1. Tallapoosa church of Christ
Sunday Evening; January 29, 2012

2. Recent sinking of the Costa Concordia

4. 1 - Nearer, My God, to Thee #450
1.
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
Even though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Words by: Sarah F. Adams
Music by: Lowell Mason
Nearer to Thee. © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

5. 1 - Nearer, My God, to Thee
© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

6. 2 - Nearer, My God, to Thee
2.
Though like a wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Dark-ness be over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Words by: Sarah F. Adams
Music by: Lowell Mason
Nearer to Thee, © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

7. 2 - Nearer, My God, to Thee
© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

8. 3 - Nearer, My God, to Thee
3.
There let the way appear
Steps un-to heaven;
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
An-gels to beck-on me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Words by: Sarah F. Adams Nearer to Thee.
Music by: Lowell Mason © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

9. 3 - Nearer, My God, to Thee
© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

10. Genesis 31:20-30 NKJV And Jacob stole away, unknown to Laban
the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he intended to flee.
(21) So he fled with all that he had. He arose and crossed the
river, and headed toward the mountains of Gilead. (22) And
Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled. (23) Then
he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days'
journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead. (24)
But God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and

11. Genesis 31:20-30 continue said to him, "Be careful that you speak to
Jacob neither good nor bad." (25) So Laban overtook Jacob. Now
Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountains, and Laban with his
brethren pitched in the mountains of Gilead. (26) And Laban
said to Jacob: "What have you done, that you have stolen away
unknown to me, and carried away my daughters like captives
taken with the sword? (27) Why did you flee away secretly, and
steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent you

12. Genesis 31:20-30 continue away with joy and songs, with timbrel
and harp? (28) And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my
daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing. (29) It is in
my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me
last night, saying, 'Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good
nor bad.' (30) And now you have surely gone because you greatly
long for your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?”

13. Genesis 31:27 NKJV Why did you flee away secretly, and
steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent
you away with joy and songs, with timbrel and harp?
Genesis 31:29-30 NKJV It is in my power to do you harm, but
the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be
careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.' (30)
And now you have surely gone because you greatly long for
your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?”

14. Genesis 28:15 NKJV Behold, I am with you and will keep
you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land;
for I will not leave you until I have done what I have
spoken to you.”
Genesis 31:19 NKJV Now Laban had gone to shear his
sheep, and Rachel had stolen the household idols that
were her father's.

15. Genesis 31:34-35 NKJV Now Rachel had taken the
household idols, put them in the camel's saddle, and sat
on them. And Laban searched all about the tent but did
not find them. (35) And she said to her father, "Let it not
displease my lord that I cannot rise before you, for the
manner of women is with me." And he searched but did
not find the household idols.

16. Nuzi Tablets

17. Genesis 31:38-42 NKJV These twenty years I have been with you;
your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried their young,
and I have not eaten the rams of your flock. (39) That which was
torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You
required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by
night. (40) There I was! In the day the drought consumed me,
and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

18. Genesis 31:38-42 continued (41) Thus I have been in your house
twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters,
and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten
times. (42) Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham
and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would
have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction
and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”

19. James 4:8-10 NKJV Draw near to God and He will draw near to
you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you
double-minded. (9) Lament and mourn and weep! Let your
laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. (10)
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you
up.

20. Genesis 31:53 NKJV The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and
the God of their father judge between us." And Jacob swore by the
Fear of his father Isaac.

21. Romans 2:13-16 NKJV (for not the hearers of the law are just in
the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; (14)
for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the
things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to
themselves, (15) who show the work of the law written in their
hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between
themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) (16)
in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ,
according to my gospel.

22. 2 Timothy 4:1 NKJV I charge you therefore before God and the
Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His
appearing and His kingdom: