President's Chapel @ Elim Bible College

We are in agreement that apples are good and healthy for our body. But imagine that we can eat nothing but one apple for a whole week. Would we be stronger by the end of the week? The answer of course is no. We wouldn't be because eating an apple for a whole week is not enough to keep us strong and healthy. Sometimes this is what we do with our spiritual lives. Dr. Danuta Case, Executive Vice-pres...

Have you ever had issues with transitions? How can we navigate transition in a healthy way? "Our life is and will be filled with transitions. From singleness to marriage, different jobs, from student to employee... Are we ready to manage them?" Joe Jansen, U.S Ministries Director for Elim Fellowship, reminds us that, "God has the best interests in mind. He might take us the long way, but it is onl...

Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBIC President, exhorts our students and staff to live a life above reproach. "Foolish Behavior," he states, "is often partners with drunkenness in life." "So many mistakes that have hurt people were made under the influence of alcohol. As leaders, we have the choice to abstain from alcohol, not because the bible prohibits drinking, but because it warns us against the influenc...

"Don't get lost on the story of your own life but look at Him. Look at Jesus". Pat Selvey, International Director of Hydrating Humanity, brings a powerful message to EBIC. He states, "Jesus created us for His own glory. He knows everything about us and yet He chose to love us." It is our job to believe this truth and to choose Him. Are we willing to accept His love so that we can fix our eyes on H...

When was the last time you felt a dark cloud of discouragement covering your life? Have you felt that you constantly have to prove yourself? Have you felt that success never seems to come easy to you as it comes to others? Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBIC President, makes us aware that the devil does not only wants to kill us but to discredit us. He wants us do do something crazy when we are discouraged....

"Where do you get the courage to face your giant?" Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBIC President, states, "The basis of giant killing is not what we do, but what we believe about our relationship with God." If we don't believe in God and our relationship with Him, we will never be able to kill that giant. What are the giants you are facing today? This message will help you take action on those situations th...

Are you interested in missions? Jeff and Becky Hrubik talk about their life growing up in Brazil. They cover what mission’s life is like on these teams based in the Amazon Forest. From planting churches to door to door outreaches, what is God calling you to do?  ★ Support this podcast ★

In Acts 20:22-24 Paul states, "And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good new...

When you encounter tough situations or anxiety starts to take over, what do you do about it? Do you doubt God’s goodness and faithfulness? Do you begin to give up? Or do you challenge your giants? Rev. Mike Cavanaugh covers basic principles on how to challenge your giants and how to see a victory through the hurts and difficulties of life. He takes examples of how to overcome these giants from the...

Are we willing to lay down our "I want" or our "I will" for the desires of the Lord? Even if what He wants us to do is not what we really want to do? Tom Brazell, former Global Ministry Director for Elim Fellowship, encourage us to change our mentality in regards to our will. He states, "that when we do what the Lord asks us to do, even when we don't understand or like it, we will find wonderful f...

Matt Drake teaches us about how to find your purpose and calling in life. He also discusses what to expect when God starts to move in your life. He uses stories from his life to encourage us on our journey to the calling God has placed on our lives. “You don’t need a clear call to take a great risk for the Kingdom of God”. What is God calling you to?  ★ Support this podcast ★

There are two types of complainers; analytical and critical.  We need to be more like analytical complainers. Rev. Mike states "The number one lie is this one. If someone is close to God, they will have less problems." However, everyone has problems.  All complaining is against God. He takes it personally and He gets angry when we complain. The remedy for complaining is praise and gratitude. When...

Simon Tanner, Director of Helimission, shares a powerful message about desiring the fire of God. Simon states that the majority of Christians desire the presence of God but a few desire His fire. His refining fire! "Many times we forget that fruit comes from God's fire. The most beautiful things come from fire! We need to go through it so that we can be more like God!" Are you willing to desire Hi...

Bonny Hoeflein, an EBIC alumni, shares a powerful message on the faithfulness of God! She states that, "Throughout the ages, God is faithful. When you go through hardships, God is still there." Through her Elim experiences, she encourages us to trust in God! Listen to this message, you won't regret it!   ★ Support this podcast ★

As we continue with our message from last week, '7 keys to changing your future', Rev. Mike Cavanaugh encourages us to persevere. Changing our future is not easy. Many times we may want to settle for the minimum, but we need to persevere making these changes. We need to press on even if it's painful or as Pastor Mike says, "We need to give up to go up!" ★ Support this podcast ★

"If you were to continue to live your life the way you are today, and you were to die at 80, what regrets would you have? That is if nothing changed, what regrets might you have?" In this new school year Rev. Mike's heart is to see our students succeed in different areas. Through this message, he encourages us to grow in planning.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Many people believe that God's love is dependent on their love for Him. In other words we think that God will only love us if we love him first. But if that is the way this works then everything is dependent upon us and that is scary! This mind set will take us to live our lives filled with anxiety. We won't be able to serve Him because we will think that if we sin or fail to love Him, He will not...

How can you be an effective part of your local church? Many times people have a hard time being a productive piece in their local church. Often some of these difficulties can take place because a person is unwilling to give up their personal rights. Rev. Mike explains that when we become regular attendees of a church often there is a clipping that occurs. This clipping requires us to give up somet...

"The starts and the finishes are the point of greatest vulnerability for a work from God...the enemy knows this, and will do his best to make you quit before you even start or finish the ministry God has given you." Rev. Mike encourages us to be alert when the enemy tries to tempt us or attack us at the end of our ministry. We need to remember that how things end can soil and spoil everything that...

As Christians we are called to enlarge our capacities for greatness but we won’t be able to do so unless we clean our surroundings. When we go camping, before setting up our tents, we clean the place from rocks, weeds, and other things that might hurt us. In the same way, in order to reach greatness, we need to clean the rocks, weeds, and hurtful things in our lives. Rev. Chris Ball, President of...

Yori and her husband Jai Mallipudi are missionaries to India. They have pioneered a thriving ministry.  Yori is a dynamic speaker that is anointed in bringing God’s words and calls us to action. “Don’t live a defeated Christian life! Don’t compromise!” There were her pleas for Elim Bible Institute and College. She delivered a powerful message directly from the heart of God encouraging us to live i...

Is Jesus worth your time, money, and energy? Are you willing to sacrifice something valuable as an act of worship to Him? Jason Hershey, founder of David's Tent which is a ministry located in Washington D.C., shares an inspiring message with us. Based on the story in Mark 14 he encourages us to live a life of worship because Jesus is worthy of it all. Are you ready to do it? This is a message you...

“Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything (carefully); hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil.” In today’s message, Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, President of EBI&C, explains the importance of examining prophetic words. He gives us several questions of examination we must ask after receiving prophetic words. He stresses the importan...

“The gift of singleness is a gift of the grace of God that enables you to be who you are today with contentment.” Rev. Mike Cavanaugh concludes his series on 8 questions to ask before you marry, by talking about the gift of singleness. Learning to be content with where you are today while striving to pursue God in whatever state of life you are in. Rev. Mike talks about knowing when to wait and wh...

“Singleness is a gift God has given us to serve Him. We shouldn’t waste our years looking for a relationship and missing out on what God has for us." Rev. Mike Cavanaugh, EBI&C President, states that if we want to get married because we feel lonely, want to be a better person, or getting older it’s best not to marry yet. He says these because they are wrong reasons. We need to remember that we...