This week prayer will be held at the Burke home.

We will be having another Constitution review meeting on Sunday night, Sept 24 at 7:00pm to continue sharing with the congregation the proposed changes.

Please continue to pray for Dwayne and Jenny, as they departed for Tijuana Mexico this morning…

Written covenants have been common among the people of God during redemptive history. God made covenants with Noah, Abraham and Moses. Joshua, Hezekiah and Josiah all called their people to renewal through written covenants. A covenant is the central focus for our scripture focus thisweek in Nehemiah 10:1-39. This chapter brings us more of the unfolding events of the 24th day of the seventh month. At the end of chapter 9 we observed that they signed a covenant… now in chapter 10 the details of that covenant are explained. Generally, they covenanted to obey the law of Moses, but there are five specific areas called out which were especially needful for the people at that time of reformation. As we “receive the implanted word” this week, let us consider what particular areas of reformation which are needful in our own lives. And, as we consider thiscovenant in Nehemiah 10, let’s keep in mind God’s unbreakable covenant through, “the blood of the everlasting covenant,” (Heb 13). Our Lord Jesus Christ signed His covenant with His blood.

Here is how I am outlining this chapter at this point:

1. The names of those who signed the covenant, v1-27
2. The scope of the covenant, v28-29

III. The five areas of covenanting, v30-39

1. Marriage, v30
2. Observance of the Sabbath, v31
3. The seventh year Sabbath, v31b
4. Exacting debt, v31
5. Support of the worship of God, v32-39

We will be singing these songs:

• Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
• Blessed Assurance
• Be Thou My Vision
• He Will Hold Me Fast
• It Is Well with My Soul
  

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high. Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply: Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King. Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once, He all doth save. Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Love’s redeeming work is done. Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won. Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise. Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ has led. Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted Head. Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise. Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!

Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood

This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long

Perfect submission, perfect delight!
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love

Perfect submission – all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest
Watching and waiting, looking above
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love

Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me save that Thou art
Thou my best thought by day or by night
Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light

Be Thou my Wisdom and Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine inheritance now and always
Thou and Thou only first in my heart
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art

High King of heaven, my victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all

He Will Hold Me Fast
When I fear my faith will fail,
Christ will hold me fast;
When the tempter would prevail,
He will hold me fast.
I could never keep my hold
Through life’s fearful path;
For my love is often cold;
He must hold me fast.

   He will hold me fast,
He will hold me fast;
For my Savior loves me so,
He will hold me fast.

Those He saves are His delight,
Christ will hold me fast;
Precious in His holy sight,
He will hold me fast.
He’ll not let my soul be lost;
His promises shall last;
Bought by Him at such a cost,
He will hold me fast.

For my life He bled and died,
Christ will hold me fast;
Justice has been satisfied;
He will hold me fast.
Raised with Him to endless life,
He will hold me fast
‘Till our faith is turned to sight,
When He comes at last!

It Is Well with My Soul
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll –
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”

It is well with my soul.
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Tho’ Satan should buffet, tho’ trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control –
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate
And hath shed His own blood for my soul !

My sin – O the bliss of this glorious tho’t –
My sin – not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul !

And, Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend;
“Even so” – it is well with my soul !