marriages<\/a>. It gave me much information regarding the statistics on marriage and how society has taken away its wonderful purpose. It also helped solidify my understanding of how marriage is a tight union between two persons. Society has disregarded marriage, but your sermon helped me see more clearly how sacred and wonderful God’s plan of marriage is. The explanation of how sexual intimacy creates a bond between two people also helped me understand why fornication is damaging to one’s soul.<\/p>\nThanks again.<\/p>\n\t
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