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Stand strong in _______________.Stand strong in _______________.COVENANTSCOVENANTS

Genesis 9:11-16Genesis 9:11-16I establish my covenant with you: Never again will I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 1212 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: to come: 1313 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. and the earth. 1414 Whenever I bring clouds over the Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 1515 I I will remem-ber my covenant between me and you will remem-ber my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 1616 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”on the earth.”

Genesis 17:1-2Genesis 17:1-2

When Abram was ninety-nine years When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. before me and be blameless. 22 I will I will confirm my covenant between me confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase and you and will greatly increase your numbers.” your numbers.” 10 10 This is my This is my covenant with you and your covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.you shall be circumcised.

Exodus 3:17Exodus 3:17

And I have promised to bring you up And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.and honey.

Exodus 6:7Exodus 6:7

I will take you as my own people, I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.and I will be your God.

2 Corinthians 1:202 Corinthians 1:20

For no matter how many promises For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.of God.

2 Timothy 2:132 Timothy 2:13

If we are faithless, he will remain If we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown faithful, for he cannot disown himself.himself.

Malachi 2:10Malachi 2:10

Have we not all one Father ? Did not Have we not all one Father ? Did not one God create us? Why do we one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?by breaking faith with one another?

Malachi 2:3Malachi 2:3

““Because of you I will rebuke your Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will spread on your descendants; I will spread on your faces the offal from your festival faces the offal from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.”with it.”

Stand strong in ____________.Stand strong in ____________.MARRIAGEMARRIAGE

Malachi 2:13-14Malachi 2:13-14

Another thing you do: You flood the Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer pays wail because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. them with pleasure from your hands. 1414You ask, “Why?” It is because the You ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD is acting as the witness LORD is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your between you and the wife of your youth, because you have broken youth, because you have broken faith with her, though she is your faith with her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.covenant.

Malachi 2:16Malachi 2:16

““I hate divorce,” says the LORD I hate divorce,” says the LORD God...God...

Stand strong in ____________.Stand strong in ____________.PARENTINGPARENTING

Stand strong with ____________.Stand strong with ____________.FRIENDSFRIENDS

Malachi 2:16Malachi 2:16

Guard yourself in your spirit, and do Guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.not break faith.

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