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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  • cancer and a promise of peace

    ECC Stories: Cancer and a Promise of Peace

    August 19, 2020Stories

    This story is about an unexpected battle with cancer and the peace God gives in such difficult and uncertain times.

  • Elmira Homeschool Co-op for K-12

    Homeschool Co-op for K-12 Beginning Fall 2020

    July 27, 2020Life at ECC

    Starting in September, 2020, we are planning to begin a faith-based homeschool co-op for grades K-12 in our school building.

  • J. I. Packer

    Recommended Reading from the Late J. I. Packer (1926-2020)

    July 20, 2020Church History

    Pastor Matt's recommended books by the late J. I. Packer, one of the most influential theologians of the last century.

  • Revelation and Redemption

    Revelation and Redemption: How God Speaks Today

    July 16, 2020Theology

    If revelation and redemption are connected to and culminate in Jesus, the question we need to ask it not whether God speaks, but how he speaks today.

  • humble prayer

    Humble Prayer: Letting God be God

    July 1, 2020Bible Study

    Hezekiah’s humble prayer in Isaiah 37:14-20 teaches us the kind of prayer that pleases God and is the result of true, saving faith.

  • Faith that glorifies God

    Faith that Glorifies the Living God

    June 18, 2020Bible Study

    The story in Isaiah 36-37 of the showdown between Hezekiah and Sennacherib shows us the faith that truly glorifies the living God

  • Racism and Riots

    Racism and Riots: A Lament for Our Nation

    June 3, 2020Christian Living

    A lament for the racism and riots plaguing our divided nation and a prayer for revival.

  • commending Christ to the world

    Commending Christ to the World (Titus 3:1-8)

    May 27, 2020Bible Study

    When we look at Titus 3 and consider our conduct towards authorities, as well as people in general, the question is: Are we commending Christ to the world?

  • Does the Cross Reveal Our Value?

    The Cross, Our Value, and the Danger of Heresy

    May 6, 2020Theology

    To confess that the cross primarily reveals our value to God is a false doctrine that undermines the good news of God's glorious grace.

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