1. The Foundation of Family is God’s IDEA

The DISENTEGRATION of the family is the most devastating internal issue facing the Church and our communities.

Family was established to provide the opportunity and framework for INDIVIDUALS to collectively carry out the plan of God.

2. The Foundation of SINGLENESS

One of the worst things in life is to live our lives and miss our GARDEN.

3. The Foundation of MARRIAGE

Malachi 2:13-16 (TLB) 13Yet you cover the altar with your tears because the Lord doesn’t pay attention to your offerings anymore, and you receive no blessing from him. 14“Why has God abandoned us?” you cry. I’ll tell you why; it is because the Lord has seen your treachery in divorcing your wives who have been faithful to you through the years, the companions you promised to care for and keep. 15You were united to your wife by the Lord. In God’s wise plan, when you married, the two of you became one person in his sight. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. Therefore, guard your passions! Keep faith with the wife of your youth. 16For the Lord, the God of Israel, says he hates divorce and cruel men. Therefore, control your passions—let there be no divorcing of your wives.

If we do not know what a COVENATN requires then we do not know what we’re supposed to have, develop and protect over TIME.

Biblically, a covenant is a spiritual and relational BOND between God and a person or people, inclusive of certain agreements, conditions, benefits and effects.

A marriage cannot fully FUNCTION without the ongoing involvement of God.

When God and His Kingdom authority are DISMISSED from the marriage covenant, it becomes an invitation for the devil to create HAVOC in the home.

Counseling that offers advice on relational techniques is good, but in order to reverse the effects of negative CONSEQUENCES and witness blessings in our homes, we’ll need more than techniques. We’ll need to address the spiritual FOUNDATION of our families.