Emmaus Road Baptist Church

Fixer Upper: Working with Christ to Build a Better Home

23 May 2018

Our spring Ladies Luncheon was last weekend. The theme was “Fixer Upper: Working with Christ to Build a Better Home.” It was fun to branch out of the more feminine themes and do something most of us ladies know nothing about – a tool party! We played several...

Baptism

23 May 2018

On May 6th, it was our privilege to hold our very first baptism service. We had two candidates for baptism – Rogelio and Tasha. We praise the Lord for His working in their lives to bring them to this step of obedience. God provided a place for us to hold this baptism. ...

The Necessity of Humility

25 Oct 2017

“Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is, from the very nature of things, the first duty and highest virtue of man. It is the root of every virtue.” So wrote Andrew Murray in his classic work simply entitled, “Humility.” Over this last week, I...

The Man at the Well

12 Oct 2017

In the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John, an encounter takes place between a Jewish Rabbi and a Samaritan woman by the Well of Jacob. This event is often referred to as the story of “The Woman at the Well.” Whereas the woman is a unique character within this story,...

The Pre-Existent Word

30 Aug 2017

A couple of weeks ago, Emmaus Road Baptist Church began digging into the Gospel of John. We encourage you to join with us each Saturday night at 7:00 in studying this inspired account of the life and ministry of Jesus. John, who focuses upon the deity of Jesus more than his...

Happily Ever After Only Follows Once Upon a Time

06 Apr 2017

The words “happily ever after” may be the perfect ending to a fairy tale, but how often are they true in a person’s life? We all want to experience “happily ever after,” but sadly our lives are often filled with sorrow and pain. Even with great wealth and position there is...

Every Tongue and Nation

24 Feb 2017

February 21st marked International Mother Language Day. Whenever I think about languages, I think of the vast amount of languages heard on the streets of New York City every single day. The New York Times has estimated that there are 800 languages spoken in NYC [source]. There...

Where is Emmaus Road?

24 Jan 2017

“You can’t get there from here!” Perhaps you have already done a quick search on your phone to find Emmaus Rd. If you ask a cab driver to take you to Emmaus Road in the Bronx, I guarantee you He is not going to find it. That is because Emmaus Road is not a street in the Bronx....

Tired of the Rat Race?

13 Jan 2017

Whether we are familiar with that terminology or not, we are all familiar with the sense that we are in endless pursuit of something which we cannot find. According to Wikipedia, a rat race is an “endless, self- defeating, or pointless pursuit.” Imagine a bunch of rats running...

A Personal God

28 Dec 2016

Why me? Why would an infinite God even want a personal relationship with someone like me? Honestly, I don’t think that I can answer that question. Yet He is very clear in showing that He really does want me. It is not that I am such a great person and God desires me because of...

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