The Call of Faith
Faith changes us by shaping the way we view life and live out our hope day by day. This Sunday, Pastor Jim Renke will walk us through some important stories recounted in Hebrews 11:17-22. And from our ancestors in the Faith, we’ll learn better how to approach every day life. Join us in seeing the practical impact of hope.
General Announcements
Missionary of the week: Please pray for Heidi Ramer, Australia, this week.
VCL Blood Drive. Our next Red Cross blood drive is this Tuesday. Please give if you are able. Appointments are scheduled every 15 minutes from1-6 p.m. Sign up at redcross.org. Volunteers needed to host people as they come to donate. Please call or email Ed Manzo or the church office to help out.
ROAR! All ladies are invited to a dinosaur themed baby shower for Colie Williams and her baby boy on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 10 am. Link to Evite: https://evite.me/deKzedPCUR
Questions or to RSVP please contact Chrissi Wall 847-830-2234.
Feed My Starving Children Packing Event. Join us on Saturday, September 27 from 9:00-10:45 am as we serve together at Feed My Starving Children. This is a wonderful opportunity for our church family to come alongside an organization working hard to wipe out hunger across the globe. Let’s get our whole church involved and be a blessing to those in need! To sign up, email Seth at seth@evcl.org to get registered.
Have you been baptized? We are making plans for baptisms on September 28 in our morning service. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ and you have not been baptized, this is your opportunity to obey the Lord in this key ordinance. Please email Pastor Jim at jimrenke@evcl.org or indicate this on the green card if you are interested.
Fall Ministries
Fall kickoff salad lunch. We will be having a salad lunch right after the service next Sunday in the Great Room. TODAY is your last opportunity to sign up. We sure hope you can join us!
Thursday Women’s Bible Study: All women are welcome to our weekly Bible Study. This fall we’ll be studying the theme of Jesus in the Old Testament using the book The Christ Key: Unlocking the Centrality of Christ in the Old Testament by Chad Bird. We’ll learn how consistent Scripture is in its revelation of Jesus as Messiah. Books are available for $20. We begin Thursday, 9/18, 930—11 am. Babysitting is provided. Questions: Carol Marshall carolsings3@comcast.net
And Growth Group kickoff! We’re inviting all growth group leaders, growth group members and anyone else interested in growth groups to a meeting with dessert(!) on Sunday evening, September 21st at 6 p.m. here at church in the Great Room.
Looking ahead:
9/14 Fall Kickoff Salad Lunch
9/18 Women’s Bible Study
9/21 Growth Group Kickoff
9/20 Colie Williams baby shower
9/27 Feed My Starving Children Packing Event
Giving & Financial Update
It’s important that we continue to embody our trust in the Lord’s provision through faithful, sacrificial giving. Please visit http://evcl.org/give/ and make your offering as an intentional act of faith.
Although online giving is available, you may also write and mail your checks to Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 Riverwoods Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
General Fund Giving for August 2025
Last Week Year to Date
Actual Giving August 31, 2025……………………………………..…$2,488 …………………….……..…. $317,181
General Fund Budget 2025 ………………..………………………… $9,079……………….……….………… 317,767
Variation to Budget …………………………………..….……….……… ($6,591) …………………………..…..…. ($586)
WORSHIP (LIVE-STREAMED)
Please download today’s Order of Worship. Sermon notes included with Order of Worship.
This Sunday’s stream will be available on 9/7 at 10:30 AM. You can access it any time by clicking here.