Genesis 2:18-25 says:
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
“THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM IS THE PROBLEM OF THE HEART”. —OSWALD J. SMITH
THE INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY CLINIC
Says that the Top Ten difficulties in families are:
1. Arguments all of the time
2. Parenting decisions
3. Balancing Home and Work Life
4. Getting the Family Organized
5. Lack of Proper Communication
6. Some Members STRESS you out
7. Dividing up the Chores
8. Being Far from the Family (separated) 9. Members suffering from illness 10.Divorce in the family
WILKINSON & FINKBEINER (FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS)
The statistics of marriage and divorce are:
Every 16 seconds, there is a marriage in the U.S. That equates to 230 marriages per hour, 38,762 marriages per week and 2,015,603 per year.
Every 42 seconds, there is one divorce in America, That equates to 86 divorces per hour, 2,046 divorces per day, 14,364 divorces per week, and 746,971 divorces per year.
RAINN (RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK)
Every 9 minutes a child who is sexually assaulted or abused, is removed from the custody of their parents. That is not the statistic of how often a child is molested or abused, but a statistic of when they finally report it.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD REPORTED:
Among teen females aged 15-19, 42% are reported in having sex relationships; among teen males, the percent was 44%.
WHO, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Reports that around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year. Six out of 10 (61%) of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion, and 3 out of 10 (29%) of all pregnancies, end in induced abortion.
NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States has been raped in their lifetime.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HOMICIDES 2022
There have been 65 homicides so far in 2022. That means in Jefferson County alone, there has been a homicide murder every other day since the beginning of this year.
If the “Heart of the problem” is truly the “Problem of the Heart”, then we need to get back to understanding Biblical truths about the HOME. We must believe that we need a new foundation, or to pour a new footing if things are ever going to change. We’ve not even discussed the issues with adultery, homosexuality, transgenderism and the radical changes that we are seeing arise in these last 10-20 years of our lives.
THE HOME
IN THE
OF GOD
Genesis 2:18 says:
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
THE HOME WAS
BY THE
OF GOD
Genesis 2:19-22 says:
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
THE HOME IS
IN THE
OF THE GODLY
Genesis 2:23-24 says:
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
THE MAN AND WOMAN WERE
THE MAN AND WOMAN WERE
Genesis 2:25 says:
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
We will decide today one of these three things:
1. People are too far from God to return and families will never be the same.
2. God has given up on the families and people of this world and things will cease soon.
3. I repent of my SINS, my apathy and captivation with the things of this world, and I surrender myself, my marriage, my family and my home to the LORDSHIP of Jesus and the authority of His Word! I want to learn from these messages what His desire and will is for my life. I want to leave a legacy of HOPE for those who will enter this world after me, and I commit my life right now to seek these things.
CONFESS WITH ME: Lord, I cannot do this life without you! I am only a branch, and you are the vine. You are my everything. WITHOUT YOU, I CAN DO NOTHING. WITHOUT YOU, I AM NOTHING. The source of our problems in the world comes from the view of our sin. Come with me today and confess the “Problem of the Heart” and then may we get to the “Heart of the Problem”.