Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Bethlehem PA

3100 Hecktown Road   
Bethlehem, PA  18020
610-868-5501
[email protected] (office null@null aplaceforyou NULL.org)
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Ebenezer Prayer Service

Sunday, June 30, 2019
6-7 pm

The early church was a powerful church because they prayed. Instead of being driven by programs, we want to be empowered through prayer. This is why the elders have planned four prayer services throughout this year. We desire more than anything to have the favor & power of the Lord in all our ministries and in the lives of our families. We therefore encourage every attendee of Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church to set aside the four 5th Sundays of 2019, 6-7pm, to gather and pray. No childcare provided, but the Nursery room will be open for any parents who would like to go in with their children.

Kinder Soccer Clinic

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Thursdays
July 11 – Aug 1, 2019
6:00 – 7:00 pm

All kids ages 4-6 are invited to join us on Ebenezer’s front lawn for a free soccer clinic! Come any or all weeks. No experience necessary. The summer program will focus on playing short field games as opposed to individual skill development. Field positioning, teamwork, and fair play will be emphasized. Coaches will model and encourage good sportsmanship and character. Please click here to sign up (https://form NULL.jotform NULL.com/91694299101159). Questions can be directed to the coaches: Kevin Kritzberger (kevin null@null aplaceforyou NULL.org): (484-330-0179) and Eric Stinson (bruins1 null@null hotmail NULL.com) (610-762-5999).

 

Membership Class

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Sundays
July 14 – August 11, 2019
1:00 – 3:00 pm 

Being a member of the church should be a priority of every true believer! Are you interested in learning more about what EBFC believes and how we operate? Pastor Tim and Pastor Dick will be teaching this 4 session class (which is mandatory for membership) on Sunday afternoons in room 2. Childcare will be provided. Please bring a bag lunch with you. Please SIGN UP HERE (https://form NULL.jotform NULL.com/91646055817160).

Light In the City

WHAT??  Light in the City is a children’s VBS program held in South Bethlehem at the Lynfield Community Center, hosted by Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church. The jungle theme, “In the Wild” will include lots of outdoor and indoor fun with Bible lessons, singing, games, sports, and snacks. Registration is free!

WHO: All kids going into grades K-6 from Ebenezer and Lynfield, as well as their friends, are invited to participate! Teens and adults are invited to join the LITC Team of volunteers! 

DATES: Mon-Fri, July 15-19, 2019

TIMES: 12pm-2:30pm, daily for VBS participants, 11am-3pm daily for LITC Team volunteers

COST: FREE!!

HOW TO REGISTER AS A PARTICIPANT: Use the online PDF registration form to register a K-6 child participant.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER: Prayerfully consider joining the LITC team of volunteers that will be bringing the hope of the Gospel into Lynfield, South Bethlehem this summer! If you are interested in serving, contact Pastor Mike Notary (mike null@null aplaceforyou NULL.org). LITC runs 12-2:30 daily, and volunteers would need to be there 11am-3pm. The need is for VBS volunteers, as well as volunteers to help with the Friday BBQ. Transportation from Ebenezer leaves daily at 10:30am for volunteers.

CLOSING CELEBRATION! Friday, July 19, 5:00 pm – come and enjoy a community BBQ.

LOCATION:
Lynfield Community Center
1889 Lynfield Dr.
Bethlehem, PA 18015

MORE INFORMATION: Questions can be directed to Pastor Mike Notary (mike null@null aplaceforyou NULL.org), 610-868-5501.

Baptisms

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Baptisms will be held during the morning worship services for those who would like to show their faith by being publicly baptized as Jesus commanded. Please contact Pastor Tim (tim null@null aplaceforyou NULL.org) if you are interested: 610-868-5501

Medical Personnel Identification

The safety team would like to identify members of the congregation who have training in emergency medical care or medical training. The purpose of this identification is to assist leaders, ushers, and security team members with locating you during an incident when someone is in need of medical assistance. This is not to bypass contacting on-duty emergency medical personnel, but rather to assist in incidents when they may not be needed or until they are able to arrive.  All that is needed is a simple photograph and your contact information. Please contact Blake Kuntz (blakedk84 null@null yahoo NULL.com) (484-201-3566) if you are willing to provide your information. Thank you!

Pinebrook Summer Conference

Pinebrook Bible Conference is excited to announce the family week programs for the summer of 2019. Come join us for our 86th year of summer Bible conferences!  This year each week will run from Sunday afternoon until Friday. Guests are welcome to register anytime after 2 pm and enjoy all the recreational activities available at Pinebrook until their room is available. It will be a great summer with lots of fun activities during the day and evening (including several special events at night—campfire being one of them)! Register here (https://pinebrook NULL.org/events/) for the weeks below!

  •  Week 1 (June 30-July 5) Walt Wiley, speaker
  • Week 2 (July 7-12) Joshua Kappes (speaker), Andy Crossgrove (Host Pastor)
  • Week 3 Missions Week (July 14-19) Albert Daniels Gnanamuthu (speaker – Principal of Lambs Institute, India),  Aaron Smith and Duane Moyer (Host Pastors)
  • Week 4 (July 28 – August 2) Todd Mangum (speaker); Cal Reed (Host Pastor)

Pickup Volleyball

Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm
Summer 2019

Love to play volleyball? If you are 18 years or older, come join us in the church gym for volleyball, fellowship and fun! Come when you can, leave when you must, and bring your friends. Begins June 5 and goes throughout the summer. No need to sign up. Questions can be directed to Jessie Bernhardt (jbernhardt727 null@null gmail NULL.com).

IronPigs Faith Night

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
7:05 pm

Join the IronPigs in celebrating your faith! Come on out to Coca-Cola Park as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs take on the Louisville Bats! Featuring National Anthem sung by Heather Hunsberger, 6pm pregame concert on the lawn by a local Christian acoustic artist, post-game player testimonies with free Chick-fil-A sandwich card, free T-Shirts for 3,000 fans 18+.  $11 field level ticket (includes $2 ballpark credit). Ebenezer has 75 seats reserved together. Purchase your Ebenezer tickets here (https://groupmatics NULL.events/event/Ebenezerbible)!


 

 

 

All-Church Beach Trip

Friday-Sunday, Aug 9-11, 2019

Everyone is invited to a relaxing weekend beach getaway in Ocean Grove NJ! With no specific schedule, this is meant to be a fun & relaxing time to just catch your breath. You can join in with others or do your own thing. Most people spend their days on the beach, and evenings playing games together or going out for an activity on their own. There is plenty of opportunity for: swimming, sunning, beach sports, walks, table games, shopping, meals, ice cream, Ralph’s Italian Ice, Sunday Worship Service.

Registration for this event officially closed on June 9, 2019. However, there is currently more space available, so late registrations are being accepted.  Please click here to register.  Contact Max Whylings (mwhylings null@null gmail NULL.com) with any questions.

Church Picnic & Meeting

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Church Picnic & Semi-Annual Meeting
Sunday, August 11, 2019

4:00 pm – Lawn Games
5:00 pm – Dinner
6:00 pm – Brief Meeting
6:45 pm – Ice Cream

Join us in the church gym for a wonderful night together as a church family. Please bring a side dish to share. Meat, dessert, and beverages will be provided. The dinner entree will be smoked pulled pork by the Pennington’s! The meeting will be a status update on the church’s ministry and finances. We have a lot of neat things for which to be praising the Lord. It will be fun for the whole family! No need to sign up, just come!

Summer Reading Program

June 16 – August 18

All children ages 4-16 are invited to participate in the Growth Garden Library’s Summer Reading Program! Read books and win prizes! This year’s grand prize winner will receive a gift card for ChristianBook.com (https://www NULL.christianbook NULL.com/) and will get to choose books for our Recommended Reading List throughout the year. Sign up in the church library or at the table in the foyer on Sunday, June 9. Copies of the rules and reading tracker are available in the library. For more information, contact Nancy Murphy (Tomandnancy null@null RCN NULL.com): 908-499-1848.

Summer Adult Electives

Sundays, 10:05 – 11:00 am
May 26 – Aug 25, 2019

This summer we will be offering one joint adult elective on the BFC Articles of Faith. During this 13 session course, we’ll be covering all of the essential truths found in Scripture.  Each of our Adult Elective Teaches will take a turn teaching by presenting the Article and its biblical foundation, followed by an interactive discussion and question time. Please join us in the gym this summer for this exciting class!  More Details

Free Course on the Book of Acts

Dallas Theological Seminary presents their new free online course on the Book of Acts (https://courses NULL.dts NULL.edu/register/acts/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=acts&utm_content=housefileemail&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8DGeUR1_oKEvCH3aN6oScs_NEBtfSCL_w-Ru6OkO0hAxgjabfaqGtawNw5jx34ISQBYbAkSYd6_GOCyD5NXK4WNkQz0w&_hsmi=71973279), taught in five video lectures by Dr. Mark Yarbrough. This is the perfect study to begin right after celebrating Jesus’s resurrection. Christ’s death and resurrection changed the course of history. In this online course, you will learn how this event ignited the men and women of the early church. The Book of Acts, written by Luke, is an extension of Luke’s Gospel narrative. It picks up right after Jesus’s resurrection and follows the history of the early church in the first century, describing their initial struggles as well as their successes for the kingdom of God. Acts is where we learn about Paul’s missionary journeys throughout the Mediterranean, about the sharing of the gospel with Gentiles, and about some of the persecution the church faces as Christianity spreads.  Activate your free course now >> (https://courses NULL.dts NULL.edu/register/acts/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=acts&utm_content=housefileemail&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8DGeUR1_oKEvCH3aN6oScs_NEBtfSCL_w-Ru6OkO0hAxgjabfaqGtawNw5jx34ISQBYbAkSYd6_GOCyD5NXK4WNkQz0w&_hsmi=71973279)

Ebenezer App

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Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church now has a mobile app for iphone!! Download it today and begin enjoying the following features:

 

• Church Directory*
(*available to members and regular attendees)
• Submit/Receive Prayer Requests
• Register for Events
• Stream Sermon Video
• Fill In Your Sermon Guide
• Read The Pastors’ Blog
• Give Offering
• Check Out the Church Calendar

 

 

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Available for iphone from the App Store. (http://appstore NULL.com/ebenezerbfc)
“Ebenezer BFC” (http://appstore NULL.com/ebenezerbfc)
Android coming soon!

A huge thanks to Pastor Dick (dick null@null aplaceforyou NULL.org) for building the app.
Feel free to let him know how you like it or if you have any questions!

Annual Report

Published January 18, 2019

Read how the Lord has been working through the ministries of Ebenezer!  A report from each ministry and pastor is included.

2018 Annual Report (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/2018AnnualReport NULL.pdf)
(click to download PDF)

 

Photo: Outdoor Service 9/16/18

Bible Reading Plans for 2019

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52 Week Bible Reading Plan: Daily OT & NT Readings (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/52-Week NULL.pdf)
New Testament Reading Plan (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/NT-Reading_2019 NULL.pdf)
Old Testament Reading Plan (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/OT-Reading_2019 NULL.pdf)
100 Day Reading Plan (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/100-Day-Reading-Plan_2019 NULL.pdf)
Chronological (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/Chronological_2019 NULL.pdf)
Commands of Christ (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/Commands-of-Christ__2019 NULL.pdf)
MacArthur (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/MacArthur_2019 NULL.pdf)
Through the Bible – Narrative Plus Poety Reading (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/Thru-The-Bible-Narrative-plus-Poetry_2019 NULL.pdf)
Through the Bible – Single Reading (http://aplaceforyou NULL.org/upload/Thru-The-Bible-Single-Reading_2019 NULL.pdf)

 

2019 Faithful

 

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Being found faithful is the heart of every follower of Christ. In 2019 Ebenezer is purposefully focusing on growing more faithful as we become mature disciples of Jesus Christ. Together, as we encourage and exhort one another, we hope to hear, “Well done faithful servants.” We hope that you will join us as we strive to be faithful with our whole lives (Matthew 25:21)! Free bookmarks are available in the church foyer to remind us throughout the year to Grow, Love, Tell, Give, Serve, and Live. The Sermon on January 6th (https://livestream NULL.com/EBFCStream/weekly-sunday-service-2018/videos/185461934) focused on this theme and several more throughout the year will as well.

• GROW in devotion – [Worship] attendance in worship, personal prayer & Bible reading (February 3, 2019 (https://livestream NULL.com/EBFCStream/weekly-sunday-service-2019/videos/186759306))
• LOVE others – [Community] Loving one another (April 7, 2019 (https://livestream NULL.com/EBFCStream/weekly-sunday-service-2019/videos/189680822))
• TELL the lost – [Evangelism] Sharing our faith on a regular basis
• GIVE generously – [Stewardship] Committing to give on a regular basis
• SERVE with joy – [Kingdom] Volunteering to serve using our spiritual gifts
• LIVE in holiness – [Discipleship] Growing in godliness

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
~ Matthew 25:21

 

 

 

Run for the Children – RESULTS!

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

9:00 am – 5K Race
9:45 am – Kids Fun Run

Thanks to all who joined us!!  We had 100 finishers for the 5K and a bunch of participants in the Kids Fun Run.  Weather was 40 degrees at the start and mostly sunny with very high winds… however a snow squall blew through just as the last runners were finishing filling the air with snow and dropping the temp several degrees.  Huge thanks to all of the volunteers and the Bethlehem Township Police Department who made this day possible!!

Congratulations to our overall winners:
John Donchez – 1st Male Finisher, 18:37
Melissa Rolwood – 1st Female Finisher, 21:53

2018 PHOTOS:
Photos are now available online on our Facebook page! Please click here (https://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/pg/ebenezerBFC/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155646324116436&__xts__%5B0%5D=68 NULL.ARBJNdzQIxp8ItpulOhU84WRtqoNVhKuu3yq3esRNZn317MzIP3L9OyiI8ie--iTrmUmMv4D63cOP-r5blKN00a5q2z54ZJ75aGn4dITpq7uwyrNuq6lAHHxcio9NzSI1-5uCYLqAJiFtx0whTrZpIeGzhGHNDT5tJokg-PwEEY6kAqWhV-QtB-rqRUkdfX16-zgyU3RgMGFbrTF5riO5_lFRYAwoLQu1i8UB5q-XqcjnOum-Y_y1AMVtHZU3vKSVnVK08pqO7-ecJmMSBXzC_NtuVJpjYUj6yfg3Sg-9LJJPp3k_414cvQatyk6VmFjA6QLEgiTXbpG7lHLoEqc_3Vp4yGUZ9Pk7WkLJJ17hcK1bufCLwgZafXYLJNkIO8M6zIBgOJelrR6zC0hOEW4N6NrXcCtp4l2-HTaiBZYTf7eZGoGmdSPKWSXwyZ9ql3f2R0NUr8&__tn__=-UC-R) to view them.

2018 VIDEO:
For the first time we had live simulcast of the race available!!  Check out the videos below.
Start: click here (https://livestream NULL.com/EBFCStream/runforthechildren5k/videos/183423104)
Finish: click here (https://livestream NULL.com/EBFCStream/runforthechildren5k/videos/183374448)
Awards: click here (https://livestream NULL.com/EBFCStream/runforthechildren5k/videos/183376109)

RESULTS:
2018 Race Results (PDF)
2017 Race Results (PDF)
2016 Race Results (PDF)
2015 Race Results (PDF)
2014 Race Results (PDF)
2013 Race Results (PDF)

 

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