Saturday: The next men’s fellowship meets this Saturday, July 18th at 9:00 am. This study for men of all ages begins with a discussion of “Practical Religion” by J.C. Ryle. In asking for self-examination of our Christian practices, Ryles states: We live in an age of special spiritual danger. When we look around us, we may well ask, “How do we do about our souls?”
On the Lord’s Day:
9:15 am — Sunday school classes for all ages: Classes for graded age groups meet to learn from the Scriptures. To see Sunday school classes, ages and meeting locations, click on the red “Ministries” button under the category “Pages” (to the right).
10:30 am — The public reading and learning from God’s Word, the prayers of the saints, and the affirmation of our faith in song are all components of our corporate worship. Please prepare your heart and mind for these vital aspects of true worship, where our God and Savior is worshipped in spirit and in truth. Currently, we are studying the wonderful epistle of Jude, where we are encouraged to contend for the faith, once for all delivered to the saints.
New Elim Baptist Church directories are available on the back table in the sanctuary. Pick yours up today!
During the Week:
- Monday: Elim’s Softball team is schedule to play a doubleheader at 6:00 and 6:40 pm on Diamond #5 at Sportscore. Check the softball schedule online at www. racsoftball.com.
- Tuesday: Elim has the opportunity to serve those less fortunate in the name of Christ, volunteering to serve dinner and do light clean-up at the Rockford Rescue Mission on Tuesday, July 21st at 5:45 pm. You may sign up on the special sheet on the back table of the sanctuary.
- Tuesday: Our Ten-thirty Tuesdays study continues next week with a chronological view of the Old Testament. This week, we’ll look at Job, beginning in chapter 15. We meet at 10:30 am in the Fireside Room.
- Wednesday: Our next CEF Party Club is this Wednesday! Don’t miss out on the fun for kids of all ages at 6:30 pm. There’ll be food, games, fun and more!
- Thursday: Our Thursday Night Toolkit Old Testament survey Bible study continues with a survey of the unique wisdom in Proverbs. This study meets in the sanctuary.
Upcoming and Ongoing:
- More volunteers are needed for on our own in-house mission field—Children’s Church! These little ones need to hear about God’s love and salvation. Won’t you tell them by being part of our rotation of volunteers? See the church office for details.
From the Pastor’s Recent Reading:
God reminds every one of us of ‘what we might have been but for his distinguishing grace. Judas sells Christ, and his only reward is a halter to hang himself with. Why might not I have been Judas? Ananias dies with a lie in his throat: why might not I have been that unhappy man? Ask that question, Christian; is there any betterness in your heart beyond the heart of Judas? Are you better than Ananias by nature? Is there any goodness in your constitution which would have kept you from their sin had you been left as they were? Judas was an apostle, mark you, a preacher, a miracle-worker; he dipped his hand with Jesus in the dish, and yet he sold him; and why not you? Let not self-righteousness whisper, “Ah I never should have done so. ” How knowest thou that? Simon Peter said he never would forsake his Master, but before long, with cursing and oaths, he had denied him. “Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall. ” What another man has done I may do; and there are no depths of wickedness into which I might not have plunged had not preventing grace stayed my course. —from SPOTS IN OUR FEASTS OF CHARITY by C. H. SPURGEON
Posted on July 17th, 2009 by Janet
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