http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/ EWO Outreach News Wed, 02 May 2012 18:56:27 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 East White Oak Bible Church http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-hub-where-christ-is-the-center/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-hub-where-christ-is-the-center/ Tue, 01 May 2012 18:56:26 GMT On Tuesday night the EWO Outreach Team approved the tag line for The Hub.   For the last six weeks we have asked the staff, leadership, as well as many others from the Oak, to weigh in on a tag line for The Hub.  We had many good ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/more-progress-at-the-hub/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/more-progress-at-the-hub/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:02:08 GMT Praise the Lord!!!  The plumbing work has been approved and the framing is done.  Take a look at the pictures below to check out the progress.  We will be looking for individuals to help with the drywall in early May when the ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/looks-can-be-deceiving/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/looks-can-be-deceiving/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:23:55 GMT On Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865, in the home of Wilmer McLean, a meeting took place between two men.  The meeting began around 1:30 p.m. and concluded around 4:00 p.m.  The results of that meeting were historic and led to the end of the ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/let-the-remodeling-resume-at-the-hub/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/let-the-remodeling-resume-at-the-hub/ Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:02:14 GMT Praise the Lord!!  Finally!  Finally, after a number of months, the plans for The Hub have been certified by the City of Bloomington and we have our building permit.  Lord willing, work can begin possibly as early as next ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-ingredients-to-true-intercessory-prayer/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-ingredients-to-true-intercessory-prayer/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:11:32 GMT I’ll be coming out of the bullpen to preach for Pastor Scott on Sunday, March 25.  We will be looking at Genesis 18:16-33 and considering the ingredients to true intercessory prayer.  This passage has been simmering on the stove ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-need-for-rr/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-need-for-rr/ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:53:34 GMT I recently got away for a few days and headed north to spend some time with a pastor friend who lives on Nevins Lake in Montcalm County, Michigan.  I’d previously had two very long and tiring weeks.  I knew that the last few ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-gospel/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-gospel/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:15:31 GMT What is the Gospel?  In a month the pastoral staff, along with Peter Spychalla, will be attending the “Together for the Gospel” conference in Louisville, KY.  You can read their definition of the Gospel below. “The ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-christian-life-its-all-about-relationships/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-christian-life-its-all-about-relationships/ Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:14:41 GMT Let me explain by making five points and briefly commenting after each. (1)  The most important relationship we have is with God.  After all, He is our Creator and Lord of the Universe and the one to whom all of us will one day be ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/are-you-known-in-hell/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/are-you-known-in-hell/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:53:14 GMT What!?  Read on.  There are those of us that are known at the Oaks, others at the Farm, some in academic circles, or on the court or gridiron.  We’re all known to some degree in our families and neighborhoods.  But what ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/big-and-small-prayer-requests/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/big-and-small-prayer-requests/ Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:23:35 GMT My wife and I have spent the last month looking for a vehicle.  The process has been time consuming and taxing, somewhat stressful.  We are trying to find some balance between what we really need, what we would kind of like, and how ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/what-does-it-mean-when-someone-visits-ewo/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/what-does-it-mean-when-someone-visits-ewo/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:31:05 GMT Okay!  So I have your attention; you might be thinking, where is he going with this?  Well, read on for a moment.  Just think about it.  If someone visits EWO on a Sunday morning, it is likely that they have not passed the ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/quotes-worth-sharing/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/quotes-worth-sharing/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:30 GMT I’ve always appreciated a good quote, so I’m always ready to highlight them while I’m reading, or to write them down on a piece of paper while listening to someone speaking.  In fact, I must confess, I’ve even tried ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/soup-and-sandwiches/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/soup-and-sandwiches/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:01:30 GMT On Wednesday, January 11, 2012, we took in lunch to the teachers and staff at Irving Elementary School.   The menu consisted of two homemade soups (a cheesy vegetable and hamburger barley), plus sub sandwiches, crackers, and a variety ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/summing-up-the-pats-vs-broncos-in-one-word/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/summing-up-the-pats-vs-broncos-in-one-word/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:45:09 GMT Let me begin by saying that I’m a diehard New England Patriots fan (that’s football, for you non-sports folks – I love you, anyway).  I think I have at least twenty items in my wardrobe that bear the Patriots logo (hats, ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/a-day-with-michael-card/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/a-day-with-michael-card/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:03 GMT Recently I  spent part of a Saturday with singer, songwriter and author Michael Card. Well, not in person, anyway, but through his writing and music.  Let me explain.  I read his book called “The Walk: The Life Changing ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/progress-at-the-hub/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/progress-at-the-hub/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:06:08 GMT The remodeling at the outreach center has finally begun.  PTL! Thanks go to a group of men who took out the garage door and already framed in the opening and put in a window.  As you can see below, the walls are ready for ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/contact--conversations--conversions/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/contact--conversations--conversions/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:56:18 GMT Larry Moyer  of Evan Tell has made the statement that, “Contacts plus conversations leads to conversions.”  Let me share with you what happened on Christmas at our home that bears this out. My father-in-law, Chuck ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/youve-been-gifted/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/youve-been-gifted/ Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:00:03 GMT Today in both services we introduced the congregation to “You’ve Been Gifted” cards.  These cards will be available from November 27-December 25 at the Outreach Table, with the purpose of encouraging random acts of ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/bringing-it-home/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/bringing-it-home/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:57:29 GMT I made my first of three trips to NYC with Spread Truth the summer of 2007.  I had recently beenhired at East White Oak Bible Church as the Director of Outreach.  I was assigned with the task of scoping out what was happening locally ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/thank-you-ewobc/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/thank-you-ewobc/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:13:28 GMT     Here are excerpts from some thank you’s we recently received from teachers and staff at Irving Elementary School: “Thanks so much for adopting us!  I very much appreciate the tangible and non-tangible things you ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-fear-of-flying-and-of-witnessing/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-fear-of-flying-and-of-witnessing/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:19:27 GMT   I’ll be getting on a plane later tonight to fly to Boston for a few days.  Now that might sound like nothing to you, but you need to understand.  I have a great fear of flying.  I do fly because I have to, but I ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/hand-in-glove/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/hand-in-glove/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:05:15 GMT   Prayer and evangelism work in an extremely close relationship, or hand in glove.  Lewis Sperry Chafer in True Evangelism said, "Intercessory prayer is the first and most important service.  As has been stated, the divine order ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/update-2-outreach-center/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/update-2-outreach-center/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:43:40 GMT It’s a process, no doubt.  Our design for the layout of the new outreach center is presently in the hands of the architect.  You can check out the design in a previous blog posted on September 20, entitled Update Outreach ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/update-outreach-center/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/update-outreach-center/ Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:22:23 GMT You are looking at the mostly gutted outreach center.  Thanks go to Jeremy Knapp and some of the boys from the Cornerstone Academy soccer team, who did the demolition work on Saturday morning, September 10.  I’m told that the ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/reader-beware/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/reader-beware/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:44:19 GMT I recently read the book, ‘Radical:  Taking Back your Faith from the American Dream,’ by David Platt.   This book could be dangerous to your way of life; I know it was to mine.  I’ve decided to join in on ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/a-hodgepodge-of-happenings/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/a-hodgepodge-of-happenings/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:40:08 GMT Let the work begin!  Tomorrow Jeremy Knapp will be overseeing the gutting/demolition of the outreach building along with some boys from the soccer team from Cornerstone Academy.  Yippee!  (Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?)  ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/laborers-needed/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/laborers-needed/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:16:08 GMT Did you know that Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894, after the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U. S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman strike in Chicago, IL?  In the wake of this massive unrest and in ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-second-greatest-lie-ever-told/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/the-second-greatest-lie-ever-told/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:30:57 GMT Hey, have you seen the new personal evangelism resource recently developed by Mark Cahill?   This catchy 61-page booklet is entitled, “The Second Greatest Lie Ever Told.”  It got MY attention. In this easy read, Mark ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/whats-cookin/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/whats-cookin/ Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:09:53 GMT The date was Saturday, August 27, at 1:00 p.m.  What was cookin'?  The menu consisted of cheeseburgers, hot dogs, grapes, and an assortment of chips and cookies.  The location was the future site of the outreach center in west ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/like-cold-water-on-a-hot-day/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/like-cold-water-on-a-hot-day/ Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:12:26 GMT It says in Proverbs 25:25, “Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”  I received an email from the CEF office in Peoria on Saturday, August 13, in response to an inquiry I had made a few days ... http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/write-a-blog-me/ http://ewo.org/beyond-2000-north/write-a-blog-me/ Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:16:49 GMT As the Associate Pastor of Outreach, I’ve been encouraged to have a blog.  It has taken a while for me to be convinced, basically because I thought I probably should know what a blog is before committing to doing one.  Yeah, ...