To kick off 2025, Stan Smith (a former church pastor, Executive Director at the Baptist Resource Network, and faithful member of our church) will preach from Colossians 3:12-17. He will challenge us to think about what we should do for the Lord and how we should grow in this new year.

As you prepare for the message, please read the passage and ask yourself, "How does the Lord want me to grow in 2025?"

The 2024 election is only a few days away. Maybe you think about it with excitement, anxiety, or relief that the political ads will stop. In this sermon, Colossians 4:2-6 will remind us that while elections are important, the daily decisions that we make to live for Christ are more important. Believers should daily decide to pray, share the good news, and walk in wisdom toward non-believers.  Why are the daily decisions I make to live for Christ so important? How can I put those decisions in the proper perspective?

Elder Dan Long shares from Colossians 3 and encourages us to get back to the basics.
How have you seen the evidence of God’s work in your life in the last week/month/year?

Turn on the news, look on social media, or just drive around and see all the yard signs… it seems like everyone is focused on the upcoming election. But have you thought about what will happen after the election? This Sunday, we will look at what we should do after the election. How can we prepare to respond in a God-honoring way, regardless of the outcome? Paul’s words in Colossians 4:2-6 may give us an answer.
Should there be a difference between how I act before the election vs. after the election? How should Christians respond to a contentious political environment?

Seeing 2020 (Hebrews 12:1)
A message from ESBC Elder Daniel Long.

And whatever you do...
A message from ESBC Elder Daniel Long.