Hearts, candy, and cupid. February. Seems like a logical decision to do a sermon series on relationships this month. So, Bro. Kim got us started last week with a message on Loving One Another-relationships inside the church. Next week, Bro. Mark Book will bring a message Loving Your Sweetheart. The following week, Bro. Shawn Parker will preach to us about Loving Our Children. Then I will wrap it up the series with a sermon on Loving Your Neighbor-looking outside the church. I look forward to my turn in this series. I'm excited to get to share my vision for our church this year.
On a side note. While doing research for this sermon series I learned that as long as records of the divorce rate have been kept, Arkansas has always ranked among the top five. For the last ten years, we have been 2nd only to Nevada, and rarely by more than a few tenths of a percent. Relationships need to be a major focus for churches across our state.
