I Am Thankful For Sunday I am thankful every Sunday we gather in the morning to give thanks for the greatest event ever to hit planet earth – the coming of Jesus and His death and resurrection which brought salvation to the world. We sing praises about this, we thank God in prayer. We joyfully… Read More »

I grew up in a small town where during basketball games the fans of the home team would sit on one side of the gymnasium and the fans of the opposing team would sit on the other side. During a break in the action, the cheerleaders (anyone really) would often get the home team fans… Read More »

Rally Sunday On Sunday, September 11th, Ebenezer will be hosting our yearly, “Rally Sunday”.   As you know, it’s a Sunday to kick-off the church year where many of the church programs such as Sunday School, Youth Group, Confirmation, Bible Study, and various other ministries begin.   This year, we’re hoping to make Rally Sunday particularly attractive… Read More »

I’ve been working through the Proverbs this summer in my morning bible reading and have been struck at how a common sense of things jumps from the pages. When I read the Proverbs a sense fills me —   I’m reading words showing me the way life is meant to be lived.   There’s a gut feeling… Read More »

Consider the following statements as coming from a Christian and decide which statement is correct. Jesus (God) accepts me because I live a good life. Jesus (God) accepts me, therefore I will live a good life. Jesus (God) accepts me, therefore I can live my life my way. This last weekend we had a speaker… Read More »

“Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry” (Ephesians 4:26) The summer months have typically been called the “marriage months” of the year. In honor of the many wedding anniversaries that will be celebrated these next months, I include the anecdote by Carl D. Windsor: “A grandmother, celebrating her golden wedding… Read More »

As I have been sharing on prayer in our last sermons, I thought I would give you some words from a ‘good Norwegian’ of long ago who wrote and taught much on prayer. Ole Hallesby was born in Aremark, Norway in 1879. He became a Christian at a young age and went on to study… Read More »

Steven Covey is a highly acclaimed author of the number-one best seller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (which has sold more than ten million copies). In a review by Peg Melnik of his more recent book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families, he shows how to apply these proven principles to build… Read More »

Before Easter there is … Lent. In many Christian Churches a period of time is set aside to prepare for the great celebration of Easter. Easter is the great celebration of the Christian Church! It’s the time to remember and celebrate that Jesus lives and as Jesus lives so too will those who believe in… Read More »

“With Easter the Ultimate Dream Comes True”   Actress Candice Bergen was asked by a reporter to name her three greatest wishes. She replied: “Aside from eternal life?”   Eternal Life is the ultimate quest. It is the Holy Grail, the fountain of youth, the wish upon a star. Living forever is the dream come… Read More »