All right, so we're in a series called Blessed Families.

And I talked last weekend about the Broken Family.

This weekend, I want to talk about the Blessed Marriage.

So we will be talking about Blessed husbands and blessed wives and then blessed sons and daughters,

whether they're young or whether they're adults, we'll be talking about that some but we're going to talk

about the blessed marriage marriage is under attack in our country and all over the

world I don't know if you've noticed that. There's a statistic. Let me make sure I get

it exactly right here. 1930 in 1930, 83% of adult Americans in America were married. Today, 49.7% are married. And I want to show you why Satan hates marriage so much. And I want to show

you in Matthew 19 what I believe to be the most in-depth passage on marriage in the Bible. Now that's saying a lot

because most would believe it's Ephesians chapter 5 and I'm not down playing that at all.

That's an extremely important chapter on marriage. But in Matthew 19 we have a question being asked about marriage and divorce and Jesus

himself gives the answer. Remember Jesus is God.

So this is God's answer about marriage and divorce. I also want to make another statement.

If you've experienced divorce, in no way do I ever want you to feel condemnation.

No way at all.

I'm going to say something and I'll say it a little differently than the way you've heard it and I'll explain it.

But for Debbie, there go I.

Now let me tell you what I mean by that. The saying and expression is which I agree with

and I think it's a great expression is but for the grace of God there go I. I agree with that that God's grace has played a huge part in our marriage.

I agree with that. But some could hear that who have experienced divorce and say well this guy said but for the

grace of God there go I I would be divorced also and so they might think well

where was the grace of God in my situation you You see what I'm saying? And you have to understand

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