Pastor Jared Ruddy, Senior Pastor of Elim Gospel Church, reminds us that God does not only love us but He also likes us. Pastor Jared affirms, "We don't need to work up for His love. We don't need to construct formulas so God can be pleased with us. He loves us and likes us just as we are." His love should motivate us to live godly lives. We don't need to have godly lives to get His love. This is a message that will speak to your heart. 

"If you make the investment of prayer God will give you the desires of your heart." Dr. A., President of EBIC, states, "If you want to hear God's voice you must turn down the volume of things that raddle in your brain." We need to dedicate our lives to pray and seek God with wholehearted passion. We must do this if we want to hear His voice. Do you struggle with identifying God's voice? This message will help you!

John 13:8-9, "Peter said to Him, 'You shall never wash my feet!' Jesus answered him, 'If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.' Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” Dr. A., new President of EBIC, states, "In this crazy world we need Jesus! Not just His blessings, but himself." When we go through hardships or things we don't understand we simply need Jesus! As you listen to this message be encouraged that God is with you until the end of the world.

Our new President, Dr. Fred Antonelli, speaks in his first President's Chapel of the semester. Dr. A. encourages our student body to be passionate for Jesus. "When I look at you, I see leaders...there is nothing that can limit God." We are believing for a great revival! As you listen to this message pray that the Lord will stir up the next generation for His glory! 

Rev. Tim Case continues the series of sermons for Worship Emphasis Week by addressing the topic of different ways to worship. He discusses physical ways of showing reverence and praise. He also expresses the importance of giving offerings taken from the blessings God has gifted us with. He ends his message on recognizing the power of music in our worship and encourages us to focus past worldly distractions surrounding our praise to be able to press into the Lord and exalt Him faithfully through all three forms of worship.

"Fools believe that a person can act on their sexual impulses without any consequences," states Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBIC President in his latest message to the student body.  He explains that sexual sins will break us and will ruin our ministries. Premarital sex (fornication), extramarital sex (adultery), and same sex sexual expression (homosexuality) are all immoral sexual relationships that are addressed in the Bible. In this message Rev. Mike lists several different reasons why it is important to fool-proof your life from any sexual folly and how to best embrace the beauty of a biblical sexual relationship within marriage.

We are in agreement that apples are good and healthy for our body. But imagine that we can eat nothing but one apple for a whole week. Would we be stronger by the end of the week? The answer of course is no. We wouldn't be because eating an apple for a whole week is not enough to keep us strong and healthy. Sometimes this is what we do with our spiritual lives. Dr. Danuta Case, Executive Vice-president of EBIC,  states, "Many of us spend at least 2 hours on social media every day, but not enough time with the Lord." How can we be spiritually strong if we spend 15 minutes a week with God but 2 hours a day with social media? It is time to seek God for more than 15 minutes a week. She challenges us to, "make time in our busy agendas to seek God." Only then we will be spiritually strong. This is a message that will challenge us to seek spiritual growth. 

Have you ever had issues with transitions? How can we navigate transition in a healthy way? "Our life is and will be filled with transitions. From singleness to marriage, different jobs, from student to employee... Are we ready to manage them?" Joe Jansen, U.S Ministries Director for Elim Fellowship, reminds us that, "God has the best interests in mind. He might take us the long way, but it is only because he is interested in our growth and knows what is best for us." That's why we need to trust Him. Are you going through a time of transitions? We invite you to hear this message. 

Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBIC President, exhorts our students and staff to live a life above reproach. "Foolish Behavior," he states, "is often partners with drunkenness in life." "So many mistakes that have hurt people were made under the influence of alcohol. As leaders, we have the choice to abstain from alcohol, not because the bible prohibits drinking, but because it warns us against the influences that alcohol could have in our lives if we open the door to it." This message will help you reach the destiny God has for you!