There are some termites that are destroying homes from the inside.

1. BUILDING THE HOME
A Series of Lessons

2. BUILDING THE HOME
Consult the Architect
Bricks for Wives
Bricks for Husbands
Termites in your Troth

3. TITLE EXPLAINED
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Troth
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Old English word
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Faithfulness, loyalty, trust
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You know about termites
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Tree or house may look sound on outside
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Termites destroy from the inside
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They gnaw, weaken, destroy – WITHIN
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Notice 4 termites that can destroy a home

4. EPHESIANS 5:15-21
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as
fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time,
because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not
be unwise, but understand what the will of the
Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in
which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making
melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving
thanks always for all things to God the Father in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21
submitting to one another in the fear of God.

5. 1} CONFUSION OF ROLES
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Walk with wisdom 15 See then that you
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Understand the will of walk circumspectly,
the Lord not as fools but as
wise,
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Be Very Careful
16 redeeming the time,
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Secular World because the days are
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Swingers have fun evil.
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Marriage is too
absolute

6. 1} CONFUSION OF ROLES
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Secular World 15 See then that you
confuses us walk circumspectly,
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Complex not as fools but as
Relationships wise,
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12 in a family of 4 16 redeeming the time,
because the days are
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Immaturity evil.
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Marry then grow
up

7. 2} TOO BUSY
Slow Me Down, Lord
Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of
my mind.
Steady the hurried pace with a vision of the
eternal reach of time.
Teach me the art of minute vacations – of slowing
down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to
pat a dog, to smile at a child, to read a few lines
from a good book.

8. 2} TOO BUSY
Slow Me Down, Lord
Remind me each day that the race is not always
to the swift;
That there is more to life than increasing speed.
Let me look upward to the towering oak and know
That it grew great and strong because it grew
slowly and well.
Orin L. Crain

9. 2} TOO BUSY
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Workaholics book Ephesians 5:16
“When I Relax, I Feel Redeeming the time,
Guilty” because the days are
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Please listen to a evil.
reformed “workaholic.”
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Each day is precious
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Termites eat at our
time.

10. 3} INSENSITIVITY
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Unwise - Ephesians 5:17
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Fool = dull, thick, no Therefore do not be
feeling, insensitive unwise, but
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Subtle trap – many understand what the
are “married singles” will of the Lord is.
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Married
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But living separate
lives
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This is a termite!

11. 4} STUBBORNNESS
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Bull-headedness will Ephesians 5:21
make a home a hell Submitting to one
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Mutual Submission another in the fear of
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Both must be willing to God.
give in
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Not willing to back up?
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Some homes need
the alternate
possession rule
(basketball)

12. CONCLUSION
Admit the termites have
invaded
Discuss how to control
and eliminate them
Start today
Pledge your troth
(loyalty and trust)
To God
To each other