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Hello

everybody. Welcome! Grace and peace, my brothers. Welcome everyone. It's a pleasure to have you all here, okay? Make yourselves at home. He's at his father's house, and I'm going to introduce myself. [laughs] I'm Paulinho, Cintia's son. And I am [clearing throat] Paulo's Cintia. We've been married forever for 12 years. 12 years. We are the parents of Pedro, João,

and Victória, who are 12, 10, and 8 years old. Amen. We're going to lead a worship service now, and if anyone knows a very well- known song that's been played a lot, please help us worship the Lord with that song. Amen.

Blessed be our home. [song] Blessed will be our children and we [song] will glorify the Lord. [song]

My house will not be shaken in Christ. It is based on us. We will glorify the Lord. [song]

The rock on which my [song] house is built is him. It's him. [scream] The love that reached my home is him.

He is the rock on which my house is built. It's him. The love that [I sing] reached my home is him. It is He, my Jesus, I surrender my life to you. I give you my home, my family, myself and my [music] house, Lord, we will serve you with love. My Jesus, I surrender my life to you [music][sing]

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. I give you [music] my home, my family. Me and [singing] my house, Lord, [music] [singing] we will serve you with love.

Oh.

[singing] The rock [music] on which my house is founded is him. It's him. He is the love that [music] reached my home. It's him. [song] My Jesus. I entrust my life to you. I give you my home, my family. Me and my house, Lord, [music] we will serve you with love. My Jesus,

I surrender my life to you. I give you [music] my home, my family. Me and my [singing] house, Lord, [music] [singing] we will serve you with love.

[singing]

[singing] [music] my house is firmly established. [singing] It's him. It's him. [song] Hallelujahs. Give your applause to the Lord. Hallelujah [shout]

the official opening, right, of the ceremony. And we would like to invite Pastor Ricardo

and Pastor Viviane here, sorry. The peace of the Lord be with you all. Amen. Amen. Good night. Just to keep with tradition, right? I am Viviane, Ricardo's wife. And I am Ricardo, Viviane's son. Married forever for 24 years. You're right. You're right. We have two children, okay? Arthur and Murilo. Amen. Dear ones, I want to read a passage from

the word of the Lord here to begin with . Well, it's found in Ecclesiastes, chapter 4, verses 9 to 12. Ecclesiastes chapter 9, chapter 4, sorry, from verse 9 to verse 12, which says: "Two are better than one , because they have a good return for their labor : If either of them falls down, one

can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." What this text here, my dear friends, wants to

tell me and you is that it's better to be two than one, because one will always help the other, one will always lift them up, always be there to keep them warm. So, what we see here today, we are here at the graduation of married couples, we are here at the graduation of

married couples forever. And better than this date for To minister, to speak to you, to begin this celebration, this graduation, I want to declare that it is better to be two than one. And so, my dear ones, I want to tell you that during this period that our graduates, who will soon be entering, have decided to grow

together, learn together, and also invite Jesus to be in their marriage, in their relationship. And it will be no different tonight. We also want to invite you to stand up. We will invite Jesus to be in this celebration, because Jesus is the most important. So, today I want to tell you who have come here, you are very

welcome. You are very welcome in the house of the Lord. And tonight is a night of celebration, a night of festivity, a night of joy for me, for you, for our graduates, in the name of the Lord Jesus. So, I want you to close your eyes. We are going to pray now, asking the Lord to

bless us. Amen. Close your eyes now. We are going to pray to the Lord. Lord God Almighty, we thank you, O Father, Lord, For another graduation of the Married Forever program. We are grateful to you, O God, for each graduate, for each family member, for each colleague, Father, for each friend, each pastor, Lord, who

is here tonight, O Father, may you bless, continue to bless each and every marriage, O Father. Enter, Lord. Come, Lord, with your power, with your love, O Father. Come bring renewal to each marriage, O Father. Come, Lord, with your grace, with your power, O Father. And may you bless this night. And may you

bless each couple who is also present here today, O Father. Continue blessing, giving strength, Father, pouring out your grace, Father, pouring out your love. Lord, lead us to this ceremony, Father. Lead us, Father, Lord, to this day of celebration, for all the months that each, Lord, couple has been, Lord, making a commitment, O Father, Lord, in the Married

Forever program, in this course. We praise you and thank you. Oh Father. Be present once more. This is what we ask of you and we thank you in advance. Amen. The clapping praises the Lord. Amen. [applause] You may, please, be seated. We apologize for the late hour, but unfortunately it rained right when we were about to

start, and so the couples ended up being a little late, but we will continue here. Let's go, my brothers and sisters. And at this moment we will have a brief presentation about the "Married Forever" course, for those who do n't know it. Now we will have an explanation here from Marcos Aurélios and

Simone who will present to you what this course is. They are our co-leaders of this MMI ministry here in East 2. [applause] Peace of the Lord, church. Amen. Good evening to all. Peace of the Lord, church. Amen. Good evening. I am Marco and Simone. I am Simone and Marquinho. It's Marquinho, right? We have been married forever for 31 years.

We will celebrate our 31st anniversary on the 30th of... September. Parents of Talita, Helen, and Davi. And the voice of Miguel, [snoring] Bernardo and Cecília. And it's a pleasure to be with you here tonight. We're going to talk a little, quickly, without tiring you, about the Married Forever course. The MMI, the two equals one, it has three

basic courses: Married Forever, Parents for Life, and the year. The year for engaged couples, those who want to get married, hitting the target, knowing what it's like, aware of the marriage that God wants for Christians. We're also going to talk a little about Peace for Life, which is a course for families, right, fathers,

mothers, children, and also a little about Married Forever. But before that, my husband will read a verse. Amen. This is a night of thanksgiving, right? After 14 weeks, right? What is the Married Forever course, it's a night of thanksgiving. And the text that I would like to share with you is in First Thessalonians,

chapter 5, verse 18, which says: "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." So, in everything, in everything we have to give thanks to God, right? And we want to give thanks to God here for these couples, for these graduates, for having gone through these 14 weeks. And I

believe that God has worked miracles in the lives of these couples. I know they are out there and must be listening to us. The course doesn't end today, the course begins today. And then we start putting into practice everything we learn, right? Because the course is for that, for us to live everything we

have learned and have a blessed marriage. Amen. So let's go. Mike and Marilyn Philips were the founding couple of Mary Edge International Ministry in 1983 in Litton, Colorado, United States. They are the international directors of the ministry. It all started with the restoration of their marriage. Today, unfortunately, they are no longer leaders, because

the "Married Forever" program can only work as a couple, and she passed away. Then he passed the worldwide leadership of Married Forever to Rosemari and Gustavo. So, today this couple directs it globally. " 2 equals 1" is an association specifically designed to support churches. The national headquarters is in Atibaia; it used to be in Belo

Horizonte. Let's read this with you. The ministry is international and interdenominational, meaning any church can receive the Married Forever ministry, the Father's Peace for Life ministry. There are no barriers, no closed doors for this ministry. Any church that wants to can have these courses. Amen. Their story is the reason the course exists. Their marriage was considered

impossible and destroyed. When they reconciled and learned about God's plan for marriage based on God's word, they were excited to share what God was teaching them with other couples. The preface of the booklet itself says: "Since God healed our impossible marriage several years ago, our desire has been to share with other couples

about the healing and restorative power of God's word." So, this course... It 's entirely based on the word of God. There's no arguing against the word of God . Amen? So, it's a course, when you stop to analyze it, from 1983, so 40-odd years have passed, but when you start reading everything it teaches, it

becomes more relevant and essential every day, because the world is distorting everything God wants for couples, right? And in the word of the Lord, through the course, we learn what a marriage should be like in the heart. A marriage of the heart. What a marriage should be like in the eyes of the Lord.

The ministry's motto sums it up well. There is no marriage so good that it cannot be improved. And there is no marriage so bad that it cannot be restored by the power of God. So, when we are aware of what we want and apply our time and energy, God does his part. That

's what my husband commented on. Sometimes after 14 weeks we say, "Wow, that's a long time." When we get to the last few weeks, people say, "We can't continue." We can't. We've already, thank God, completed several classes, right? We've already formed several groups. We still have all the couples in one group, and we

continue talking there. When someone has a difficulty or a problem, they continue to help each other, right? And it's a blessing from God for our lives. In Brazil, the "Married Forever" courses, the year-long course for engaged couples and parents for life, are present in 27 states, with a total of 63,978 couples trained and

qualified to lead groups. Worldwide, the "Married Forever" course is active in more than 100 countries. " Married Forever" is translated into 46 different languages. You can find all this information on the "Married Forever" website. So I think that something that reaches so many people, something that transcends language barriers, state barriers, city barriers, municipal barriers

, country barriers, and is located globally, is something that bears fruit, because a tree that doesn't bear fruit doesn't prosper, right? It has no seed. So this course bears fruit, it has seed. That's why it proliferates, right? So may God continue to bless the pastors for their vision, right? Because it's not easy, not

every church has this vision yet. May God bless the leaders, right? May the Lord strengthen each leader, may the Lord prepare new leaders, and in this way we can continue to carry forward healthy marriages, not perfect ones, but healthy and strengthened in God. Amen. Do you want to say anything, love? Nothing. Oh, that's good.

Nothing. You've already said everything. Marriage is more or less like that, right? Just an addendum that we were talking about with the pastors. Our initial kick-off in the Married Forever ministry started here in this church. So it's a blessed church where it bears fruit, right? Our first coffee with leaders was here in

this church. So we are here to this day for the honor and glory of the Lord. Amen. God bless the applause. Praise the Lord. [applause]

Let's go, my brothers and sisters. And now we're going to the most anticipated moment. We're going to welcome the couples, the reason you came here tonight. We're going to Let's begin by calling on leaders Eduardo and Edília. Let's applaud this couple. [applause]

[music]

Nilson Oliveira Elizete. [music] Woohoo!

Let's also welcome with much affection and joy leaders Marcelo and Renata. [applause]

[music] Let's welcome graduates Dener Silva and Carol Silva. [applause]

Let's also welcome graduates Francisco Lima and Bárbara Lima. [applause] [music]

[music] Let's also welcome Renato Torres and Eliana Torres. Woohoo! [applause]

Let's now welcome leaders Edevaldo and Conceição. Woohoo! [applause]

Let's welcome graduates Daniel and Angélica. [applause]

[music] Let's now welcome Gabriel and Helen. [applause]

Let's welcome Diego and Beatriz, better known as Bia. And they are accompanied by Manu.

Let's welcome with the same joy the couple Rogério and Thaís. Woohoo! [Applause]

So, your big day has arrived. Enjoy this evening, right? Today was a moment specially prepared for you. And to continue this moment, we want to call upon Pastor Valéria Papa, who is our regional pastor, to minister the word. [Applause]

The grace and peace of the Lord Jesus. Amen, brothers and sisters. Amen. Participating in any event concerning couples is an indescribable emotion for me . For me, the ministry of couples is something that moves me, that inspires me, that... I breathe family 24 hours a day, if not my own, then yours. So, I

am Valéria, João's wife [laughs], and João, Valéria's wife, is also at a wedding today. We had another wedding, and this was our first wedding . So, João went to bless in Guarulhos, and I'm here. We've been married forever for 34 years. In a week, on the 28th, we will celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. Life. Well, we

have three children, so we're parents for life: Caio, who is 33 , Giovana, who is 28, and Emily, who is 26 and is getting married on November 22nd. I'm the mother-in-law of the wonderful Dani, who is another person God has added to my family. Since my son and she are one, I'm her mother

too. And I'm Gael's grandmother, and the work continues, and I'm your spiritual mother. It makes me very happy that one day, in my heart and Pastor João's, the couples ministry was born here in our church. I usually say, and someone has already said, that we are a pioneering couple, that we always pave the way for

others to follow. And today it's very emotional for me to be here and see Pastor Ricardo and Pastor Viviane, who have been my children in faith since they were so young, now continuing this work. To see Nilson, and you, my beloved, who are my most recent children as couples, and to see you... Bia, and the others too, Francisco,

everyone, Helen, since she was so little, and seeing you, Bia, now pregnant, you will also be a mother, and you, Diego, for the whole life of our little one we are expecting. So, may God bless all the couples and may you continue. I would like to read a text, it's just a reflection, a brief

reflection that is in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Ecclesiastes verse 7. You can remain seated from verse 8 onwards. I don't know if it will pass there, I believe it will. Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 8, which says: "Better, far better is the end of a thing than its beginning." Better is the patient spirit than the proud spirit.

Do not be quick in your spirit to become angry, to get angry, nervous, because anger resides in the hearts of fools. A fool is a silly person. Never say, " Because the past was better than this one." Because this question does not come from wisdom . So, dwelling on the past, as we see here, doesn't

get anyone anywhere. And what the text is saying, brothers and sisters, is that the most important thing is not how things begin, but how things end. And that is the word of God; it is unequivocal, it never errs. If things start well, we need to make sure they end even better than they began.

So, the beginning, what the word is showing us, is that it can be completely discarded. Even I understand that in the face of this statement, it doesn't matter how things began. And so I want to dedicate this message to all the graduates and to you who are here as well, to my beloved pastor friends, because

sometimes things start so well and then we start bragging and saying: "Oh, it was so great in 1912, it was so good in 1817, it was so good in 1500," but what God has for us is renewed every day. The best time prepared for us is today and it is now. God has very

great things to do in our lives. So the text is saying that it also started very badly, perhaps your marriage started in the most misguided way possible. I have good news to tell you tonight, don't worry. Your problems are over, because what matters is not how it started, but how it will end. Amen. So, it may have started

in a way, I know it's not from our time, but the more experienced, I saw on the internet that people over 50 , right, which is not my case, but the older ones, if the young woman If she got pregnant, even if it wasn't the one she promised to be with, she had to

marry him. Has anyone seen this on the internet? Remember this story? So, you have to marry him because, as you might say, you messed up. It wasn't like someone saw it on the internet because there's no one from the city here, or someone would tell the girls, the women, you've lost your way, so you'll have to marry

him even if he wasn't even a very good man, right? It was just a moment of missteps, but my God, it all started badly. Then there's the one who even married the person she wanted, but at the party it rained more than it does today, right? Then the choir couldn't find the right tone, right? Then it was

that wedding, she didn't have the wedding dress she wanted. Then it all started badly, she didn't have a house, she lived in an extension of her parents' house. I want to tell you that it doesn't matter how it started. The word of God says that what matters more than the beginning of things is the end. So, focus on how things are

from now on. Amen. And thinking about that , when Pastor Ricardo came to read here, and I was even afraid he'd read the text I was going to preach from, so I thought, "That's it, he's a better preacher than me." Brothers and sisters, thinking about that, thinking about the end result, and many times we

plan the best for our wedding, right? Those who know me know how concerned I am with planning. I'm a planner. I have everything very... it's not about control, because I know that control comes from God, it belongs to God, but for me, planning is very important. So, many times we plan, I've been planning

my daughter's wedding for a year now, because I have all this in my head, that I'm going to be the hostess for all these people. And to top it off, brothers and sisters, a group from Argentina is coming. Argentinians, no less. So the barbecue has to be perfect, right? Because I'm not going to lose. You

know I'm not competitive at all. I would never offer a burnt barbecue, a burnt roast, to an Argentinian, for him to come back and say, "I was so disappointed." "Church, not even the barbecue was proper." Oh no, brothers and sisters. A year of preparation. And the text on which we will base our ministry, our

reflection, speaks of a couple who planned for a long time to have their wedding celebration. And I imagine, brothers and sisters, it wasn't an ordinary celebration, it was a celebration that, according to Jewish tradition, had to last from 7 to 14 days. It couldn't be less. And this story is in John, the Gospel of John,

chapter 2, and it tells the story of a couple who did everything to make the wedding perfect. Cynthia, they bought all the meat they could. They made the guest list, they stocked the pantry, and at that moment, at the beginning of their marriage, they thought: "Is what we have stored enough?" How many times do we start our

relationship believing that everything we have will be enough to keep the party going until the end? Ah, my brothers, they bought enough drink. It was enough for them. They thought like this: "There are 200 guests, it'll be 7, it'll be 10 days, never less than seven, and it wouldn't go over 14 either." So they thought

, enough, well, each person should drink 1 liter of wine per day, so that 'll be more or less it, they did the calculations per capita and that's how many liters it came to. We're going to work with a margin; everyone who works in the restaurant business—I own a restaurant, so I know what that's like. We work

with a margin of 10% more. So for every party, you add a 10% margin. Because there's always that woman who's drinking mjaro, but there's also that man who 's, you know, starving. So you have to think about having 10% more to avoid embarrassment, because if there were a shortage of food according to

Jewish tradition, that family could be sued. Did you know? I researched this. So, it was a shame. Furthermore, folks, it had a moral compass throughout his entire life in Jerusalem. That was all anyone would talk about . Do you remember Pastor Viviane and Ricardo's party? The canned potatoes ran out in the middle of the party. I didn't even eat. How

awful. How can this be? How is that possible? The wedding of Pastor Valéria and Pastor João. When I went to order soda, there wasn't any left. How embarrassing. I'm turning 34 now. I'm turning 35. But some people still remember that it's over. So, for a Jew, that was a disgrace, brothers. It was

terrible. So they prepared everything. And it's the same in our married life. Often we enter into a relationship, a marriage, believing: "My love, I will love you for life. Everything I have will be enough. It will be sufficient until death do us part." But in the middle of the celebration, after a few years have passed, we

look in the pantry and it seems like something is missing that brings joy. Wine, it represented joy, it was a guarantee of joy. And then you 're not so happy anymore. That rice that the husband asks for, that makes us say, "Oh, but today we're just going to have a salad," but I don't know what

monster exists in men's stomachs that makes them need so much substance. Then we say, "Let's just have a salad, honey? I'm not hungry." Back in the first year, we would make that dish with such joy, that mocotó (a Brazilian stew), that baião (a rice and beans dish) at 2, 10 o'clock at night, everything he asked for, we would

say: "My beloved." Then, when she would say, "Honey, let's go to the mall." He didn't even care whether he had money or not. He didn't even ask what she was doing at the mall? I used to say, "Come on, honey, let's go, because my pleasure is walking around the mall without buying anything, just looking at the shop windows. That's

all I wanted after a day's work. It was my dream to arrive on a Friday night, after working hard, look at my wife and have her say, 'Let's go back and go to the mall?'" I spent the day thinking about it, but when 5 years, 10 years, 15 years pass, ah, it's no longer

that reason for joy, that request starts to become a burden, that demonstration of love, that love language of work starts to become a difficulty, it starts to become something that's dragging on. So, here in the word of God, I'm not talking about marriage, I'm talking about someone else's wedding. So here at a wedding someone goes and

says, "Look, I'm noticing that there's not enough wine." Huh? It seems like the wine has decreased, that is, it seems like the guarantee of joy at this party has decreased. So, someone started saying, "I see that the frequency is decreasing ." We've all been to one. At the party, we noticed that when it seemed like the food was running out,

people started taking longer to come and serve it. So someone started saying, "Looks like the drinks are running out, huh?" Then someone went over with a glass and noticed a more rude response, you know, Marcelo? These are small signs that we start to notice that the joy of the wedding is fading. Then someone

comes and says, "Look, the wine is definitely gone." There are times when it seems like it's over, but the party hasn't really ended yet . There was still much more. Perhaps that couple must have thought, "But we started off so well." Perhaps the bride approached the groom and said, "I told you this is because it's

always been the case, right, brothers and sisters? It's been like this since the beginning of human history. The woman will always ask for more, and the man will say, 'You don't need that much.' Then she must have said, 'Honey.' Look, maybe they started blaming each other. It's possible, the word doesn't say, but maybe they

started accusing each other, saying to one another, 'It's your fault.' I told you we should have bought more. Oh, maybe the husband said, the groom said, 'Look, I did everything I could, I did n't have any more money either.'" "You invited everyone in town, all your friends from school who studied with you." So, brothers and sisters, what happened? The

fact is, the wine had run out. Someone looking from the outside might have been thinking, "Let's grab our bags, because now it's game over." Someone looking might have said, "There won't be any more party, no more wedding, no more joy, and from now on it will only be shame and humiliation." How many couples arrived at this course

thinking exactly like that? And throughout these almost 30 years that I've worked with couples, like you, many courses, many, many graduations, training many leaders, how many couples have come to us, as well as our mentors, Pastor David, whom I had the pleasure of meeting when he came to Brazil. How many couples arrived and said,

"Game over, Pastor, it's over." There's nowhere left to buy more. The wine is gone. Now it's every man for himself. Let's announce to everyone that the party is over. But suddenly we looked at each other, and that's what happened with many of these couples here. As we heard, no couple It's so good that it can't get

better, and not so bad that it can't be transformed by the power of God's word. And how many couples did we look at and say, "No, calm down!" And we searched in the midst of all that chaos, just like this couple, in the midst of the chaos, they began to look for someone who

could help us, who could help us. But someone had the brilliant idea of inviting Jesus to that wedding. And it makes all the difference when we invite Jesus to our wedding. Oh, my brothers and sisters, it doesn't matter how much we work, and yes, we have to work to guarantee joy. Yes, we have to work

to put many things in the emotional pantries to guarantee the celebration. But everything we do will always be insufficient to guarantee God's blessing . But when Jesus is present, there will be no lack of anything until the entire celebration process is complete. Then they said to Mary, "Look, the wine is gone ." "Ah, women always listen."

So she immediately speaks because she knew who she should turn to, who she should seek out. And I want to leave a word for all couples. When you look at all your resources and see that it's not enough, seek Jesus. He always has a plan. He always has a way out and an answer.

And someone must have thought, but the supermarket is already closed, the wholesale store is already closed, there won't be anywhere to buy anything. But when we have Jesus, we don't need to look outside, because God himself is the essence and the provision we need for our relationships. So, Mary says: "Jesus, the wine has run out." Theologically, this has

another meaning, but that's not what I want to talk about today. And Jesus says: "What does this have to do with me?" I 'm just a guest. "My time hasn't come yet ." But Mary knew very well that he was going to do something. So she just says one thing to those waiters who

were there: do everything he tells you. Do you know what the word is? For a long and happy marriage, do everything he tells you. Mary didn't intercede for anyone, as some people think, but she gave wise advice. Do what he asks. Do what he determined. Follow the plan he established. No, sociology isn't

going to give the answer. Nothing against therapists and psychologists either . But I want to say, psychology won't be able to handle it. Sociology won't be able to handle it . The rule is: do what he tells you. Hallelujah! Do what he tells you. And what did he tell you? Jesus then says the following:

"Look, please, then get some jars." And it was common at that time to put stones in them, uh, vessels are like large stone vessels, because stones are not contaminated. Uh, it couldn't be clay, for example, in the Jewish tradition, because otherwise it could and was for To perform the purification, it was for

washing. So, every guest would arrive and there would be a very large vessel in front where people washed themselves. But Jesus said, "Take the jars, take all the empty jars." Brothers, and they managed to locate six empty jars. They are very large vessels that hold an average of 80 to 120 liters of water

each. Can they hold that much? Then Jesus said, "Take these." That must have been a lot of work, right? Because have you ever imagined carrying a vase that holds 120 liters of water? That's a lot of work, you know? Good grief, why did n't Jesus just say "pirlim pimpim" and be done with it?

Oh my God! Why didn't Jesus speak as he had on other occasions when he performed miracles simply by speaking the word, but this time he relied on men? He demanded that the men do something. And when I say men, I'm also talking about women. For some miracles to happen, the participation of both

men and women is necessary. Marriage is one of them. Joy in marriage requires the participation of both partners. And then Jesus says: "Bring these jars, and they must be made of stone, because what I am going to do will not be contaminated. Some theories still have contamination, because remember that it was for washing

impurities, dirty hands. So, some things are taught in the secular world that corrupt, they bring a cure, but it's palliative, because there are some poisons in that pot that could cause long-term damage, but the word of God is a remedy that has no contraindications or adverse reactions. It heals and is sufficient. So, when they brought them, Jesus

said: "Look, now fill them with water, but fill them to the brim, because it was common to leave a part without water." It was tradition, pay close attention to this detail, it was tradition to leave a margin without water. Why? Because when you move it, water falls out, let's think about that context, water was a

scarce resource. We are talking about an arid region. You can't waste water. So a little was left empty so that there would be no possibility of losing water in this transit. But Jesus says So, "Fill it to the brim, fill it to the brim, put in everything that will fit." And the word of the Lord says, and this

teaches me a lot. And the word of the Lord says that Jesus transforms that water into wine. The first lesson I learn, my brothers and sisters, is that nothing in the Lord is scarce or small. The blessing that He began in your lives in this course is immeasurable, it is overflowing, it is

shaken, it has only just begun, and it doesn't matter if it overflows, because the water you received, the transformation you received, is meant to spill over, to transfer, and to soak and graft all those around you. Hallelujah! It is because of this overflowing that you are here. It is because you saw this movement in these couples

. God is not giving you a small measure, but a pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing measure of joy in the Lord. They had to work very hard because they had to fetch a lot of buckets of water to fill those jars, brothers and sisters. It was something surreal. They managed to get approximately 600 to 720

liters of water for a party that was already underway, already nearing its end. Pastor Viviane, that would make you say, "Wow, that's a waste." Like, the party's winding down, and we say, "Go buy half a dozen pizzas over there." Half of it's already gone, the other half is kind of, well, it's over there, more over there than over

here. So why buy so much? It's because our God is blessing not only your marriage, but your generations as well. And now it is a prophetic word, for future generations. It 's not just a party, this gives me goosebumps, that will only benefit you, but those who come after you, as a result of your marriage, your

children, your children's children. And this joy of the Lord will overflow upon all generations and descendants to the thousandth generation. If you can praise the Lord, declare it over your life. Hallelujah! Glory to God! So, brothers and sisters, to conclude, what happens? They took the wine and went to deliver it to the

master who was in charge of the wine tasting. And when he picked up the wine, he thought, where am I going to get this wine from? He most likely thought, "What a shame, I'm the Jacob of Jewish weddings." I got myself into this mess, I go into a wedding to organize things and then the wine runs out. Now he

must have brought some juice and a hair straightener. Why did you see that? Do you know what a hair straightener is? They gave themselves away , didn't they? He must have brought Saint Anthony, Saint Thomas, or I don't know what kind of wine it was. It must be juice with cachaça. But folks, when he drinks the wine, he

says, "What is this? Is it a Chardonnay? Is it a Malbec, is it something else, with hints and notes? You know that person who's a wine expert and says, 'It's fruity, with hints of cherry,' folks, you couldn't tell, but the people, the people who start by tasting with their noses, they already know." This

has noble notes of cherry. It must have been aged in an oak barrel. This wine is very fine. It must be, we're in the middle of a controversy over some kind of whiskey that certain ministers are drinking. That wine was better. The whole world wanted to drink that wine. And then he says, "Look, folks, that master

gets so anxious that he goes to the groom and says, 'Come here. What's this all about? Because everyone—and I'm a party expert, you know? I'm the guy who understands parties— everyone offers the best wine while people are sober. After people are already exchanging Jesus for Genésio, then we throw whatever they want, and

the person's mouth is already numb. Anyone who drinks knows this. Then the person can't tell if it's vinegar, wine, alcohol, what it is. So, but you didn't, you left, pay attention to this, you left the best part for last. Ah, brothers and sisters, that groom must have thought, 'Hey, I didn't buy anything, I did

n't do anything.' But the Lord Jesus was there, and what is impossible for the parties in the marriage—and what are the parties, husband and wife, what is impossible for us—the Lord, He is faithful to do, and He doesn't do it haphazardly . He doesn't do it in any old way. Isaiah chapter 55

verse 10." 8 says the following: "Do you know why? So I will now lend my voice to the Holy Spirit. And it is God himself speaking to us. Do you know why? " For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. For as the heavens are

higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. That which you believe to be the best part for you. The Lord is saying, "I think much more. I want something much greater." And now there's a song, a sermon by Juliana, where she says the following: what a danger it is to be afraid

to leave the good for God's better. What a danger it is when we cling to blessings that are already good and forget that God does not work within the limits of our human capacity and our ability to imagine. So, start imagining what you hope for in your wedding. Close your eyes now. All of you, all of you who

are married, close your eyes. Those who are not married, who are just children for now, start closing your eyes, start imagining. Now you are going to do an exercise. I'm going to conclude this teaching with this exercise. Start imagining what you hope for your family. Start imagining. Start imagining the family, the harmony. Start

imagining what you hope for your children. Start imagining what you hope for in your home. Listen to what she's saying. What a danger it is when we are afraid to open up to what we already know in order to receive the surprises of our God. They are much, much bigger than we can imagine. So, start

imagining your children now, imagine your house, imagine your family, imagine how you envision yours, what you want for your marriage. The word of the Lord will say, and I say that this verse is mine, but I will lend it to you. Jeremiah 29:11. Oh, children, all that you are imagining is so small compared to what I have

for you. I know the thoughts I have concerning you. You're thinking about it now, but my thoughts are bigger than anything you 're thinking. I know the thoughts I have about you, about your marriage, your family. And these are thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you the ending you are hoping for.

Amen. You can open your eyes. Our thoughts are so shallow. Leaders, never be afraid to let go of what is already good for what God still has to do. Don't be afraid, Pastor Ricardo and Pastor Viviane, to let go of what you already see as safe for the supernatural power of God. Do

not be afraid, regional pastors, leaders of the eastern zone of Married Forever. God will take them further. God will take them further. When you look at the limit and think, "We've reached the highest point," and then look and say, "How could God have brought us this far?" The Lord will say: "No, there is still much

more, because it's not about meritocracy. It's about God's purpose for families. This country needs healed families, and it 's not about us, it's about Him. He will use every family, every testimony, every leader, and He will say: 'I only ask that you lend me your story, please lend it to me.'" Feel your

history. Just as you know the story of Cirlene and Ramon, our regional leaders who had to borrow a psychologist, had to borrow the story, which reached me, taking off the wedding ring, saying: "My marriage ended because of Freud, because it's Lacan." And I said, "But I have someone to talk to you about, Jesus." And

today they are our regional leaders, they are at the couples' meeting today, there holding a couples' meeting. And about your wedding, Cíntia, only you two and I know what we heard in that office. How many things is God expanding the boundary line on today? Hallelujah. God is drawing a new line and saying, "You can come a little further, because

I'm taking this ministry to the next level, to another level. And the Lord commands me to prophesy in this way. There is a new time to begin in the Married Forever ministry in the eastern region where we are, and it will reach Nigeria, where our church is, because the Lord has something in this last time of

Manna with the marriages of this city, this nation, this world, before we leave. And He is asking, and the Lord is already using me to say: "Don't be ashamed to lend your pain." Don't be ashamed to share your story, because Ebenezer has helped us this far. Even in the place of my shame, the Lord

will bring life, and life in abundance. Amen! My dear friends, may God bless you. May God bless each couple. And I challenge you. If you didn't do the "married forever" thing, that's okay . Your problems are over because the positions are now open. May God bless you and praise the Lord in the name of Jesus. Amen.

[applause] It will be a pleasure to have you here,

let's go, my dears, let's continue. Now we're going to do the vow renewal part. Pastor Ricardo, Pastor Viviane, gentlemen, you may stand, please.

Good evening again, right? Yes, we're going to renew our vows now. And I want to declare, you know, about each of you, I want you to now stand facing your husband, your wife, right? Look at each other. If you're married too, and you're here among us, please stand up as well. Stay there, look straight ahead at your

spouse too. Right now, we are going to experience one of the most special parts of this renewal celebration, which is the renewal of vows. Today you are not starting a new story, you are looking at the story you have already built together, saying again: "I choose you." You can look at that person and say to them, "I

choose you." God, you. Throughout this journey, you've discovered that marriage isn't sustained only by good times or happy days, but also by the willingness to stay together through the difficult times. Renewing vows is reaffirming the alliance. In other words, "After everything we've been through, I still choose to be by your side." You

can say to the person in front of you: "I continue to choose to be by your side." your side. And now I would like you to take your wedding ring, if possible remove it , and give it to your spouse. I don't know if your wedding ring came off easily when you got married

. Today, perhaps with a little difficulty, she's leaving. If you manage to take off the ring, I want you to look that person straight in the eyes and slowly put the ring back on, saying to them: "I promise to continue." Let's go. Well, husbands first, okay? So, the husbands, otherwise you can't include both, right? Alliance. Then, the

husbands would place the wedding ring on their wives' hands. Say to your wife: "I promise to continue walking by your side, through good times and bad. I promise to love you, respect you, care for you, and honor our history. I promise to seek wisdom from God to be an even better husband. I

promise to choose you, to care for our marriage, and to protect our covenant. I give you this ring as a sign of my love, my faithfulness, my respect, my care, and my commitment to you before God and the witnesses present here. I renew my vows today and reaffirm: I choose you. Okay. Now the..." Women, take the rings and

place them on your husband's hand. Let's say this: I promise to continue walking by your side. I promise to continue walking by your side through good times and difficult times. I promise to love you. I promise to love you. To respect you. To respect you. To care for you. And to honor our history. To honor

our history. I promise to seek wisdom from God. I promise to seek wisdom from God to be an even better wife. To be an even better wife. I promise to care for our marriage. I promise to care for our marriage. For our family. For our family. And for the covenant we have built together. I give you

this ring as a sign of my love, my love, my fidelity, my respect, my respect, my care, and my commitment to you. And before God and these witnesses, I renew my vows today. And I reaffirm: "I choose you." " I choose you." Now, still holding that person's hand, if you can get close enough

, I want to pray, I want you to get close enough to that person, your spouse. And we will pray now. Holy Spirit of God, we renew our covenant. Perhaps at some point the covenant was broken. Perhaps at some point the covenant was undone. Perhaps at some point wisdom was lacking, Lord, but as has been ministered

tonight through your word, God, we promise to continue together in good times and in difficult times, Lord. And we invite Jesus to always be with us, Father. Bless our family, bless, Lord, what we have built together and continue to give us strength, Lord, to walk, Lord, to journey and live, Lord, a life

of abundance. Father, Holy Spirit, bless every marriage and we renew this covenant of love, fidelity, respect, and companionship until death do us part in the name of Christ Jesus. Give your spouse a hug and a kiss. wife, in her husband. And now let's applaud the Lord in the name of Jesus. [applause] You

may be seated. We will now have a minute. We are nearing the end. Uh, there are still some parts here that need to be done and we will now hear the testimonies of the couples, right? One couple from each group was chosen so that they could testify about what " Married Forever" meant to them

, right? We want to call here the first couple from the group, which is actually just one couple, right? It was formed with Edílio Eduardo. Edílio Eduardo, please come here. Let's applaud the Lord for their lives and call here the couple Newton and Elisete. You may come here.

Newton and Elisete, we want to know from you which lesson was taught that spoke most about or dealt most with your marriage. Peace, church. Amen. Uh, first I want to thank the family for coming here, the relatives as well, thank the church and also Pastor Valéria, who wherever she goes, she speaks of God is a very

good thing. Exactly. And also to Edílio Eduardo for teaching the course. We are very grateful, okay? And Lisete and I met at work and it was love at first sight. So, the issue of love was never a problem, but as the years go by, some conflicts arise, and we identified that our biggest problem

was agreement. When we made decisions, a little bit of pride often got in the way, right? So, agreement was essential for us to know how to deal with and preserve our relationship. And how is the agreement today? Thank God, we have had agreements and also addressed other situations that come up, and that

we have to know how to deal with and respect each other a little, to be able to make better decisions, and thank God it's very good. Very good, thank you! God bless. [applause] Now we're going to... [Applause] [Applause]

Peace of the Lord, my brothers and sisters. Good evening. Good evening. We hope to call Denner and Carol here.

[Applause] I'd like

you to tell us which class impacted you the most and how it was, what the importance of the course was for your marriage. Peace, church. Amen. Well, the subject that impacted us the most was the wedding ring, right? It changed our story a lot. We were together, we weren't married, we're not yet.

Our wedding is already scheduled. [Applause] At the beginning of the course I was straying from the church, not very far away. And she was the one who came to pray for our family, to come here to cry out to God for our family and I'm very proud of her because of that, for not giving up on our family.

Also, she's always here kneeling, praying, crying out for our family, for not giving up on us, right? It was very difficult because when we are Outside of church, we become blind, and conflicts start to arise at home, right? Because she was in communion. I wasn't. So it was very difficult. But I'm so proud of

her for maintaining her faith, for kneeling and praying for us. And today , before starting the course, as I said, I was outside the church, sometimes I'd leave her in front of the church, not go in, go back home, do all the worldly things we do when we're outside the church , right?

While she was here praying, fighting for our marriage, right? And when I was invited to take the course, it was a little difficult because when you're on the other side, you think you know everything, right? You don't know everything, right? You think, why? Why are we going, we've been married for 4 years, why are we

going to take a marriage preparation course, right? And I agreed to take the course. That's where everything started to change in our lives, our relationship, and our spiritual life also began to change. Change. It was through the course that God spoke to me, telling me I should take a different path. It was

where God touched my heart, right? And during the days of the course, the Holy Spirit was speaking to me, speaking to me. With each course, the Holy Spirit spoke to me. It was when I came to the service with her that I reconciled and surrendered my life at God's feet. And the covenant is very important

because today I understand that it means being one flesh, right? Today we are one flesh. Before, when we were apart, we did everything individually, we weren't in communion, we weren't together, right? And the covenant, the two of us together, one flesh. And that changed a lot, it changed many people. And I just want to thank Renato and

Marcela for helping us. It was also very difficult because each class is a test of our lives, and for us to get to where we are today was the work of the Holy Spirit, okay? And you can speak now. You've already said everything. My brothers and sisters. God bless you. So, [applause] through the course,

the Denner and Carol, they're getting married now. The wedding is already scheduled. He reconciled with the Lord. And we believe that this is not our merit, it's as has already been ministered, it's the Lord working through us. Amen. God bless your lives. [applause] Now we're going to call the leaders, the uncle and aunt. The most beautiful couple. [applause]

[applause] The most beautiful couple in the church. My heavens. The peace of the Lord, church. The peace of the Lord, church. Uh, I wanted to invite Gabriel and Helen to come here, [applause]

for the love of God. So, uh, okay, you said you wouldn't be nervous. They have a very beautiful story, okay? And so we asked them to share this story with you. Amen. Good evening. The peace of the Lord. Amen. I'm Helen, Gabriel's wife. I'm Gabriel, Helen's wife. He was anxious to say this.

Yes, we wrote it down, you know, to account for the nervousness, but We came to the course primarily because we'd wanted to do it since we were engaged, right? Because we knew that married life isn't easy, and when we decided to do it, it was already difficult when we were engaged. So, the

opportunity arose when, I don't know who posted it, my mother and my aunt flooded my WhatsApp with messages, go, go, go. And then I said, "Okay, let's go, because we already wanted to do it and we were, as Pastor Valéria ministered, at our limit." And I said, "No, I don't want to anymore, but I'll continue for

my family, because I was born here, I say I wasn't even born in a hospital, I was born in the church of Goianáes." And I attended church here for a long time. Today I see many uncles and aunts, right? The uncles and aunts taught me in the little room, Aunt Valéria. Actually, Caio is only 26 days

younger than me. So, uh, she taught, she was present, Uncle Ricardo, Aunt Viviane, so everyone here is my family. Uncle. And the teachings we liked the most were all of them, because they all resonate with us in some way, right? And in each one, we received the teachings through the lives of the teachers, right? And the

group knows, our group knows which teaching spoke to us the most. I think they can speak for us. Which one was it, guys? Exactly. And this week, in fact, we went through a tough time and it was necessary to apply everything we learned. The teaching on forgiveness spoke to us, because we were able to understand that not

forgiving keeps us trapped in a chain where Satan has control over our emotions. It prevents us from being blessed and prevents many things from flowing well. Each person has their own difficulty with this. Having difficulty opening up to dialogue when something is bothering me. Not forgiving certain attitudes, resolving something and then dwelling on the

situation, being reactive, lack of patience, difficulty in apologizing, and so on. In the course, we learned to deal with this type of situation and many others. And with that, we are in the process of applying what we learned. And today we already... We see little progress. After all, if everything fell from the sky, all

marriages would be perfect. Today we're applying the 70 x 7 rule more. I think there are days when we even hit the jackpot. There's a story shared by my uncles that really resonated with us. If we're on a trip or in traffic and a car breaks down in front of us, we're not going to abandon our car to

keep going. We're going to reverse, go around, and continue. And I used to think about being 880. If it works out , great, if not, I don't want it anymore. But because of the values of my family here and Gabriel because of the values his mother taught him, we saw that this course would help us a lot, and it did,

and that's why we're here today—it's a huge victory for us. So we're in maintenance, we're in renovation, and many times even during the course we'd arrive looking discouraged, but we thought about stopping and we kept going. Thank you, uncles, for teaching me since I was a child, and now you've taken care of my... Family. Oh, thank you

to my course friends, because we understood many things and can share many things with you. Thank you to the board for bringing this course to us. The United Church, which as I said is my home and now has become Gabriel's home. And thank you very much for strengthening us on this journey. And in the name of Jesus,

married forever. [applause]

Oh, and just to emphasize, uh, in the teaching that Pastor Valéria gave, that the end is better than the beginning. I don't remember if it was in the second or third class, they arrived earlier than the others and said: "We gave up." We do n't want it anymore. He finished. And we talked to them and we really

got on their case. We touched their ears too, and thank God they're still here. Amen. [applause]

Now let's hand out the certificates, my brothers and sisters. Uh, uhu, uh. Now we're going to call on the first class, Edília Eduardo. Come forward.

I wanted to ask you, because of the lighting, when you come here, to take your picture here in front, okay? so I can capture your faces properly .

So we're going to call Nilson and Lizete here to receive their certificates.

Let's call on leaders Marcelo and Renata now.

Let's call Dener and Carol, the graduating students. Woohoo! Okay, let's

call Francisco and Bárbara now. Uh!

My house, sir.

Let's call Renato and Eliana now.

Lord,

now we will also warmly welcome our dear Uncle Edevaldo and Aunt Conceição.

Daniel and Angelica.

Mr.

Gabriel and Helen. Woohoo!

Diego and Beatriz.

Let's call Rogério and Thaís now. That. [shout] [applause]

We are about to create a very special moment. Well, we, as a church, as leaders of the couples ministry here at the United Church, want to say to you, Edília Eduardo, Marcelo and Renata, Aunt Conceição and Uncle Edivaldo, thank you very much for all the dedication, for all the time spent studying, preparing the lesson, praying for these

couples. May the Lord reward you for everything, absolutely everything. God knows how grateful our hearts are to have you in the ministry. Thank you for your availability. There's a text that says: "I thank God every time I remember you, always doing the Lord's work with great dedication. We cannot reward you to the

extent that you deserve, but be assured that heaven will bring an even greater reward." But we're not the only ones who want to thank you. There is recognition from these students, on their part, for your dedication. We want to call Nilson and Lizete here first, and also Edílio Eduardo.

You can come up here, please.

Peace, church. Goodnight. I wanted to thank God very much, and first and foremost Pastor Valéria as well, because she was the one who told us about this course, right? And I want to thank Edília and Eduardo very much, because they really made themselves available to provide this course. I know it was very difficult for them,

right, because of all the logistics, and for us too. We were the last couples to be able to enroll in the course. So, I am very grateful to God, I am very grateful to you all. Thank you for everything, and truly God is surely happy up there because you are blessing another family, and

you know how important that is. So I am very grateful indeed, and this is a small memento I brought for you all. Thank you so much!

And I also wanted to thank Pastor Valéria, and this is a little gift too, okay? Thank you for everything. Thank you, pastor [laughs]

we also want to call Marcelo and Renata here.

And Renato and Eliane. [applause]

Good evening. The peace of the Lord. Amen. Before thanking this couple, hallelujah, they introduced us to the 2023 married couples' retreat. And there I was able to meet Pastor Valéria. She doesn't know us, but she left her mark on our history with the first sermon she gave at that meeting. And in the last one, and to this day I

remember the phrase she said, that I would let myself be spent. And that phrase left a lasting impression on our hearts. And from then on, we also wanted to pursue our own project, our own purpose, to find our calling with God. And from that point on, we know that God placed in our hearts the

calling to help couples. This burns in our hearts, and that's why we came here. Pastor Ricardo welcomed us with open arms there in January of this year, but for various reasons we did not continue here. It was 5 months, but I learned a lot from the United Church and it burned in our hearts to take the Married

Forever course. And that's where Marcele and Renata came back into our lives. I want to thank God for your lives. This is a small, simple tribute from our group, from Francisco to Bárbara, Derna, and Carol, to all of you who have given yourselves over , opened the doors of your homes to teach us, to help us

become better husbands and wives . And we want to continue this connection. We also want to bear fruit, we also want to teach, we also want to be leaders for couples, because this church overflows into the lives not only of its members. If you are a member here, value this united church. And it overflowed into our lives.

Even though we're not from here, we have a very special affection for this place. Pastor Ricardo, thank you very much. When I left here, I told him, "When I become a pastor, I want to be just like you." It will be better. And he said, you're going to be better. That's it, it's about unity, not church affiliation.

And I want to thank Cíntia and Paulinho, who also opened the doors of their home to us, gave us a lot of advice, and broadened our perspective on many things. Thank you very much. I thank God, Marcele, and Renata for existing in our lives. Thank you, and I applaud the Lord for the lives of this couple

in the name of Jesus. [Applause]

to the Lord.

Let's call now. You've noticed there's a different kind of movement, right? When do we call them, right? I don't know if you noticed, but we call them. Oh, you'll go crazy. Aunt Conceição and Uncle Edevaldo, come here. [applause] Wow, this couple is a blessing, because sometimes we focus on age limitations. The aunt and uncle, they didn't get

married, they didn't get married forever back in the beginning when things got here. They did it later, just like you, reluctantly . You've already heard the testimony, right? And today they are here, as Renato rightly reminded us of Pastor Valéria's phrase, spending themselves and allowing themselves to be spent out of love for

your lives, the ministry, and the work. But I'm going to call Bia, Diego, and Manu here now to do this tribute.

Good evening everyone. I wrote it so I wouldn't forget. Well, more than just leaders, you've become very special people to us. In each encounter, each lesson, each conversation, and each testimony, we were edified not only as a couple, but also as individuals. Thank you for welcoming us with such warmth, for creating an environment where

we can learn, talk, laugh, reflect, and even share a little of our own stories. And you know, our group talks too much. Thank you for treating us with so much love and for allowing these three months to be much more than a course, but an experience of fellowship and growth. We will take with us many

lessons, but we will also carry the memory of a couple who showed us through their own testimony that it is worthwhile to choose each other every day and to remain steadfast in God's purposes . We pray that the Lord will continue to strengthen your marriage, renewing your love, joy, and willingness to serve. May everything

you have sown in us during these months continue to bear fruit on our journey and for our family. Thank you so much for taking care of us, for putting in the effort, right? As Cintia said, sometimes people look and say, "Wow, you're already quite old, but how did we learn your testimony?" Because sometimes

people only know Uncle Edivaldo and Aunt Conceição from Salinha. We know much more. And as we learned, and we want to thank you all, Diego, our class, and the " No Children Allowed" course, Manu participated in all the classes. [laughter] So thank you so much, we love you. And I've said many times that I couldn't give this gift, but

maybe Dalila is there. She's going to fight with me. But I said, I want to give this especially so that every time you fill this up, you'll remember me. When you get home, you'll know what it is. Guys, it's a candy vendor. He can't eat candy. [laughs] Every time I argued with him, I said,

"You can't eat sweets." I told him, but he needs to take one so that every time he looks at it, he remembers me, which he can't do . [laughter] God bless.

Glory to God. You can applaud the Lord for these couples. [applause] We also want to take this moment to thank all of you who came here, who dedicated this time to honor your family members and friends. We praise God for your lives. I'd like to ask the couple for help in handing out

a small gift here as well. Pastor Valéria, thank you so much for starting this [music] ministry here. We just witnessed that it did n't just save our house, but it saved the neighboring churches too; it overflowed, didn't it? And thank God for that. Thank God because you also heard, you and Pastor João

heard the voice of the Lord, right? They established restored families here, to the glory of the Lord. Pastor Ricardo and Pastor Viviane, thank you so much for your commitment to us, for the freedom you give us to work, and for being here with us during these times when we need you. May God reward you.

Thank you so much for everything you do in relation to the couples ministry. May God bless our dear friends who came tonight as well. We praise God for your lives. May you also remain steadfast in your purpose. Amen. We praise God for having you here. It's an honor for us to have you here, okay? Cirlene and

Ramon, as already mentioned, who are our regional leaders, aren't here because they're having a retreat with God at their church. But they send their regards, they send hugs to everyone and soon they'll probably send you a message, okay? Congratulations! So, we've reached the end of our graduation ceremony. Hey, come on, folks. Ah, it's over.

Okay, then you can take a look in your little bag to see if there's anything new. Okay, so now we're going to the final part of our event, right? Let's say a prayer to conclude. We would like to call Pastor Ricardo and Pastor Viviane back here for the final prayer, and we would like to ask you to leave the microphones

on because we will be singing a song of praise while he greets everyone.

Amen. Glory to God. I'm going to ask all of you here to stand so we can pray, to conclude this moment . Amen. I want you to close your eyes. We will thank God for this moment, for this precious time. Close your eyes now. Lord, our God and Father, we praise and worship you, Lord.

We rejoice, Holy Spirit, for this day, for this graduation, for these couples, Lord, who renewed their covenant and restored their marriages. So be it , Lord, until the end, Lord. Holy Spirit of God, help us, Lord, to continue to overflow and reach out, to bless other couples, other families. Give us a peaceful night.

Lord, bless each couple present here. We also praise you, O Holy Spirit, for the lives, Lord, of Paulo and Cíntia, Lord, who, Lord, with mastery, have carried out, Lord, this ministry, Lord, with love, with grace, Lord, reach them with Your mercy, with Your healing, with restoration, with salvation, with liberation. Lord, all that is

best that You have to offer. We ask the Lord to reach this family, their children, and all those who are with them, O Father. Bless, Lord, also the leaders who have dedicated themselves throughout this period. Uncle Edivaldo, Aunt Conceição, Marcelo, Renata, Sir, Edílio Eduardo, Sir. Thank you for their lives, O Father, and for each one, Lord, who

participated in this event, O Father, in the name of Christ Jesus, we praise you and we bless your name, in the name of Christ Jesus. Amen. Amen. I want you to raise your hands to the heavens. I want you to repeat after me that the great love of God, the great love of God,

and the grace and grace of our Lord, our Lord and Savior, Savior Jesus Christ, continue with us not only today but forever. And let everyone say amen. May God bless you in the name of Jesus. Amen. [song] found love that would after me every [song] heart there would be its every break in [song] between how it loves