The Year of the Family
”Families Built on the Right Foundation”
The institution of marriage as we know it in America today is under attack. The secular progressive society in which we live could care less about the sanctity of Christian marriage. As a result, families are in trouble – BIG trouble.
Divorce rates continue to soar. According to the US Census Bureau in 2006 there were 2.3 million marriages and 1.2 million divorces. The stats remain the same today: 50% of all first-time marriages end in divorce. Over 30 million Americans are divorced. That is approximately 10% of our total population.
What is the effect on our children? Among the millions of children who have seen their parents’ divorce, one of every 10 will also live through three or more parental marriage breakups before they leave home. Behavioral problems are the norm. Teenage attempted suicide rates are sky-rocketing.
What can we do about this ever-troubling situation? How can we turn it around? Our only hope to save marriages in America is for husbands and wives to commit their lives to a personal relationship in Jesus Christ.
This Sunday in our message entitled “Families Built on the Right Foundation,” we will seek to discover God’s answer to saving our marriages and families.
Bro. Larry
