The sermon text for Sunday morning is Ezekiel 47:1-12, a wonderful text in which the gospel of Jesus Christ is compared to a river of living water which flows from underneath the threshold of the temple in Ezekiel's vision.  We'll learn four or five different things about the nature of the gospel from the metaphor of Ezekiel's river of life.  One thing about which I hope to be abundantly clear: the gospel is the only means to having a rich, full life. 

We'll sing a couple of great hymns, including Just As I Am and one of my all-time favorites, William Cowper's There Is A Fountain: "Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its pow'r till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more." 

Patrick and Natalie Ray, longtime friends of our church, will dedicated their child, Riley William Ray, to the Lord in the second service on Sunday morning.

We will not have any Sunday evening activities, but hope that you'll take the opportunity at the end of the holiday weekend to enjoy time with family, friends, and neighbors.