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Anyone need a shine?
This week I was reading a story from the life of D.L. Moody, who was a man mightily used by God more than a century ago. A large group of European pastors came to one of D.L. Moody's Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room to be cleaned by the hall servants overnight. But, of course, this was America, and there were no hall servants.
Walking the dormitory halls that night, Moody saw the shoes and determined not to embarrass his brothers. He mentioned the need to some ministerial students who were there, but was met with only silence or pious excuses. Moody returned to the dorm, gathered up the shoes, and, alone in his room, the world's only famous evangelist began to clean and polish the shoes. Only the unexpected arrival of a friend in the midst of the work revealed the secret.
When the foreign visitors opened their doors the next morning, their shoes were shined. They never knew by whom. Moody told no one, but his friend told a few people, and during the rest of the conference, different men volunteered to shine the shoes in secret.
Have you been asking the Lord to use you in some and powerful way? Have you considered shining shoes? Jesus said, "For the greatest among you shall be your servant." Matthew 23:11
I hope you'll join us this weekend as we continue our New Testament Challenge by looking at "The Challenge of Servanthood."
Embracing the journey,
Pastor Rick |
 NIGHT OF WORSHIP
Join us for a special Night of Worship - Light the Darkness, this Friday, October 29, 7-8PM in the ERBC Worship Center. This will be a time of lifting up the Lord and proclaiming His praises. Everyone is welcome to come and worship with us. |
 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
Join us for a fun time of outreach to our International Students. We'll be carving pumpkins and watching an Agatha Christie movie together. The fun begins at 4PM at the Gewe House. Contact Vicki Gewe for details and more information on how you can serve: vicki@gewe.us. |
 TRICK OR TRUNK
Why go "trick or treating" when you can go "trick or trunking"?! Trick or Trunk is a fun, free, safe way to celebrate. We'll have a parking lot full of decorated trunks to visit and get treats. This is a free community event and everyone is welcome! You can support this outreach by decorating your trunk, serving at the event, or donating candy. Email Becky Bibelheimer for more information: becky@eaglerockbaptist.com.
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 THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
Help us provide holiday meals to needy families this Thanksgiving. Bring in non-perishable, non-frozen foods to fill dinner boxes for families of six. You can also donate $25 gift cards to Ralphs or Food4Less to purchase turkeys/chickens. We can also use volunteers to help pack boxes and/or deliver meals to World Impact. Food items can be brought to ERBC and placed on the Worship Center stage. Contact jordan@eaglerockbaptist.com.
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 SUNDAY LUNCH
Join us for lunch following the 11AM worship service on Sunday, November 7. We'll be serving up meatball sandwiches, antipasto salad and dessert. This is a great opportunity for you to spend time with others in our church family. The meal is free and everyone is welcome!
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 WATTS OUTREACH DAY
Reach out to a community in need. Join us for a day of grilling, repairing, serving and showing compassion at Watts Outreach Day. We'll be partnering with World Impact, Saturday, November 13, 8AM-2PM. There will be opportunities for people of all ages to serve, but we are especially in need of people with carpentry and repair skills. For more information, contact Andrew White: andrew@eaglerockbaptist.com |
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