Thought of the Day: Saturday Service Sneak Peek - Here’s the scripture for this coming Saturday’s service. Take a look and see what you think. What does this passage have to say about fear? God’s Commission to Joshua1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord...
Thought of the Day: A Prayer in a time of National Crisis. Though the news may not always qualify as “crisis” these days, I came across this prayer and thought it was particularly compelling: God of the ages, in your sight nations rise and fall, and pass through times of peril. Now...
Thought of the Day: A Prayer for Labor Day: Almighty God, Creator of the world, we give you thanks for the gift of stewardship and work. Deliver us, in our various occupations, from the service of self alone, that we may do our work in truth and beauty and for the common. God of justice, we pray...
Dear Elmhurst Presbyterian Church Members and Friends -Good Morning, Friends -This is the day that the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!Here are the Sunday morning links for you for today, September 6, 2020● Our service link is HERE.● The scripture reading is Psalm...
Thought of the Day: The Liturgy of the Ordinary. Tomorrow we’ll begin our sermon series on the Liturgy of the Ordinary. It’s the idea that the ordinary things we do in life have big impact on our spiritual growth andfaith, especially if we’re paying attention. What ordinary...
Thought of the Day: Fear. This year I learned a new word doom scrolling. It’s going through social media and scrolling through all the bad news as your anxiety ratchets up. I see a lot of fear in the headlines and on the media these days. Fear gets our attention, that’s for sure. For...
Thought of the Day: Faith of a Mustard Seed For those who were at the worship service last Saturday, I talked about the theme of faith as small as a mustard seed. I compared it to actions and asked people to consider what small actions might lead to big results. I’ve been thinking about...
Thought of the Day: Sabbath Rest. It was good to have rest during our family staycation. There were a lot of busy times getting the boys set up with remote learning, but I also had some time to do some reading and audio book listening, writing, and baking. It is good to take a rest and break...
Sunday Morning Links: Dear Elmhurst Presbyterian Church Members andFriends - Good Morning, Friends - This is the day that the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad init! Here are the Sunday morning links for you for today, August 30, 2020● Our service link is HERE● The...
Thought of the Day -- The Book of James. From August 20 - September 1, the Thought of the Day will feature a verse from the book of James. I hope it will inspire you to read the entire book of James! Today’s Verse: James 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he...