Weekly Reminders

Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist who attempted to explain all human behavior as the effort to satisfy needs. His theory is usually illustrated as a pyramid, with basic physical needs on the bottom (air, food, water, shelter, etc.), and moving up the to safety and security needs, followed by need to love, be loved, to belong, and finally at the top of the pyramid there is the need to live with meaning and a sense of purpose. There is some truth to what Maslow wrote. The prophet Jeremiah recognized that humanity had real, legitimate needs or thirsts. Jeremiah wrote of how our thirst can be truly satisfied, or what we could do that would only leave us more parched. Join us Sunday as we look at Jeremiah 2:11-13, living water vs. broken cisterns.

Blessings,
Pastor John

Praise Report
Hi Team, We don't need any more money for Rise Against Hunger!!! People have been generous, and so far, we have $4,570.70. The cost is $4,100. We can use some of the extra money to buy pizza for lunch after the event!  Many thanks to you all. Remember, we need your help on Sunday, November 9th! - PJo

Let’s celebrate together!  If you have a praise report and you would like to share the good news, email your praise to the church office @ office@elbertonfmc.com.

Coffee Time
Join us as we continue providing coffee, donut holes, and a non-sugary breakfast option each Sunday from 10:45–11:00 a.m. before the Traditional service. Stop by the Overflow Room to enjoy a treat and some fellowship!

Come back tonight at 6 p.m. for a simple evening service in the Chapel. Along with singing and praying, we are enjoying the Faith Lessons video series, which offers lessons on how the actual geography of the Holy Land adds to the meaning of a passage.

Subscribe to weekly emails by clicking the button below.

In 1959 Bill Gaither graduated from Anderson College, Indiana, with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in Music. He went to work as an English teacher, pursuing music on the side. In 1963 he was asked to play the piano for a revival meeting in the area that featured the preaching of Dr. Dale Oldham. The meeting went well and afterwards Dr. Oldham asked Bill to write a song that included the words, “He touched me.” Gaither, who would later say that “songs are like whispered answers to questions of the heart”, took the words from Oldham as the theme of his first hit song, “He Touched Me.” This song would later be recorded by the Imperials, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and, more recently, Steven Curtis Chapman. Bill Gaither might have been writing about the woman that Jesus made whole in Luke 13:10-17.

We are looking at the Luke passage this week and the spiritual wholeness that Jesus wants to bring to us all.

Blessings,
Pastor John