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The Bible says the just will walk in their integrity. Integrity is defined as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.” God calls us to integrity. We are to be true and honest. We are to promote harmony and peace. We are to love one another, even when it is difficult to do so. Each of us, are at a different points in our walk with God. At some points, we need to be carried…at…

I would like to thank those men and women who helped with our Wednesday’s After School this past year. I am so grateful for your help and support of the Children’s Ministry at EBC. Change is coming to our programming I encourage you to look for the news during these next few months and if there is a place where you can plug in and help please do so. In our world today we are encouraged to be tolerant of…

Over and over again we hear of someone’s failure. It is particularly shocking when we learn of a church leader’s failure. But, all of us have failed from time to time. Failure is part of life. How we respond to failure is critical. Are we going to learn from it and move on…or are we going to let it ruin part or all of our life. On the night before Jesus’ crucifixion, Peter denied Jesus three times. Peter failed that…

In our last business meeting the Children’s Ministry team shared with our church about some needs and upcoming projects in our Children’s Area. We are sharing them here in the newsletter to help promote and get the word out about ways in which everyone can help. First we are painting the entire Children’s area stairwell to stairwell during the month of July. There will be dates and times posted where you will be able to help paint each room, hallways…

I was going to write this week on Change and the fact that my kids are taking all of mine out of my Jeep but as I look at my water bottle on my desk I thought I would ask for accountability on a new Spiritual Challenge I am going to be doing for the next 6 weeks. I have been praying and thinking about doing the Soulcon Challenge (soulcon.com) since the first of the year but my schedule would…

“I’m afraid of my parents dying” “I’m not perfect” “They compare me to my sibling too much” “My friends are as bad as they think they are” “I sneak out of the house a lot” “I don’t dress to be provocative” “I wish we spent more time together as a family” “Jesus” “I want my family to attend Church together” “I want them to be in heaven with me” “How much I love them”

These are exciting times for EBC. But then it is always exciting when one decides to live for God and see what He has in store for each one of our lives. But this time in particular as we begin in earnest the process of seeking our new pastor. It all begins with prayer. Imagine 200 people praying every day for God to move and work in the life of this church, our search committee, our own hearts. Imagine sincerely…

“I need my space” “Privacy does not equal deception” “I’m afraid of them splitting up” “I can hear them when they fight” “I don’t want a forced relationship with the parent I don’t live with” “How much I’m hurting inside” “I battle depression” “I used to be suicidal” “I take sleep tranquilizers for fun” “I drink a lot” “I smoke marijuana” “I take their prescription drugs” “I have gone too far physically with a guy/girl” “I’ve had sex” “I regret…

You have probably heard the expression that mankind has a God-sized hole in our hearts and this is only something that God can fill. In the song ‘Til They Rest In You” it picks up on this thought when it reads We yearn, we thirst, We stumble in the dark, Discontent, for You’ve set eternity Within each heart. This is not some idea that someone thought of to make a clever phrase. This is a truth found in God’s Word.…

We all need encouragement. We all need a helping from time to time.  We need encouragement from each other and from God. A man recalled learning to drive as a boy, he was driving the family car on a gravel road with his Dad. For whatever reason, he drove the car off the road, or slipped off the road, into the ditch, and stopped. The man remembered just sitting there and feeling foolish.   He recalled that after the dust settled…