Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
On this very first Friday of the New Year, I want to encourage you to prepare your hearts for Lord’s Day Worship by spending some time reflecting upon our sermon passage for this coming Sunday. We will again take up the Book of Ezekiel and move a little further through this Old Testament prophecy from long ago.
Our text for the next few Sundays will be Ezekiel 37:1-14. This is that well-known section of the book often described as the ‘Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones.’ If you have not read this section of Ezekiel before, you’ll be in for not only a shock, but a great blessing as well!
This Sunday, we will take our initial look at the words of verses 1-10. As we do, we will encounter an Old Testament introduction to the power of God to raise sinners from the dead, and to revive and preserve them in the state of new life. Using the language of the New Testament, we will see how our Lord both builds His Church (regeneration), and how He revives, purifies, and preserves His people (sanctification).
Sunday School for All Ages Resumes This Week at 9:15 AM!
There are classes for all ages, so please join us as we study God’s Word together. Our Adult class will be on the subject of Psalm 119, ‘The Great Psalm.’
I love you all with all my heart,
Mike
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday School – Adult and youth Sunday school classes resume this Sunday, January 5th at 9:15am.
Second Sunday Lunch – Please make plans to join us for our Second Sunday Fellowship meal NEXT Sunday, January 12th.
Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, January 29th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the church. The dinner theme will be chili with toppings and chips. The adult discipleship class will be A Biblical Perspective of Artificial Intelligence. Forthcoming Midweek gatherings will be February 26th and March 26th.
New Members Class – Sundays, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. There is a sign up sheet in the narthex.
Women’s Ministry
• Ladies’ Bible Studies will resume January 14th and 15th.
• Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse.
• Senior Sisters next monthly meeting is Thursday, January 16th from 10-11:30am.
• Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10:00 to 11:30am.
Men’s Ministry
• Men’s Devotion/Prayer will resume Tuesday, January 7th at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
• Men’s Friday Bible study resumes next Friday, January 10th from 11:30am-12:30pm at the church.
• Junior Fellows – Next meeting is today, January 3rd at 6pm at DJ Alhorn’s house for pizza and game night. Contact DJ for details.
• Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, January 7th.
Youth Ministry
• The annual Providence Presbytery youth Roots retreat will be on January 24th – 26th at CampToKnowHim. Please contact Gannon Miles for details and registration.
Career Ministry – Regular Bible study/fellowship will resume January 12th at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry.
See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Ken Galecki (brother of Leon Galecki), Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Sims, and Steve Terry
Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April.
Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
• Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
• Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
• Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH)
• Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
• Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA)
• Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada)
• Dieter and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
• The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
• Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)