Ivy Farms COB, VA - February 7, 2021

Announcements

A denomination-wide online worship gathering titled "Venturing Forth Boldly as a Faith Family" is set for Feb. 27 at 8:00 pm. Learn more by clicking here.

There will be a moderator’s Town Hall hosted by Paul Mundey, moderator of the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference. The online event is titled “The Global Church: Current Happenings, Future Possibilities” and will take place Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Click here to learn more.

A Lenten Devotional from the Brethren Press is currently available entitle The Wild Way of Jesus. Click here to get yours!

Upcoming Events

February 10 – Leadership Team, 6:30 pm

February 17 – Bible Study, 6:30 pm

February 24 – Bible Study, 6:30 pm

February 7, 2021 Bulletin

Psalm Reading

Psalm 147: 1-11 (NRSV taken from BibleGateway)

1 Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. 4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. 5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. 6 The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. 7 Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. 8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. 9 He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. 10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; 11 the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Opening Hymn

Praise Him! Praise Him!

Praise Hymn

More Precious than Silver

Children's Story

Joys & Concerns

Please check out the Facebook Group for any recently posted Joys & Concerns. The ones that have been shared at the time of publishing are as follows:

Thank you for the prayers for my mom... The doctor was able to remove the cyst laperscopicly, and she is at home recovering. from Allison Stetar
Please continue to pray for the following: Wayne Keafer, Larry Brockmiller, Tammy Sutton, Denise Bowles, Susie Bartlome, Bruce Hill, Ada Saylor, Joyce Long, Jerry Shelton, the Pastoral Search for our Church. from Bulletin
Pray for Donna G. Hornsby who was appointed as Center Coordinator of the Christian Growth Institute on December 4, 2020. Let us honor the commitment and dedication of those who give themselves to the work of Christ and the church. from Virlina District
Please keep Stephen's parents in your prayers, as they have contracted Covid. from Allison Stetar

Prayer Hymn

Sweet Hour of Prayer

Morning Prayer

Spend some time in prayer… Click on the video’s play button if you would like to have an instrumental song for mediation.

Special Music

Just a Little Talk with Jesus

Scripture & Sermon

Do you pray? Everyday? Even if you pray multiple times per day, when was the last time you had a real CONVERSATION with the Lord? Learn more in Reverend Hicks's message this morning by clicking the image below.

Closing Hymn

Open My Eyes, That I May See

Benediction

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. AMEN.