Category: From The Pastor HCE
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Upcoming Events at Emmanuel Church–Weekly Update
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday, August 31st is our weekly worship. The message will be based on Romans 12:9-21 and contains some really tough teaching from the Apostle Paul. He writes in Romans 12:14: “Bless those who persecute you; Bless and do not curse them.” Therefore, the title of the sermon is…
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Sermon of August 24, 2014–“Breaking the Mold”
Paul’s Letter to the Church in Rome, Chapter 12:1-8 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your…
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Weekly Update–August 22, 2014
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday, August 24th is our weekly worship. The message will be based on Romans 12 and is called “Breaking the Mold.” Keep on bringing in your collection of items for St. Paul’s Homes (prizes, personal items, word book puzzles and so on). and for the Blackburn Center–paper products.…
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Weekly Update–August 14, 2014
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, There are quite a few things going on at church! We need you to get active, to find meaning, to recharge . . . Here are some opportunities to see what God is doing in our community and to refresh yourself: Saturday, August 16th is our next…
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August 7, 2014–Weekly Update–“Get Your Feet Wet” Edition
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, There are quite a few events coming up at Hill’s where you can learn something new, try out a new skill, or meet with friends. Come on out and get your feet wet! Sunday, August 10th is Worship at 10:15 a.m. The theme is “Wisdom born of Experience”…
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Sermon of August 3, 2014–“White, Wheat, or Rye?”
Matthew 14: 13-21 13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their…
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Sermon of July 27, 2014–“What’s Imagination Got to Do With It?”
Romans 8:26-39 26Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. 27And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to…
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Weekly Update–July 25, 2014
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, The above picture is from our partner church, Exodus UCCP in Currimao, Philippines. They are holding in their hands Bible bookmarks that Hill’s children made in Vacation Bible School this June! Make sure you look at the smiles on everyone’s faces! Thank you for supporting this awesome ministry! More pictures are available on…
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Sermon of July 20, 2014–“Keep off the Grass”
Matthew 13:24-30 24 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds…
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