Don’t we just love this nice weather? I love it! I look forward to Spring each year. It is the time of year when God’s Earth again comes to life with all the beauty of flowers and blossoms and leaves. But it is also the time of year when we are reminded of the greatest love story ever told. It is the time when we celebrate Resurrection Sunday. The time when Jesus Christ gave His life on the cross for the sin of the world. I read this devotional, written by a gentleman named Zach Wood that I would like to share.

"3 Words To Never Forget" When He had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. John 19:30 Have you ever heard the words, "I Love You" spoken to you by a person who truly appreciates you and loves you for who you are? Only 3 words, yet they speak immeasurable volumes to the person who receives them. What's even more vital is the fact that these words should be given on a daily basis. If you are in a relationship, especially a marriage, you personally understanding and realize how important it is to feel that love and hear it spoken to you often and hopefully daily. So, why do I keep bringing the word "daily" to mind? Simple. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, spoken 3 vital words from the Cross before He breathed His last breath. He said, "It is Finished." Now, those words are probably spoken each day by millions of people in the day-to-day job environment. The plan is finished, the song is written and finished, the blueprints are finally finished, the long-delayed project is finished, etc. However, when these words were spoken from the parched, cracked lips of the One who died to save us from our sins, they take on a whole new meaning. Jesus went all the way to the Cross and gave up everything He could because of the tremendous Love He had for us. When He said, "It is Finished", He didn't just mean a small job was finished or that He had accomplished something to be printed in tomorrow's newspaper headlines. His words soared through the air, into the Heavens and have been written in God's Holy Word so that we would be reminded today of the wonderful Love that drove Him to sacrifice for our salvation and promise of eternal life. We should never forget the last words out of Jesus' mouth. He wants us to remember those words today because He loved us enough to go all the way to death on the Cross to show just How much He truly loved us. A relationship or marriage may bring the words "I Love You", but Jesus brought those words in a way we'll never be able to comprehend because His love was and is stronger than we can ever imagine. Don't EVER forget how much Jesus loves you. He fulfilled the law so that you and I would have the opportunity to come to know Him personally. He said, "It is Finished"......For YOU! SEE YOU SUNDAY Jerry

Getting Plugged into ECC

Ministry Team Fair, April 12th, 19th

Come and see the various ministry teams we have at ECC, you might find a fit for you to serve in the way God created you to. Check out our web page www.elkvillechristian.com look under the “get plugged in” tab for more information about each ministry team.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Pet 4:10 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Eph. 4:16

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Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp Items donated will be used over Spring and Summer

months for a variety of Christian Camps. Every little bit collected from the congregation helps in a big way.

Donation Items needed :

April: Peanut Butter May: Ketchup

* All items can be dropped off in the office or at the Guest Services Table.

2nd Gus Gibbs

3rd Zachery Jones

3rd Denny Harsy

4th Erin Carter

7th Landen Walker

9th Dennis Elledge

10th Joyce Elledge

10th Adi Jo Wilson

10th Sam Ratajczak

10th Ross Cook

12th Shawn Wiggins

13th Bob Lewis

14th Kristian Porter

14th Heather Will

17th Pat Piper

17th Randi McElroy

19th Sarah Zirkelbach

20th Kevin Asbury

22nd Julie Garavaglia

25th Erika Will

25th Lu Pruitt

26th Jason Cobin

26th Jane Tuthill

28th Ahsley Harsy

29th Becky Burroughs

29th CJ Monroe

26th Denny & Peggy Harsy 26th Dale & Karen Odom

26th Dustin & Brittany Dobill 28th Lloyd & Joan Watts

29th Kevin & Tricia Asbury

Sunrise Service

Easter Morning at

6:30. Breakfast to

follow. We will have

another Church

service at the

regular time of

10:00.

Thank you to

everyone who

donated to the

Shawnee

Christian

Nursing Center

Love Offering. With your

generosity, we were able to

collect $773.61. This money will

go directly to the patients to help

purchase items they would

otherwise not receive.

Mandatory Hands4Christ

practice Saturday, April

4th at 9:00 a.m.

Attention girls 7th-12th grades! It’s time to Grow Your Faith by

Deepening Your Roots in Christ! 2015 Spring Girls retreat at Southern

Illinois Christian Service Camp April 17th and 18th. The van will leave Friday,

the 17th at 5:15 and return Saturday, the 18th at 3:30. Please sign up at the

Family Bulletin Board. See Tricia Asbury or Erin Carter for more information.

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Meal 6:00;

Family Bible

Study 6:30

Meal 6:00;

Family Bible

Study 6:30

Men’s Meeting

8:00 a.m.

Book Club

7:00 p.m.

Guest Services

Meeting

Meal 6:00;

Family Bible

Study 6:30

Meal 6:00;

Family Bible

Study 6:30

Meal 6:00;

Family Bible

Study 6:30 Area Men’s

Meeting @

Minor

Elder/Deacon

Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Finance Team

Meeting 6:00

p.m.

Elder Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Asbury Small

group

Good Friday

service at

ECC 7:00

p.m.

Ministry Teams Fair

Ministry Teams Fair

Hands4Christ

Mandatory

practice 9:00

a.m.

Vine Conference at

Lincoln Christian College

Pat Piper & Darlene Jones Amanda & Lexi RatajczakPat Piper & Darlene Jones Amanda & Lexi Ratajczak

4/5 Beth Alongi & Faye Aken 4/12 Marilyn Piper & Becky Burroughs 4/19 Steve & Diane Bailey 4/26 Madelyn Asbury & Madison Jones

Chris Ehlers Dale Odom Tricia Asbury Shawnie Porter

Gary Monroe & Brandon Buser Warren Yates & Howard Thomas Mark Wilson & Don Lovel Darin Olmsted & Nathan Barwick

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4/5 Jerry Aken 4/12 Nathan Barwick 4/19 Joyce Hickman 4/26 Lance Weil

Dale Odom Jamie Snyder Nathan Barwick Gordon Burroughs

4/5 & 4/12 Kenny & Shawnie Porter

4/19& 4/26 Perry & Nora Fann

4/5 Julie Garavaglia & Jacob Cobin 4/12 Judy Lovel & Cheradon Lively 4/19 Shawnie & Tori Porter 4/26 Nancy Kreid & Arrah Barwick

4/5 Larry Hickman 4/12 Ron Kreid 4/19 Greg Lipe

4/26 Amber Lipe

4/5 Dale Odom 4/12 Tom Scott 4/19 Doug Gibbs 4/26 Steve Harsy

4/5/2015 4/12/2015 4/19/2015 4/26/2015

Larry Hickman Lyle Thompson Gordon Burroughs Gary Pruitt

Kevin Asbury Doug Gibbs Darell Bosecker Raymond Pabst

Mark Wilson Brandon Buser Dax Piper Mark Wilson

Paul Winchester Jordan Evans Kenny Porter Kevin Asbury

Warren Yates Beau Gibbs Dale Odom Steve Bailey

Tom Scott Tyler Burroughs Jamie Snyder Brandon Buser

Steve Bailey Gus Gibbs Tom Scott Andy Burroughs

Nathan Barwick John Halstead Howard Thomas Jason Cobin

Andy Burroughs Steve Harsy Aaron Thompson Kent Deen

Jason Cobin Gary Jones Wes Wilt Darrell Dunbar

Kent Deen Gary Monroe Paul Winchester Jordan Evans

Darrell Dunbar Darin Olmsted Warren Yates Beau Gibbs

Praises: David Melvin’s throat is cancer free! Debbie Dixon (who had been recovering from

stem cell replacement) is back at work and getting better each day! Prayer Requests:

Surgery & Recovering: Michael Harsy (recovering from surgeries & procedures); Terry Cobin

(surgery 3/12/15)Angie Myers (surgery 2/16/15 to remove kidney due to kidney cancer); Ben

Hill (9year old. Pending open heart surgery); Loretta Manis (pending back surgery);

Others in Need: Baby Austin (5 week old great grandson of Sue & Benny Funk-heart

problems, in critical condition); Lynn Wilkinson (health issues); Jack Rushing (Parkinsons getting

worse-suffering from depression) Pat Rushing (needs prayer and guidance to be able to

cope); David Melvin (throat is cancer free, waiting further medical information/treatment);

Josiah Pitlick (persistent fever); LaRaye Franklin; Bobbie Compton (high risk pregnancy);

Brittany Myers (low blood platelets and pregnant); Lilli Stone (testing for cystic fibrosis); Lauren

Elson (calm anxiety and fears about being away at college. Pray she finds Christian friends

and feels part of a faith group); Billy Underwood and family (health issues); Jack Crawford

(health issues); Roger Perkey (in St. Louis recovering from stroke); Nancy Denton (recovering

from health issues); John Labreda (back trouble and difficulty walking); Charles Obertini

(stroke); Janieya Season (elementary student in Vergennes with brain tumor)

Those With Cancer: Nathan Valleroy; Marsha Fox (BT Cell lymphoma); Alice Morgan (Johnnie

Halstead’s sister-lung cancer); Angie Myers (kidney cancer); Tom Grishom (Mantle Cell

Lymphoma); David Melvin (throat is cancer free. He will see a doctor for further treatment for

lymph node cancer and possible cancer in another area); Pat Ricci (bone cancer); Allen

Davidson (colon cancer, spread to lungs-surgery to remove cancer in lung on December 17);

Leonard Rybacki (prostate cancer, radiation); Faith Grier (2 yr old fighting cancer); Linda

Burnett (stomach cancer); Reygena Peterson; Faye Crow; Krysty Gray (breast cancer);

Monica Burgess (Carl Simmons’ mom, breast cancer); Bobbie Starr (mother of Eric Evans,

Stage 3 breast cancer. Undergoing treatment); Jack Crawford; Nancy Drake (13 yr old

fighting cancer); Josh Barnett;);Jim Kerley (kidney cancer)

Military Service: SSgt Eric Wiggins; Faith Odom (Air Force); Capt. Joshua Cobin (fighter pilot in

Korea); Trystan Stanley (Army); Justin Shaw (Army, special forces); Ryan Sims (Army)

Those in Mourning: Family of Sandy Hicks; Kenny Daschner

Prayer requests will remain on our prayer list for thirty days unless instructed otherwise. If

someone needs to be on the prayer list after the initial time frame, please let us know.

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Upcoming Youth Events:

Friday/Saturday April 10th-11th – High School Retreat called Vine

Conference at Lincoln Christian University. Cost $32 (meals,

housing, materials, and t-shirt). See Bryce for more info or go to

lincolnchristian.edu/thevine

Elkville Christian Church

114 South 2nd Street

Elkville, IL 62932

Phone: 618-568-1544

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 2

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

March

Facts

and

Figures

Date Sunday

School

AM

Worship

Tithing Building

Fund

3/1/15 87 162 $4,233.04 $612.00

3/8/15 110 232 $7,156.00 $837.00

3/15/15 105 262 $5,562.21 $452.00

3/22/15 109 220 $5,136.48 $601.00

3/29/15 100 249 $4,628.19 $376.00

Total: 511 1,125 $26,715.92 $2,878.00

Average: 102 225 $5,343.18 $575.60

April Wednesday Night Menu Meal starts at 6:00 p.m. $3.00/person $10.00/family

4/1 Pork Steaks, Green Beans, and Corn Casserole.

4/8 Baked Spaghetti, Salad, and Garlic Bread.

4/15 Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Corn on the Cob.

4/22 BBQ Sandwiches, Baked Beans, and Chips.

4/29 Pizza, Salad, and Breadsticks.