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“Who Cares? – Malachi: God’s Wake-Up Call”
A Series in the Book of Malachi
“Who Cares? – God; Relationships Matter”
A. God calls us to be faithful because He is faithful…
Deuteronomy 7:9 NLT
1 Corinthians 1:9 NLT
Hebrews 10:23 NLT
Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
1. God calls us to be faithful in our relationships.
Malachi 2:10 NLT
2. God calls us to be faithful to Him in our relationship choices.
Malachi 2:11 NLT
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 NLT
3. A covenant is a chosen relationship in which two parties make binding promises to each other. God made an Old Covenant and a New Covenant.
Old Covenant
Deuteronomy 30:16 NLT
Promise of New Covenant
Ezekiel 36:26-27 NLT
New Covenant
Matthew 22:37-40 NLT
4. God calls us to be faithful in our marriages as marriage is a covenant.
Malachi 2:14-15 NLT
B. Marriage and divorce…
Malachi 2:16 NLT
1. God hates divorce.
2. God does not hate divorced people.
3. Divorce is not the only thing God hates. God hates sin!
Proverbs 6:16-19 NLT
4. God does not forbid all divorce.
Matthew 5:32 NLT
1 Corinthians 7:15 NLT
C. Practical ways to keep your marriage covenant...
1. Take responsibility to grow spiritually.
2. Stay committed no matter what.
3. Set up some practical hedges of protection.
- Avoid flirting
- Don't be alone with the door closed with a member of the opposite sex
- Watch what you watch
- Be careful how you touch the opposite sex
- Share as much as needed to build trust
4. Commit to communicate with each other.
5. Think the best of your spouse.
6. Be a servant to each other.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT