Where to Find Help When Your World Falls Apart

This Sunday we’ll be hearing from Steve Mathewson on “Where to Find Help When Your World Falls Apart”. We will be looking into Psalm 46 to find that help.

General Announcements

First Hour: Chris Gearhart is teaching from the book of Numbers:  The Wilderness Wanderings of the People of God through March 23 at 9 am: 

3/23 Emmanuel and the Church Militant (Nu 1-36)

 Guest speaker:  Steve Mathewson served as senior pastor of CrossLife EFC in Libertyville for over 17 years.  Currently, he is an adjunct professor at Moody Theological Seminary and Western Seminary (Portland, OR).  He has also served as an adjunct professor of preaching at TEDS.  He is the author of RISEN:  Fifty Reasons Why the Resurrection Changed Everything as well as several books on preaching.  Steve and his wife, Priscilla, live in Libertyville.  They have four married children and eleven grandchildren.

Women’s Bible Study: Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.  We are studying the gospel of Matthew using a guide published by Crossway written by Drew Hunter.  Books are available for $7.  Please see Carol Marshall for further details.

Senior Workshop: Scams & Safety - April 2nd 9:00a-12:00p.  Hey seniors!  Join us for an informative workshop on Scams & Safety designed just for you.  Learn how to protect yourself from scams and stay safe in your day-to-day activities.  This in-person event will be held at VCL in the Great Room on April 2nd from 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m., so mark your calendars , invite your friends and don’t miss out on this important workshop.  You can register for the event by scanning the QR code here or going to http://www.evcl.org/events.

Virtual Prayer Gathering: This Tuesday night, 3/18, 7 pm, we’ll be gathering on Zoom for our prayer meeting. Come join us for a meaningful time of prayer—all from the comfort of your own living room. Zoom details to follow via email. If you have a prayer request or an update, please send it to office@evcl.org.

Missionary of the week: Please pray for Todd & Jana Patterson, Slovakia,  this week. 

Looking ahead:

3/30 First Hour with Seth Williams

4/02  Senior Workshop

4/13 Palm Sunday Brunch 8:45 a.m.-signups start next week.

5/10  Women’s Saturday Gathering with Sylvie Vanhoozer

5/17-18 VCL’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

6/22 Service & picnic at North Park in Lincolnshire

Love INC: On Saturday, 3/22, we have an opportunity to help those in need with furniture deliveries and pickups. We meet at Love INC at 8am-noon to load the trucks. Those who are able,  please contact Ernie Brandt at  coachb1925@aol.com or 224-217-1966. The address is 339 Lakewood Ave. in Waukegan.

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 March 2025

                                                                      Last Week                   Year to Date

Actual Giving March 9, 2025…………………………………..…$9,935…………………….…………$101,198

General Fund Budget 2025 ………………..…………………… $9,079 ……………….…….……… $90,790

Variation to Budget …………………………………..…..…………… $856 ………………………….…….$10,408

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 3/16 at 10:30 AM. You can access it any time by clicking here.