This Week @ Elim: 12-11 thru 12-18-2011

TONITE! At 7 p.m. (Friday, December 9th) the choir from our friends at First Baptist Church of Freeport will bring their Christmas concert to our building for an evening of great music. It will also be an evening of wonderful fellowship as there will be a dessert buffet in Elim’s Fellowship Hall to follow!

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. See Sunday school classes, ages and meeting locations.
  • 10:30 am — What a glorious time of year as we look forward to the celebration of our God and King! Each week in this Christmas season, we’ll look at a different “Scripture in the Songs.”

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Encouragers’ Theater Trip

We have a terrific group of mature saints in the Lord who encourage us every day with their devotion and their perseverance. They’ve named themselves “Encouragers” because that is their mission: encouraging others to walk in the faith! Recently, a group of them went into the Mercery Theater in Chicago for a holiday performance of “The Christmas Schooner.” After a long drive in the rain, a warm cup of coffee at a nearby coffee shop was welcomed. Even though the play was wonderful, the fellowship was the highlight of the day!

This Week @ Elim: 12-4 thru 12-10-2011

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. See Sunday school classes, ages and meeting locations.
  • 10:30 am — What a glorious time of year as we look forward to the celebration of our God and King! Each week in this Christmas season, we’ll look at a different “Scripture in the Songs.”

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Annual Praise Service & Pie Social

Every year on the night before Thanksgiving, the family of God that meets at Elim Baptist Church gathers to give praise to the ONE to whom praise is truly due— our God and Savior! This year, our theme was “Thank You, Lord, for People, Places & Things.” We were challenged to think of those things, and thank the Lord specifically for them. After the service, when we gathered downstairs for the gift of PIE, we had a place to record those things for which we are so thankful. And as always, we had a great time in praise & fellowship!

This Week @ Elim: 11-27 thru 12-3-2011

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. See Sunday school classes, ages and meeting locations.
  • 10:30 am — This coming Lord’s Day we will continue looking at some of the basic questions of life through the lens of God’s Word as part of a series, “Gospel Answers to Good Questions.” This week: “Why do we have Gospel accounts?” from John 20:24-31. This concludes our series as next week, we look toward the birth of our Savior as we study His Word.

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This Week @ Elim: 11-20 thru 11-26-2011

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. See Sunday school classes, ages and meeting locations.
  • 10:30 am — This coming Lord’s Day we will continue looking at some of the basic questions of life through the lens of God’s Word as part of a series, “Gospel Answers to Good Questions.” This week: “How does Jesus pray for His followers?” from John 17:6-26.

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This Week @ Elim: 11-13 thru 11-19-2011

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. See Sunday school classes, ages and meeting locations.
  • 10:30 am — This coming Lord’s Day we will continue looking at some of the basic questions of life through the lens of God’s Word as part of a series, “Gospel Answers to Good Questions.” This week: “What advantage—in this life—does a believer possess?” from John 16:7-15.

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Baked Potato Buffet & Game Night

We just LOVE hanging out together! Recently, we had a baked potato buffet and game night. As you can see, folks of all ages enjoyed the evening, playing games and just generally acting crazy. When you share the love of Christ, just hanging out is fun!

The Biblical Harmonization of a Paradox

As finite human beings we are only comfortable or satisfied with answers to all our questions. If we receive an answer, we will accept it, even if the answer is unfavorable to our liking. At least we have an answer! Read more…

A Consideration of TIme

When I look over past issues of the Refresher, I become amused at the number of occurrences that refer to how quickly the year is passing or some reference to quickly turning calendar pages! Read more…