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 — Last Lord’s Day, we progressed in our introduction into a new study series in Acts 13-28, “The Church Around the World”. This Sunday, we’ll continue with the introduction. Be sure to check out the new sermon outline provided for you on the back of the bulletin!
- Requested sermon CD copies for this Sunday (May 2) will not be available until 5/16.
During the Week:
- Monday (5/3), 7:40 pm: Elim League Softball continues on Diamond # 3.
- Monday, (5/10), 6:00 and 6:40: Elim League Softball Doubleheader on Diamond #2 Players and fans, check out the schedule at http://www.racsoftball.com/ for all the latest news.
- Tuesday, 10:30 am: Our Ten-thirty Tuesdays Bible study will continue this week in our reading and discussion in the Old Testament.
- Thursday, 6:30 pm: The Thursday Night Toolkit Bible study meets this evening, continuing our survey of the New Testament.
- SPECIAL NOTE: The week of May 9 thru May 15, there will be NO mid-week Bible studies!
- Saturday (5/15),Monthly Prayer Breakfast!!!!
Upcoming and Ongoing:
- Mark your calendars now for a special Bible Conference! Friday evening, May 21, thru Saturday lunch, May 22nd, our friends at First Baptist Church of Freeport are hosting a special Bible Conference featuring Dr. Steven Lawson as the main speaker. Dr. Lawson has been a particular favorite of the men who have attended Shepherd’s Conference in the past few years. He is an engaging and challenging expositor of God’s truth. We are looking into going as a group in a large van. Please let the church office know if you are interested in attending this event. We will return to Rockford on Friday evening, and lunch Saturday is included.
- Are you qualified to be an Encourager? If you’re over 60 and you want to encourage those younger (and each other!) in the faith, you are qualified! And one of the unique privileges of an Encourager is the fellowship of others at specially planned events! Set aside Wednesday, June 9th, for a Luncheon Cruise on The Pride of Oregon, a paddlewheel riverboat, to cruise the beautiful Rock River. The group will leave the church building at 9:15 that morning. Cost is $30 per person. There will be a sign-up sheet on the back table in the next couple of weeks.
- Elim’s monthly newsletter, The Refresher, is mailed out to arrive in your homes by the first of the month. This keeps you up to date with activities and events in the body of Elim.We are looking into the feasibility of e-mailing this newsletter (as a .pdf file) in the future. If you would prefer to receive the newsletter by e-mail, please contact the church office.
From the Pastor’s Recent Reading:
Colossians 1:4 — having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have for all the holy ones.
What in a congregation would bring Paul joy, and lead him to give thanks? Expressions of honest doubt, social programs, massive numbers, popularity with the world, artistic worship? Hardly. Paul gave thanks to God because of two signs of life he saw in the Colossian church, two particular species of spiritual fruit: faith and love. —from Pyromaniacs
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Janet
Filed under: This Week @ Elim