TOPIC:-THE
PEOPLE WHO RUINED THEIR FAMILIES AND THE FAMILIES THAT BROUGHT THE DOWNFALL
OF THEIR NATIONS
A.
THE FAMILY IS A CORPORATE INSTITUTION WHERE ONE
PERSON’S ACTION AFFECTS THE OTHER. Romans 12:3-5
1.
Achan- The man who destroyed his family because
of greed, Covetousness and complacency of family members. Joshua 7:16-20,
24-26.
2.
Ahab- The family that lost existence because of
greed, covetousness and a wife who took the laws into her hand. 1 Kings 21:7,
14-19.
3.
Eli- The family that brought the down fall of a
nation because of careless father, immoral children and a silent or absent
mother.1 Samuel 2:22-35, 4:17-22.
4.
Gehazi- 2 Kings 5:27.
5.
The family that could have been completely wipe
out except for the wisdom of the wife Abigail. The husband was a wicked and an
ungodly husband. 1 Samuel 25:1-28. Abigail’s wisdom and godly action. 1 Samuel
25:36-38.
6.
Dathan, Korah and Abiram destroyed their
families for rebellion, pride and comparing themselves with the man of God
Moses. Numbers 16:1-35.
7.
Haman a wicked man that ruined himself, family
and an entire nation.
8.
Samuel who prophesied the doom of Eli and his
children was one of the best prophets of God but his sons did not take after
him. 1 Samuel 8:1-6
B. GODLY FAMILIES THAT AFFECTED THEIR FAMILY AND NATION
1.
Job. Job 1: 1-5
2.
Noah. Genesis 1:27-28; 2:18; 3:14-15; 18:17-19,
Genesis 6:5-14
3.
The shunamite woman: The family that got a male
child because of a homely thoughtful wife, a cooperative husband and a
hospitable family.2Kings 4:8-10.
4.
A family that chose to serve God because of a
husband that knows God, had a conviction
and a family members that obey their family head. Joshua 24:14-15.
5.
Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. Luke 1:5-25,
57-66.
6.
Aquila and Priscilla. Romans 16:3-4.
7.
Mary and Joseph. Mathew 1:18-25.
c. PART OF FAMILY SAVE AND PART GOOD
1.
A man who lost his wife but saved the wife but
gained his two daughters only for the two daughters to be a problem to him.
Genesis 12:1-5, 13:6-16, 19:5-8, 19:24-26, 19:30-38.
2.
JOB AND Children good but wife is bad.
Conclusion: - Are
you providing as husband true leadership for your wife and your household? Or
are you a mere figure head. Any marriage that cannot form an altar of worship
and prayer together is already altered. If women can give the home the
attention that they give to themselves as in looking after their physical
features, they can make their homes to be paradise on earth. When the man
complements this, angels will like to come and rest in our homes.
By Pastor S.N. Maichibi
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