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ELK RAPIDS BIBLE CHURCH

August 04th, 2019

8/4/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church

“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
August 4, 2019
Worship in Introduction
          “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” - #107
Worship in Offering
Worship in the Word – Psalm 97
Worship in Song
          “Majesty” - #10
          “To God be the Glory” - #56
Worship in Concert – Chris Knobloch
Worship in Communion
Closing – “I Love You Lord” - #78
Unsung Servants: All who helped with Harbor Days! Thank You!

Welcome to our services!

9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Richard
Next Week: Cheri
Junior Church Today: Jerica
           Next Week: Kathy A
Join us for lunch today!
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, August 7th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” --- Ephesians 3:16 – 19
The offering last week was $1,464.00: Building Fund - $30.00; Special Missions Fund - $20.00; General Fund - $1,414.00.
                The anti-God bumper stickers covering the car seized the attention of a university professor. As a former atheist himself, the professor thought perhaps the owner wanted to make believers angry. “The anger helps the atheist to justify his atheism,” he explained. Then he warned, “All too often, the atheist gets exactly what he is looking for.”
                In recalling his own journey to faith, this professor noted the concern of a Christian friend who invited him to consider the truth of Christ. His friend’s “sense of urgency was conveyed without a trace of anger.” He never forgot the genuine respect and grace he received that day.
                Believers in Jesus often take offense when others reject Him. But how does He feel about that rejection? Jesus constantly faced threats and hatred, yet He never took doubt about His deity personally. Once, when a village refused Him hospitality, James and John wanted instant retaliation.   “Lord,” they asked, “do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” (Luke 9:54). Jesus didn’t want that, and He “turned and rebuked them” (v. 55). After all, “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him” (John 3:17).
                It may surprise us to consider that God doesn’t need us to defend Him. He wants us to represent Him! That takes time, work, restraint, and love. --- by Tim Gustafson, odb.org

July 28th, 2019

7/28/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church

“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
July 28, 2019
Worship in Introduction
          “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” - #107
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Psalm 111
Worship in Praise
          “Be Exalted O God/Let’s Worship and Adore Him”- #32/#247
          “Above All”
          “Freely Freely” - #463
          “In Christ Alone”
          “Here I Am to Worship”
Worship in Prayer – “Open Our Eyes Lord” - #633
Closing – “Near to the Heart of God” - #617
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Unsung Servants: Those who faithfully pray during the morning preaching! Thank You! Please see Tom Dollar if you would like to be added to the prayer ministry!

Welcome to our services!

9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Lona and Lodena           Next Week: Richard
Junior Church Today: Karen            Next Week: Jerica
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, July 31st – Wednesday Night Live on River Street – come on out and join us in downtown Elk Rapids Wednesday evening as we help kids complete a “yip” stick.
The offering last week was $1,729.16: Building Fund - $80.00 and General Fund - $1,649.16.
Mark Your Calendar:
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time! How many would be able to walk in the parade and pass out pencils?
                The Gospel accounts tell us that after His resurrection, Jesus spent some time with His disciples and then appeared to numerous others. Among those blessed ones to whom He appeared were two on the road to Emmaus. To these two, Jesus didn’t appeal to the fact that He was now resurrected. He appealed to the Bible as His source of authority. He didn’t say, “Hey, look at My glorious resurrection body!” but He directed their attention to the very Word of God. Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering His glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. – Luke 24:25 – 27. And then He proved He was not a ghost by eating bread and drinking wine with them – communing with them.
                If the risen Lord first appealed to the Bible to convince these disciples to believe in Him, we also have a good incentive to trust the credibility of these manuscripts and scrolls that are now translated into what we know as the Bible. Jesus was willing to submit Himself, even as the resurrected Lord of the universe, to the words that are revealed in this book. In doing so, He taught us something. He taught us that God’s Word is true and dependable. Again, if Jesus is God – if He is risen – that means something! It means that the Bible must be right. It must be trustworthy or else God Himself is a liar. And we know that’s not true. --- 10 Reasons Why You Should Trust The Bible --- corechristianity.com

July 21st, 2019

7/21/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church

Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
July 21, 2019
Worship in Introduction
          “Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty” - #62
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Matthew 10:1 – 16
Worship in Praise
          “Wonderful Words of Life” - #406
          “Ancient Words”
          “He Hideth My Soul” - #611
          “O God Our Help” - #686
          “He Knows My Name”
Worship in Prayer – “Take My Life and Let it Be” - #397
Closing – “A Shield About Me” - #709
Unsung Servant: Vern – for getting more painting done this past week!   Thank You!

Welcome to our services!

9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Tom
Next Week: Lona and Lodena
Junior Church Today: Wendy
Next Week: Karen
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, July 24th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “Prayer is the autograph of the Holy Spirit on a renewed heart.” --- Charles Spurgeon
The offering last week was $4,228.69: Building Fund - $30.00 and General Fund - $4,198.69.
Mark Your Calendar:
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time! How many would be able to walk in the parade and pass out pencils?
“Jesus’ opinion of God’s Word is the number one reason to trust it.” --- Kristen Wetherell, unlockingthebible.org
Never Too Late: On the way to heal Jairus’s desperately ill daughter, Jesus did the unthinkable: He paused (Mark 5:30). He stopped to identify who touched Him, and then spoke gently with the woman. You can imagine what Jairus was thinking: There’s no time for this, my daughter is dying! And then, his worst fears came true --- Jesus appeared to have delayed too long and his daughter passed away (v. 35). But Jesus turned to Jairus and offered a word of encouragement: “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (v. 36). Then, calmly ignoring the mockery of onlookers, Christ spoke to Jairus’s daughter and she came back to life! He revealed that He can never be too late. Time can’t limit what He’s able to do and when He chooses to do it. How often do we feel like Jairus, thinking that God was simply too late to accomplish what we had hoped for. But with God, there’s no such thing. He’s never too late in fulfilling His good and merciful work in our lives.-- Peter Chin, Our Daily Bread

July 14th, 2019

7/14/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
July 14, 2019
Worship in Introduction
          “Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty” - #62
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Psalm 37:23 – 40
Worship in Praise
          “O For a Heart to Praise My God” - #650
          “My Faith Has Found a Resting Place” - #528
          “My Hope is in the Lord” - #540
          “My Jesus I Love Thee” - #79
          “You Are”
          “Wonderful Merciful Savior”
Worship in Prayer – “O How He Loves You and Me” - #349
Closing – “As the Deer” - #548
Unsung Servants: Dave and Jan Bellingham for opening their home for our luncheon last Sunday. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Kathy A and George             Next Week: Tom
Junior Church Today: Shonda                             Next Week: Wendy
Quarterly Business Meeting TODAY!
We will also be voting on church officers!
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, July 10th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “In all states of dilemma or of difficulty, prayer is an available source. The ship of prayer may sail through all temptations, doubts and fears, straight up to the throne of God; and though she may be outward bound with only griefs, and groans, and sighs, she shall return freighted with a wealth of blessings!” --- Charles Spurgeon
The offering last week was $3,191.63: Building Fund - $30.00; Deacon’s Fund - $264.61; General Fund - $2,897.02.
Mark Your Calendar:
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time! How many would be able to walk in the parade and pass out pencils?
            Another factor helping us trust the Bible is the life-changing impact the Bible has had for thousands of years. The Bible has withstood the attempts of kings, dictators, and whole societies to abolish it and still remains the top-selling book of all time. Its words contain a hope not found in any other religious writing and has transformed the lives of millions. Other world religions claim loyal adherence, but the glue that holds most of their faithful is fear, intimidation, or human effort. The Bible promises what no other book does: life, hope, and purpose as a gift from Almighty God. Its words have transformed murderers, tyrants, and nations because the Bible resonates as truth in the deepest part of the human soul (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The Bible may be rejected, hated, or ignored, but its impact on those who heed it cannot be discounted. --- www.gotquestions.org

July 07th, 2019

7/7/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
Worship in Introduction
          “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” - #107
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Psalm 92
Worship in Praise
          “America the Beautiful” - #799
          “The Heart of Worship”
          “Nearer Still Nearer” - #567
          “Revelation Song”
          “Holy Holy Holy” - #3
Worship in Communion
Closing – “Be Glorified” - #186
Unsung Servants: Those who faithfully set up the service for Communion each month. Thank You! And Lodena, for preparing the financial statement and church newsletter.

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Cheri
Next Week: Kathy A and George
                  Junior Church Today: Peggy
Next Week: Shonda
Join us today for lunch at Dave and Jan Bellingham’s.
Enjoy the great weather by the lake, and the great food also!
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, July 10th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “Every growth of spiritual life, from the first tender shoot until now, has been the work of the Holy Spirit . . . The only way to more life is the Holy Spirit. You will not even know that you want more unless He works in you to desire it . . . The Spirit of God must come and make the letter alive, transfer it to your heart, set it on fire, and make it burn within you, or else its divine force and majesty will be hid from your eyes . . . Prayer is the creation of the Holy Spirit. We cannot do without prayer, and we cannot pray without the Holy Spirit.” --- Charles Spurgeon
The offering last week was $7,276.29: Building Fund - $30.00; Deacon’s Fund - $50.00; and General Fund - $7,196.29.
Mark Your Calendar:
July 14th – Quarterly Business Meeting– Election of Officers.
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time! How many would be able to walk in the parade and pass out pencils?
“Independence is something most people cherish. Not that we feel it’s wrong to help each other, but our self-esteem can sink if we feel overly reliant on others. There is an independence, though, that we might not find if we’re too convinced of our self-sufficiency. It’s the unparalleled spiritual freedom of depending fully on God.” --- True Independence: Dependence on God

June 30th, 2019

6/30/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
June 30, 2019
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
Worship in Introduction
          “Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty” - #62
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Mark 5:21 – 43
Worship in Praise
          “My Country Tis of Thee” - #807
          “When We All Get to Heaven” - #772
          “Blessed Be Your Name”
          “Be Thou My Vision” - #562
          “Wonderful Merciful Savior”
Worship in Prayer
     “More About Jesus” - #560
Closing – “Ancient Words”
Unsung Servants: Kendra Benak – For doing art work for the Harbor Days advertisement and sponsorship magazine relating to the church! Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
        Prayer Ministry Today: Tom
Next Week: Cheri
Junior Church Today: Kathy A
Next Week: Peggy
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, June 26th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “Prayer and praise are the oars by which a man may row his boat into the deep waters of the knowledge of Christ.” – Charles Spurgeon
Sunday, July 7th – Church fellowship lunch at Dave and Jan Bellingham’s home. Pam Hall has the signup sheet TODAY so you can let us know what you would like to bring.
The offering last week was $1,285.89: Building Fund - $30.00 and General Fund - $1,255.89.
It is time again to receive nominations for our church officers. The offices are Deacon, Treasurer/Bookkeeper, and Clerk. Please submit your nominations to Pastor or one of our current Deacons. All present officers are eligible for nomination, and others also.
On Your Calendar:
July 14th – Quarterly Business Meeting– Election of Officers.
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time!
“Christ Jesus never claimed to be self-sufficient or to have a ‘mind of His own.’ Yet no one was freer. He demonstrated the true independence that comes from utter reliance on God. He continually subordinated a personal outlook to the Christ, His spiritual Sonship with God --- and we see the results recorded in the Bible as healing that freed multitudes!”

June 23rd, 2019

6/23/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
June 23, 2019
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
Worship in Introduction
          “Mighty Is Our God” - #48
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Mark 5:1 – 20
Worship in Praise
          “How Great Thou Art” - #147
          “How Great Is Our God”
          “You Are”
          “The Stand”
          “He Hideth My Soul” - #611
Worship in Prayer
     “In Christ Alone”
Closing – “I Exalt Thee” - #31
Unsung Servants: All those who were able to help in the workday yesterday! Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Kathy A and George             Next Week: Tom
Junior Church Today: Jerica                       Next Week: Kathy A
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, June 26th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “There is no other place where the heart should be so free as before the mercy seat. There, you can talk out your very soul, for that is the best prayer that you can present. Do not ask for what some tell you that you should ask for, but for that which you feel the need of, that which the Holy Spirit has made you to hunger and thirst for, you ask for that.” – Charles Spurgeon
The offering last week was $1,184.00: Building Fund - $30.00 and General Fund - $1,154.00.
It is time again to receive nominations for our church officers. The offices are Deacon, Treasurer/Bookkeeper, and Clerk. Please submit your nominations to Pastor or one of our current Deacons. All present officers are eligible for nomination, and others also.
On Your Calendar:
July 14th – Quarterly Business Meeting– Election of Officers.
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time!
So you can see what is happening in the New Testament. Worship is being significantly deinstitutionalized, delocalized, de-externalized. The whole thrust is being taken off of ceremony and seasons and places and forms and is being shifted to what is happening in the heart – not just on Sunday but every day and all the time in all of life. ---John Piper

June 16th, 2019

6/16/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
June 16, 2019
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
Worship in Introduction
          “Lord I Lift Your Name on High”
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Psalm 1
Worship in Praise
          “Victory in Jesus” - #353
          “I’ll Fly Away” - #779
          “The Solid Rock” - #526
          “Onward Christian Soldiers” - #731
          “Amazing Grace” - #343
Worship in Prayer
     “There’s Something About That Name” - #83
Closing – “He Knows My Name”
Unsung Servant: Karen Haspas – for maintaining our outdoor plants this summer. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Cheri             Next Week: Kathy A and George
Junior Church Today: Karen                       Next Week: Jerica
T H I S   W E E K
Wednesday, June 19th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “If Bible Christianity is to survive the present world upheaval, we shall need to have a fresh revelation of the greatness and the beauty of Jesus . . . He alone can raise our cold hearts to rapture and restore again the art of true worship.” – A.W. Tozer
The offering last week was $1,207.00: Building Fund - $30.00 and General Fund - $1,177.00.
It is time again to receive nominations for our church officers. The offices are Deacon, Treasurer/Bookkeeper, and Clerk. Please submit your nominations to Pastor or one of our current Deacons. All present officers are eligible for nomination, and others also.
On Your Calendar:
July 14th – Quarterly Business Meeting– Election of Officers.
July 31st through August 3rd Harbor Days – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time!

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,

The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it . . . Dad.

June 09th, 2019

6/9/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
June 9, 2019
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
Worship in Introduction
          “Mighty is Our God” - #48
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Psalm 111
Worship in Praise
          “O God Our Help in Ages Past” - #686
          “It Is Well With My Soul” - #705
          “Cares Chorus” - #627
          “Lord I Need You”
          “He Knows My Name”
Worship in Prayer – “Trust and Obey” - #571
Closing – “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” - #581
Unsung Servants: All those who brought food for our lunch last Sunday! Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today: Richard Next Week: Cheri
T H I S W E E K
Wednesday, June 12th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “Oh, without prayer what are the church’s agencies, but the stretching out of a dead man’s arm, or the lifting up of the lid of a blind man’s eye? Only when the Holy Spirit comes is there any life and force and power.” – Charles Spurgeon
Thursday, June 13th – Star Wars RPG – 5:00 pm-10:00 pm.
The offering last week was $2,559.59: Building Fund - $60.00; Deacon’s Fund - $130.00; Special Missions Fund – Helen Squires - $20.00; General Fund - $2,349.59.
It is time again to receive nominations for our church officers. The offices are Deacon, Treasurer/Bookkeeper, and Clerk. Please submit your nominations to Pastor or one of our current Deacons. All present officers are eligible for nomination and others also.
On Your Calendar:
Harbor Days – July 31st through August 3rd – God’s Helping Hands will be with us during that time!
I am but a lump of clay. But in the Potter’s hands I don’t have to stay that way.
I know not of His great design, as He pinches and molds, shapes and refines.
For the vision that He has of me compels Him to move carefully, purposefully, lovingly.
I trust in the Master Potter’s hands, where I am molded and shaped by His perfect plan.
For if He did not care so much for me,
He would leave me but a lump of clay, and not what I could be

June 02nd, 2019

6/2/2019

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
elkrapidsbc.com
June 2, 2019
Will we trust the “Unseen” in 2019?
Worship in Introduction
          “Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty” - #62
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture – Matthew 13:44 – 58
Worship in Praise
          “Blessed Assurance” - #572
          “Wonderful Merciful Savior”
          “He Knows My Name”
          “Jesus Messiah”
          “I Stand in Awe” - #80
Worship in Prayer
Closing – “Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord”
Unsung Servants: Richard and Wendy Friske – For planting the new plants in front of the church. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry Today:
             Lona and Lodena
Next Week:
Richard
Junior Church Today:
               Shonda
Next Week:
Wendy
Stay and join us for lunch today! Burgers and hot dogs!
T H I S   W E E K
Monday, June 3rd – Women’s Bible Study – 7:00 pm – “Discerning the Voice of God” with Priscilla Shirer.
Wednesday, June 5th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “Beloved, there are heights in experimental knowledge of the things of God that the eagles discerning eye and philosophical thought have never seen . . . God alone can take us there, but the chariot in which He takes us up and the fiery steeds that pull the chariot, are prevailing prayers.” – Charles Spurgeon
Thursday, June 13th – Star Wars RPG – 5:00 pm-10:00 pm.
The offering from last week of $3,643.68 was posted to the General Fund.

“He Knows My Name” by Tommy Walker
            Tommy Walker was asked by his pastor to write a song to go along with his sermon entitled “He Knows My Name.” As the song progressed, Tommy Walker had thoughts that it was one of the worst songs he’d ever written. But in obedience to God, he finished it.
            “The inspiring part of the story is the testimonies of people all over the world that have been touched by my feeble little act of finishing what I started. I’ve had the privilege of telling forgotten people in many parts of the world, both rich and poor, that God knows them and is calling their name, and what a privilege it has been. I recently re-recorded this latest version with producer Ed Cash. We purposely put children’s voices on the new bridge because it echoes the sound of Jerry (a 7 year old orphan Tommy met in the Philippines) and the millions of forgotten children in the world who are not forgotten by God! In the end I turned the song into a prayer saying let the abandoned, nameless, friendless and forgotten say . . . He knows my name! There is nothing more powerful than to know and declare that the God of heaven knows us and loves us.”