Breaking Faith

Family Worship CenterPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD

In 2014 God is calling you to

reap the rewards of faithfulness!

The Power of Faithfulness

Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily Worship Center

The Power of a Pledge to Be Faithful

Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily Worship Center

EMET – FAITHFUL & TRUE

Family Worship CenterPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD

EMET vs Sheker OR

The Lifestyle of Success Vs. Failure

Family Worship CenterPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD

Malachi 2:13-1613 Another thing you do: You flood the LORD’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. 14 You ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you have broken faith with her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.

Malachi 2:13-1615 Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Malachi 2:13-1616 “I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel, “and I hate a man’s covering himself with violence as well as with his garment,” says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.

Part One:

Part One:Breaking

Faith

Breaking faith ~

Breaking faith ~ NIV=

Breaking faith ~ NIV= “break faith”

Breaking faith ~ NIV= “break faith” NKJV=

Breaking faith ~ NIV= “break faith” NKJV= “deal treacherously”

Breaking Faith

Breaking Faith• The word for “break faith”

or “unfaithful” is the Hebrew

[/bagad /baw•gad] בגד it is means treacherous and deceitful. It is akin to sheker.

Breaking Faith(cf. vv. 11, 14–16) renders the word bāḡaḏ, “to act unfaithfully with respect to a prior agreement or covenant.” This word is often translated “to act treacherously.” The concern of this oracle is the people’s unfaithful activity in their relationships with one another. The Bible Knowledge Commentary

When you trash marriage you also

trash your relationship with the God of

marriage (vs. 13-14).

Trashing relationships by

“Breaking Faith”.

Part Two:

Part Two: BrokenTooth

Proverbs 25:1919 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

The Ten Commandments are also given to PROTECT you… they were given to protect you

from people lying to YOU, stealing from YOU and

cheating on YOU. God wants to protect you from the pain

and handicaps of people being unfaithful to YOU!

Part Three:

Part Three: Building

Good

Building Good

Building Good• Marry a believer ONLY!

(Malachi 2, I Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17).

Building Good• Marry a believer ONLY!

(Malachi 2, I Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17).• Realize your marriage vows are a

covenant with GOD!

Building Good• Marry a believer ONLY!

(Malachi 2, I Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17).• Realize your marriage vows are a

covenant with GOD!• Remind yourself… faithfulness &

truth are absolutely inseparable

Building Good

Building Good• “I want to see your brave”…

God says “I want to see your faithful.”

Building Good• “I want to see your brave”…

God says “I want to see your faithful.” • Look for examples of

“faithful.”

Building Good• “I want to see your brave”…

God says “I want to see your faithful.” • Look for examples of

“faithful.”• Be the example of “faithful.”

Commitment Card… With God’s help as I start 2014 I commit myself to be…

• …Faithful to God in daily devotions and attending church.• …Faithful to my family and other relationships, keeping sex

only in marriage.• …Faithful in my work doing all things diligently for Christ.• …Faithful in my health taking care of the temple of the Holy

Spirit.• …Faithful in my finances, being a wise steward of what God

blesses me with.

• Signed ____________