Category: From The Pastor HCE
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Thursday Morning Update–March 24th
Good morning friends at Emmanuel Reformed, Thanks to everyone who made this past week’s bowling outing! It was a really nice time to chat and to bowl. I hope you all enjoyed it. Thanks also to the volunteers who put together the newsletter this morning. April’s Newsletter is on its way to you now because…
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Weekly Update–February 18, 2011
Dear Friends, This Sunday’s sermon title is: Paul’s Plan for Progress, based on 1 Corinthians Chapter 3. As those of you who have been in Bible Study with me will know, Paul’s writings are some of my favorite scripture to mine for deeper meaning. So I hope to see you on Sunday!!!!! You are invited…
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Sermon of January 30, 2011–“The Mardi Gras Message”
A reading from 1 Corinthians 1:18-31: 18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’ 20Where…
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Thursday Update–January 27, 2011
Hello Friends of Hill’s Church, First, some exciting news!!!! Ella Rayn Lucas, daughter of Ryan and Trista Lucas, was born yesterday!!! She is 8lbs, 8 oz and 21 inches long! Her grandparents are Christine and Darren Nichter, great grandmother is Bertha King, and great Aunt is Donna Carroll! Blessings to all! This upcoming Sunday’s worship…
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Sermon of January 23, 2011–“A Shining Shift”
Matthew Chapter 4:12-23: 12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land…
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Thursday Morning Update–January 20, 2011
Good morning friends of Hill’s Church, As we’re getting ready for more(!) snow, I hope you will take note of the events which are coming up in the next few weeks at Hill’s. This Sunday is the Third Sunday after Epiphany and the sermon is called “A Shining Shift.” It is based on the early…
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Sermon of January 16, 2011–“The Disciples’ Diary”
Here is this Sunday’s sermon: The Disciples’ Diary Check out these great websites to get more information about the sources I used: Rob Bell’s Dust in the NOOMA series formed the foundation for the sermon, along with the chapter in his book, Velvet Elvis: click here. Bell cites Ray Vander Laan in his notes in…
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Thursday Morning Update–January 13, 2011
Dear Friends of Hill’s Church, This is an exciting time around Hill’s Church! A new Consistory met last night for the first time and had a very good meeting in spite of the weather. I hope you will pray for the 2011 members of Consistory and their ministry at Hill’s. This Sunday is the 16th…
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Sermon of January 9th, 2011–“Big Hearted Baptism”
Matthew 3:13-17: 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in…
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Q: Why do we ordain deacons and elders?
All Christians are called to Christian ministry. We can see this in Romans 1:7 where Paul calls all the believers ‘saints’ and in many other passages such as Mark 9:23—“Everything is possible for him who believes.” Every person is called into the church of Jesus Christ by baptism, and marked as Christ’s own by the…
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