Friday, July 4th - the church office will be closed for Independence Day
This Coming Lord’s Day:
- 9:15 am — Sunday school classes for all ages: Classes for graded age groups meet to learn from Exodus. Youth & adult: “Demolishing Strongholds,” a new study in developing a Christian worldview, how to witness to friends and family, and having the confidence found in God’s Word to withstand the “cultural brainwashing” of the present age. This class meets in the Gathering Place (at the rear of the sanctuary)
- 10:30 am — As we meet for corporate worship this week, we’ll continue our look at The Final Days of Jesus, focusing on the events and eyewitnesses to Jesus’ death recorded in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23. Prepare your heart and mind to hear (and obey) God’s Word.
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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Janet
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This Coming Lord’s Day:
- 9:15 am — Sunday school classes for all ages: Classes for graded age groups meet to learn from Exodus. An adult class studying the same material meets in the Gathering Place (rear of the sanctuary).
- 10:30 am — As we meet for corporate worship this week, we’ll continue our studies in The Final Days of Jesus, looking at the crucifixion recorded in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19. Prepare your heart and mind to hear (and obey) God’s Word.
- This will be our final formal opportunity in June to share in the ministry of our 3 CEF Summer missionaries. They have already begun serving the Lord at Good News Clubs across the stateline area. Our special offering goal for them has been $3,600. To date, the offering received is $1,420. Won’t you consider this a matter of prayer and action to share the Gospel with kids in Northern Illinois? Thank you!
- Also available is a new Pastor’s Occasional Paper on the topic of spiritual warfare. You’ll want to pick up your copy on the back table in the sanctuary.
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Janet
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This Coming Lord’s Day:
- 9:15 am — Sunday school classes for all ages: Classes for graded age groups meet to learn from Genesis. An adult class studying the same material meets in the Gathering Place (rear of the sanctuary).
- 10:30 am — As we meet for corporate worship this week, we’ll resume our studies in The Final Days of Jesus, looking at the crucufixion recorded in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19. Prepare your heart and mind to hear (and obey) God’s Word.
- The new, updated Elim church directory is available. Pick up a copy (or two) on the back table in the sanctuary.
- Also available is a new Pastor’s Occasional Paper on the topic of spiritual warfare. You’ll want to pick up your copy on the back table in the sanctuary.
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Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Janet
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This Coming Lord’s Day:
- 9:15 am — Sunday school classes for all ages: Classes for graded age groups meet to learn from Genesis. An adult class studying the same material meets in the Gathering Place (rear of the sanctuary).
- 10:30 am — As we meet for corporate worship this week, we’ll resume our studies in The Final Days of Jesus, looking at Luke 23:27-31.
- The new, updated Elim church directory is available. Pick up a copy (or two) on the back table in the sanctuary.
- Also available is a new Pastor’s Occasional Paper on the topic of spiritual warfare. You’ll want to pick up your copy on the back table in the sanctuary.
Read more…
Posted on June 5th, 2008 by Janet
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It is hard to believe that this is so, but the calendar proves that it is! When the first Sunday of June rolls around I will have spent ten years as the pastor of Elim Baptist Church. On the one hand it just doesn’t seem possible that ten years have elapsed, and on the other hand, when I consider all that has taken place, it seems incredible that everything has happened over a period of only ten years!
I can still recall that first weekend when I was moving the books into my study. Along came one of the young men of the church who began helping me move in. It wasn’t too long until we were engrossed in a serious conversation that ended up greatly changing that young man’s life. And it is such a joy to know that he is still a part of Elim, and he continues to grow in the things of God. Read more…
Posted on June 1st, 2008 by Pastor Larry
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For review this month, Our Sufficiency in Christ by a familiar author in Elim’s library, Dr. John MacArthur. Instead of a complete overview, I feel that there are several paragraphs that represent the jist of the book. Read more…
Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Janet
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John Wesley is a well-known name among Christians, and with many a good reason. Although there is much within his theology with which I am at odds, he was a tireless servant of Christ and His Church until his death at age 87. That he should serve long and well is really no surprise, for one of the most “famous” quotes of this preacher, evangelist and reformer summed up his penchant for living with an eye toward service:
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.
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Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Pastor Larry
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It’s February, the shortest month of the year, as I write this review. And I’ve just finished reading the shortest book yet to be reviewed—96 pages! This will also be the shortest book review to date. And yes, we sing Doxology , a very short song, almost every Sunday. Read more…
Posted on March 1st, 2008 by Scott
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Our book review this month is The Sovereignty of God by Arthur W. Pink. This book was recently given to those who attend the Tuesday morning BIble study, but I am confident a copy will find its way into the library. It is also worth mentioning that we are reading a book similar in subject to two previous reviews, Sinners in the Hands of a Good God and Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ. Read more…
Posted on February 1st, 2008 by Scott
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Allow me to offer a very profound sentiment as I begin this month—pain hurts! Even now, as I write these words, I can hear the echoed “Amen” all over town. The “pain of pain” is something well-known to most of us, and it is one of those things that we are fairly certain we could do without.
But we would be wrong. Read more…
Posted on February 1st, 2008 by Pastor Larry
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