1. Catching Jackals Matthew 19:8
Pastor Matt Stacey
1st of LP
Sept. 18, 2016

3. All because of the little foxes
Song of Solomon 2:15 "Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom."
Solomon’s deliberate work on relationships –
She is known as “the Shulamite”,
The man is called “my beloved”.

4. All because of the little foxes
Little foxes & jackals ruin the vineyard by…
digging holes,
enjoy picking off fruit   

5. All because of the little foxes
Song of Solomon 2:15 "Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom."

6. All because of the little foxes
Clay Walker
Maybe it´s the glance from across the room
Or a hint of just the right perfume
Suddenly two strangers become friends
I don´t know how love starts
But I sure know how it ends
A few angry words you just can´t take back
Cold bitter tears as a suitcase is packed
Next thing you know you´re back
To being strangers again
But I sure know how it ends 

7. Leading to Relational Scleroderma
Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"

8. Leading to Relational Scleroderma
Matthew 19:4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, 5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH '? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
7 They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"

9. Leading to Relational Scleroderma
Matthew 19:8 He said to them,
"Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives;
but from the beginning it has not been this way.”

10. So to Protect our Relationships we need to…
Catch & eliminate those LITTLE foxes
that cause BIG trouble
Unforgiveness
Selfishness
Greed
Lust
Pride

11. So to Protect our Relationships we need to…
1) Catch & eliminate those LITTLE foxes that cause BIG trouble
2) Work to Maintain a Soft Heart
Forgive & Repent – Eph. 4:32
Invest in our Relationship with God
Invest in our Relationship with our friend

12. So to Protect our Relationships we need to…
1) Catch & eliminate those LITTLE foxes that cause BIG trouble
2) Work to Maintain a Soft Heart
Take EVERY thought captive
“We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:5
Establish their Value –

13. So to Protect our Relationships we need to…
1) Catch & eliminate those LITTLE foxes that cause BIG trouble
2) Work to Maintain a Soft Heart
Decide to Live a 1st Class Love
Use the good tools & resources
Phone a Friend
Ask God for help