“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” Matt. 11:28 The whole world is in the throes of a coronavirus pandemic that is spreading death, illness, economic turmoil, unemployment, isolation, panic, and fear. In such desperate times, the people of God should humble themselves and pray to almighty Read More
Posts by Deby Springer
Grieving the Loss of Meeting Together – Part 2
“Why do we feel such a loss concerning not being together for Sunday worship?” In the second part of addressing this question, we look at Bannerman’s comments regarding the church below. There is also a tie in to this Sunday’s sermon (April 12, 2020). “…the Church is spoken of in Scripture as Read More
Month of Prayer
The PCA Committees and Agencies, as well as pastors and elders of the General Assembly, want to invite you to join them in 30 days of prayer for our churches, our nation, and the world. The last few weeks have been challenging. The rapidly changing events may have taken us by surprise, but they haven’t Read More
Ordination of New Deacon
At our worship service this Sunday morning, our congregation was blessed by the ordination of a new deacon, Zack Flummerfelt. Zack and his family have been members of Evangel for several years. Since being nominated for the office of deacon about a year ago, Zack has been studying and training for the role of deacon. Read More
Thanksgiving’s Secret Sauce
Giving thanks. What is there to say? Everyone knows what it is. And everyone knows that it’s easy. *insert game show buzzer here* I think that’s a bit like saying parenting is easy, until you have children. Patience is easy, until you have to wait. Thanksgiving is easy…until we don’t feel thankful. I can give Read More
Welcoming All
We are continuing to be intentional about hospitality at Evangel, and want to take every opportunity to make our guests, regular attenders, and members feel welcome and at home. In the coming months, we will be improving our welcome in several ways. Connect Cards. Soon we will begin recording attendance with Read More
The Anchor of Thankfulness
As I sit down to write this article, I see that the forecast is calling for the first week of October to have highs in the 70’s. Today is the first day of Fall and we can see the crops turning. Harvest is around the corner. Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day and many families Read More
Worshipping with Music
You may have noticed some changes in the music at Evangel over the last year. These changes are not random, but are the result of much prayer, wise council, study, and effort toward a cohesive and obedient worship that draws our hearts toward God. First, how are the songs chosen? Once the sermon is outlined, Read More
Ushering in the New
As you may have noticed in recent weeks, ushering has changed a bit. Evangel’s tradition of providing a bulletin as congregants enter the sanctuary has shifted both in form and in purpose. The changes are small but notable, so an explanation is due. What’s changed is that instead of having two points of contact, there Read More
Communicating the Mission
Ever since the days of the early church, Christians have used symbols to both embody the essence of their faith and to identify themselves as belonging to Christ. Whether it be through the famous Ichthys fish symbol with the Greek letters for “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior” inside (ΙΧΘΥΕ) or through the various versions Read More