2023 - Page 3 of 6 - First Baptist Church of Elimsport Archive

Special Guests

This week we are excited to have the Whitman family with us. Jonathan and Melodee and their children have been our missionaries to Italy for over a decade. They have been faithfully sharing the Gospel with the people of that beautiful country for many years now and we are looking forward to hearing all that…

Hope for Weary Souls Part 4 – Developing a Healthy Lifestyle

A lot of the stress and anxiety in our lives can be eliminated! Isn’t that good news? Now I am not talking about getting rid of your kids or your spouse. I’m not talking about quitting your job or getting a total home makeover. I’m talking about steps that we all can make in our…

Hope for Weary Souls Part 3

In 1855 Joseph Scriven wrote the Hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". In the first verse we find these words: "Oh what peace we often forfeit, oh what needles pain we bear, all because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer." Today I want to talk about just that, I want…

Special Speaker – Paul Connor

Today we have a guest speaker, Paul Connor of the Pennsylvania Association of Regular Baptist Churches. Paul is just the fourth State Rep of the Association, having served in this position for 25 years, longer than anyone before him. Paul loves the church and loves to preach, having served as a pastor in multiple PA…

Hope for Weary Souls Part 2 – Confronting the Struggle

Are you weary? We began this series to help address the pain, sorrow, stress, and worry that have many people down. Life is doubtless going to be hard at times, the question is, can you rise above? While times of sorrow and mourning are to be expected, and stress will come no matter what we…

Hope for Weary Souls Part 1: What Gets Us Down?

What gets you down? What wears on you, makes you feel that life is more than you can bear? We all feel stress at times, we all experience loss, but sometimes, the severity of these and other difficult life events begin to take their toll. Sometimes the sheer number of adverse experiences that we are…

Missionary Visit

We were excited to have Dr. Heather Fowler with us today. Our church has supported Dr. Heather's work in Bangladesh for nearly 25 years and we enjoyed hearing her update on what God has been doing through the ministry of her and the others serving on that field. We are sorry, but we cannot post…

Special Speaker

It is our privilege to have Steve Martinez bring our message today. Steve married Ashely, a girl from our church, about 14 years ago and they served here for a time as our Youth Leaders. Steve has since served as a Youth Pastor, a Bible teacher at a Christian school, an Associate Pastor, and now…

Obeying the Call God Has Given Every Believer

It is easy to have the mindset that reaching the world for Christ is the work of a few special people. We hear the testimonies of missionaries and their work in other countries and are impressed at what they do and the sacrifices they make. You might even be among the faithful that give and…

Happy Father’s Day!

Is it okay to wish someone Happy Father's Day?? We live in a world that is very fractured and polarized. Currently, one of the most contentious issues is that of human sexuality. With so much division and confusion, some might be wondering if celebrating a father figure and saying what a good job he has…

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