Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Do you want to make a difference in your generation? Do you want your life to count for eternity? Our focus this week, Ezra 7:1-10, answers these questions. As we come to Ezra 7, approximately 56 years have passed since the temple was completed as a result of the revival that took place when Haggai and Zechariah preached. God is not finished with His people yet… he now sends Ezra from Babylon to further restore lives in Jerusalem through the ministry of the Word of God. God sends help again… Demonstrating again, how God sends people into our lives to help us along our way, and we too are sent into peoples lives to help them along their journey as we live like Ezra lived when he returned to Jerusalem.

Women’s Mentoring – Wednesday – February 8, 2017, at the Brown’s barn from 10-12 noon. We will be continuing in the book, “Be Still My Soul” by Elisabeth Elliott. Childcare will be provided for preschool children.

Prayer will be held at the Brown’s Barn

Please pray for the marriage retreat taking place in the Brown’s Barn Friday night and Saturday…

The songs are as follows

• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
• What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine
• He Will Hold Me Fast
• Complete in Thee
• O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee

God of glory, Lord of love

Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee

Opening to the sun above

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness

Drive the dark of doubt away

Giver of immortal gladness

Fill us with the light of day

All Thy works with joy surround Thee

Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays

Stars and angels sing around Thee

Center of unbroken praise

Field and forest, vale and mountain

Flowery meadow, flashing sea

Chanting bird and flowing fountain

Call us to rejoice in Thee!

Thou art giving and forgiving

Ever blessing, ever blest

Wellspring of the joy of living

Ocean depth of happy rest!

Thou our Father, Christ our Brother

All who live in love are Thine

Teach us how to love each other

Lift us to the joy divine!

Mortals join the mighty chorus

Which the morning stars began

Love divine is reigning o’er us

Leading us with mercy’s hand

Ever singing, march we onward

Victors in the midst of strife

Joyful music leads us sunward

In the triumph song of life

What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.

    Leaning, leaning,

    Safe and secure from all alarms;

    Leaning, leaning,

    Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,

Leaning on the everlasting arms;

Oh, how bright the path grows from day to day,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,

Leaning on the everlasting arms?

I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,

Leaning on the everlasting arms.

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!

Complete In Thee

Complete in Thee, no work of mine

Could take, dear Lord, the place of Thine.

Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,

And I shall stand complete in Thee!

   Yea, justified, oh blessed thought!

   And sanctified salvation-wrought!

   Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,

   And glorified I, too, shall be.

Complete in Thee, each want supplied,

And no good thing to me denied,

Since Thou my portion, Lord, will be,

I ask no more, complete in Thee!

Complete in Thee, no more shall sin

Thy grace has conquered reign within;

Thy blood shall bid the tempter flee,

And I shall stand complete in Thee!

Dear Savior, when, before Thy bar,

All tribes and tongues assembled are,

Among the chosen I shall be,

At Thy right hand, complete in Thee!

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

O God our Help in ages past

Our Hope for years to come

Our Shelter from the stormy blast

And our eternal Home!

Under the shadow of Thy throne

Still may we dwell secure

Sufficient is Thine arm alone

And our defense is sure

Before the hills in order stood

Or earth received her frame

From everlasting Thou art God

To endless years the same

A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun

O God our Help in ages past

Our Hope for years to come

Be Thou our Guide while life shall last

And our eternal Home