Weekly Reminders

It might be like this in all High School sports, I can’t say for sure, but in football before the regular practices start, there are two or three weeks of two-a-day conditioning practices. Early in the morning, and again in the late afternoon, we would work out doing every imaginable outdoor exercise, with the two constants running and pushups. Many players complained to each other that they’d like to start practicing football -- throwing, catching, blocking, tackling, etc. But all the exercise had a purpose. The coach was building our physical and mental toughness so that we could practice, and, when the games came, we would be ready to play hard for all 4 quarters. In Jesus’ parable this week we see that God is in someways like a coach, and we see that there is such a thing as spiritual tenacity. Join us this week as we look at Jesus’ parable at Luke 18:1-8.

Blessings,  Pastor John

Picture Directory
Thank you all so much for taking time to get your pictures taken! A church pictorial directory is a great help in getting to know each other – it puts a name to a face! The directory can also be a powerful aid to praying for each other. Our church photographer will be taking pictures in the Fellowship Hall on October 19 & 26, from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

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

Thank you all for participating again in Operation Christmas Child. Boxes are still available for pick up; the packing list and shipping label are inside the box. The boxes are due at the church by November 16. A $10 donation is requested to help cover the cost of shipping.

The Wednesday night Bible Study will skip the next two weeks and resume on Wednesday, November 5th, with Week 3.

In addition to the Wednesday night study, there is another opportunity to dive into the "Everyday Evangelism" study by Preston Perry. The class will meet on Sundays from 6-7:30 pm in the Bozeman Building. No advance preparation is necessary. It will begin this Sunday, October 19th.

Ad Council Meeting
A great way to keep up with what is going on at Elberton First Methodist is to attend the quarterly council meeting! The meeting is open to all, Council members are expected to attend, Committee Chairs and Ministry Leaders please be ready to share an update on your ministries.

As we prepare to celebrate the Christmas season, we are now accepting orders for the beautiful poinsettias that will decorate our church during Advent. Each poinsettia may be given in honor or in memory of a loved one for $10.

Forms are available at all church entrances and on our website. Please submit all donations by Sunday, November 2nd.

Mark Your Calendar!
The Annual 1st Youth Fall Festival will be on Wednesday, October 29th, from 6-8 pm. We will have games, food, a cakewalk, a hayride, and trunk or treat. If you would like to donate baked goods for the cakewalk or candy for the games, please tell Bryce Keely, Youth Director. His email is bryce@elbertonfmc.com

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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