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How’s Your Marriage?

Posted by admin On June - 2 - 2010

The last couple of Sunday nights I have preached on marriage. I think many of us take our marriages for granted. We pour time and money into our children, activities, work, and many other things. But what do we pour into our marriage? Many times we know something is wrong, or the relationship just doesn’t seem right, but we fail to work on it because other parts of our life get in the way. What a shame that we let the most important human relationship in our lives fall by the wayside.

This is why my wife and I make it a point to attend couples retreat yearly. I have heard people say, “My wife and I already have a good marriage. Do I really need to spend the money to reiterate what I already know?” Why not strive to make a good marriage better. I have heard others say, “I would go but my husband / wife doesn’t want to go.” If your the one holding out give up. Wives, the Bible tells you to follow your husband’s leadership. Husbands the Bible tells you to care for your wife as you care for your own body and to love her as Christ loves the church. I have even heard people say, “My wife and I have a better marriage than most couples so these couples retreats never speak to us where we are. They seem to always be for people with bad marriages.” This same excuse could also be made for attending church. I will personally guarantee that if you and your wife attend couples retreat this fall with an open heart that your marriage will get better. That could be the difference of bad to good or good to best. Either way you should be desirous of the best marriage that you can have.

The speaker this year is Dr. Bud Steadman He was the speaker for our missions conference last December. He is the is the executive director of Baptist World Missions and is an excellent speaker. The retreat is hosted by Grand View Camp and will be held at the beautiful Glen Eyrie Camp and Conference Center in Colorado Springs. You won’t want to miss this great opportunity to pour into the most important human relationship in your life. If you are in need of child care please let me know and I will help you. Please make your plans to be their. See the attached flyer for for pricing and dates.

The Memorial Service for Grandma Wall is tomorrow, June 3rd at 11:30am. I hope to see you there to encourage the Heads and celebrate the life of Viola Wall.

I am praying for you,
Pastor Josh

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Dear Church Family,

What a beautiful to sight to look out at the landscape transformed by the white snow. As I look out the window preparing for tomorrow I can’t stop thinking about the sacrifice that Jesus made for me to make my sin as white as snow. I pray that you will begin thinking these thoughts today and prepare your heart for tomorrow’s service. We have a very special service planned tomorrow. Our singing will be focused on the sacrifice that Christ made for us on the cross. Maria Barta, one of our newest members, will be singing one of my favorite songs tomorrow, The Look (the lyrics for this song can be found at the bottom of this post). We will conclude the service with our Sacrifice Sunday Offering. In this offering you will be asked to place your financial, as well as time, sacrifice to Christ. It will be a wonderful time of focus on the work of our precious Savior.

I understand that the snow has made it difficult for many to get out; however, I believe that tomorrow’s service is extremely important for our church. We have a quick fellowship after the service tomorrow followed by a presentation of the plans for our new auditorium. If our church is going to move forward on this building project I believe it is vital for us all to be on the same page. We are planing the future of our church tomorrow. We spent the entire month of January building up to this service. I believe this is a critical time for our church body. We have the opportunity to gather together and focus on the sacrifice that Christ made for us on the cross. I pray that you will be here tomorrow to worship together with the body of Christ.

In Christ,

Pastor Josh


The Look


I saw one hanging on a tree in agony and blood

Who fixed His loving eyes on me as near His cross I stood

And never till my dying breath will I forget that look

It seemed to charge me with His death though not a word He spoke


My conscience felt and owned the guilt and plunged me in despair

I saw my sins His blood had spilt and helped to nail Him there

But with a second look He said “I freely all forgive

this blood is for your ransom paid; I died that you might live”


Thus while His death my sin displays for all the world to view

Such is the mystery of grace; it seals my pardon too

With pleasing grief and mournful joy my spirit now is filled

That I should such a life destroy yet live by Him I killed


CHORUS

Forever etched upon my mind is the look of Him who died

The Lamb I crucified and now my life will sing the praise

Of pure atoning grace that looked on me and gladly

took my place



Original lyrics by John Newton. New and Alternate lyrics by Bob Kauflin. © 2001 PDI Praise (BMI). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Ministries.

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