Scripture Readings Isaiah 65:17-25 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 Message Text (Audio recording did not record properly, so only the text version is available for this message) As I reflected on the Scripture passages today, I came back to the themes from our summer retreat. What were they? Identity: that I am a beloved child […]
Christian Faith in This Capitalistic Day and Age
It hit me during our Young Families gathering over the weekend: our lives are a non-stop running on a hamster wheel. For young families especially, the typical routine goes like this: wake up, scramble to get the kids ready while getting yourself somewhat ready, shove them in the car and onto daycare, then scurry about […]
Be Set Free from this Present Evil Age
In this message, we talk about the true meaning of the gospel according to the apostle Paul, and what it means to be captive to “the present evil age”. Scripture passage is taken from Galatians 1:3-4. Message Text: Being Set Free from this Present Evil Age Grace to you and peace from God our […]
Being Peacemakers
In today’s message at the Hi-C service, we discuss some recent events and what it means to be a peacemaker. Scripture Passage Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. Message Text This […]
Does the Bible Really Matter?
I preached last week on the Word of God as an important aspect of building a relationship with God. I tried to connect it with the message of the previous week, that of developing a prayer life. I tried to highlight how Scripture speaks to what is going on in our hearts, and how it […]
Building Relationship with God – Word of God
Welcome to this Hi-C Sunday service! Today’s message continues on the theme of building a relationship with God, this time via the Word of God. For the first part of this series, go to Building a Relationship with God via Prayer. Message Text Today we talk about Part 2 in the series: Building a Relationship […]
