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Pressing On
Sermon Series

What does a life of faith look like? As Christians, we are told that we are to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7), but how does that become more than a nice platitude? How does that inform every aspect of our lives? How do we be a people who press on as the people of God, even when things are hard, or when the future is uncertain, or when we have settled into the numbing monotony of day to day life?

Fortunately for us, the pastor who wrote the letter to the Hebrews had a thing or two to say about these questions. He knew the circumstances of his hearers – how they went through all sorts of various trials and difficulties – and he cared enough for their lives that he spoke into their situations and offered them the hope that only comes from Christ, the “author and perfecter of our faith” (Heb. 12:2).

This sermon series is about what it means to be a people of faith. By learning from that “great cloud of witnesses,” those ancient faithful, we will see more clearly the nature of the faith the pastor who wrote Hebrews would have his hearers emulate. Their reliance upon the word of God and perseverance through whatever they faced will become a motivation for us to press on and persevere in the present today.

Series Playlist

Pressing On
Pressing On
The Faithful Ones
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  • The Faithful Ones

    The Faithful Ones

    Jul 30, 2017 • 43:58

    Faith Defined Faith Lived out Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 10:39

  • Noah

    Noah

    Aug 6, 2017 • 44:57

    Faith’s Obedience Faith’s Condemnation Faith’s Righteousness Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:7

  • Walking with God on a Leash

    Walking with God on a Leash

    Aug 13, 2017 • 33:52

    When God Tugs on the Leash Getting from Here to There Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-19; Genesis 22:1-19

  • Moses

    Moses

    Aug 20, 2017 • 45:28

    “I have certainly seen” “I will be with you” “This is your sign” Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-29; Exodus 3:7-12

  • Rahab

    Rahab

    Aug 27, 2017 • 48:02

    Rahab’s faith Its basis Its conviction Its evidence God’s grace Its beauty Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:31; Joshua 2

  • Gideon

    Gideon

    Sep 3, 2017 • 45:39

    Breaking the cycle The unstoppable alliance The problem of two altars Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:32, Judges 6

  • Samson

    Samson

    Sep 10, 2017 • 46:44

    Blessed are the barren Understanding the real need His Spiritual supply Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:32, Judges 13

  • Jephthah

    Jephthah

    Sep 17, 2017 • 39:21

    God’s unlikely heroes The only pleasing sacrifice Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 11:32; Judges 11

  • Consider Him

    Consider Him

    Sep 24, 2017 • 42:11

    What we must reject How we must run Where we must look Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Pressing On Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

VBS 2017 – Operation Arctic
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Register Now!

Join us at EMC for Vacation Bible School 2017! At Operation Arctic, kids will warm up to the Word as they explore the coolest Book on the planet and discover how we can know for sure that the Bible is God’s written word to us!

Location:
Evangelical Methodist Church
820 Okisko Rd.
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

When: August 7-9 (9am-12:00pm). Includes a special event on Wednesday evening!
Cost: FREE
Contact: Marcy White

Children ages 4 through 5th grade are welcome to attend!

Pastoral Staff Changes at EMC
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From the Chairman of the Board of Stewards:

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! (Philippians 4:4)

The Holy Spirit preceded and presided over our Special Church Conference held June 21, 2017, which saw the largest turnout for a church meeting in the history of ECEMC. The church unanimously approved the call of Pastor Sean Scribner as Senior Pastor. Testimony was given that this has never happened before in the history of ECEMC. The church also approved the call of Jeff Wortman as Minister of Music and Worship. Jeff’s first day on staff will be August 15, 2017.

Please continue to pray for God’s church at EMC, our staff, and leadership team.

Pressing into Jesus together,
Charlie Bartlett
Chairman, Board of Stewards

From Rags to Righteousness
Sermon Series

What does it mean to be the body of Christ? We have died with him. We have been raised with him. We have ascended with him and our lives are hidden with him in God. Paul says that in light of the fact that God has chosen us for a new life of love in his Son, we must dress in the wardrobe he has picked out for us (Colossians 3:12).

So many Christians have experienced the very worst of life in the body of Christ. They have been on the receiving end of anger, criticism, gossip, or slander. They have been ignored, embarrassed, or judged. Many have bounced in and out of churches for years without ever sensing they belonged or mattered to anyone. Is this the best we can expect out of the church in this life, or does God have something else altogether in mind? Can church become a source of real hope, real joy, real love, and real life?

Guided by the practical wisdom from the Apostle Paul for the churches in Colossae and Ephesus, this sermon series will take a hard look at the very worst of church life with a hopeful eye toward all we can become through the Son in the Spirit. To live out God’s intentions for the Christian church in the world, we must be a people who move From Rags to Righteousness.

Series Playlist

From Rags to Righteousness
From Rags to Righteousness
Prayer Service Homily
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  • Prayer Service Homily

    Prayer Service Homily

    Jun 11, 2017 • 13:22

    Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: From Rags to Righteousness Scripture: James 1:2-4

  • Clothing

    Clothing

    Jun 18, 2017 • 48:01

    They’re not our clothes The clothes are always His The clothes are a perfect fit Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: From Rags to Rightousness Scripture: Ephesians 4:24-5:2; Colossians 3:12-14

  • Speaking

    Speaking

    Jun 25, 2017 • 51:11

    The power of words Words of death Words of life Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: From Rags to Righteousness Scripture: Ephesians 5:19a; Colossians 3:16a

  • Singing

    Singing

    Jul 2, 2017 • 39:56

    Worship is that which: Fills our heart Shapes our life Remembers our future Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: From Rags to Righteousness Scripture: Eph 5:19; Col 3:16

  • Giving

    Giving

    Jul 9, 2017 • 47:37

    What God could be towards us, but isn’t What we should be towards God, but aren’t What the Holy Spirit wants to produce in us, and is Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: From Rags to Righteousness Scripture: Ephesians 5:20; Colossians 3:17

  • Fish Out Of Water

    Fish Out Of Water

    Jul 16, 2017 • 45:50

    Old Assumptions New Vision Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: From Rags to Righteousness Scripture: Ephesians 5:21; Colossians 3:18

  • Praying

    Praying

    Jul 23, 2017 • 47:55

    The enemy without The enemy within The call to arms Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: From Rags to Righteousness Scripture: Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 4:2

Pastor Sean Scribner Appointed Interim Lead Pastor
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From the Chairman of the Board of Stewards:

Rev. Ike Cowell, Conference Superintendent with the Evangelical Methodist Church, appointed Sean Scribner as interim lead pastor with an effective date of April 17, 2017. The Board of Stewards and Pastoral Relations Committee unanimously requested this appointment.

The lead pastor position became vacant as Pastors Bill and Diane Ury accepted God’s call as National Ambassadors of Holiness with the Salvation Army in February of this year. The Ury’s have been with Elizabeth City EMC for four and a half years.

Pastor Sean assumes this position with a calling and a heart to be a lead pastor. He describes his new role as “shepherding and equipping of the saints for the work of ministering to others.”

The Pastoral Relations Committee, in collaboration with the Conference Superintendent, has responsibility for administering the search for a lead pastor.

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