EIBC Welcomes New Pastor!

On April 26, 2026, the members of Emerald Isle Baptist Church voted to call Zachary Tyler Emory as our new senior pastor. Zach and his wife Camila and daughter Emma will join our church family and staff on June 1. Please keep them in your prayers as they move from the western part of nc. Welcome, Zach!!

Children’s Sermon for May 24, 2026

“Peter Sinks on the Water”

Theme:

On the sea of life, there are floaters and sinkers -- which are you?

Object:

A tub of water and a variety of objects, some that will float in water and some that will sink.

Scripture:

Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. "He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" Matthew 14:28-31 [NASB]

As you can see, I have a tub of water and several other things with me this morning. Some of the items that I have with me will float in water and some of them will sink. I am going to show you an item and ask you to vote as to whether you think it will float or sink. Then we will put it in the water to see if you were right or not. Are you ready?

Here is a wooden building block. How many of you think it will float in the water? How many think it will sink? Let's try it and see. Great! Most of you were right. The block is floating in the water.

Here is the second item. A metal spoon. How many of you think it will float? How many think it will sink? Well, let's try it and see. You were right again! It sank!

Here is the another item. A piece of heavy duty foil. How many of you think it will float? How many think it will sink? Okay, let's see. You were right again! It floats!

Here is another piece of foil. It is exactly the same as the other one. (Wad it up into a ball.) Now how many of you think it will still float? How many think it will sink? Right again! It still floats.

Are you a floater or a sinker? Don't worry, I'm not going to throw you into a tub of water to find out, but I think we can find the answer in the Bible. Do you remember the story in the Bible when Jesus fed five thousand people with just five loaves of bread and two fish? After he had finished feeding the five thousand, Jesus told his disciples to get into their boat and go to the other side of the lake while he went up into the mountains to be alone and to pray.

While the disciples were going to the other side of the lake in their boat, the wind came up and the water began to get rough. The disciples became afraid that their boat would sink and they would be drowned. Then they looked, and they saw Jesus coming toward them and he was walking on the water. When Peter saw Jesus, he became excited and he said to him, "Lord, if that's really you, let me walk to you on the water. Jesus answered Peter and said, "Come."

Well Peter climbed over the side of the boat and started walking on the water to Jesus. Then he began to look around, he felt the strong winds and saw the waves and he became afraid and started to sink. He cried out to Jesus, "Help, save me!" Jesus reached out his hand and saved Peter and he said to him, "Oh, you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

As long as Peter kept his eyes on Jesus, he was walking on the water, but when he took his eyes off of Jesus, he began to sink. As we go through life, there will be some storms. We will encounter some pretty rough water. As long as we keep our eyes upon Jesus and put our trust in him, we will be okay. But when we take our eyes off of Jesus and put our confidence in our own ability, we will surely sink!

Dear Jesus, when the storms of life come against us, help us to keep our eyes on you and to put our trust in you. Amen.

 Join the Youth Group “Breakthrough!”

All youth are invited to attend our youth group this sunday after the worship service. let’s start the new year off together by learning about jesus while having fun, too! contact our youth leader, maxine smith, at eibc-family@outlook.com for more information!

Adult Sunday School Continues

Join us each Sunday morning at 8:45 for “answers in genesis.” This adult series has resumed.please see Mike Whitehead with questions about this class.

EIBC Cookbooks for Sale!

Written by members and friends of Emerald Isle Baptist Church in 2015, our cookbooks are chock full of delicious recipes, and we have lots to share. They make wonderful gifts for the new bride and groom, college students, and birthday gifts for anyone who loves to spend time in the kitchen! ! All proceeds go to local missions: $15 each.

“Reflections” Daily Devotional and Sunday School Materials

Pick up your copy of the January through April daily devotional at your convenience in Dorla’s office or the sanctuary vestibule…and take one to a friend!

Spring Bible Studies

Young Women’s Bible Study

All ladies are welcome to come experience a wonderful time of prayer, fellowship, and Bible based study on scriptures and subjects new each week.  Please call Toni Higgins at 919-749-5374 for more information or to request childcare.

New Women’s Bible Study

Join the Tuesday morning Bible study group as we begin “Joshua: Every Good Promise Fulfilled” on Tuesday, March 10, at 8:30 AM. Member books are $25 each. Please contact Dorla Pake at 252-354-8795 for more information about this class.