Beyond President's Chapel @ Elim Bible College

Bringing a message that not only applies to missions, but to the overall call of God on our lives, Rev. Gary Ham implores us to grab ahold of God's vision for our lives. Having lived his own life on the mission field, Pastor Ham shares story after story about how God's vision for his life propelled him forward time and time again. This simple, powerful message is a call to action; a call to take r...

"Missions is all about pursuit", states Rev. Matt Slisher, a seasoned missionary himself. He focuses on three areas of pursuit: The lost in pursuit of God, God in pursuit of the lost, and God's continued pursuit of the saved so they partner with him in His pursuit of the lost. Speaking on the great commission, Rev. Matt asks the students, "As followers of Christ shouldn't we engage in sharing the...

In this message, Rev. Kevin Graves, a missionary to Asia for more than 20 years, encourages the students to become a reflection of God's glory despite challenges. He urges them to maintain a clear vision of God's ongoing work in the Church, emphasizing the crucial elements of loyalty and courage. By drawing insights from David's life, he underscores the necessity of steadfast loyalty in relationsh...

Rev. Tim Case, senior Pastor of Covenant Life Church in Henrietta NY, focuses on the importance of yielding to God's authority. He emphasizes God's supremacy over both heaven and earth, highlighting the repercussions of defiance while asserting that God's rule stems from love and a sincere concern for the welfare of individuals. He challenges the students to submit to the Lord out of love rather t...

Gabriel Cepeda, Worship Director for EBIC, brings an encouraging message to our students. He states, “Worship doesn’t equal music, is a lifestyle that honors the Lord. Music is simply an expression of our worship to God." Based on Joshua 4, he challenges the students to be intentional about the way they remember God in their day-to-day lives. He affirms, "Our motivation to obey and honor God shoul...

Rev. Chris Lockemy begins by sharing an analogy of an electronic hotel room key. He states, "The ability that hotel room keys have to let you into your room is imprinted on the magnetic strip on the card. Many times if this key is close to another magnetic force, this magnetic force can erase the data of the room key causing the key to malfunction and not allowing you to unlock your room." Rev. Lo...

This morning one of our own seniors at EBIC, Aidan Claudio, shares a powerful message that exhorts us not to give up! He reminds us of all the struggles people in the Bible went through and how they continued to pursue God. He states, "Falling down does not make you a failure, staying down does." By quoting 2 Timothy 1:7, Aidan reminds us that "God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power"....

Gabriel Cepeda, Worship and Tech Coordinator for Elim Bible Institute and College, starts his teaching by asking us a question. “What do we gain from the Asbury experience?” Hopefully and obviously what we gain from it is change! Change in our hearts and minds to pursue spiritual maturity. A move of God is an amazing experience that will help us in our journey toward spiritual maturity. He states,...

Rev. Tim Case, Senior Pastor of Covenant Life Church in Henrietta NY, challenges our students to deepen their understanding of what biblical worship looks like. “Worship is a central part of who we are.” He states, "As worship is a response to the awe of God, we can give worship no matter the circumstance we are in". There is a difference between being a worshiper and someone who gives an act of w...

Rev. Dick Grout opens our 2023 Worship Emphasis Week by talking about revival in our worship. He addresses the meaning of revival and how this concept should affect the posture of our hearts in worship before the Lord. The three main points covered in this sermon are repentance, reveal, and return. Rev. Dick states, “Real worship takes place only where He is revealed; thus, we must not forget that...

“God will use the skills you are learning now in your future, so don't take them for granted." Josiah Houseal, a graduating senior of the 2023 class, references the story of Noah from Genesis 6 to point out that God did not just leave Noah to figure out how to build the ark. God gave Noah the measurements of which the ark needed to be. Josiah states "God doesn’t call us to do things that He didn't...

On Thursday, January 26th, guest speaker Richard Raines, Theology Professor, came to share with EBIC. Professor Raines encourages our students that, in order to engage our culture, they must know how to think theologically. He affirms the Lord is using EBIC to prepare them not only for ministry but in their personal lives. Using the story of the burning bush in Exodus 3, Professor Raines illustrat...

Rev. Dick Grout, Worship Director at EBIC, shares with the student body what prayer is all about. Referencing Matthew 7:7, Rev. Grout affirms that "prayer is an act, an action, Christians have done since the first century and still continue to do to this day. Therefore, don’t stop.” He asks "Why does God structure prayer as such? If God already knows what we need, and what we are going to ask, why...

Rev. Gerald Coleman, Campus Pastor at Robert Wesleyan College, speaks to our students about yielding to the Father. He states, "the process begins with the seed of surrender, but this seed must develop deep roots in order to be strong. The fruit will come if you tend to the roots." Rev. Coleman encourages our students to be aware of tending not to only the visible parts of our lives but the things...

Pastor David Ham conducts a "Questions and Answers" panel with the student body. He covers the topics of placement, leadership, openness to criticism, mentorship, and the use of creativity. Pastor David states, "nothing should ever take priority over the Gospel. We need to be open to criticism and how to move past one's mistakes. We are not to look back to past mistakes but look back to the cross...

"We must remember this truth, the light shines will always overcome the darkness." Pastor David Ham shares with our students a powerful truth. He states, "If you want to overcome darkness, you need to talk about Jesus. We must fix our eyes on Jesus and not on anything else." It is important to remember that prayer is fundamental in the life of the believer. Before we move against darkness, we ough...

Rev. David Ham continues with his series during our Week of Prayer 2023 by stating that "A kingdom perspective changes everything. A kingdom perspective is made by prayer." As believers, we have 2 perspectives to choose from: the world's and God's perspective. We must remember that, even though at times things may look hopeless or we don't understand it. If we choose God's perspective, we will see...

Rev. David Ham, EBIC Alumni, affirms "God, who loved you so much, sent His Son Jesus to give you everlasting life when you choose to follow Him. You are the image bearers of Christ." Rev. Ham reminds us that we are not just called to absorb all the goodness of God's presence, we are called to bear witness for Christ's sake. We are called to trust in God when we share the gospel with others. Oftent...

Alex Seidler continues his two-part sermon this time speaking on making disciples. He presents this process through the illustration of sourdough bread and how long the process is of making sourdough bread. "This is a process that requires patience", affirms Alex, "patience is necessary and essential for the process". He reminds the students that our main goal in life is to make disciples. But thi...

Alex Seidler, Director of Global Ministries, ends the first day of Prayer Week with an inspirational message surrounding the question: Is God your steering wheel or is He your spare tire? Alex, challenges the students by asking them, "Are you willing to become a person of prayer? The end goal of prayer is looking right into Jesus' eyes." Through many stories of missionaries who serve in different...

Dr. Antonelli kicks off the 2023 Week of Prayer with a powerful message on hearing the voice of God and being led by the Holy Spirit. Dr. A talks about Samuel and how he struggled, at first, with recognizing the voice of God. He affirms, "there are two important components to God's voice. The first is divine words - God-breathed, powerful, and influential given to us through the Bible. The second...

Mark Winheld, Senior class of 2023, preaches about the freedom found in forgiveness. Mark defines forgiveness as a decision someone takes when they let go of an offense caused by another person. He warns the students against the effects of unforgiveness. He affirms, "When we choose to not forgive someone our hearts grow bitter and angry causing our hearts to debilitate physically and spiritually....

What is the heart of missions? Pastor Tim Case, Senior Pastor of Covenant Life Church in Henrietta, NY, motivates the students to understand the heart of God in order to understand the heart of missions. Psalms 145:8 says, “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” Love is the heart of God towards people....

What does it mean to love my neighbor? As a pastor of pastors, Rev. Tom Brazell has not only experience leading the local church, but the international church as he and his wife served many years in the Dominican Republic of Congo. He shares with our students a straightforward message about how Jesus said what He meant, and meant what he said. Acts 1:8 affirms, "...you will be my witnesses in Jeru...

Alex Seidler, Director of Global Ministries at Elim Fellowship, has a passion for seeing the least reached places of the earth reached for Jesus. As a graduate of Elim Bible Institute and College, Alex knows that the heart of Elim is for missions! Alex shares the secret to changing the world: taking small steps of obedience. Preaching from Matt. 21:28-31, Jesus shows us that the Son who obeyed the...