marriage

One of the greatest battles that Satan is waging today is agains the family. And the sacred bond of the family is marriage. In Ephesians chapter 5 we see that human marriage is the spiritual picture of Christ's relationship to the church. So obviously, God has a high regard for marriage. Furthermore, in Malichi 2 God says that He hates divorce. Yet the divorce rate is rampant in our country and is not limited to the unsaved. Sadly, statistics show that it is just as high in the church. Those of you that follow the news know that marriage is being attacked in the courtroom as well, as the traditional marriage between a man and a woman is being expanded to cover homosexual marriage alsol. In our Wednesday evening study this week we will be looking at marriage and what God has to say about it. 2000 years ago the church at Corinth had the same problems, and the Holy Spirit has some important things to show us as we look at 1 Corinthians 7 in this mid week study. Hope you will join us at 6pm.

Over the last couple of weeks we've really seen a great outpouring of God's blessing at our Sunday morning services. Now that we are in our fourth year at the beach we are happy to see so many old friends come back year after year, and all the new people God is sending our way as well. As I've said repeatedly at this service lately, God has set us as a spectacle to the world, and a testimony that the town of Bethany cannot ignore. It is awesome to see what God is doing here as we simply focus on the study of His word, without fanfare. Hope to see you there this Sunday at 8am.

And for you women, it's that time of year again. The women of Surfers Fellowship are planning their retreat on August 2, at 6pm. It will be held at Jere Stephano's house again. There will be dinner, Bible study and a sunset kayak trip. If you want to bring some food or have a kayak to share please contact Susie Harrell at the number below. Call or email for directions if you weren't there last year.