Eternal Life Baptist Church

Eternal Life Baptist Church We’re about helping people from all backgrounds discover joy that comes from knowing & serving Jesus.

Verse of the Week1 Cor. 1:18For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved...
03/29/2026

Verse of the Week
1 Cor. 1:18

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.

Song of the Week
At the Cross

Alas! And did my Savior bleed and did my Sov’reign die? Would He devote that sacred head for sinners such as I?

Was it for crimes that I had done that He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

Well might the sun in darkness hide and shut his glories in, when Christ, the great Redeemer, died for man, the creature’s sin.

Thus might I hide my blushing face while Calv’ry’s cross appears, dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt mine eyes to tears.

But drops of grief could ne’er repay the debt of love I owe; here, Lord, I give myself away – ‘tis all that I can do.

REFRAIN

At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light, and the burden of my heart rolled away, it was there by faith I received my sight, and mow I am happy all the day!

About the Author
Isaac Watts

Sir Isaac Watts was born on July 17, 1674. He learned Latin by the age of 4, and Greek by the age of 9. Many of his neighbors and family members offered to send him to Oxford University to help him further his education. He declined and at the age of 16, he moved to London. He studied at a Nonconformist academy and after graduating, Isaac became a tutor. He was a well-known author, theologian and hymn-song writer. He wrote many books on grammar, history, philosophy and geography. These books were used in school in the 18th century. Isaac accepted an assistant pastor position and a few years later, in 1702, he became a full-time pastor. In 1712, less than a decade after becoming a full-time pastor, his health began to deteriorate, Isaac stepped down from his pastorship and was planning on spending a week with a friend. He remained staying with the friend until he passed. Watts died on November 25, 1748; he was 74. He also penned some 750 songs. Some of his best, well-known songs are: “Joy to the World”, “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”, and many, many others.

Verse of the WeekJohn 9:25One thing I do know, I was blind but now I see!Song of the WeekAmazing GraceAmazing grace! How...
03/21/2026

Verse of the Week
John 9:25
One thing I do know, I was blind but now I see!

Song of the Week
Amazing Grace

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!

The Lord has promised good to me; His word my hope secures. He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.

Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come. 'Tis grace hath bro't me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.

When we've been there ten thousand years, bright, shining as the sun, we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun.

About the Author
John Newton

John Newton was born in London on August 4, 1725, to Captain John Newton, Elder and his wife Elizabeth. Captain Newton was the shipmaster of the English Royal Navy. Elizabeth contracted consumption (tuberculosis) and passed away 2 weeks before John’s 7th birthday. Not long after her death, his father sent him to a boarding school for 2 years before his father remarried and moved his family to Essex. When John turned 11, his father allowed him to join him on a voyage. John loved spending time on the ships at sea. John and his father went on 6 voyages together before Captain Newton retired in 1742. Captain Newton made plans for John to work a sugarcane field in Jamaica. However, John signed on with a merchant ship and began sailing on the Mediterranean Sea. In 1743, John became a member of the Royal Navy, he tried to desert his crew and was sentenced to be flogged and demoted. After his punishment, he contemplated murdering his commanding officer and su***de, but decided against both ideas. In 1745, he was soon transferred to a slave ship. John and the crew on the slave ship were not cordial and the crew deserted him and left him with the slave dealer. He was repeatedly abused. Captain Newton heard about this and asked a friend to investigate his son’s most recent voyage. John was rescued and sent back to his family in England in 1748. While on the voyage back to England, there was a severe storm. John decided to pray and ask God to save the crew, passengers, and a safe return to England. The storm died down, and the voyage lasted for 4 more weeks. Once back in England, he began to read the Bible and other Biblical literature. He became a “Christian” in March 1748. John stopped using profanity, drinking and gambling, but still wanted to work in the slave trade industry. John went on several slave trade voyages and suffered a severe stroke on his last slave trade voyage. On February 12, 1750, he married his childhood girlfriend, Mary. They had no biological children but adopted his orphan nieces. In 1755, he was appointed to become a tax collector in Liverpool, and began to study Greek, Hebrew, and other languages. He applied to become an ordained minister in 1757 but did not become accepted for 7 years. He did not fully become a Christian until 1764. Three years later, he wrote “Amazing Grace”. In 1788, 34 years after retiring from the slave trade industry, he wrote a pamphlet speaking out about the atrocities and the horrific living conditions of the slaves on the ships and that he regretted his stance on the slave trade. “I was greatly deficient in many respects; I cannot consider myself to have been a believer in the full sense of the words until a considerable time afterwards.” In 1790, Mary passed away. He wrote another booklet and dedicated it to his wife, expressing the effects of grief over her passing. His health and eyesight declined, he passed away on December 13, 1807.

Verse of the WeekLuke 23:33And when they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, there they crucified Him, and the...
03/13/2026

Verse of the Week
Luke 23:33

And when they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on His right, and the other on His left.

Song of the Week
At Calvary

Years I spent in vanity and pride, caring not my Lord was crucified, knowing not it was for me He died on Calvary.

By God’s Word at last my sin I learned; then I trembled at the law I’d spurned, till my guilty soul imploring turned to Calvary.

Now I’ve giv’n to Jesus everything; now I gladly own Him as my King; now my raptured soul can only sing of Calvary.

O the love that drew salvation’s plan! O the grace that bro’t it down to man! O the mighty gulf that God did span at Calvary.

CHORUS

Mercy there was great and grace was free; pardon there was multiplied to me; there my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.

About the Author
William Newell

William Reed Newell was born on May 22, 1868, to David and Elizabeth Newell. He attended Wooster College in OH, and Princeton and Oberlin Seminaries. In 1895, he pastored a church in Chicago and met DL Moody. Moody approached Newell and asked him to be the Assistant Superintendent under the supervision of RA Torrey. William married Mellicent in 1896, and they had 1 son, David. Reverend Newell was an excellent preacher and teacher, and often had people traveling from Toronto, and other cities to hear his Bible Exposition Class. While he was teaching, he wrote “At Calvary”. He wrote many commentaries on various books of the Bible. On April 1, 1956, William passed away, at the age of 87.

03/01/2026
Verse of the WeekRomans 8:16-17The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if chil...
03/01/2026

Verse of the Week
Romans 8:16-17

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with Him.

Song of the Week
A Child of the King

My Father’s is rich in houses and lands, He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands! Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold, His coffers are full, He has riches untold.

REFRAIN

I’m a child of the King, a child of the King: with Jesus my Savior, I’m a child of the King.

My Father’s own Son, the Savior of men, once wandered on earth as the poorest of them; but now He is pleading our pardon on high, that we may be His when He comes by and by.

I once was an outcast stranger on earth, a sinner by choice, and an alien by birth, but I’ve been adopted, my name’s written down, an heir to a mansion, a robe, and a crown.



About the Author
Harriet Buell

Harriet “Hattie” Eugenia Peck Buell was born on November 2, 1834, in Cazenovia, New York. The names of her parents are not listed. She was known for her poetic contributions to the "Northern Christian Advocate", based out of Syracuse, NY. She married Willard B. Buell, they had 2 children, no names mentioned. One day, while walking home with her family, she was thinking about what she had heard from the preacher and based her most well-known hymn, “A Child of the King”, off his sermon from Romans 8:16-17. The hymn was published in the February 1877 issue of the “Northern Christian Advocate”. She and her family lived in Manlius, NY until 1898. In 1905, Willard passed away and she was deeply affected by his passing. She passed away on February 6, 1910, at the age of 75. She is buried in Rock Creek Park Cemetery.

Verse of the WeekColossians 1:19 - 20For in Him, all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconc...
02/21/2026

Verse of the Week

Colossians 1:19 - 20
For in Him, all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of the cross.

Song of the Week
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms! What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms!

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms! O how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms!

What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms.

REFRAIN

Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.



About the Author
Elisha Hoffman

Elisha Albright Hoffman was born on May 7, 1839, in Schuylkill County, PA, to Francis A. and Rebecca A. Hoffman. Both of his parents were originally from Germany and migrated with their families to America. His father, Francis, was a minister and worked in the church for over 60 years. Elisha learned about music from his father’s church. Elisha began singing at a young age and thought that music and singing was as involuntary as breathing or the heart pumping blood. He began leading music at his father’s church. After graduating from the local school, he went to high school and focused on science classes. Elisha soon graduated, and moved to New Berlin, PA. He attended Union Seminary which was affiliated with the Evangelical Association. At the age of 24, he enlisted as a Private in the Union Army and was discharged a month later. Two years later, he married Susan Orwig. Seven years after their marriage, Elisha became an ordained minister for the Presbyterian Church. The family moved frequently as he pastored churches in OH, MI, IL, and IN. He also began writing hymns as a pastor and helped compile over 50 hymnals. When Susan was 32, she passed away and left him as a single father of their 3 young boys. In the early part of 1879, Elisha asked Emma Smith to marry him and be a mom to his sons. A few months later they were married and she had a boy in December. In 1880, after 11 years, Elisha resigned from the Evangelical Association. Elisha, Emma, and their children moved to Cleveland, OH. Rev. Hoffman died on November 5, 1929, in Chicago, IL.

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