred! A new life has
begun!
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Know that the LORD,He is God; It is He who
has made us, and notwe ourselves.
Psalm 100:3
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The Uterus
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Before conception,
it is about the size
of a pear, weighing
two to three ounces.
It can hold just two
tablespoons or 30
milliliters of fluid.
During pregnancy
it becomes longer,
wider and thicker,enlarging to
twenty times its
original size.
Its capacity now
increases one
hundredfold
to hold a gallon
of a fluid.
Within four to six
weeks after child
birth it decreases,shrinking to its
original size.
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The placenta
This connects the baby toits mother by the umbilical
chord. It supplies the fetus
with air and nourishment,
while removing its waste.
The Amniotic Sac
This is the bag of
antiseptic water thatprovides safety for the
movement of the fetus.
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Placenta,
Maternal
Side
Placenta,
Fetal Side
WaterBag
Fetus
Umbilical
Chord
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The fetus starts to
descendusually
head first.
The bones of the
infants skull overlap to
reduce the size of the
baby head.
The newborn takes
its first breath setting
its system into motion.
The umbilical cord is cut
and tied and the
placenta or after birth is
expelled.
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You created my inmost being;you knit me together in my
mother's womb. I praise you
because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; your works are
wonderful, I know that full well
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My frame was not hidden from
you when I was made in the secretplace. When I was woven together
in the depths of the earth, your
eyes saw my unformed body. Howprecious to me are your thoughts,
O God!
Psalm 139:13-17
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Behold,
children are aheritage from
the LORD, the
fruit of the
wombis a
reward.
Psalm 127:3
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S St f R l i C fli t
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Seven Steps for Resolving Conflicts
Jesus used the mystery
of childbirth when Hetalked with Nicodemus
John 3:3-7
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Jesus answered and saidto him, Most assuredly, I
say to you, unless one isborn again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God.
John 3:3
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Seven Steps for Resolving Conflicts
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Seven Steps for Resolving Conflicts
But Jesus was not talking
of physical birth, he wasspeaking about spiritual
birth.
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Literal birth has
two requirements:
sperm and ovum.
So spiritual birth
also has tworequirements.
What are they?
Christ gave the
answer!
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Jesus answered, Mostassuredly, I say to you, unless
one is born of water and theSpirit, he cannot enter the
kingdom of God.
John 3:5
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According to His mercy Hesaved us, through the washing
of regeneration and renewing of
the Holy Spirit, whom He
poured out on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ ourSavior.
Titus 3:5,6
Born of the Spirit
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When Igive my
life to
Jesus
He forgives all my
sins.
He changes up my
life, and makes me
into a new person.
He casts out Satan
spirit, and lives inme through His
Holy Spirit.
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To beborn of
watermeans
Baptism
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Are both
necessary?
Sperm without
ovum: No
human life
Ovum without
sperm: no
physical life
Baptism without
conversion: No
eternal lifeConversion
without Baptism:
No spiritual life
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MEANING
Baptism symbolizes
the Death, Burial andResurrection of Christ.
Romans 6:3,4
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Therefore we were buried
with Him through baptism intodeath, that just as Christ was
raised from the dead by theglory of the Father, even so we
also should walk in newness
of life.
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MethodBy immersion
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I should godown into thewater tosymbolize myspiritual deathand burial.
Then I shouldcome up fromthe water to
symbolize myresurrection toa new life inChrist.
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This Ethiopian
treasurer is a
wonderfulexample
HE WAS
Educated and
influential, with
political power.A truthseeker. So
God arranged his
meeting with a
teacher.Reading the
prophecy found in
Isaiah 53.
Taught by Philip that
this lamblike
Sufferer was Jesus
Christ.
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Now as they went down the
road, they came to some water.
And the eunuch said, See, here
is water. What hinders me frombeing baptized? Then Philip
said, If you believe with all your
heart, you may
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And he answered and said, "I
believe that Jesus Christ is theSon of God." So he
commanded the chariot to stand
still. And both Philip and theeunuch went down into the
water, and he baptized him.
Acts 8:36-38
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This Ethiopian
official is awonderful
example.
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But
the bestexample
is Jesus!
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When He had been baptized,
Jesus came up immediately fromthe water; and behold, the
heavens were opened to Him,and He saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove and
alighting upon Him.Matthew 3:16
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I will follow Thee my
Savior.Wheresoeer my lot
may be.
Where Thou goest Iwill follow,
Yes, my Lord, Ill
follow Thee.
James L. Elginburg
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And suddenly a voicecame from heaven, saying,
"This is My beloved Son, inwhom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:17
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I praise God
my loving Creator
that sperm and
ovum gave me
human life.
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My Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus,I pray,
Please open the
way,So I could be
baptized like You,
And walk with
You always.
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