Church Calendar

THIS WEEKS EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

TODAY
8:15 a.m. Prayer, Room 205
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Worship Service

Vacation Bible School

July 13-17

MON
7:00 p.m. The Most Excellent Way

Lords Supper
July 19

TUE
6:00 p.m. Cause Park Night

Camp Canyonview
July 27-31

Mexico Mission Trip Departs

July 16

WED
6:45 p.m. Worship Team Practice

Donations
Our food closet is running low!
Some items you could donate are:
Peanut Butter
Jam & Jelly
Tuna Fish
Pancake Mix
Syrup

Pasta
Spaghetti Sauce
Cake Mixes
Frosting
Canned Vegetables

*Bring your food items to the church office.

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Volunteers for VBS, July 13-17
Sunday Morning Ushers

503-588-0403

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Info & News

Vacation Bible School Volunteers
Are you interested in volunteering for VBS this summer? Sign
up online or stop by the registration table.

Pray for Mexico Mission Trip

Be praying for our Mexico mission team 1 that depart July 16.

Summer Series - Family Matters

Justin Greene - July 5
Justin Greene - July 12
Phil Howard - July 19
Donald Whitney - July 26

F a m i l y M a t t e r s

Camp Canyonview
Registration is open online for kids entering first grade through
entering sixth grade. Check the church website for more info.

Marriage Conference Cancelled

The marriage conference originally scheduled for July
10-11 with Paul Tripp has been cancelled. For more
information or to receive a refund, please contact the
church office.

SHC Staff
Pastors
Justin Greene

Senior Pastor
Carl Chica

Pastor of Family Life

Matt MacCollin

Pastor of Mens/College
Lay Elders
Chuck Moore
Ted Ferry
Administration
Ron Groves

Giving Update
The ministry of SHC is funded entirely by the
generous giving of Gods people. You will
notice that we do not pass the offering plate;
however, there are offering boxes in the back
of the auditorium. We believe from the Word
of God that the Spirit of God will lead people
towards giving back to God of their first fruits.
...God loves a cheerful giver, (2 Cor. 9:7).

Please prayerfully consider what the Lord

would have you do.
Monthly Budget Needed
Monthly Giving To Date
Fiscal Year to Date +/Building Fund

$107,000
$95,993
-$25,359
$24,802

Administrator
Russ Libby

Director of Ministries
Scott Hunter

Facilities Manager
AJ Acker

Music Ministry
Tim Saffeels
Director of Student Ministries
Pete Potloff

Our Purpose
To reach people with the love of Jesus Christ,
provide a safe and supportive environment,
proclaim the standards of Gods truth,
duplicate the Christian life in others, and
celebrate the majesty and works of our Great
God.

Director of Family Life

Ed Reister

Community Connection
Jay Duffus

Mens Biblical Counseling

Laura Chica
Womens Biblical Counseling
Julie Bernard

Womens Ministry
503-588-0403

www.salemheightschurch.org

facebook.com/salemheightschurch

FAMILY MATTERS SUMMER SERIES

PART 1

The State of the Union

Genesis 2; Deuteronomy 6; Ephesians 5 and 6

Presented by
Pastor Justin Greene
July 5, 2015
A man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his
wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound
mystery... Ephesians 5:31-32
Im tired of listening to sentimental talks on marriage. At
weddings, in church, and in Sunday school, much of what
Ive heard on the subject has as much depth as a
Hallmark card. While marriage is many things, it is
anything but sentimental. Marriage is glorious but hard.
Its a burning joy and strength, and yet it is also blood,
sweat, and tears, humbling defeats and exhausting
victories. No marriage I know more than a few weeks old
could be described as a fairy tale come true. Therefore, it
is not surprising that the only phrase in Pauls famous
discourse on marriage in Ephesians 5 that many couples
can relate to is verse 32, printed above. Sometimes you
crawl into bed, after a long, hard day of trying to
understand each other, and you can only sigh: This is all
a profound mystery! At times, your marriage seems to be
an unsolvable puzzle, a maze in which you feel lost.

I believe all this, and yet theres no relationship

between human beings that is greater or more important
than marriage. In the Bibles account, God himself
officiates at the first wedding (Genesis 2:22-25). And
when the man sees the woman, he breaks into poetry and
exclaims, At last!1 Everything in the text proclaims that
marriage, next to our relationship to God, is the most
profound relationship there is. And that is why, like
knowing God Himself, coming to know and love your
spouse is difficult and painful, yet rewarding and
wondrous.
The most painful, the most wonderful this is the
biblical understanding of marriage, and there has never
been a more important time to lift it up and give it
prominence in our culture.2

THE STATE OF THE UNION

Three Sets of Stats
Stats on Marriage:

72% are still married to their first spouse

Depending on the poll:
64-80% are in happy marriages (34%) very happy
93% would marry their spouse again (The Good
News About Marriage: Debunking Discouraging Myths
about Marriage and Divorce by Shaunti Feldhahn)

 Stats on Family:

Teens who frequently eat dinner with family are less
likely to use drugs or alcohol.

Only 4% of those who have dinner with family 5-7 times

per week are likely to try drugs in the future.

75% are very satisfied with their family life.

Children raised in intact married families are more

likely to attend college, are physically and emotionally

healthier, are less likely to be physically or sexually
abused, less likely to use drugs or alcohol and to
commit delinquent behaviors ... and are less likely to be
raised in poverty. (Family Research Council [frc.org], Pew
Research Center, FamilyFacts.org, United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops)

Stats on Homosexuality:

In a recent study done in Europe, the average duration
of a homosexual relationship was 1.5 years.

Over

70% of homosexual relationships listed as

committed ended within 5 years. Less than 4% lasting
over 15 years

The average male in a homosexual relationship has

over
500
partners.
(Family
Research
Council;
http://www.frc.org)

FOUR OBSERVATIONS
Genesis 2; Deuteronomy 6; Ephesians 5 and 6
1. We have reduced marriage to its benefits.

2. We have reduced family to personal fulfillment.

3. We have reduced Gods Word to a suggestion or an

agenda.

4. We have reduced right and wrong to the will of the people.

Laodicea = Compound word from:

Laos = The people; crowd

Dike = Judicial verdict; rights

SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

Revival!!!

Revival governs change.

Revival governs response.

The figures in this paragraph are taken from W. Bradford, Wilcox, ed., The State of Our
Unions: Marriage in America, 2009 (The National Marriage Project, University of
Virginia), and The Marriage Index: A Proposal to Establish Leading Marriage Indicators
(Institute for American Values and the National Center on African American Marriages
and Parenting, 2009).
2
Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage, Copyright @ 2011 by Timothy Keller and
Kathy Keller (New York, New York).

Brad Hayton, commenting on The Social Organization of Sexuality, 216; McWhirter and
Mattison, The Male Couple: How Relationships Develop provides insight into the
attitudes towards commitment and marriage: Homosexuals ... are taught by example
and belief that marital relationships are transitory and mostly sexual in nature. Sexual
relationships and primarily for pleasure rather than procreation. And they are taught
that monogamy in a marriage is not the norm [and] should be discouraged if one wants
a good marital relationship.