Disciple’s Response

General Announcements

First Hour:  This January, Matthew Eppinette, the  Executive Director for the Center of Bioethics & Human Dignity  at TEDS, will be leading a class on The Basics of Bioethics for Believers. Classes begin on 01/12 at 9:00 a.m. and end on 02/09. Topics covered include:

                        01/12 Biblical Ethics & Bioethics

                        01/19 Embryology & Christology

                        01/26 Abortion

                        02/02 Reproductive Technologies

                        02/09 A Good Death

Dr. Eppinette (PhD Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an Affiliate Professor of Bioethics at TEDS, with nearly two decades of experience in the bioethics field. He is interested in how culture and film address bioethics, and co-wrote/produced on several bioethics documentaries.

January 5 First Hour:  We will be hearing from Heidi Ramer about her ministry in Perth, Australia.  There will not be any children’s or nursery first hour for this Sunday.

Women’s Connections  RESTED and RESTORED

Ladies, join us for our January 11th Saturday Gathering, Quiet and Rest in Pruning.  Join us for a conversation around the table to talk about how pruning bears abundant fruit.  More details to follow.

 What goes up must come down! Please join us on MONDAY, January 6 at 6:30 p.m. as we take down and store the Christmas decorations.

 January 12th through January 18th:  Prayer week.  Details to follow

Missionary of the week: Please pray for Mosaic House, North Chicago,  this week.

Looking ahead:

01/11      Women’s Gathering

               Love, INC.

01/14    Virtual Prayer

01/18    Ron Warwick Memorial Service

01/19    Annual Business Meeting

Dear VCL Friends, We all want to thank you for the generosity and love you showed us in the Christmas gifts for staff this year. We find it a joy to serve God and His kingdom with you here in this church home. It’s with hope that we look forward to a new year of ministry wherein we will know God and strive to do His will together, for His glory.
~Pastor Jim, Seth, Kacie, Jan and Jonathan.

Giving & Financial Update

It’s important that we continue to embody our trust in the Lord’s provision through faithful, sacrificial giving. Please visit http://evcl.org/give/ and make your offering as an intentional act of faith.

Although online giving is available, you may also write and mail your checks to Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 Riverwoods Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045

General Fund Giving for December 2024

                                                                      Last Week                   Year to Date

Actual Giving December 22, 2024…………………….…$5,256………………………………$420,791

General Fund Budget 2024 ……………………………… $10,164 ……………………….…… $518,356

Variation to Budget ………………………………………..…($4,908) …………………….………($97,566)

WORSHIP (LIVE-STREAMED)

Please download today’s Order of Worship. Sermon notes included with Order of Worship.

This Sunday’s stream will be available on 12/29 at 10:30 AM. You can access it any time by clicking here.