We have been blessed this weekend to have Dr. Terry & Sharon Hargrave with us, sharing their wisdom and insight into families and relationships. Sharon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who currently serves as the Executive Director for the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University, while Terry is a professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary. Terry is the author of several books in the field of marriage and family, while Sharon is the author of the Marriage Strong curriculum that we use for marriage groups at Southwest.
There are a few reasons I am so excited that we were able to bring the Hargraves to Southwest. They are humble servants of the Kingdom who have dedicated their lives to improving marriages and families. Their approach to relationships is practical and relatable to all types of relationships, but especially to families. Their work has a deep foundation in God's Word, which makes it reliable in the most difficult of times.
I am excited about our worship time this morning. Terry will be concluding our weekend with a message from Romans 5. My prayer is that we will each be encouraged and challenged to let go of the "old self" and embrace the "new" that Christ died for, even while we were still sinners.