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Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome to church once again. This morning we are going to switch things up a little. I had planned on continuing on in John where we left off last week but really felt like we should go a different direction this morning. We have our business meeting after church today…

Called Disciples Let me preface this week and this month with a few things before I start. Pastor Steve has been very generous to allow me preach this month and I appreciate that tremendously. He is your pastor and I am not. With that said, I am not here to passify you until Pastor comes back. I am here…

For the last several week, we have been talking about the importance of setting ourselves apart....making times that we can go somewhere with the expectation that God will show up We had the men’s revival a couple of weeks ago and based on the testimonies a couple of Sundays ago, God certainly showed…

Introduction Puritan prayers Spurgeon’s Prayers Recite one of them How do you get to where your prayers are that beautiful? That’s really not the question, but it reflects a desire to connect with God on a deeper level. I can personally say that one of the greatest ways for you to learn to pray is to…

Let’s open in prayer before we begin. Heavenly Father, We come before you with hearts full of gratitude for the gift of friendship. You, who are the ultimate Friend, have shown us the way to connect with one another in deep and meaningful ways. As we gather today to explore the beauty of spiritual friendship,…

11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is…

The Problem of Immaturity Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Introduction: Several years ago, a pastor named Mark Dever wrote a book where he began by lamenting the fact that he had visited several churches over the years when traveling and had discovered that it was uncommon to find someone in a church who one would…

Welcome/Bienvenido: TITHE & OFFERING DIEZMO Y OFRENDA (NLT) 5 They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the Lord has commanded us to do!” 6 So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: “Men and women, don’t prepare…

The prophet Elijah had a moment of losing faith when he thought his whole world was falling apart. God restores Elijah’s faith; God can restore our faith too.

Love They Neighbor 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor…

Mission and Vision of HBF 2023 Part 3: Grow Deeper Start Recording Introduction Good morning once again. At this time our children can be dismissed to Kid's Min time out the back door. I invite the rest of you to open your Bibles to Mark chapter one. Over the course of the last few weeks I've been breaking…

Today we begin a series on the Beatitudes. I know I have done series in the past on this subject, but this one will be different. This is an 8 week series. Of the 8 weeks, I will do four of those. I have asked two of our own to help me with this series. Pastor Bill will do two of these and David Cox…

Intro: I talked about vision last week and God has a vision for us. Let me tell you what I see, I see something that isn’t quiet there yet. I see a family a vast family of people that not only come together on a Sunday but that meet in each other’s homes. A see a family that shares their lives with each…

Going Down the rabbit hole Getting too caught up in what it is that you’re doing lose sight of what the point was in the first place A fish doesn’t see the water it’s swimming in Every now & then, we need to hold the mirror up to ourselves Two big lies: “There’s no way I could be wrong” “I'm no good”…

We have been a church that thrives and loves revelation. We are a prophetic, apostolic church and revelation is a big part of being who we are. We have also been a church and family of application, however we are moving more into application then ever before. What is truth? We have all heard the phrase…

Kia ora e te whanau I bring you a combo job of Co-Criest in Charge report and chance to look forward, as well as taking a peek at the gospel reading. And this gospel reading is such an encouragement for where we are as a parish at the moment: Jesus appears to his friends, he proves he really is alive.…

Looking back and grounding in scripture When we had our AGM last year Rebecca and I were fresh into things and didn’t have a lot to report. It feels like we’ve been really active as a parish since then, punching well above our weight. But before we pat ourselves on the back, let’s draw back to scripture.…

Narnia In the Chronicles of Narnia, in the first book The Lion, The Witch and the Wardobe the penalty that is given for Edmond’s treachery is death. Aslan is able to take his place. This is because of their law that stated that all traitors were given over to the White Witch. This law in Narnia was known…

1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 / Blameless in Holiness 11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, 12 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, 13 so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before…

Intro: Tonight we are continuing with part seven of my end of days sermon series entitled the choice is yours. To provide a quick recap of the series week one was on the literal accuracy of end times prophecy and I used Daniel chapter 9 as an example. Week two my messaged entitled Caught Up examined…

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son…

Good afternoon. It's a joy to gather together once again in the presence of the Lord. As we gather today, I want to extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you. Whether you've been a part of our community for years or you're here for the very first time, you are a vital part of this family, and…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.…

The real proof of the transformation Jesus brings is not in the habits we practice but in the lives we lead Jesus said, I have come so that you may have life…an abundant life. How does knowing Jesus impact every area of our lives? The real proof of the transformation Jesus brings is not in the habits…