Eliam Baptist Church Vacation Bible School 2026
June 15th-18th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm; June 19th is Family Night, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
This year's VBS theme will be Lifeway's Illumination Station, welcoming children 4 years old through students who have finished 5th grade. Vacation Bible School is at no cost to you and includes Bible lessons, games/activities, crafts, music, and snacks. Friday is family night and we welcome the entire family to come experience some of what students have learned during the week followed by food and games in the Family Life Center.
Sermon Notes: Pastor Art Johnson
Empty
Casual or Committed?
Casual or Committed?
April 5, 2026-Mark 14:18-26; Luke 18:31-34; Matthew 28:1-9; John 11:25; Jer. 31:3; 2 Cor. 1:20
God emptied the tomb of Jesus in order to fill the empty hearts of all who will believe in Christ.
Casual or Committed?
Casual or Committed?
Casual or Committed?
March 29, 2026-Mark 11:1-10; Mark 15:1-15; Psalm 13:1-2; Hebrews 10:23
Our families and churches have seen enough of casual fickle faith; it's time we put out on display for the whole town to see what committed faith looks like.
Blessed
Casual or Committed?
Blessed
March 22, 2026-James 1:12; 2 Timothy 3:12; 2 Timothy 4:8
In many ways, too many believers have left the Lord's battlefield of faith and are looking only for His benefits.
Sermon Notes: Pastor Art Johnson
What is Worship?
Too Friendly with the Enemy
Too Friendly with the Enemy
March 8, 2026-Romans 12:1-2; Lamentations 3:22-23
Christian worship engages the whole person-body presented, mind renewed, and spirit alive.
Too Friendly with the Enemy
Too Friendly with the Enemy
Too Friendly with the Enemy
March 1, 2026-Joshua 9:1-27; John 10:10
We cannot afford to underestimate the power that our arch enemy has and what lengths he will go to in order to trip us up.
Compelled
Too Friendly with the Enemy
Compelled
February 22, 2026-Romans 10:1, 9-15; Luke 14:16-24
What is that one thing, person, or experience that you would drop everything and pursue it with all that you are?
Sermon Notes: Pastor Art Johnson
Distractions
How Much More
How Much More
February 8, 2026-Hebrews 12:1-2; Jeremiah 29:11; Philippians 3:13-14
...distractions have the power to completely knock us off track.
How Much More
How Much More
How Much More
February 1, 2026-Ephesians 3:20-21; Hebrews 6:13; Acts 10:34; Luke 12:22-28
Many Christians say they believe in a much more God and yet we tend to live our lives as if He is more of a God of scarcity.
What are you thinking?
How Much More
What are you thinking?
January 25, 2026-Proverbs 23:7; Philippians 4:8; Hebrews 4:12
As a man thinks in his heart, that's who he really is.