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Nov '25

Order of Service: November 9th, 2025

Posted on Nov 9, 2025 in Bulletins |

Nov '25

Order of Service:

Welcome and Call to Worship

Song: “My Savior My God”

Greeting Time

Song: “Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus”

Song: “I Am Covered Over”

Prayer for the Offering

Song: “Knowing You”

Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Kindergarten to Middle School — Fellowship Hall)

Today’s Message: “Care-Taker”
Luke 10: 30-37
Pastor Jesse Davis

Closing Song: “Revive Us Again”

Question for Reflection: Are you careful to live within your income? Do you avoid involving yourself in business beyond your ability to manage or in highly speculative ventures? Are you willing to accept a lower economic standard rather than compromise your Christian values?

Benediction & Open Worship

Next Sunday: “Regret”

Events & Notes:

Business Meeting — TODAY after service.

FWF — Meeting Tomorrow at 10am

Prayer Group — Tuesday, November 11th at 10am at the Field’s Home

Elder’s Meeting — Virtual Meeting Tuesday, November 11th at 6:30pm

Picture Day — 11/16. New photos for the picture wall. New Directories available at the Business Meeting.

Church Reserved — Memorial Service, November 15th from 11am to 2pm.

The Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them this week in praise for The thousands who contribute to EFM missionaries, God’s continued usage of the EFM 5-year Goal, a successful return to Israel, and successful ongoing permissions in Ukraine. Also prayer for the EFM board’s November meeting, further Luke 10 trips, continued growth in missionary relationships, and personal finance issues as people move form one location to another.

Nov '25

Release

Posted on Nov 3, 2025 in Christian Living, Faith in Action, Pastor's Blog, Spiritual Growth | Tags: Encouragement in Faith, Following Jesus, Spiritual Renewal

Nov '25

I’ve been playing Disc Golf more, recently. It’s been a good way to get out and exercise a little. I have been playing since I was a Young man but I haven’t put in a lot of thought or practice, It’s always been just a “grip it and rip it” kind of thing for me. But recently I have been trying to put more thought and intention into playing. I have been watching videos and reading guides on how to get better, and I have been practicing.

I have seen some improvements already, but one of the things that still needs work is my ‘release’, where the disc comes out of the hand during the throw. This point needs to be fairly consistent for your disc or it’s going to be all over the map when you throw it. Release is a funny thing. you have to hold tight enough to get it to the point you want, but not so tight as to ‘grip-lock’ the disc and overshoot your target point.

Sometimes in our Christian life we have just been gripping and ripping, trying to muscle through our walk with the Lord without putting much intention into our way of following. We have to practice our faith life, to work on things so we are more consistent in our ‘release points’ with the Lord. Holding on too tight to things causes problems. The goal in our Christian life is to have a consistent life trajectory moving closer to the Lord.

How can you be practicing your walk with Jesus for more consistency?

Nov '25

Order of Service: November 2nd, 2025

Posted on Nov 2, 2025 in Bulletins |

Nov '25

Order of Service

Pre-Service Video: “Where You Go + Spontaneous | Overland Missions Music”

Welcome & Call To Worship

Song: “Send the Light”

FWF Presentation/EFM Updates

Presentation of Round Table

Offertory Prayer

Song: “Bring Them In”

Round Table Continued

Song: “Hallelujah to the Lamb”

Question for Reflection: Is your life marked by simplicity? Are you free from the burden of unnecessary possessions? Do you avoid waste? Do you refuse to let the prevailing culture and media dictate your needs and values?

Prayer & Closing

Fellowship Time & Baked Goods

Next Sunday: “Care Taker” (Luke 10:30-37)

Events & Activities:

Christian Ed: Meeting TODAY after service

Hobby Night: Wednesday, November 5th at 6:30 pm.

Stewards Meeting: Thursday, November 6th at 2 pm.

Church Reserved: Friday November 7th, Saturday November 8th, and Saturday November 15th.

Business Meeting: NEXT Sunday, November 9th after service.

FWF: Monday, November 10th at 10am, CR 8.

Elder’s Meeting: Virtual, Tuesday, November 11th at 6:30pm

Prayer Group: Tuesday November 11th, 10am, Field’s House

Picture Days: November 2nd and November 16th.

New Directories: November 9th.

Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them in prayer and praise for EFC-Nepal as they open the first newly planted worship hall in over a decade, CHE Trainers in the many different districts of Nepal and their transportation needs and for the continued growth and support for ongoing church and ministry growth.

Oct '25

Order of Service, October 26th, 2025

Posted on Oct 26, 2025 in Bulletins |

Oct '25

Order of Service:

Welcome and Call to Worship

Song: “Better is One Day”

Greeting Time

Song: “Crown Him”

Song: “Living in Light of Eternity”

Prayer for the Offering

Song: “Be Still My Soul / In You I Rest”

Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Kindergarten to Middle School — Fellowship Hall)

Today’s Message: “The Lost”
Luke 15: 1-32
Pastor Jesse Davis

Closing Song: “Create In Me a Clean Heart”

Question for Reflection: Do you and your family use your free time in ways that refresh the spirit and benefit the mind and body, that encourage creativity and friendliness? Is your home a pleasant, peaceful place?”

Benediction & Open Worship

Next Sunday: “Missions and Music Sunday”

Events & Notes:

Prodigal God — Final Class TODAY after service.

SATURDAY 11/1 — Men’s Breakfast & Bibles, Packing Party, and Youth Event.

M&M Sunday 11/2 — Remember to set your clocks back Saturday Night

Business Meeting — Sunday, November 9th, after service.

Picture Days — 11/2 & 11/16. New photos for the picture wall. New Directories available at the Business Meeting.

The Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them this week in prayer and praise for Missionaries and their coaches for the work they do. And especially for the first Missionaries out of Rwanda.