Evergreen Connection Blog
Not One Needy Person Among Us
While most of our church body has not been harmed physically by COVID-19, many have been impacted financially. Many have had hours cut in half, others have been laid off altogether, and small business owners have seen revenues reduced to a trickle. These are our family members, and we join them in facing this loss. […]
Continue ReadingSocial Gathering Around God’s Word
Join us as we read together through the book of Proverbs and 30 of the most popular Psalms through the month of April. Download the Proverbs and Psalms April calendar below and then watch an Introduction Youtube Video from Pastor Matt. Beginning tomorrow, a video will be posted daily on our Facebook pages and on […]
Continue ReadingMarch 25, 2020
Hi Youth Group Parents, Families, and Staff, Upcoming Youth Events: All In-person Youth Events Have been Cancelled until Further Notice. 😞 Student Devo Through Joel: Romans – Ch. 1 Ch. 2 *NEW* Ch. 3 Joel – Ch. 1-2 Ch. 2-3 Here is a video on Youtube of the lesson for this week. We’re focusing on Revelation 19-21 in […]
Continue ReadingMinistry is Personal
Tonight, our Leadership Team will hold a virtual meeting to address how we should pursue the mission Christ gave us in this traumatic time of upheaval. While the call of ministry remains unchanged, the way we must pursue it has changed dramatically. The most noticeable difference is the transition from onsite to online worship services. Instead […]
Continue ReadingMarch 17, 2020
Hi Youth Group Parents, Families, and Staff, Upcoming Youth Events: All In-person Youth Events Have been Cancelled until Further Notice. 😞 Student Devo Through Joel: Romans – Ch. 1 *NEW* Ch. 2 Joel – Ch. 1-2 Ch. 2-3 First, let me start by saying that this stinks. If we don’t acknowledge that fact, I think we’ll miss one […]
Continue ReadingThe New Reality of Streaming Worship and Remote Life Groups
I didn’t realize it at the time, but on Sunday, March 8, I preached to a sanctuary full of people for the last time this month, and possibly for much longer. I never imagined that seven days later we would have canceled all of our major on-site ministry gatherings, and that I would be preaching […]
Continue ReadingMarch 12, 2020
Last night we studied Hebrews 7:22-28, looking at what makes the New Covenant “new,” and furthermore, what the New Covenant reality is for us as Christians. Before getting into Hebrews together, we reviewed the term Covenant – a term we see frequently in the OT. God’s covenants are promises that He makes to mankind, and […]
Continue ReadingTrain Up a Child in the Way He Should Go” – Proverbs 22:6
As many or most of you are aware of, a new Sex Education Bill has been passed by our Washington State law makers, and is now headed to the Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature to be passed as law. There is no doubt, this is a very divisive issue in our state and a […]
Continue ReadingMarch 5, 2020
Last night we spent the evening talking about The Great Commission. In Matthew 28, Jesus gathers his 11 remaining disciples, and He gives them a purpose. Up until this point, in the story of the Bible, it has been all about God. It’s been about God solving the problem of sin and evil in human […]
Continue ReadingMaintaining Community in the Midst of Coronavirus
News outlets constantly keep us informed of the many major troubles ravaging our world – wars, natural disasters, economic crisis and the like. But it is easy to become numb to the alerts since most of them do not impact our day-to-day lives in any observable way. However, that is not the case with the […]
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