Sunday, June 30th: Ezra 3

This Sunday we will be walking through Ezra 3. Imagine for a minute the scene that is described in Ezra 3. Thousands of men have gathered to rebuild the foundation of the temple and construct an altar to the Lord. After the foundation has been laid and the alter built, the priests come in their priestly garments with trumpets. The Levites and the sons of Asaph, come with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of king David. The priests, Levites, and song leaders lead the people as they sing responsively Psalm 136: “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever”. And all the people shout with a great shout as they praise the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord has been laid (Ezra 3:10-11).

We encourage everyone to read Ezra 3 in preparation for Sunday. Each week we also provide study questions for those interested in doing a deeper dive into the preaching text.

The children will be participating in service again this week! At the beginning of service, we will invite children who participated in VBS to join us on stage to sing one of the songs, “Today is the Day.” The other songs that we will sing Sunday are listed below:

I Will Sing of My Redeemer (Selah)
Worthy Worthy
I Surrender All
Goodness of God