January 24, 2021
I love listening to movie soundtracks! My favorite composer is Jerry Goldsmith. He did two brilliant movies which combat prejudice. They’re both in luminescent black and white. One is Lilies of the Field which opens with the harmonica playing the Negro Spiritual, “Amen.” The other is A Patch of Blue in which the theme has the trickling of piano keys evoking the stringing of beads that the blind character, Salina, uses to make money. She is making necklaces in a park when she accidently turns over her tray that holds the unstrung beads. She is frantically feeling around on the ground for the beads when a black business man stops by to help her. He then helps her string her beads. Eventually he discovers the horrors of her home life and he gets her into a school so that she can learn to function. She experiences trepidation because she knows no one in the school, but the viewer’s heart is lifted when contemplating the fact that she can build a new life. The movie is a real tear-jerker!
God wants us to build a new life. It may seem scary at times, but it’s good to face new experiences. Ask God to work through you to make changes in your life and the lives of others. Sunday I’m preaching on “Face New Experiences” from 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Together we’ll 1) “Face Exaltation” (verses 1-6) and 2) “Face Humiliation” (verses 7-10). This passage has the strange story of Paul being lifted into heaven, and it has some of my favorite verses in the Bible. Please join us live at 10:30 on Sunday, or livestream through Facebook. We’d also love for you to join us for Sunday School at 9:00 and our Business Meeting at 3:00. Together we’ll face new experiences for the glory of God!
With love in Christ,
Jim Meek
El Camino Baptist Church
Facebook Link:
https://www.facebook.com/elcaminobaptistchurch/live/
Deacon of the Week
Have a prayer concern and need someone to pray with you urgently?
Need to speak to someone about spiritual issues right away?
Have a family emergency, and need assistance?
Want to share a praise with someone?
Our Deacon of the Week is there for you! Please contact him at the number below:
Deacon of the Week – Ed Stewart
Phone: (916) 612-8659
Sundays - 9:00 am
Pastor Jim's Adult Bible Study - Fellowship Hall and Livestreamed on Facebook
Women's Class - Mary Rienks/Connie Lewis/Judy Elson, Facilitators - Suite B - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Adult Co-Ed- Carl Turner, Facilitator - Suite E
Young Adult- Jafet Estevez, Facilitator - Building 200
Youth - Greg Horton, Facilitator - Youth Department
Children's Classes - Children's Department
Sundays 10:30 am
Worship - Worship Center and Livestreamed on Facebook
Nursery - Nursery Department - Temporarily closed
Children's Church - Children's Department
Wednesdays 6:30 pm
Pastor Jim's Adult Bible Study - Fellowship Hall and Livestreamed on Facebook
Youth and Young Adults - Greg Horton, Facilitator - Youth Department
Please join us for our Facebook livestream Daily Devotional with Pastor Jim Meek, Tuesday - Saturday at 10:00 am. Just go to, https://www.facebook.com/elcaminobaptistchurch/live_videos/. You will be encouraged as Pastor Jim opens the Word! Questions? Please contact the church office at (916) 488-1522 or email office@elcaminobaptist.org
February 6, 2020
Join us at 8 am in the Fellowship Hall for food, singing, a devotional and prayer time.
Saturday, February 6, 2020
9:30 am—1:00 pm
Come and help us work on our church campus and make it even better! There will be jobs for all levels and skills!
Join Us for Our Women's Prayer Breakfast
February 13, 9:00 am
We will be in the Fellowship Hall
Come enjoy a light breakfast, a devotional, and prayer.
If you have any questions, please contact Theresa Wright or call the church office
Our Sermon Notes are online on the YouVersion Bible App. Just open the app, go to "Events". If you are local to Sacramento, you will find the live event for El Camino Baptist Church!
The sermon notes will be available from 10 am Sunday through 10:00 am, the following Sunday unless you save them to your personal YouVersion App.
Are you interested in joining a home small group Bible study? Want to facilitate or host a home small group Bible study? Please click on this link and let us know your interests:
https://www.elcaminobaptist.org/form/7671
Carl Turner is our ECBC Life Group Director. Please contact Carl at the church office (916) 488-1522, or email carl@elcaminobaptist.org if you have any questions!
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your support during the pandemic! Please continue to pray, study, worship, invite and give.
In light of Sacramento moving back to purple tier we'll keep livestreaming the Pastor's Sunday School class at 9:00, worship at 10:30, Wednesday night Bible Study at 6:30 and devotions Tuesday through Saturday at 10:00.
If people feel led, they may still attend worship at 10:30, and all the Bible Studies (Wednesday night, our four adult Sunday School classes, youth classes and Sunday School for children at 9:00). During worship we'll still have Children's Worship at 10:30.
If you can't livestream on Facebook, you can catch it 48 hours later on our website. We'll also have free DVDs available.
Please call on us for help at any time.
Love,
El Camino Baptist Staff