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JUNE 1, 2014

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Welcome! We are glad youre here! We invite you to

seek out the folks wearing the Ask Me badge.

Through them you will find information about the

ministries of alem eights "hurch and how to

become involved. #lease fill out a $isitor "ard and dro%

it in one of the offering bo&es as you leave or scan this code to go

directly to our website and fill out a visitor card.

We have an e&cellentnursery and %rograms for children newborn through high school. Any

of the ushers will be ha%%y to direct you to the %ro%er classroom. 'f

you feel more comfortable having your infant with you during the

service( the last row in the Auditorium will be reserved for %arents with

small children. There is a %rivate room for nursing mothers across the

hall from the Auditorium with a rocking chair( changing table and

%ortable crib. )or your convenience( it also includes a monitor to

enable you to still hear and view the service.

Our Purpose...

To reach %eo%le with the love of *esus "hrist( %rovide a safe and

su%%ortive environment( %roclaim the standards of +ods truth(

du%licate the "hristian life in others( and celebrate the ma,esty

New to Salem Heights?

Sunday Worship

TH E DIVINE TPEST!"Part #$%&T rning H ome Into H amas'(

) ala*hi + Part $Presented by

Pastor Justin Greene

For I hate divorce, says theLord, the God of Israel, and him who covers hisgarment with wrong, says theLordof hosts. So tae heed to yo!r s"irit, that

yo! do not deal treachero!sly.# $alachi %&'(

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reenskeeper MinistryPlease consider joining us Saturday, June 7

from 9:00 to 12:00 noon for our monthly

spruce up of the church campus. Please

ring your garden carts, glo!es, ra"es, etc.

for landscape maintenance. #uestions$

Please contact %on &hitehurst at '0(.(91.)9*7 or Scott +unter

at '0(.9(0.20.

In,o - News

Important Upcoming Events

+reenskee%er Work -ay( *une ( /011am

Ari2ona Mission Meeting( *une 3( 4051%m( "ha%el

6kiah Mission Meeting( *une 3( 4051%m( 7ockalt 7oom

Many people have been ministered to during the past severalmonths and the food closet supplies are very low. There will bea table available at the top of the ramp in the Northwest churchentry for food drop off. Thank you for serving the body of Christas well as the surrounding community through this ministry.

Vuteer pprtuityThere is an immediate needfor classroom volunteers during1stand 2nd service. The need is for the 3 year old classroomand for the Kindergarten classroom. If you are able to fillone of these positions, please contact Russ Libby or Theresaohns through the church office at !"3#!$$#"%"3.

CAUSEMOG BACKPACK TRIP

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

WHEN: TODAYWHERE: ChapelWHEN: 10:30am - 11:00am

A backpack trip for those young men (and their dads)who are in Mid-High and High School.

ummer OutreachThroughout the summer there will be outreach events sponsored by SalemHeights, including icnics in the ark and !acation "ible School. #ouldyou begin prayerfully considering how you might participate in theseactivities$ #e will need many hands to make each event run smoothly.%uring the ne&t few weeks watch for a bulletin insert that will give moredetails on each event, as well as an opportunity to e&press interest involunteering.

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THE MINISTRY OF SA!EM HEI"HTS #HUR#HThe ministry of alem eights "hurch is funded entirely by thegenerous giving of +ods %eo%le. Cou will notice that we do not%ass the offering %lateD however( there are offering bo&es in the

back of the auditorium. We have done this so no one gives outof com%ulsion. We believe from the Word of +od that the %iritof +od will lead %eo%le towards giving back to +od of their firstfruits. ...+od loves a cheerful giver E: "or. /0F and we knowe blesses those who take is Word seriously in every regard.Thank you for %rayerfully su%%orting alem eights financially aswe desire to reach the lost and disci%le the aints.

How an I Ser/e?

-o you own a mart#honeG can the coded icon below to viewo%%ortunities to serve the body of alem eights "hurch. Coucan also visit our website at www.salemheightschurch.org formore detailed information. @elow are some areas in which youcan immediately become involved0

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Many of you have enjoyed the fellowship time after ourmonthly Lord's Supper services. There is currently a need

for someone to step forward and organie the dessert

donations for that monthly event. !f you are interested in

helping or "eing the contact person for the monthly

fellowship time# please contact the church office at $%&

$((%)%&.

*o you enjoy serving others "y preparing a meal+ !f you are not on the

church prayer list and would li,e to let us ,now that you are availa"le for the

Mealtrain Ministry# please call the church office. -e will add your name to

our list and chec, your availa"ility as needs arise for meals.

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Pastors:Elders

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#ar+ #,icaPastor of Family Life/Elder

Matt Mac#o++inPastor of Mens/College/Elder

Lay Elders#,-c= MooreTe1 Ferr$

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#lease see our Mission @oards in the foyer forcurrent active missionaries.

Ron "rovesAdministrator

R-ss !i;;$-irector of Ministries

Scott H-nter)acilities Manager

A@ Ac=erMusic Ministry

Tim Sa77ee+s-irector of tudentMinistries

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The Divine TapestryPART 125

Turning Home into Hamas!

Malachi Part 2Malachi 2

Presented byPastor Justin Greene

June 1, 2014

They were called line riders.

In many ways, it was the loneliest job on a largeranch.

The designated cowboy would load up his bedroll,fill his saddlebags, and head out to the farthest

boundaries of the spread. He would then make along circuit around the far-flung borders of theranch. Depending on the size of the bosss range,the job could take days or weeks in the saddle.

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Along the way, the rider made certain that cattlewith the ranch brand didnt stray too far from home

range, and that stock from neighboring ranchesdidnt wander in to sample the grass. He checkedthe herd for sickness, noted the condition ofwatering holes, and kept his lariat handy in case hehad to rope an adventurous cow out of a bog.Armed with a .45 pistol on his hip and a Winchesterin the saddle boot, the lonely rider kept his eyesopen for rustlers, cougars, or wolves who mightprey on the stock especially the young.

Even in the years before fences began criss-crossing the wide rangelands, there really wasntmuch problem with boundaries. Everyone prettymuch knew where they were. The landmarks wereclear: a creek, a long ridge, a butte, a stand of

timber, a well-rutted trail, a single, wind-twistedcottonwood. There were a thousand ways torecognize the borders of the home range.

In later years, of course, the line riders becamefence riders, inspecting the fences and makingrepairs wherever there was a break. If cattle had

drifted through a break, the cowboy would gatherthem, if possible, and drive them back towardhome.

Everyone used to know the moral boundaries inAmerica, too.

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It was a community that would ride the fences,keeping watch over the young and dispatching the

wolves and rustlers who had somehow slipped onto the home range. In recent years, however, mostof Americas moral fences have been systematicallyremoved.

There are even those who would deny they wereever there at all.1

BACKDROP

Malachi 2:10-16

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THE TRAIL TO TREACHERY

A BROKEN HOME STARTS WITH A BROKENFAITH(v. 11).

We lose our way as fathers when we forgetthe Father(v. 10).

Physical adultery is sourced in spiritualadultery.

A BROKEN HOME LEAVES A TRAIL.

There is a progression:

1. Craving Carnality(v. 11)

2. FakingYour Faith (v. 13)

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3. DeceivingYour Darling(v. 14)

4. Chasing OffYour Children (v. 15)

God says,I HATE THIS!

THE RETURN FROM TREACHERY

God puts on His battle name (Lord of Hosts) andsays, STOP IT ... WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

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WRAP

Some Good News:

1. The actual divorce rate has never been close to50 percent.3 Its significantly lower and has beendecliningover the last thirty years.

2. Most marriages arent just so-so. The vast majorityare happy.

3. The rate of divorce in the church is notthe same asamong the non-churchgoing population. It too issignificantly lower.

4. Remarriages arent doomed. A significant majoritysurviveand thrive.

5. Most marriage problems arent caused by big-ticket issues, so being in a marriage, or fixing atroubled one, doesnt have to be as complicated aspeople think. Little things can often make a big

difference.2

1Standing Tall, Steve Farrar, Copyright 1994, Multnomah Books, part of Questar PublishingFamily2The Good News about Marriage, Shaunti Feldhahn, Copyright 2014 by Veritas Enterprises,Inc.3The words divorce rate can mean many different things ... I will be referring to the society-widedivorce rate as commonly understood by most people ... the percentage of marriages that haveended in divorce.