1. Family determines the strength of the Church and nation
Malachi 2:10-17
Psalms 112:1-10
Hebrews 12:1-12

3. Divorce – Broken Family?
GOD HATES DIVORCE (Malachi 2:16)
Quote by JoyBell C.
“There is no such thing as a "broken family."
Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates
Families are made in the heart.

4. Divorce – Broken Family?
The only time family becomes null is when those ties in the heart are cut.
If you cut those ties, those people are not your family.
If you make those ties, those people are your family.
And if you hate those ties, those people will still be your family because whatever you hate will always be with you.” 

5. Malachi 2:10-17
Marriage - It symbolizes God’s covenant with His people (vs 11)
Marrying daughter of a foreign god = backsliding or failing to accept Christ (GOD is HOLY)
Marriage covenant is not to be broken, so is the relationship with Christ our saviour

6. Divorcing the wife of your youth is like denouncing your faith in God after Gods blesses you
When family breaks the church weakens and the nation weakens

7. Consequences of divorce according to Malachi
LORD cut him off from the tents of Jacob(vs 12) – God doesn’t recognize him as his Son or Daughter
God no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands (vs 13)
GOD HATES DIVORCE (Vs 16) – Both physical and spiritual

10. Psalms 112: 1-10
“We always think of men behaving badly – what about men behaving Godly”
Psalms 112:1
Blessed are those who fear the Lord,     who find great delight in his commands.

11. Fruits of a united family (Psalms 112)
Their children will be mighty in the land
the generation of the upright will be blessed
Wealth and riches are in their houses
their righteousness endures forever
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,

12. Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice
the righteous will never be shaken
will be remembered forever
They will have no fear of bad news
Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes

14. Running the race without unnecessary baggage
Hebrews 12:1-12
Running the race without unnecessary baggage

15. Gods Discipline
have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? (vs 5)
For what children are not disciplined by their father? (Vs 7)
God disciplines because he loves us
Disciplining brings out the best and drives out the bad
“I am not caning you – I am caning your sins”

16. Short Story

17. Summary
God hates divorce - invest more moral, spiritual, cultural, political energy in supporting marriage
As we invest in the earthly marriages we should not forget the heavenly one

18. God desires that we live in accordance with his commands and our families will be blessed
Lets discipline our children
God (our father) also disciplines us ( the children he loves)

19. Amen