“I Thank My God”

”Parting is such sweet sorrow”

Here liesEzekiel Aikle

Age 102The Good Die Young

Anna WallaceThe children of Israel wanted

breadAnd the Lord sent them manna;

Mr. Wallace wanted a wife,And the devil sent him Anna.

I put my wife beneath this stone

For her sweet rest and for my own.

Here lies the body of Aunt Hannah Proctor

Who never took time to call the

Doctor:She couldn't stay, She had to

goPraise God from whom all blessings

flow.

“Gone butNot Forgiven”

Sacred to the memory of My husband, John Barnes

Who died January 3, 1803.

His comely young widow, aged 23, has many qualifications of a good wife,

and yearns to be comforted.

Cold is my bed, but oh, I love it,

For colder are my friends above it.

I told youI was sick!

Here lies a blessed man who tasted the love of God and

of God’s people

Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church

1. Remind yourself to be thankful to God for God’s people

Philippians 1:3-83 I thank my God every time I remember you.

“My life would not be as richif _____________ wasn’t in it.”

1. Remind yourself to be thankful to God for God’s people

1. Remind yourself to be thankful to God for God’s people

2. Rejoice in those who partner with you.

Philippians 1:3-8I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now…

To introduce people to Jesus Christ and to help them

become fully devoted followers of him.

Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church

“My life would not be as richif ________________ wasn’t partnering with me.”

1. Remind yourself to be thankful to God for God’s people

2. Rejoice in those who partner with you.

3. Remember, we are all a work in progress

… 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

"God is not like men... men conduct experiments but God carries out a plan"

William Hendricksen

1. Remind yourself to be thankful to God for God’s people

2. Rejoice in those who partner with you.

3. Remember, we are all a work in progress

4. Remind yourself often about God’s common grace.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me.

8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

The Result

“Why can't we get all the people together that we really like and then just stay together?

I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos.”