Sunday Summary - 5.6.12

Today was an exciting morning at EBC! We started the service with three baptisms (two children and one teenager). Pastor David got so excited during the baptism that I thought he was going to start the congregation doing the wave. I thought to myself..."That's the way church ought to be - exciting!" The music was great today! Thank choir for your energy and the message pointing us to Who God is! Thank you band and praise team - especially to Alex and Sterling for filling in. Thank you Monica for a great presentation of the song "Blessings." I know it ministered to many people in our congregation.

Today's sermon was from Exodus 1 & 2 and focused on Jochabed, the mother of Moses. She was a great example of true faith. During a time of tremendous hardship, slavery, and bondage for the Israelites; Jochabed conceived. Pharoah ordered all the male, Hebrew children to be killed at birth or thrown into the Nile River. Jochabed showed great courage and stood against the Pharoah. She did what she could to hide her son for three months, and then trusted God to do the rest. She ultimately got to raise her son legally, and got paid to do it! God is so good. We focused on the role of mothers and the importance of parents in the lives of their children. Kids don't need their parents to be their friends, they need parents who will teach, guide, and prepare them in the ways of the Lord and the things of life. Parents... it's not always easy, but it is your calling!

We concluded our service with five people joining our church family: Wendy, Mike, Mackey, Trey, and Katie ; and with a special prayer over the mothers in our church. I know it isn't yet Mother's Day, but we have been celebrating women for the past three weeks at EBC.

Tonight, Pastor David is teaching a parenting seminar for our church family. I hope this is only the first of many, as we try to encourage and provide tools to the parents in our congregation.