Session 1 Welcome everyone! It’s my first March retreat with the Hi-C. We have more people than we did at the summer retreat. It’s great to have some of you back, and also some new faces as well. March retreat is shorter than the summer retreat. But it’s just as sweet. Put everything aside and […]
Sunday Announcements – March 5, 2023
Settlement and Journey Life is Settlement and Journey. We need to feel settled – it makes us feel rooted, but let us not become stuck. We are stuck when we no longer find meaning in our lives. This is when we need to take a journey – what do you desire? As things around us continue to change, let […]
Born Again
Scripture Passage John 3:1-17Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God […]
Sunday Announcements – February 26, 2023
Worry, Doubt, and Greed Temptation has three faces – Worry, Doubt, and Greed. We worry about everything, but God will take care of us. Let us not allow doubt to overcome us, let us trust that He will protect us. The worst of all is greed. Greed makes us want to be God, but it is insatiable, and the greatest […]
On Temptations
Scripture Passage Matthew 4:1-11Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It […]
Sunday Announcements – February 19, 2023
Glorious Moments Suffering happens to everyone at some point, but what makes it bearable is having Glorious Moments. When we realize that we are God’s children and that He is pleased with us, that is a Glorious moment. Living with this recognition is important. We no longer need to run from suffering when we know we are precious in […]
