Art Expressions with Miss Tracey and Friends

Art Expression will be meeting at its regular time 6:00-7:30 this Sunday Night. We are going to continue Jazzing Up our shirts and starting jeans. Bring one piece of clothing to decorate.  Some buttons and sequins and fabric will be provided.

ECBC Raising Funds For Our Missionary, Sue Hegarty

For church members, there are copies of this coupon in the Narthex. For others, you'll need to blow this up.

Just as we did last year, we are planning to mark Sue’s birthday with a fund-raiser (the day before her birthday) to be held here in the Exton area on Thursday, April 7th.

This time, we have made arrangements with the TGI Friday’s restaurant at Route 100 and Swedesford Road in Exton. The restaurant hours are 11 am to 11 pm. The coupon is good for any time during those hours. We do need a minimum of $250 in total sales to make this work, so print out several coupons and share them with your friends… one coupon per party eating at the restaurant.

All you have to do is print the coupon (I'm not sure this works off this blog, but it's worth a shot), take it with you, and present it to the server when you pay for your meal. TGI Friday’s will give 25% of the total purchase, exclusive of tax and gratuity, to Exton Community Baptist Church for Sue’s ministry in Cuba.

For those of you who are not able to participate in this Exton fund-raiser, we suggest you explore the options in your area for a similar event. The national chains are likely to have similar arrangements for fund raising in all of their locaitons. Check with your local TGI Fridays, or other restaurant chains like Bob Evans, Applebee’s and Max and Erma’s. This is an easy way to raise money in that you simply take a coupon to the restaurant and do not have to set a specific time of day to have everyone at the same place.

Calling All Knitters!

The Grace Baptist Church of Blue Bell, PA, Prayer Shawl Ministry is looking for knitters to help complete 20 prayer shawls to send to the church's missionaries, the Hayashidas', for their seminary students in Zambia. Please contact the church staff@gracebaptistbluebell.org for instructions if you'd like to help with this project. You may knit your own and also join for group knitting at the church on the last Saturday of each month.

Prom Dress Giveaway at First Baptist of Norristown, Pennsylvania

First Baptist Church of Norristown, PA, holds a Prom Dress Giveaway on Saturday, March 19, 1-4 PM (455 Burnside Avenue, Norristown, PA 19403, across the street from Norristown Area High School). Open to all high school girls. Find the perfect dress, accessories, and make-up for free. Donations of gently used dresses, shoes, and accessories can be delivered to the church (call 610-539-7075).

Rev. Dr. Richard E. Rusbuldt's Lenten Devotions Available Now

ECBC's own Reverend Rusbuldt has created a new year's Lenten devotion that will take you along with Jesus and his followers on a 46 journey in both Scripture and reflections to the cross and beyond. For those new to the journey and to the faith, you will learn about Jesus. For those of you who have been on this journey before, you will discover what new things I can learn about Jesus this year. All will discover that we mere mortals can never know all there is to know about our Savior.

Rev. Rusbuldt explains the journey, "Some of our journey will find us listening to Jesus' teachings to his followers as he prepares to die. Some of the journey will deal with preparations for his death. And of course, the latter part of the journey will deal with his death. You probably won't agree with everything contained herein -- and that's quite alright. After all, we're friends of Jesus, traveling together! You may not like some of the suggestions -- if not, skip them. Perhaps you will miss a day here and there; that's OK too. Each day's journey stands pretty much by itself, and can be missed, or picked up at a later date. We will meet both good and evil people, consider wisdom from "above," ponder the humanity and divinity of Jesus, shudder at the suffering and brutality he endured, confront the "why" questions again and again, pray daily -- and even more. But over-riding our whole journey will be on universal truth:

GOD LOVES US -- AND GOD CAME!!!

ECBC members may contact the church office for a copy. All others may contact Spiritual Journey Press for an e-book file at www.spiritualjourneypress.com. If you click on the title of this post, you will be taken there.

Weekly Bible Verses: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5: Who Judges?

1 Corinthians 4: Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. ²Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. ³But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself. ⁴I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. ⁵Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.

Sunday School Discussion Starter

Here's a short film that should act as a lively discussion starter. Here's Hollywood "reel wisdom" from 40 popular films. Is there "real" wisdom in "reel" wisdom?

Be wise as serpents (Matthew 10:16) and have a blessed day! And remember, do or do not, there is no try!