Hymns
You Never Let Go
By Matt Redman
1.
Even though I walk
Through the valley of the shadow of death,
Your perfect love is casting out fear;
And even when I’m caught
In the middle of the storms of this life,
I won’t turn back, I know You are near.
Pre-chorus
And I will fear no evil
For my God is with me,
And if my God is with me,
Whom then shall I fear,
Whom then shall I fear?
Chorus
Oh no, You never let go
Through the calm and through the storm;
Oh no, You never let go
In ev’ry high and ev’ry low;
Oh no, You never let go,
Lord, You never let go of me.
2.
And I can see a light that is coming
For the heart that holds on,
A glorious light beyond all compare;
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
We’ll live to know You here on the earth.
Bridge
I can see a light that is coming
For the heart that holds on,
And there will be an end to these troubles,
But until that day comes
Still I will praise You,
Still I will praise You.
Unto Him Who Hath Loved Us
Words: Arthur Tappan Pierson
Music: Philip Paul Bliss
1.
With praise and thanksgiving
There stands a great throng
In the presence of Jesus
And sing this new song.
Chorus
Unto Him Who hath loved us
And washed us from sin,
Unto Him be the glory forever! Amen!
2.
All these once were sinners,
Defiled in His sight,
Now arrayed in pure garments,
In praise they unite.
3.
He maketh the rebel
A priest and a king,
He hath bought us, and taught us
This new song to sing.
4.
How helpless and hopeless
We sinners had been,
If He never had loved us till
Cleansed from our sin.
5.
Aloud in His praises
Our voices shall ring,
So that others, believing,
This new song shall sing.
This New Year
by Ian Konopinski
1.
My yesterday came and went,
For better days I’m longing;
So now, Lord, I look to You,
And see Your new day dawning.
2.
Forgetting what lies behind,
Both failures and successes,
I reach out to know You, Lord,
As this new year commences.
Pre-chorus
All my days, all my life,
I give to You, O Jesus Christ.
Chorus
This new year, this new day,
I will begin with You;
My old life is left behind,
You’re making all things new;
I’ll go Your way, I’ll trust, obey,
My Lord, I pray: may each day be for You.
3.
By faith, I have life in You
And my old life You’re ending;
Your life in me makes me new,
For You are my Beginning.
4.
I’ll press on to follow You,
Lord, keep me moving forward;
In fellowship intimate,
Lord, draw me ever closer.
Bridge
This new year let me follow,
All my life is Yours;
Every day let me trust You
And love You more, my Lord.
Ending
In twenty twenty-two,
Right now I choose,
Your will to do;
This new year’s all for You.
Message
“Standing for the Lord — Lessons from the Life of Elijah (Part V)”
Message given by Rex Beck on January 2, 2022
2 Kings 2:1-14
Elijah is Taken to Heaven
From Gilgal to Bethel to Jericho
Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. 3 And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. 5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
To the Jordan
6 Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8 Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
The Spirit
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” 10 And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more.
Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. 13 And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water, saying, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over.
