Usher Ministry Team Can you stand up tall and hand someone a basket? If so, then you've already met the first two requirements for helping on the Usher Team. But the most important requirement is a heart willing to serve others. This ministry is vital to the Eastridge worship services. Please consider this entry-level serving opportunity. Sign up on the Connect Card or email brandon@eccmail.org. Eastridge Angles Nope, it s not what you think. Did you know the JLC has a softball team? We do and their name is the Eastridge Angels and they are great! Come out to Stone Road Park and cheer them on, have fun, and meet some new folks! Next Game-Tuesday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. on field 2 And Thursday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m. on field 1 We exist to make disciples who Love God, Love People, and Reach the World. Covington Campus 863 Hwy. 142 East Covington, Ga. 30014 /EastridgeCC @EastridgeCC One Church...Two Locations Jackson Lake Campus 14567 Ga. 36 (Alcovy High School) Covington, Ga. 30014 /EastridgeJLC @EastridgeJLC Tithes and Offerings May 25 (both campuses) Total Tithes: $18,966.07 Weekly Budget Needs: $24,519.23 Total Attendance 764 The mission of making disciples who Love God, Love People, and Reach the World is now extending beyond the Covington Campus. The strategy to continue expanding ECC, the influence of the disciples, and spreading the gospel of hope in our community, will include multi-site campuses. We have entered a season of stewardship which includes contributions to the ACTIVATE Fund. It is the goal of ECC to: establish fully-functioning, disciple-making, ECC multi-site campuses around East Metro Atlanta eliminate current debt to free-up resources for ministry fund capital projects at the Covington Campus and support new churches in India Would you prayerfully consider partnering with ECC on this life-changing initiative? (Please use the ACTIVATE envelope provided at the Information Center or write ACTIVATE in the memo line of your check.) Thank you. eastridgefamily.org 770 786 2048 Total ACTIVATE giving-to-date: $271,951.00
Find more details about Eastridge and upcoming events at eastridgefamily.org. Attend church regularly on Sundays: If you are a guest today, or maybe you ve been attending for a while, we hope that you are thinking, ECC is for me! How do I get involved? At the conclusion of every service, you can visit the Connect Center where a host is waiting to connect with you and answer any questions you may have. Connect with others and build relationships: Visit the Connect Center if you would like to find a place to get connected in ministry partnership/membership, groups, ministry, missions opportunities, recovery, or just to chat with someone who cares please visit before or after service. Serve on a Ministry Team: For a complete list of serving opportunities please visit eastridgefamily.org/serve. Reach the world: Visit eastridefamily.org/reach for information about global and local mission opportunities. Celebrate Recovery CR offers support and spiritual growth for life s hurts, hang-ups, and habits. It has ministries for adults, middle/high school students, and kids 8 weeks old and up. EVERY Thursday night at the Covington Campus Dinner 6:00 p.m. Worship 7:00 p.m. Open Share Groups 8:00 p.m. JLC Connecting Event June 13 Stone Mountain Laser Show We will meet at 7:00 p.m. on the laser lawn to hang out, throw the football or frisbee, and enjoy the laser show. We will not be taking a bus or van, everyone will just meet up and we will have a centralized spot on the laser lawn. Cost is $10.00 per vehicle Feel free to car pool! Hope you can join in on this fun-filled evening and connecting with other people at JLC! Moving in Grace Dance Troupe (An outreach branch of heavenly Dance Steps) will be performing Trials-Hope-Restoration at ECC-Covington Campus on Friday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the WC Auditorium. Join in on this wonderful night of worship through Dance. Ahoy, Matey! Who wouldn t want to explore an old pirate cove, with its glittering turquoise waters, warm white sands and cool ocean breezes? Visitors to Treasure Cove VBS are welcomed by a Pirate Ship Captain and his swashbuckling friends. Get ready for an adventure fit for a pirate! There is treasure to be found here. More precious than gold, more lasting than diamonds, it is the greatest treasure of all God s love! Kids will discover the rich treasure of God s love through the life of Jesus! Jackson Lake Campus VBS June 23-25 (7:00-9:00 pm) At Alcovy High School REGISTER a CHILD or sign-up to VOLUNTEER by visiting etownjlc.org. (For kids entering K-5th Grade)
What s Happening with Student Ministry? North GA Christian Camp Students entering 7th, 8th, & 9th Grades June 22-27, $160.00. Register online at christiancamp.net. Select "Teener 2" week. (Price goes up to $180 after June 8.) CIY Move Conference Final payment due June 22 ($300 total). Student Ministry Contact Info: Brandon Daniel brandon@eccmail.org Refuge Pregnancy Center Baby Bottle Campaign What is the BABY BOTTLE Campaign? Eastridge Community Church is partnering with Refuge Pregnancy Center to fill up baby bottles to raise money! Babies are being saved from abortion. Mothers are being saved by Christ. Basic necessities of care are being administered. How does it work? Pick up a baby bottle at either campus starting today. Covington Campus-the front and side doors Jackson Lake Campus-the Atrium Fill the baby bottle(s) with loose change, bills or a check made out to Refuge Pregnancy Center. Return your bottle(s) to the Information Center anytime before/by Father s Day, June 15. THURSDAYS 7:00 p.m. Covington Campus Real Life and Celebration Place Real Life: A safe place for middle & high school students to deal with real life issues and find support and acceptance. Celebration Place: A ministry for 8 weeks old to 5th graders. Questions? Contact angie@eccmail.org. One of the key goals of Brighton Their World's mission is to activate, motivate and otherwise engage people to become active participants in the fight for the lives of orphans across the globe. The ECC Mission team invites you to participate in a formula drive. Please bring powdered formula up until Father s Day and help feed orphans in Ethiopia. (Both are ministries of Celebrate Recovery.)
Reach the World How can I help support the local and global ministry partners of ECC? You can pray for their efforts to Reach the World. You can volunteer locally. You can visit and serve the global mission organizations. And you can GIVE. Four times a year, March 23, June 22, September 21 and December 21, Eastridge will collect a special Reach the World offering during the Sunday services. Our goal is to raise $100,000.00 total. If every adult in attendance at both campuses gives $40.00 on each of the dates above, then we will hit our goal and fully support the Missions listed in the Reach the World directory. Visit the Information Center for a RTW Directory. The different giving options for Reach The World offering: 1. Cash and checks: Give during the service today by using the special Reach The World envelope. 2. Give online at eastridgefamily.org/give and select the drop down option called Reach The World. 3. Give with your credit or debit card at the Information Center in the lobby/atrium. 4. Give via TEXT by sending a message to 678-212-5322 and following the prompts. (Make sure to put the amount followed by the letters RTW. For example, $40 RTW) Thank you so much for your donation toward reaching the world! You are making an investment in eternity. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25:34-36 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 Pray for the Missions that ECC Supports: Jerusalem (Here) Moving In Grace (Outreach through dance) Spring Ministries (Single Moms) FaithWorks (Financial Assistance) Willing Helpers (Food Bank) Salvation Army (Financial Assistance, Food Bank) Judea (Near) North Georgia Christian Camp Jackson Lake Campus Samaria (There) Rainbow Community Center (Homeless Shelter) Refuge Pregnancy Center (women in crisis) Pine Valley (ministry to children) Housing Authority (Outreach in Community) Ends of the Earth (Everywhere) Mision Caribe (Honduras) Mid-India Church Partners (India) Casas por Cristo (Mexico) Brighton Their World (Ethiopia) The Abiding Journey (discipleship network) For more information on how to partner with local and foreign missions email Linda Miller at linda@eccmail.org.
June 1, 2014 Wild Goose Chase 3. Trust His over my own. Cage of Failure Shipwrecked and snake bit: Paul has a DAY. Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta. 2 The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us. 3 As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. 4 The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live. Acts 28:1-4 (NLT) 1. Our can be an opportunity for God s glory. But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. 6 The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god. 7 Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days. 8 As it happened, Publius s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him. 9 Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed. 10 As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip. Acts 28:5-10 (NLT) We can make our plans, but the lord determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) 4. Share your redeemed failure with someone. My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness. So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. 4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT) Bottom Line: Redeemed failures reveal a loving Savior. Action Steps: 1. Confess your failure(s). 2. Ask God to show you how He can use that failure for His glory. 3. Tell someone about it. 2. God uses to put us right where HE wants us to be. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 28:8 (NLT) Monday: Ezekiel 23 Tuesday: Ezekiel 24 Wednesday: Ezekiel 25, 26 Thursday: Ezekiel 27, 28 Friday: Ezekiel 29, 30 Saturday: Ezekiel 31, 32 Sunday: Psalms 73 Join the conversation and commentary about the daily reading by visiting facebook.com/eastridgecc. New Believer? Try this eastridgefamily.org/readingplan4nb
Adults... Are you stuck in a rut? Our church s bible study library Is now digital And gigantic! Over 2,000 discipleship videos for kids, youth and adults. It's easy for Christians to find themselves caught up in the life of cluttered schedules, rhythms, and routines dictated by our culture. Many feel stuck in the routine of life their jobs, relationships, and daily circumstances. They know it's not the life they dreamed of. And they feel stuck in a life yearning for deeper meaning. The Unstuck Bible study has been designed to help guide you out of the ruts and pitfalls that so often ensnare us all. You will be inspired and equipped through the powerful biblical teaching of Mark Batterson, Francis Chan, Lisa Harper and Rich Stearns. The dynamic combination of the film, profound biblical teaching and powerful real-life stories from everyday people will help you get unstuck and back on the path to a life of purpose that God intends for you! Teens... Answering tough questions about God and Christianity To gain access to this amazing FREE resource, just sign-up on the Connect Card or visit the Connect Center and follow the steps below. It s that easy! #1-Look for an email with an invitation to register for your free Rightnow Media account. #2-Click the Accept Invite button and you will be taken to the registration page. #3-Fill out the information page, create a password and hit go. #4-Next time you log in, enter the email you used to register and your password-then explore! If you need help or have questions please contact eccstudy@gmail.com. See reverse side for June s Featured Studies. Why does God allow suffering and tragedy? Does science disprove Christianity? Is Jesus really the only way? Why are Christians so hypocritical? Christians throughout the ages have wrestled with questions like these, and chances are, so do you. Having faith isn't always easy. You may not always have the winning answer that makes you popular. Sometimes believing the Bible might make you feel like everyone's against you. But it's critical that you don't run from these types of questions. In these four challenging sessions, students share real-life stories about their own struggles in coming to terms with what Scripture teaches about God, sin, creation and Jesus. Matt Chandler provides powerful teaching from Scripture and helps teens understand why believing in God and the Bible is not only reasonable, but also essential. And that's what apologetics is all about. Knowing what you believe and why you believe it, and then being able to share with others why you think your beliefs are reasonable. Children Theo: Volume 1-God s Love Theo is a kind English theologian who uses the stories found in the Bible to both teach and entertain children about key aspects in the Christian faith. Lesson One-Saving Faith. The story of Abraham. Lesson Two-Loving Obedience. The story of Jonah. Lesson Three-Forgiveness. The parable of the Unforgiving Servant. Sign-up on your Connect Card if you would like to access these video based studies. (See reverse side for additional information.)