This Sunday we return to our series in Nehemiah. In chapter 10, the people gather to reaffirm that they are in a covenant relationship with God. There are similarities and differences between their relationship to God with ours today. We won’t be lining up and signing commitments of what we will do to stay in God’s blessing and not be cursed—that’s not for us. But we can, at the start of this new year, reaffirm and celebrate the privilege we have to live in God’s new life in his New Covenant through Jesus. Let’s celebrate this privilege in song, prayer, word and Lord's table this Sunday.