Franklin Hill Church A small church with a big heart, full of faith
Pastor Jeremy Lewis
Call To Worship:
Leader: Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
People: For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, the flock under His care.
Leader: When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the ground.
People: Create in us pure hearts, O God, and renew steadfast spirits within us.
Leader: This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
People: We will hear the Word of the Lord and place our hope in Him.
Leader: The Lord declares, I will put My Spirit in you and you will live.
People: Breathe upon Your people, Lord. Renew our faith and raise us to serve You.
Leader: Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
All: Praise the LORD! The God who gives life is worthy of all our worship.
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14
37 The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath[ enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14 I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’”
Message : Can These Bones Live?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
You may reach Pastor Jeremy at jeremyrlewis@gmail.com or 570-604-7537. Office hours by appointment. Pastor Jeremy is available for hospital visits, shut-in visits and nursing home visits.
Adult Sunday School – Every Sunday 8:30am to 9:30am
Adult Exercise Class – Every Monday – 10am to 11am
Choir Practice – Every Thursday – 1pm
E-Mail Carolyn White with any praises, joys, or prayer requests (whisperpines@frontiernet.net) throughout the week.
Today – Breakfast following service
Thank you to all who donated to our August Mission for Interfaith Back to School Program – We collected $750.00.
Thursday, September 10th – Presbyterian Women meeting – 11am
Thursday, September 10th– Choir Practice – 1pm Thursday, September 10th – Session Meeting - 6pm Monday, September 14th– Exercise Class – 10am to 11am Wednesday, September 16th– Men's breakfast – 8am Saturday, September 26th – Potluck Dinner – 6pm Tuesday, September 29th– Newsletter Deadline