Looking Ahead
January 7th – Celebrate the Lord’s Supper as part of Morning Worship
January 14th – Kid’s Worker meeting after Morning Worship
January 14th – Annual Business Meeting
Young Adult Class
Are you a Young Adult? If so, you’re in luck! This Sunday, Pastor Tom and Craig and Karen Moran will be starting a brand-new class just for you. It’s time to dive into “The Air We Breathe – How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality”. This study is sure to spark some interesting discussions and help you grow as an individual. So be here this Sunday at 10am and join in on this exciting new adventure!
New Adult Bible Study
Join us this Sunday for a brand-new Bible Study class as we explore the book of Galatians. As we study this book, we will demonstrate Bible study methods and help you answer the question “What exactly is Saving Faith?”. You won’t want to miss a single lesson. We can’t wait to see you there!
From the Desk of Pastor Tom
As we think about this next year and what God has in store for Eastside, one thing we need to consider is our new deacons. Our current deacons are Jake Nosker, Brian Hay, and Ricky Horton. They have served wonderfully and have been a blessing to each of you and our church. Jake and Ricky will be transitioning off of serving as deacons and Brian will continue on for another year. The Eastside constitution is setup so that qualified men are recognized by the church and serve for up to 3 years before stepping back to refresh and allow others to serve.
Aren’t we all supposed to serve each other? Yes! Every believer is called to serve God and each other. Though, sometimes in our humanity we don’t do that as well as we could and so we need organization and help in our service. Acts 6 gives us a very helpful glimpse into what this looks like and how it played out in the early church. It was a growing multicultural congregation with a deep commitment to serve people in need. However, there was an issue as Greek widows were being neglected within the physical support system of the church. All the believers came together to recognize and appoint men to serve and oversee the physical ministries of the church. These men were full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, had good reputations, and joyfully served others.
Our deacons have been wonderful examples of servant leadership. We pray together for each other and for you individually and corporately as our church family. They do many things, from helping to organize church workdays, to helping carry meals to those who are sick or hurting, they help do small and large things. Not for a paycheck, but because they love God and they love you!
- Deacon Qualifications
o Not double tongued/Sincere
o Not addicted to wine
o Not greedy
o Hold the mystery of faith
o Tested and shown blameless
o “one woman man”
o managing children and house well - NOT qualifications
o Age, IQ, Good looks, Charisma, Major talents, etc
Be praying for God to work in your own life as you grow in spiritual maturity and pray for wisdom as we recognize new deacons for service.
Eastside Worship Playlists
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77MCYdS1XSjsufXO2tFsMz
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0MT3TIFRTqIds9zb66qhAE
Watch It Again
Sunday Worship – Pastor Tom
Servant Leaders
https://youtube.com/live/LyVUhNwLvVU
Sunday Bible Study – Craig Moran
Why Dispensationalism Matters
Final Lesson – Lesson 13
https://youtube.com/live/2guwIy6lB6M
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