As we gather in worship before our great Lord and King this Sunday, our sermon will come from Ezekiel 47:1-12. In this section of Scripture, we find the prophet Ezekiel being led on a visionary tour of the new temple, located in the new Jerusalem, which is in the new land of promise. In this remarkable vison, Ezekiel sees a very small trickle of water flowing from the temple. Remarkably, and in apparent violation of all the laws of hydrodynamics, as the little and insignificant stream advances eastward, its depth and volume increases exponentially until it becomes a vast river much too wide to swim across. What’s even more amazing is that this flow of water from the temple transforms the lifeless Dead Sea into a thriving ocean, filled with aquatic creatures (a fisherman’s paradise!) and lined with fruit-bearing trees on its shores.
Of course, we want to know what this vison meant to the captive Israelites living in bondage to the Babylonians. But we also want to know why the Holy Spirit has preserved this ancient vision in the Scriptures for us today. Surely there is a message for us as well! This Lord’s Day we are going to get our feet wet as we ‘wade into the water’ with Ezekiel. And along our way, we will encounter something amazing that will point us directly to our blessed Redeemer and Lord!
I love you all so much, always!
Mike
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Second Sunday Lunch – Please join us for our Church Fellowship meal today immediately after worship.
New Members Class – New member class will be conducted over five Sundays during the Sunday school hour, February 16th – March 16th. This class must be completed prior to becoming a member. If interested in the class, please sign up in the narthex.
Senior Brunch – Our senior brothers and sisters are invited to join the children’s ministry for brunch Saturday, March 1 at 9:00am in the fellowship hall. RSVP online or in the narthex.
Midweek Fellowship – Please join us for church-wide fellowship, dinner, and discipleship for all ages on Wednesday, February 26th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the church. The dinner theme is Italian cuisine. Adult discipleship classes will be a) Biblical Wisdom for Parents of Adult Children: Practical Solutions for Common Relational Problems and b) Christian Charity. The next Midweek gathering will be Wednesday, March 26th.
Children’s Ministry – Save the date: VBS 2025 will be June 9-12. Please contact Anne Swanner if you are interested in serving.
Women’s Ministry
• Family Forum Date Change – Fellowship and teaching for our moms with elementary-aged children and younger will be Tuesday, February 18th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Leslie Jeffery.
• Tuesday morning study at 9:30am at the church – Revelation study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
• Tuesday evening study at 6pm at the church – Esther study by Lydia Brownback
• Wednesday morning study at 10am at the church – Hebrews study by Jen Wilkin (Childcare provided).
• Women’s monthly luncheon is the first Thursday of every month at 11:00am at the Timbers Edge Clubhouse. All ladies are invited!
• Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
• Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10-11:30am.
Men’s Ministry
• Men’s Friday Bible study meets 11:30-12:30 in the church fellowship room. The men will study the miracles in the Gospel of John.
• Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets Tuesdays at 6:30am at the office of Paul Matheny. Please contact Adam Turnbull with questions.
• Junior Fellows – Next meeting will be a game night at DJ Alhorn’s house on February 21st at 6pm.
• Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, March 4th.
Youth Ministry – Sunday Night Youth will meet Sunday, February 9th, in the Church Fellowship Hall from 4:30-6:30.
Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets Sundays at 7pm 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, Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, and Steve Terry
Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks and Butlers due in April and the Thompsons due in June.
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)