The Beach Church

Hi everyone,

First of all, there WILL be a WEBWORD for this Wednesday...just catching up from vacation. And now, the top reasons that you know you attend the beach church!!!

• If baptisms have to be canceled due to high waves, you attend the beach church.


• If the song played by the band at church is the same song you heard played last night at Jim’s Tiki lounge, you attend the beach church.


• If the pastor is dressed in such a way that you think he might come up to you and ask for any spare change, you attend the beach church.


• If you are dressed in such a way that people think you might ask them for any spare change, you attend the beach church.


• If your seating options include sunshine or shade, you attend the beach church.
  If your dog is more excited about going to church on Sunday than you are, you attend the beach church.


• If you stand in line for coffee and it is already 90 degrees in the shade, you attend the beach church.


• If you buy your church shirts at larrys beach shack or alvin’s island you attend the beach church. (mention my name and they will politely escort you out).


• If every sunday you have to decide, socks or no socks
  you tell the cashier at publix ‘you look marvelous’


• the bald spot on your pastor's head is the color of freshly picked strawberries!


• the last three sermon illustrations had to do with bbq!


• you're not sure, but you think it was the beach boys version of "nothing but the blood" that you heard during church!


• you think that mackerals are a praise band


• you belong to the weather channel ministry


• your church also offers tourist information


• you think wearing sunglasses at church is really cool


• And if somebody, with a smile, tells you that you look marvelous! You attend the beach church.