Emmanuel Community Church - a Gospel-centered church in Elmira New York Emmanuel Community Church - a Gospel-centered church in Elmira New York

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August 17, 2017 ECC Admin
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  • Advent: Longing for the Coming of the Lord

    Advent: Longing for the Coming of the Lord

    December 5, 2018Christian Living

    While Advent is a time to celebrate his birth, it is primarily a time of waiting in hopeful expectation for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 10 Marks of a Healthy Church Member

    10 Marks of a Healthy Church Member

    November 28, 2018Christian Living

    Thabiti Anyabwile's short and helpful book "What is a Healthy Church Member?" presents ten marks that characterize healthy and faithful church members. 

  • God's Will for Your Life: Holiness and Thankfulness

    God’s Will for Your Life: Holiness and Thankfulness

    November 21, 2018Bible Study

    God's will is often assumed to be hidden and difficult to discern. However, Scripture clearly tells us that God's will for us is to be holy and thankful.

  • safeguards against false teachers- word and spirit

    Safeguards Against False Teachers: The Word and the Spirit

    November 14, 2018Bible Study

    The Apostle John reminds believers living in the last days of the safeguards that we have against false teachers: The Word and the Spirit.

  • Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

    The Gospel in the Garden: A Closer Look at Genesis 3

    November 7, 2018Bible Study

    The story of fall in the Garden of Eden isn't just about judgment for sin, but the grace of God and the promise of the gospel.

  • Reformation Day Resources

    Reformation Day Resources

    October 31, 2018Church History

    On October 31 we commemorate the Protestant Reformation and the recovery of the gospel. Here are some excellent resources on our church family history.

  • humble roots: how humility grounds and nourishes your soul

    Highlights from Hannah Anderson’s Book on Humility

    October 26, 2018Books

    Mitch Bedzyk shares some highlights from Hannah Anderson's book, "Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul."

  • The New Birth is an Old Truth

    The New Birth is an Old Truth

    October 24, 2018Bible Study

    The ‘new birth’ Jesus describes in John 3 was a concept which Nicodemus should have recognized and understood from his knowledge of the Old Testament

  • Echoes of Exodus in the Gospel of John

    Echoes of Exodus in the Gospel of John

    October 17, 2018Bible Study

    There are many echoes of the exodus throughout Scripture. But the gospel of John brings the exodus theme to a crescendo in the person and work of Jesus.

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