What an incredible day we had this past Sunday at EFBC! From Sunday School (which recorded our highest attendance in nearly two years) to a packed worship service to an incredible turn-out for our planned activities, God truly blessed this special day. "Sensational Sunday" definitely lived up to its name.
Best of all was what happened at the AWANA Registration table. Angela registered at least 21 children for AWANA (children not affiliated with EFBC) and passed out dozens of other registration cards that parents took home with them. This is exactly the kind of kick-off we needed for this exciting new ministry.
God also blessed us mightily last week during our Fall Revival. It was perfect preparation for our huge outreach day. I believe our church is experiencing a bit of a great awakening, and I pray that we will not decide to take a nap now that we have been revived. I believe we are on the verge of seeing God do something big at EFBC. Let's just keep giving Him all the praise and glory!
Bro. Shane
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
A Tale Of Three Sundays
The next three Sunday's at EFBC are going to be incredibly exciting. I hope you will be in constant prayer for God to do a mighty work in our church over the coming weeks.
This Sunday will mark the beginning of our Fall Revival with Turk Holt preaching. Sunday services will be at their regular times. Monday through Wednesday nights we will be meeting at 7 p.m. Let's pray that God will light a fire in our church that will spread throughout this community.
The following week, on October 29th we will be having a huge outreach event: Sensational Sunday. That morning we will have our regular morning services (although we will be a bit more casual than usual), and that will be followed by a time of food, fun and festivities designed to draw people in from our community. Events will include Trunk or Treat, a cake-walk, moon bounce, chili cook-off and face painting. One of our primary goals for this big event is to register as many children as possible for AWANA at EFBC.
And that leads me to what's exciting about the Sunday after that: November 5. On that day, we will begin our AWANA Club at EFBC. This could be the most significant day that this church has seen in a really long time. How wonderful will it be if we come together for worship on that Sunday evening and see untold numbers of children excited about being at church? How much more wonderful will it be if over the coming weeks we begin to see many of these young people give their hearts to Jesus and grow strong in their faith as they study about Him and memorize Scripture? And even more wonderful than that, what if we begin reaching their parents for Christ? I truly believe the AWANA Club could be a transformational ministry for our church.
Please keep these upcoming three Sundays in your prayers. It is my belief that EFBC will never be the same again, but we will only see positive changes if we bathe these events in prayer and keep Christ at the center of everything we do.
I hope to see you here this Sunday as we kick-off these upcoming events with Day 1 of our Fall Revival.
Bro. Shane
This Sunday will mark the beginning of our Fall Revival with Turk Holt preaching. Sunday services will be at their regular times. Monday through Wednesday nights we will be meeting at 7 p.m. Let's pray that God will light a fire in our church that will spread throughout this community.
The following week, on October 29th we will be having a huge outreach event: Sensational Sunday. That morning we will have our regular morning services (although we will be a bit more casual than usual), and that will be followed by a time of food, fun and festivities designed to draw people in from our community. Events will include Trunk or Treat, a cake-walk, moon bounce, chili cook-off and face painting. One of our primary goals for this big event is to register as many children as possible for AWANA at EFBC.
And that leads me to what's exciting about the Sunday after that: November 5. On that day, we will begin our AWANA Club at EFBC. This could be the most significant day that this church has seen in a really long time. How wonderful will it be if we come together for worship on that Sunday evening and see untold numbers of children excited about being at church? How much more wonderful will it be if over the coming weeks we begin to see many of these young people give their hearts to Jesus and grow strong in their faith as they study about Him and memorize Scripture? And even more wonderful than that, what if we begin reaching their parents for Christ? I truly believe the AWANA Club could be a transformational ministry for our church.
Please keep these upcoming three Sundays in your prayers. It is my belief that EFBC will never be the same again, but we will only see positive changes if we bathe these events in prayer and keep Christ at the center of everything we do.
I hope to see you here this Sunday as we kick-off these upcoming events with Day 1 of our Fall Revival.
Bro. Shane
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Update On Moshi
Just wanted to let everyone know that Moshi (Audrey) came home from the hospital yesterday and seems to be doing much better. She's not had a seizure since Sunday afternoon, and is resting well at home. Because the doctors have changed some of her medications, she has been constantly sleepy. This is to be expected until her body gets used to the new dosages and new meds. Other than that, she seems to have turned a corner on Monday and to be headed in a much better direction.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers this past week. God is so good!
Bro. Shane
Thanks to everyone for your prayers this past week. God is so good!
Bro. Shane
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Things On My Mind
Just a few random thoughts on this Wednesday morning:
-The movie Facing The Giants did not disappoint. This is a great family film that has the potential to have a huge impact for the cause of Christ. I realize some of the acting is not on par with Hollywood, but that's not surprising given the fact that the actors were unpaid volunteers. Personally, I think they did an outstanding job. I think the use of ordinary church folks makes the movie more real. As we (Stephanie, Moshi and me) watched the movie, we laughed at times, cried at times, and cheered at times. I left the theater ready to go and face the giants in my life.
-Two interesting trailers that were shown before the movie have caught my attention. One is a movie about Esther, which is set to open around the middle of this month. I've always said the story of Esther would make a great movie, and the trailer looked really good. This is not an endorsement of the movie, because I know nothing else about it. The other preview was a movie about the birth of Christ; I believe entitled The Nativity Story. Again, all I know is what I saw in the trailer, but it too looked like it would be a good movie. It is set to open during the Christmas season.
-Fall Revival is less than a month away! Turk Holt will be with us October 22-25.
-Sensational Sunday is planned for October 29. This will be a huge community outreach day and will also serve as a kick-off for our AWANA ministry. We hope to register many children for AWANA that day. We will have flyers for you to hand out available at church tonight.
-AWANA is set to begin Sunday, November 5. Word about this exciting ministry seems to be spreading. We've already had quite a few families show an interest in coming to EFBC simply because we're going to be offering AWANA for their children. I believe this will be one of the best things we've seen happen at Eulaton in a long time.
-Please keep the revival, Sensational Sunday, and AWANA in your prayers. All of our efforts will be in vain if we're not putting the Lord first and bathing these things in prayer. Pray that He will have His way at EFBC. Also remember to pray for those on our prayer list, including our shut-ins.
-Please be in prayer for the Amish community in Pennsylvania that experienced the terrible tragedy this week. I saw on Fox News this morning that a so-called "Baptist" group from Kansas (Fred Phelps and his followers) were planning a protest at the funerals. A piece of video showed one lady holding a sign up in front of passing cars that said, "God Hates You." These people are absolutely despicable. How they can call themselves Christians is beyond me. What could they possibly have to protest in this situation? Fred Phelps and his followers need to stay in Kansas and start reading their Bibles, because they obviously know nothing about the God of the Old and New Testaments. What an embarrassment these folks are to Christianity. While praying for the Amish, why not say a prayer for these disturbed individuals who will be carrying out these protests.
Those are just some of the things that are on my mind this morning. I hope everyone is having a great week, and I hope to see many of you at church tonight.
Bro. Shane
-The movie Facing The Giants did not disappoint. This is a great family film that has the potential to have a huge impact for the cause of Christ. I realize some of the acting is not on par with Hollywood, but that's not surprising given the fact that the actors were unpaid volunteers. Personally, I think they did an outstanding job. I think the use of ordinary church folks makes the movie more real. As we (Stephanie, Moshi and me) watched the movie, we laughed at times, cried at times, and cheered at times. I left the theater ready to go and face the giants in my life.
-Two interesting trailers that were shown before the movie have caught my attention. One is a movie about Esther, which is set to open around the middle of this month. I've always said the story of Esther would make a great movie, and the trailer looked really good. This is not an endorsement of the movie, because I know nothing else about it. The other preview was a movie about the birth of Christ; I believe entitled The Nativity Story. Again, all I know is what I saw in the trailer, but it too looked like it would be a good movie. It is set to open during the Christmas season.
-Fall Revival is less than a month away! Turk Holt will be with us October 22-25.
-Sensational Sunday is planned for October 29. This will be a huge community outreach day and will also serve as a kick-off for our AWANA ministry. We hope to register many children for AWANA that day. We will have flyers for you to hand out available at church tonight.
-AWANA is set to begin Sunday, November 5. Word about this exciting ministry seems to be spreading. We've already had quite a few families show an interest in coming to EFBC simply because we're going to be offering AWANA for their children. I believe this will be one of the best things we've seen happen at Eulaton in a long time.
-Please keep the revival, Sensational Sunday, and AWANA in your prayers. All of our efforts will be in vain if we're not putting the Lord first and bathing these things in prayer. Pray that He will have His way at EFBC. Also remember to pray for those on our prayer list, including our shut-ins.
-Please be in prayer for the Amish community in Pennsylvania that experienced the terrible tragedy this week. I saw on Fox News this morning that a so-called "Baptist" group from Kansas (Fred Phelps and his followers) were planning a protest at the funerals. A piece of video showed one lady holding a sign up in front of passing cars that said, "God Hates You." These people are absolutely despicable. How they can call themselves Christians is beyond me. What could they possibly have to protest in this situation? Fred Phelps and his followers need to stay in Kansas and start reading their Bibles, because they obviously know nothing about the God of the Old and New Testaments. What an embarrassment these folks are to Christianity. While praying for the Amish, why not say a prayer for these disturbed individuals who will be carrying out these protests.
Those are just some of the things that are on my mind this morning. I hope everyone is having a great week, and I hope to see many of you at church tonight.
Bro. Shane
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