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July 29th, 2018

7/29/2018

Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@elkrapidsbc.com
Check us out on Facebook and at elkrapidsbc.com!
July 29, 2018
“May HIS Grace and Truth be seen in 2018!”
Worship in Introduction
“Lord I Lift Your Name on High”
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture Reading – John 5:1 – 18
Worship in Prayer and Meditation
“Have Thine Own Way Lord” - #591
Worship in Praise
“Praise Him! Praise Him!” - #12
“He Is Exalted” - #36
“10,000 Reasons”
“Heart of Worship/Nearer Still Nearer”
“He Knows My Name”
Closing – “I Love You Lord” - #78
Unsung Servants: Jacob and Kat Gillett – For their faithful service in the sound booth. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry: Lodena and Lona
Next Sunday: Richard
Nursery Today: Jerica
Next Sunday: Dawn
T H I S W E E K
Wednesday, August 1st – Wednesday Evening on River Street – set up at 5 pm – Puppet making, inflatable game, and children’s Bible distribution!
Thursday and Friday, August 2nd and 3rd – God’s Helping Hands – 9:30 am to 11 am.
Saturday, August 4th – Harbor Day Parade – Noon.
Sunday, August 5th – The team from God’s Helping Hands will be with us for the morning service.

The total offering for last week was $1,732.26: Building Fund - $30.00; General Fund - $1,702.26.

From the writings of Andrew Murray . . .
When prayers are unanswered, the trial of faith comes. We must pray consistently, fervently, persistently. The sooner I learn to forget myself in the desire that He may be glorified, the richer will be the blessing that prayer will bring to myself. No one ever loses by what he sacrifices to the Father. In times of trouble, God’s trusting child may say:
First: God brought me here; it is by His will I am in this strait place: in that will I rest.
Next: He will keep me here in His love, and give me grace in this trial to behave as His child.
Then: He will make the trial a blessing, teaching me the lessons He intends me to learn, and working in me the grace He means to bestow.
Last: In His good time He can bring me out again --- how and when, He knows.
I am here by God’s appointment, in His keeping, under His training, for His time.
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.”
(Psalm 50:15)

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July 22nd, 2018

7/22/2018

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Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@ElkRapidsbc.com
Check us out on Facebook and at elkrapidsbc.com!
July 22, 2018
“May HIS Grace and Truth be seen in 2018!”
Worship in Introduction
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture Reading – Psalm 145
Worship in Prayer and Meditation
Worship in Praise
“In Christ Alone”
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing” - #277
“Amazing Love” - #351
“Because He Lives” - #358
“Spirit of the Living God” - #389
“Grace Greater Than Our Sing” - #344
Closing – “To So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” - #581
Unsung Servants: Ed and Lodena Benak as deacon and bookkeeper of our church. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry: Tom
Next Sunday: Lodena and Lona
Nursery Today: Shonda and Kendra
Next Sunday: Jerica
T H I S W E E K
Wednesday, July 25th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “Prayer is essentially the expression of our heart longing for love. It is not so much the listing of our requests but the breathing of our own deepest request, to be united with God as fully as possible.” ---- Jeffrey D. Imbach (Recovery of Love)
M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R
August 1st – Wednesday Evening on River Street – Puppet making – Inflatable game – Bible and book distribution!
August 4th – Harbor Day Parade!
The total offering for last week was $979.41: Building Fund - $30.00; General Fund - $949.41.

Is it not evident that, despite the Resurrection, if there had been no Ascension we would be lost? If the Father had not been fully satisfied with all His Son did for us wouldn’t it all be rendered null and void? Would we not be forever undone, without help and without hope, if Jesus had not entered heaven on our behalf, celebrated with hymns of victory? If Christ has not ascended for us, where else could we go to find the Father’s welcoming arms? There would be no high priest to represent us and intercede for us at the throne. We would be stripped of free, clean access into God’s presence. There would be no one preparing a home for our eternal dwelling. Our lives, as well as the whole universe, would be without a mediator to symphonize all things with the will of God. Pentecost would have been permanently postponed, and so believers would remain forever devoid of the Spirit’s indwelling power. The promises meant to be Jesus’ inheritance, to be shared with all who belong to Him, would be locked up and shelved. Above all, Jesus’ very best gift, His saving efforts for us, would be struck in the past, as it were – where He was last seen, visiting with disciples after exiting the tomb, but left at the fringes of history. --- David Bryant

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July 15th, 2018

7/15/2018

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Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@ElkRapidsbc.com
Check us out on Facebook and at elkrapidsbc.com!
July 15, 2018
“May HIS Grace and Truth be seen in 2018!”
Worship in Introduction
“Mighty is Our God”
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture Reading – Psalm 139
Worship in Prayer and Meditation
“Be Thou My Vision” - #562
Worship in Praise
“When We All Get to Heaven” - #772
“What a Day That Will Be” - #762
“Amen/Because He Lives”
“Ancient Words”
“He Knows My Name”
Closing – “Make Me a Servant” - #669
Unsung Servant: Luke Gillett – for running the sound booth in Jake’s absence. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry: Richard
Next Sunday: Tom
Nursery Today: Wendy
Next Sunday: Shonda and Kendra
Could we have a short meeting after the morning service as we prepare for Harbor Days?
T H I S W E E K
Wednesday, July 18th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “The Word of God is the food by which prayer is nourished and made strong.” ---- E.M. Bounds
M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R
August 1st – Wednesday Evening on River Street – Puppet making – Inflatable game – Bible and book distribution!
August 4th – Harbor Day Parade!
The total offering for last week was $2,974.26: Building Fund - $30.00; Deacon’s Fund - $100.00; General Fund - $2,844.26.

Leftovers – What do I do with my leftovers? I go to church, I read the Bible. I get spiritually fed. But what do I do with my leftovers? Do I share it with those in the world who need Jesus? Do I reach out without fear of being rejected? Do I see the people of this world in need of a Savior? Am I willing to give them my leftovers? God sent Michael James, Sr., Alabama preacher, into my life to help me see that I have been hoarding my leftovers. Leftovers that are so desperately needed in this lost and dying world. Leftovers that would feed those who are hungry. Leftovers that God does not want me to keep to myself, but to give away to those I might meet. To be willing to strike up a conversation and ask them if they believe in God – and give them my leftovers so that they too, can be filled. So as I feast on God’s Word I will be sure to drink deeply so that I have plenty of leftovers to share. --- L. A. Benak

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July 08th, 2018

7/8/2018

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Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@ElkRapidsbc.com
Check us out on Facebook and at elkrapidsbc.com!
July 8, 2018
“May HIS Grace and Truth be seen in 2018!”
Worship in Introduction
“Mighty is Our God”
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture Reading – Luke 5:17 – 26
Worship in Prayer and Meditation
“Open Our Eyes Lord” - #633
Worship in Praise
“How Great Thou Art” - #147
“How Great is Our God”
“The Stand”
“My Faith Looks Up to Thee” - #539
“He Knows My Name”
Closing – “I Stand in Awe of You” - #80
Unsung Servants: Jim and Diane Tollefson for opening their home for the lunch and baptismal service last Sunday. Thank You!

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry: Lodena and Lona
Next Sunday: Richard F
Nursery today: Kathy A
Next Sunday: Wendy
T H I S W E E K
Wednesday, July 11th – Bible Study and Prayer Time – 6:30 pm – “There is a place where thou canst touch the eyes of blinded men to instant, perfect sight; There is a place where thou canst say, “Arise” to dying captives, bound in chains of night; There is a place where thou canst reach the store of hoarded gold and free it for the Lord; There is a place - - - upon some distant shore --- Where thou canst send the worker and the Word. Where is that secret place --- dost thou ask, “Where?” O soul, it is the secret place of prayer!” ---- Alfred Lord Tennyson
August 2nd and 3rd – Would you be available for a morning VBS type program on August 2 and 3? Let’s try something different, but it takes your help!
M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R
August 1st – Wednesday Evening on River Street – Puppet making – Inflatable game – Bible and book distribution!
August 4th – Harbor Day Parade!

The total offering for last week was $1,579.98: Building Fund - $30.00; Deacon’s Fund - $180.00; General Fund - $1,369.98.

“Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to receive. --- John Calvin

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July 01st, 2018

7/1/2018

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Elk Rapids Bible Church
“Where the UNCHANGING WORD
meets the needs of a CHANGING WORLD”
Pastor Gary Gladfelter 342-8663 or 264-6671
PastorGladfelter@ElkRapidsbc.com
Check us out on Facebook and at elkrapidsbc.com!
June 24, 2018
“May HIS Grace and Truth be seen in 2018!”
Worship in Introduction
“Lord I Lift Your Name on High” - #107
Worship in Offering
Worship in Scripture Reading – Isaiah 11:1 – 10
Worship in Prayer and Meditation
“He Hideth My Soul” - #611
Worship in Praise
“Majesty” - #10
“I Sing the Mighty Power of God” - #128
“The Solid Rock” - #526
“In Christ Alone”
“How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”
Closing – “Bind Us Together” - #425
Unsung Servants: To all those who give up their service time to faithfully serve in the nursery – Thank You

Welcome to our services!
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship Service
Prayer Ministry: Kathy A and George
Next Sunday: Tom Dollar
Nursery Ministry: Peggy
Next Sunday: Karen
Today we welcome Bill and Kathy Brittain as they present the ministry of the Baptist Children’s Home.
Let’s welcome them for the first time in our church!
T H I S W E E K
Monday, June 25th – Women’s Bible Study – “Believing God” by Beth Moore
Tuesday, June 26th – Church Kitchen Cleaning Day – 9:00 am – Noon.
Wednesday, June 27th – Bible Study and Prayer Time - 6:30 pm – “Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.” --- Hannah More
The total offering for last week was $2,372.54: Building Fund - $30.00; Deacon’s Fund - $100.00; General Fund - $2,242.54.

Sometimes God calms the storm . . . sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.

“The supreme thing is worship. The attitude of worship is the attitude of a subject bent before the King . . . the fundamental thought is that of prostration, of bowing down.” --- Campbell Morgan

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