Happy Father’s Day
Promise Keeping Dads
Matthew 19:1-12
Notes on the sermon (June 15, 2008)
given by Pastor Carl Broggi
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Intro: A man is to be the spiritual leader of his household.
I. God’s plan for a fantastic marriage, Matthew 19:3.
Deuteronomy 24:1 and Genesis 2:24.
A. To be successful we must leave (your father/mother) Matthew 19:5.
Parents: raise them to leave- work your way out of a job.
B. To be successful we must be joined together, Matthew 19:5.
Malachi 2:16 (divorce is a violent act).
C. To be successful we must become one flesh (physically, morally and spiritually) Matthew 19:5 and Ephesians 5:28-31.
II. God’s permanence for a forever marriage, Matthew 19:6. No man has the authority to grant a divorce or judge.
A. We are not to separate what God has joined, Matthew 19:6. Only death can separate God’s marriage covenant, Malachi 2:13-16 and Romans 7:2-3.
B. We are to recognize God’s original intention, Matthew 19:7.
C. We are to understand that remarriage is adultery, Matthew 19:9, Matthew 5:32 and Luke 16:18. The marriage covenant can only be broken through death.
III. God’s pardon for a failed marriage, 1 Timothy 1:15.
A. If you have been divorced, you are not a second class citizen in God’s Kingdom:
Isaiah 1:18, 1 John 1:7 and John 8:11.
B. If you are divorced, you need to ask or give forgiveness, Proverbs 28:13.
C. If you are married, make sure you are born again and your marriage is under the Kingdom of God.
Personal:
1. Exodus 20:14.
2. Matthew 19:10.
3. A divorced person is not a second class citizen in God’s Kingdom.