Element Christian Church
Prayer Week 10: Heman's Prayer
Locations & Times
Element Christian Church
4890 Bethany Ln, Santa Maria, CA 93455, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Welcome to Element
We strive to ensure the biggest thing people think when they hear about Element is Jesus! We aim to glorify God by teaching and living out the Scriptures, transform community into Gospel community and planting churches.
Women's Ministry Ornament Exchange
Get ready for one of Element's most competitive events of the year! The Women's Ornament Exchange! Bring a wrapped ornament and finger food to share and enjoy an evening of laughter and fellowship.<br><br>To help have a variety of options, bring the following by first letter of your last name:<br>A-M Savory snacks<br>N-Z Sweet snacks<br><br>Daughters 6th grade and older are invited to participate as well and we will have childcare for those who sign up ahead of time.
Youth Scavenger Hunt
Friday December 16th from 6p-9p all 6th-9th graders are invited to team up with our leaders in a race against the clock and other teams to complete challenges and hunt down clues! Who will make it to the top of Santa’s nice list? Come and find out!
Sneaky Santa and Cookie Exchange
Participate in one or both! Bring a dozen or so cookies to share on December 18th between services. Sign up at the link below to see all the rules to participate in the gift exchange portion.
https://sneakysanta.com/invite.aspx?i=4d22e81dHoliday Service Schedule
Christmas Eve Services:<br>4p, 6p & 8p<br>Childcare only for ages birth-preschool at the 4p & 6p services<br>*all services are indoors this year<br><br>Christmas Day Services:<br>No services Sunday, December 25th<br><br>New Years Day Service:<br>January 1st there will be only one service at 10:45am with no childcare available
Delta Holiday Store
Now taking donations as well as sign ups to help work the week of the store:
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/459796Delta Staff Meal
Help us cook a meal for the staff of Delta to say thank you for all the time they dedicate to their students:
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/459797Spotlight on Missions - Fall Edition
https://www.ourelement.org/downloads/2022/2022_11_6_misisons_update.pdfNew to Element? Need prayer? Just want to connect?
Click the link to fill out our Digital Connect Card so we can know you were here and send you a "Welcome" email.
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/295918Start Serving
Click the link below to see all the various areas you can serve at Element and sign up to help
https://ourelement.churchcenter.com/people/forms/395779Church Center - the app
Free in your phone's app store and a huge resource to stay in touch with Element! Download today!
This week's song list
Interested in looking for some of the songs we sang this week? Here's the titles and original artists:<br><br>You Never Let Go - Matt Redman<br>Your Love Never Fails - Jesus Culture<br>I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin<br>Jesus Paid it All - Passion<br>Our God - Chris Tomlin<br>Joy to the World - Citizens
Week Ten: Heman's Prayer
During the last few weeks of this series on prayer, we want to look at examples of how people prayed in the Scriptures so that we can have insight into what real prayer looks like. Today we look at a prayer by Heman that is dark; as a matter of fact, the last word in the Psalm is darkness. There is a reason we want to study a dark prayer like this. Growth, for us, happens most often in the darkest times when we are faced with the question: "Where are we looking for salvation?" When times are dark, we must pray in the midst of it and pray through it, this will allow our prayers to be honest and real.
Digital Prayer Journey Guide
Full PDF version of our Prayer Journey Guide can be downloaded at the following link.
https://www.ourelement.org/downloads/2022/prayer_guide.pdf