Dear Brothers and Sisters,

This week prayer will be held at the Brown’s barn at 7:00

Our scripture focus this week is Isaiah 65:20-25 where the Lord continues to explain life on His “holy mountain,’ and describes how He will “rend the heavens,” for His own people.  He is itemizing the various blessings He will bestow upon His people through Christ. This concept is found in one of the songs we will sing on Sunday, “We’re Marching to Zion” where we sing the words indicating we will experience, “Celestial fruits on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow.” In short, He is making things new as we are marching to Zion. He is restoring and making His people joyful, v17-19. He gives them a new longevity as they are not laboring in vain, v20. He brings a new kind os prosperity and security, v21. He grants them a different kind of productivity, v22. He opens for them a greater level of intimacy with Him, v24. Finally, he creates relationships of love where the cultural divides disappear, v25. These are the things that happen on His “holy mountain.”

The songs we will be singing:

• To God Be the Glory
• We’re Marching to Zion
• Rejoice in the Lord
• Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
• Emmanuel’s Land