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About Emmaus
Emmaus is a Reformed Baptist church in Hemet, California. We are a community of Christ followers who love God, love one another, and serve the church, community, and nations, for the glory of God and for our joy.
Our hope is that you will make Emmaus your home and that you will begin to grow with us as we study the scriptures and, through the empowering of the Holy Spirit, live in a way that honors our great King.
Time & Location
LORD'S DAY WORSHIP (SUNDAYS)
10:00am Corporate Worship
In the Emmaus Chapel at Cornerstone
26089 Girard St.
Hemet, CA 92544
EMMAUS ESSENTIALS
Sunday School For Adults
9:00am to 9:45am most Sundays (Schedule)
In the Chapel
MAILING ADDRESS
43430 E. Florida Ave. #F329
Hemet, CA 92544
LORD'S DAY WORSHIP (SUNDAYS)
10:00am Corporate Worship
In the Emmaus Chapel at Cornerstone
26089 Girard St.
Hemet, CA 92544
EMMAUS ESSENTIALS
Sunday School For Adults
9:00am to 9:45am most Sundays (Schedule)
In the Chapel
MAILING ADDRESS
43430 E. Florida Ave. #F329
Hemet, CA 92544
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Gospel Community Groups are small group Bible studies. They are designed to provide an opportunity for the members of Emmaus to build deeper relationships with one another. Groups meet throughout the week to discuss the sermons from the previous Sunday, to share life, and to pray.
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Catechesis
An audio teaching series through the Baptist Catechism aimed to instruct in foundational Christian doctrine and to encourage obedience within God’s people.
Emmaus Essentials
Emmaus Essentials classes are currently offered online Sundays at 9AM. It is through our Emmaus Essentials (Sunday School) that we hope to experience an in depth study of the scriptures and Christian theology. These classes focus on the study of systematic theology, biblical theology, church history, and other topics practical to Christian living.
Theology In Particular PODCAST
A podcast produced for International Reformed Baptist Seminary: a forum for discussion of important scriptural and theological subjects by faculty, administrators, and friends of IRBS.
An Intoduction To The Christian Faith
A 24 lesson Bible study in which we consider “what man ought to believe concerning God, and what duty God requireth of man” (Baptist Catechism #6).
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Multi-Generational Church Ministry
At Emmaus we believe that God has given parents, especially fathers the authority and responsibility to train and instruct children up in the Lord. In addition, we believe that God has ordained the gathering of all generations, young to old, to worship Him together in one place and at one time. Therefore, each and every Sunday our children worship the Lord alongside their parents and other members of God’s family.
Nov 11
7
With the Veteran’s Day Holiday on Friday and Thursday being Melissa’s and my marriage anniversary we are canceling youth this week. Have a great week!
Youth, Posted by .
Nov 11
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This Thursday, we are going to take a break from our apologetic study of scripture and focus on the first five catechism questions from the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Each week, we have briefly discussed the weekly catechism question and answer keeping pace with the children and the rest of the church. This week, we will take time to examine, discuss, and strive to understand these important doctrinal standards. Listed below are the catechism question and answers we will be looking at. Hope to see you there!
WSC #1
Q. What is man’s primary purpose?
A. Man’s primary purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.
(1 Co 10:31; Ro 11:36; Ps 73:25-28)
WSC #2
Q. What authority from God directs us how to glorify and enjoy Him?
A. The only authority for glorifying and enjoying Him is the bible, which is the word of God and is made up of the Old and New Testaments.
(2 Ti 3:16; Eph 2:20; 1 Jn 1:3,4)
WSC #3
Q. What does the bible primarily teach?
A. The Bible primarily teaches what man must believe about God and what God requires of
man.
(2 Ti 1:13; 2 Ti 3:16)
WSC #4
Q. What is God?
A. God is a spirit, Whose being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth are infinite, eternal, and unchangeable.
(Jn 4:24; Job 11:7-9; Ps 90:2; Jas 1:17; Ex 3:14; Ps 147:5; Rev 4:8; Rev 15:4; Ex 34:6,7)
WSC #5
Q.Is there more than one God?
A. There is only one, the living and true God.
(Dt 6:4; Jer 10:10)
Youth, Posted by .
Nov 11
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Doctrinal Standard WSC #4
Q. What is God?
A. God is a spirit, whose being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth are infinite, eternal, and unchangeable.
Scripture Memory
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9, ESV)
Study Passage: Psalm 139
Support Passages: Psalm 90:1-6; I Kings 8:27; Job 11:7-9; Romans 11:33-36; Psalm 147:4-5
Bible Story: Exodus 3:1-15
Thoughts
The name God uses to describe himself is “I am who I am.” This name communicates that He always has and always will be present. The Expositor’s commentary explains it as, “I am truly He who exists and who will be dynamically present then and there in the situation to which I am sending you.” Moses had the confidence that God would not leave Him. The Holy Spirit is evidence in our own lives that God will never leave us because of what Christ did on the cross for our sins.
God is omnipresent and contains complete wisdom and knowledge of all that is created. We have the comfort that the God who dwells in us will guide us and help form us into the image of His Son Christ Jesus.
Discussion Questions
- Psalms 139 says that God knows everything about us so why do we think we can hide sins from God?
- How does the fact that you can never escape God’s presence make you feel?
- How does creation display the power of God?
- How does creation display God’s wisdom?
- According to Psalms 139 why is human life so sacred?
- What did God mean when He told him His name was “I am who I am”?
- How does this name speak to God infinite, eternal, and unchangeable attributes?
- Why is there comfort in the fact that God is unchangeable?
Study Guides, Family Devotional Guidelines, Phil Anady, Psalm 139, Posted by .
Nov 11
1
Hello Emmaus,
I mentioned on Sunday that November 13th is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. I would like to take some time in the worship service on the 13th to lift up in prayer our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering in Jesus’ name throughout the world.
I would like to encourage you to do some research between now and then utilizing sites such as www.onewiththem.com and www.persecution.com. Both organizations make it their aim to bring awareness to the sufferings that Christians endure around the world because they are followers of Jesus Christ.
We need to be obedient to the command found in Hebrews 13:3 which says, “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.”
Below is one story taken from persecution.com. You can subscribe to their newsletter and perhaps include the persecuted church in your regular prayer time.
Blessings,
Joe
Maldives Teacher Deported
After teaching at a school in Maldives for two years, 30-year-old Indian Christian Shijo Kakkattu was deported on Oct. 14, 2011, after police found a Bible in his house, according to Compass Direct News. A co-worker reported Kakkattu to the National Administrative Center after finding Christian materials on a school computer.
According to Minivan News, an independent news agency based in Maldives, Kakkattu accidentally transferred material from his flash drive onto the school’s computer. Mohamed Shiraj, the principal of Raafainu School in Raa Atool, told Minivan News, “The videos were in Indian, so I don’t know what they were saying, but the images were Christian.”
Police raided Kakkattu’s house and discovered a Bible and other Christian materials. They then charged him with preaching the Christian faith in the Muslim nation of Maldives, which recently tightened restrictions on preaching and practicing non-Islamic faiths. Police took Kakkattu to another island for interrogation and held him for 15 days before deporting him back to India.
Last month, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs published new regulations under the Protection of Religious Unity Act of 1994. Anything that represents a religion other than Islam is strictly prohibited, according to Compass Direct News. Web sites, blogs, newspapers and magazines are forbidden from publishing anything contradictory to Islam. Violators face two to five years in prison, house arrest or banishment. As in Kakkattu’s case, foreigners accused of proselytizing will be deported.
Sources: Compass Direct News, Minivan News
Posted: October 27, 2011
Devotional Thoughts, News, Joe Anady, Posted by .
Oct 11
27
This week we will conclude our three week study on the evidence for the existence of God. The last two weeks we examined the cosmological argument also known as the first cause argument and the moral argument. This Thursday we will be examining teleological or intelligent design argument. With the increase of technology and the ongoing study of molecular biology scientist are beginning to see that living things are composed of microscopic complex organisms that point to an intelligent designer known as God. To aid us in the study of the teleological argument, we will be watching and discussing a DVD titled “Unlocking the Mystery of Life” by Michael Behe.
As we conclude our series on the evidence for the existence of God. I want to remind you that we have only briefly addressed these topics. The goal of doing so is to expose our students to the fact that there are logical and evidential reasons for believing in God. I pray that our students will further their study in these areas as they grow in their faith and are challenged by their peers and teachers.
Hope to see you there!
-Phil
Youth, Posted by .
Oct 11
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Doctrinal Standard WSC #4
Q. What is God?
A. God is a spirit, whose being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth are infinite, eternal, and unchangeable.
Scripture Memory
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24, ESV)
Study Passage: John 4:1-26, 38-42
Support Passages: I Timothy 1:15-17, 6:13-16; Isaiah 40:12-31, 45:5-25
Bible Story: I Kings 18:21-40;
Thoughts
God is a spirit. He is not a material being nor is not confined to one location. We are called to worship God in spirit. The worship of God the Father must be done with the understanding that His Spirit dwells within the individual believer and that we are accepted by the Father because of the death of Christ for the punishment of our sins. Furthermore, God is Spirit He is not confined to a single place therefore we are able to worship God at any location that we may be. Last, God is a spirit that is unseen therefore our worship is out of faith of the unseen.
We are to worship God in truth. Worshiping God in truth starts with the understanding Jesus is the only way to the Father. If we are to worship God in truth it must be done through the redeeming power of Christ blood. We must also worship God in accordance to His everlasting attributes and in the manner by which he prescribed in His commands.
Discussion Questions
- What does it mean that God is a Spirit?
- If God is a Spirit why is He described as having physical features of humans (eyes, hand, etc)?
- Is God the only spirit?
- If God is a spirit then why did Jesus come as a man?
- Why should we be careful to only think of Jesus as a physical being?
- What does it mean to worship God in truth?
- What can we learn about God from His attributes?
- Can God’s attribute’s conflict with one another?
Study Guides, Family Devotional Guidelines, Phil Anady, John 4:1-26, John 4:38-42, Posted by .
Oct 11
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On Tuesday, October 25th, and every Tuesday after that, Lord willing, we will be venturing out on a prayer walk from the church office at 6:30am. We will go out in groups of two or three and we will engage in both silent and vocal prayer using the prayer guide below. We will meet at Weston Park for a final group prayer at 7:15am.
Please take a look at the prayer guide that is attached and respond with suggestions. This is a first draft so please be gracious in that regard. The content is what matters at this time and I would love input from the members of Emmaus.
Our hope is that God would give us the city for Jesus but we know we must start with prayer.
Blessings,
Joe
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Oct 11
18
This Thursday will be the second week to a three week series discussing evidential arguments for the existence of God. This week we will examine the moral argument. William Lane Craig describes the moral argument in an article titled “Five Arguments for God” as followed:
1. If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist.
2. Objective moral values and duties do exist.
3. Therefore, God exists
The moral argument proposes that since there is morality or a universal belief of right and wrong then there must be a universal moral giver. Furthermore, morality is presented in the form of commands, do this or don’t do that. Therefore, commands depend on a commander and Christians refer to that commander as God.
I’m looking forward to another great Thursday night discussing deep and relevant Christian issues.
Hope to see you there!
-Phil
Youth, Posted by .
"Him we proclaim,
warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
that we may present everyone mature in Christ."
(Colossians 1:28, ESV)
