



This Week At
Elmira Baptist Church
SUNDAYS
9:45AM - SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00AM - MORNING WORSHIP
5:00PM - WORSHIP SERVICE
WEDNESDAYS
7:00PM - MEN'S BIBLE STUDY
-WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
- TEEN BIBLE STUDY
- AWANA (AGES 4-12)
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FRIDAYS
10:30AM - LADIES' BIBLE STUDY
SATURDAYS
9:00 AM - PRAYER
10:00AM- GOSPEL OUTREACH

Pastor's Pen
March 2026
"Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man." Ecclesiastes 9:15
Life is not always fair. People are not always loyal. The wise are not always rewarded. The faithful are not always noticed. Could it be that are expectations are set on man and not on God? When we feel that people do not treat us as we deserve to be treated, we fall into the snare of bitterness. When we perceive that other people, who are not as worthy as we are, receive the reward that we deserved, we fall into the trap of envy. When we wonder that no one notices our hard work and everyone notices another person's labors, we fall into the pit of self-pity.
There is nothing for us in any of those quagmires. God has something far better for us in heaven where each of us will be rewarded for serving Him even though we do not deserve it. At the judgment seat of Christ, we will receive crowns, crowns that represent God's grace in our lives, not our own accomplishments. And then, we will take those crowns and cast them at Jesus' feet. Until then, do not set your expectation on man. Realize that the most important promotions and rewards do not come from people. They come from the Savior!
Pastor Scott Dean
ELMIRA BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor- Scott Dean
6111 California Pacific Road
P. O. Box 160 (use for mailing)
Elmira, Ca. 95625
EBC Office: (707) 316-3027
WEBSITE: www.elmirafamily.com
E-MAIL: elmirabaptistchurch77@gmail.com
