President's Chapel @ Elim Bible College

“God has something for you!” Probably you have heard these words before but you might be wondering if it is true that God has a plan for your life. In today’s sermon Dr. Fred Antonelli explains that God has plans for you. Including ministry training so that you are equipped to influence this world with the power of the Holy Spirit. During the sermon you will discover that in order to influence the...

Dr. Fred Antonelli returns with a powerful and uplifting message about staying focused on the things of God. Sometimes we can get distracted by certain things that are happening around us which could cause us to fall. But Dr. Fred states, "God is the only focal point in our lives who provides us with the words of life." God has already set a plan in each of our lives. All we have to do is trust in...

"Trust in God at all times even when we can't fully understand what is happening." Dr. Danuta Case brings an uplifting message reminding us to be strong in the Lord at all times. Ephesians 6:10 says, "Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and His mighty power." There are some  things that could go wrong in our lives. We have to remember that God is faithful and always keeps His promises. We a...

Rev. Mike Cavanaugh returns with a powerful message reminding us that commitment to God is the most important decision in our lives after salvation. You may have been going through so many battles and trials to the point that it is making you want to give up the ministry that the Lord gave you. We as Christians need to remember that no matter what we are going through we must stay committed to God...

Pastor Dave Mullen, Senior Pastor of Church of the Living God in Manchester, CT, brings an amazing word. A word reminding us of what is going on in our churches today. Many people in this world are leaving the church due to the loss of hope and vision. "No matter what happens in the world around us," he states, "we must trust God at all times." We, as the body of Christ, should tremble at the Word...

Pastor Eric Peoples shared a powerful word advising us to take a look at what we are doing right here and right now. He mentions, "What are you going to do with what you hear today?" We as Christians have amazing encounters with God, but how can we make those experiences beneficial for our lives? Are we going to bring our past mistakes with us to our future or are we going to keep moving forward i...

"Somehow we reach back to the thing that God brought us out of." Dr. Fred Antonelli shares an encouraging message about leaving the past in the past. We as Christians should move forward in the things of God. He has a purpose for our lives. He wants us to continue to seek Him and His glory. What is something that God has pulled you away from and how was it accomplished? Please take the time to lis...

Dr. Ronald Burgio brings an uplifting message talking about how we as Christians should be engaged with other cultures. He says, "We should continue to be ambassadors of Christ in our everyday lives." We need to take a minute to ask ourselves two questions. How can we be more engaged with other cultures? How can we be ambassadors of Christ? God wants all cultures and different nations to come toge...

"The decisions that we make today largely determine our tomorrow." Pastor Chris Lonneville reminds us that God has a will for each one of us. Making wise choices in our daily lives can draw us closer to God. By doing so we will then see what His will is for us. Please, take the time to listen to this powerful message! ★ Support this podcast ★

"Is there anyone that wants to be in the playing field to have an encounter with Jesus?" Guest speaker Harry Vallekoop shares an amazing message about having an encounter with Jesus. We all need many encounters to push through the tough times in our lives. Take the time to listen to this message because you never know how much of an impact it can have on your life! ★ Support this podcast ★

Jonas and Bethany Cortes bring us a powerful message about coming together to worship God through our lives and our obedience. How important it is to, "Present your bodies as sacrifices of praise, holy, and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1). Please take the time to listen to this outstanding message! ★ Support this podcast ★

"It's not your ability that defines you, it's your record that defines you." Pastor Craig Campbell, Senior Pastor of Faith Temple here in Rochester, NY, shares an amazing word. He reminded us that it is okay to avoid some battles. Those battles we try to face can cause us to define ourselves in a negative way. But we must remember that God has a different plan for our lives and some battles belong...

"With radiant love and radical humility we can become overcomers when the light seems to be dim." Dr. Nathan and Rev. Emily remind us that God will guide us through the darkest times and will eventually show us the light. They mentioned, "If we put our pride aside and let God into our lives our walk with Christ will become stronger." Philippians talks about how we, as Christians, should shine like...

"When things are difficult and things are not happening when we think they should the enemy tries to convince us that we have to beg God for help." Have you ever felt that way? Having gone through the year of 2020, maybe we all feel like nothing is happening. But we serve a God who is forever faithful. In this first President's Chapel of the year, through the stories of several characters in the B...

In our last President's Chapel of 2020, Dr. Antonelli shares a powerful word about endurance. He states, "Endurance is a key word in your ministry if we want to succeed and accomplish the work the Lord has empowered us to do." We all make mistakes in this life. We must not let those mistakes defeat us but teach us so we can grow further in our walk with the Lord. If you have been thinking about qu...

"When God opens a door, we need to trust Him and follow His voice without fear of the unknowns." Pastors Chris and Carol Ball shared with our student body about trusting in God when He asks us to follow His voice. They state, "Don't fix your eyes on the unknowns because it will bring you fear! Fix your eyes on Jesus and it will bring you peace." We encourage you to listen to this message! ★ Suppor...

"2020 has been a challenging year, but this is not something new... if you looked at the book of Habakkuk you will find a lot of similarities between the events from Habakkuk's time with what we are living right now." Dr. Antonelli encourages our student body to find joy in the midst of the chaos. "We must not give up! As God is in control even when we don't understand." This is a message that wil...

Drew and Lauren Freyder are Pastors of LIFT Church in Salisbury, MD. They challenged our student body by giving them four aspects of a Right Spirit Leader. Drew Freyder states, "You don't need to wait to get a leadership position in order to serve people, you serve people before you ever get a position." Drew and Lauren encourage us to stop looking for any kind of leadership positions and instead...

Pastor Joshua Finely, former Senior Pastor of Elim Gospel Church, encourages our student body to be, "A modern day Levite." Pastor Josh states, "Levites have a heart to seek God and a heart to serve the house of God." We need to remember that there should be a clear separation between Christ Followers and culture. In order to be effective in doing this we should have spiritual potency and cultural...

Pastor Jared Ruddy, Senior Pastor of Elim Gospel Church, reminds us that God does not only love us but He also likes us. Pastor Jared affirms, "We don't need to work up for His love. We don't need to construct formulas so God can be pleased with us. He loves us and likes us just as we are." His love should motivate us to live godly lives. We don't need to have godly lives to get His love. This is...

"If you make the investment of prayer God will give you the desires of your heart." Dr. A., President of EBIC, states, "If you want to hear God's voice you must turn down the volume of things that raddle in your brain." We need to dedicate our lives to pray and seek God with wholehearted passion. We must do this if we want to hear His voice. Do you struggle with identifying God's voice? This messa...

John 13:8-9, "Peter said to Him, 'You shall never wash my feet!' Jesus answered him, 'If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.' Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” Dr. A., new President of EBIC, states, "In this crazy world we need Jesus! Not just His blessings, but himself." When we go through hardships or things we don't understand we simply n...

Our new President, Dr. Fred Antonelli, speaks in his first President's Chapel of the semester. Dr. A. encourages our student body to be passionate for Jesus. "When I look at you, I see leaders...there is nothing that can limit God." We are believing for a great revival! As you listen to this message pray that the Lord will stir up the next generation for His glory!  ★ Support this podcast ★

Rev. Tim Case continues the series of sermons for Worship Emphasis Week by addressing the topic of different ways to worship. He discusses physical ways of showing reverence and praise. He also expresses the importance of giving offerings taken from the blessings God has gifted us with. He ends his message on recognizing the power of music in our worship and encourages us to focus past worldly dis...

"Fools believe that a person can act on their sexual impulses without any consequences," states Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBIC President in his latest message to the student body.  He explains that sexual sins will break us and will ruin our ministries. Premarital sex (fornication), extramarital sex (adultery), and same sex sexual expression (homosexuality) are all immoral sexual relationships that are...