ECC-Evangelical Covenant Church
Trying Harder Doesn’t Work
Thank you for joining us for worship! Over the next two weeks, we will take a brief break from our study of Revelation and welcome a couple of guest preachers. Today, we welcome Pastor Lisa Orris. Pastor Lisa Orris is the founder of Grief Guide and Silver Lake Retreat, who’s mission statement is to guide people, organizations, companies and communities through grief. She has experienced deep grief herself after her oldest son, Billy, was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2015. Prior to starting Grief Guide and pursuing this as her new calling, Lisa received her Masters of Divinity from North Park Theological Seminary, and is an ordained Pastor in the Covenant Church. She served as Lead pastor at Hope Church in Crystal Lake, IL for several years until 2021, and as interim Lead Pastor at Valley Covenant Church alongside our very own Pastor Chuck Potts before he joined us here at ECC in 2022. You can learn more about Grief Guide and about Pastor Lisa at mygriefguide.org
Locations & Times
Evangelical Covenant Church
3600 S 9th St, Lafayette, IN 47909, USA
Sunday 10:25 AM
Downloadable Bulletin
https://ecclife.net/bulletinCommunication Card
How to Connect at ECC
Guest Preacher
Adult Christian Formation
Newcomers' Lunch
Intro to ECC
Name Change Update
Central Conference Celebration:
Men's Ministry
• Wednesday Evening Group: Pastor Kurt’s weekly study meets Wednesdays in Room 10. They will do a one hour inductive bible study that tracks with our sermon series. We hope you can join us.
Youth Group
Youth Group Plus: All Middle and High School students are invited to join us on the 4th Sunday of every month for a night of community together. Tonight from 6:30-8:00pm we’ll be putting together lunches for Lafayette Urban Ministry, hanging out, and playing games. We recognize that not every student is available on Wednesday nights consistently, so these gatherings will be another great opportunity to come and have fun together and meet new friends.
Combined Book Club
Pickle Ball
MOPS/MOMSNext
Children’s Ministry
Serving Opportunities
Give Online
Stewardship
https://ecclife.net/stewardshipCare Team
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Pastor Lisa Orris, Covenant Pastor, Founder of Grief Guide and Silver Lake Retreat
What steps can you take to become more formed in your spiritual life than informed? What would that look like for you?
In what ways have you just "tried harder" in your spiritual formation? Did it work? Why or why not?
What would your spiritual journey be like if you stopped trying so hard and practiced becoming present to each moment and awakened to God's activity in it? How would that change you?
What needs to happen in your life to start desiring God's presence and not demanding an outcome?
O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people; Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, forever and ever. Amen.