This week and beyond

This week, the chancel choir has our annual retreat on Friday and Saturday at the new Ebenezer retreat center. We will have ultimate rehearsals for two days to sing and read new music.

This Sunday, the children's choir will lift their songs up during services. The chancel choir will sing "He is Jehovah" as our anthem. The anthem is based on "Israelite folk tune".

Here is the text. Enjoy!

He is Jehovah

He is Jehovah, God of creation. He is Jehovah, Lord God Almighty, the balm of Gilead, the rock of ages. He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

He is great I am, the God of Abraham, Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace I am, the God of Israel, the Everlasting One, He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah! He is Jehovah, Lord God Almighty, He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

He is your Provider, Jehova Jireh, God of Salvation, God of Messiah.

The Son He sent to you and testified of Him. He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

This week for Prayer walk

We will walk and pray near "Main street" subdivision this week. We will meet at 5:55 in front of the Primary School. We will pray for the schools, students, teacher and the neighborhood.

So, please don't be shy! come and join us to pray and walk on Monday morning!

With All My Heart

This week anthem is "With All My Heart". It is one of my favorites. The Youth choir will join at the second service to sing with the chancel choir. Also, the adult handbell will play "Shalom, my friends" as a musical offering.
This anthem text is especially very intimate to the Lord. I pray that we all praise Him with all our heart in one say "We love You, Lord". Here is the text.

With All My heart by Babbie Mason

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus 'tis now.
In this quiet place with You I bow before Your throne. I bare the deepest part of me to You and You alone. I keep no secrets for there is no thought You have not known.
I bring my best and all the rest to You and lay them down.

With all my heart I want to love You, Lord, and live my life each day to know You more.
All that is in me is Your completely, I'll serve You only with all my heart.

You faithfully supply my needs according to Your plan, so help me Lord, to seek Your face before I seek Your hand. And trust You know what's best for me when I don't understand, then follow in obedience in every circumstance.

With all my heart I want to love You, Lord, and live my life each day to know You more.
All that is in me is Your completely, I'll serve You only with all my heart.

Sing to the Lord a new song

This week, the chancel choir will sing a joyful anthem " Sing to the Lord a new song" as an anthem and the youth who went to Lake Junaluska this Summer will play handbell with "Gospel train" at 11:00 service.

Also, prayer walk will start on this coming Monday at 6:00 AM from our church parking knot.
We will pray and walk for 45 minutes.
We are going to walk the main street subdivision next Monday at the same time. We will meet at the primary school parking knot.
Anyone who wants to pray and walk at the first in the morning, please come and join!!

This week anthem and beyond

This Sunday is the first Sunday of September and we will have a communion.

The chancel choir will praise " As we break the bread" as our anthem. Because of the storm Hanna we unfortunately cancelled the Romanian choir concert on Thursday night.

The Youth choir started last Sunday. So, for youth, please come at 4:30 on Sunday to the Sanctuary. If you play any instruments, please let me know too.

Praying that everyone remembers Him during this week especially the communion.

As We Break the Bread

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine,

All our strength will be supplied, Lord Jesus will provide, And may it ever be.

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine,

in this blessed, holy place we will know the tender grace of Jesus Christ, who said,

"Remember me."

This is the body broken; this, our daily bread.

This is the blood of the covenant; with it we are fed.

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine, we remember Jesus said, " I will rise up from the dead." In His death we shall be free from all sin eternally, for our Lord and Savior said,

" Remember me."

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine,

We remember Him.

Be Thou My Vision

This week, we are going to sing " Be Thou My vision" as our anthem.

It is well known and favorite among people.

I pray that God shows His love and grace throughout the song.

Enjoy!

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 emptly praise. Thou mine inheritance, now and always;Thou and thou only first in my heart.

High King of heaven, my treasure Thou are 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.

Very Personal

We praise together while we are singing hymns and anthems. However, I have thought “praise” itself is very personal thing. We can sing together with same hymn but our hearts would reponse differently depends on each person. Also, some people like to raise their hands when they praise or some people claps. Sometimes, we just kneel down completely to express our gratefulness to the Lord. I remembered that I used to dance at my small room to praise the Lord. My dad was very worried that I was involved some kinds of strange religious group. However, I enjoyed dance to the Lord while I was praising the Lord. As we all know from the bible, David loved also dance to the Lord as well as playing a harp or singing. How about you? Do you feel shy when you praise the Lord with other people? I am honestly shy too. Like last Sunday while we were praising “Spirit of the Living God”, I really wanted to lift my two arms and hands but I was too shy to do that. I confessed to the Lord that I was thinking about what people think first. I think we should be free to express our hearts to the Lord at least during the worship. I know it is not easy but let’s try to think about Him only! He would love to see us praising Him freely.