Blog Archives: January 2024 — December 2024

Keep in Step - Sunday, May 12th - Worship and Facebook Livestream After telling us about the battle within us against the passions and desires of the sinful nature, the Apostle Paul tells us about living on the right path. And that path is marked by the fruit of the Spirit. Join us today as we see what it means for we "who belong to Christ Jesus" to live by the Spirit and keep in step with the Spirit and see our fruit grow. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Keep in Step": Galatians 5:16-26. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in ...

How to Live in the Spirit - Sunday, May 5th - Worship and Facebook Livestream After reminding us of our freedom in Christ, the Apostle Paul warns that we can lose that freedom. So how can we be sure that freedom is maintained? The answer is the Holy Spirit. Join us as we see that there is a battle within each of us and what it means to live life by the Spirit. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "How to Live in the Spirit": Galatians 5:16-26. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in giving! If you would like to give to HPC you can ...

This is Real Freedom - Sunday, April 28th - Worship and Facebook Livestream Over and over again the Apostle Paul reminds us of our freedom in Christ. We did not achieve it from our own initiative, we were called to that freedom by God's grace. Join us today as we see Paul's warning of the danger found with this liberty or freedom we have in Christ and what real freedom in Christ is all about. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "This is Real Freedom ": Galatians 5:13-15. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in giving! If you would ...

Set Free for Freedom - Sunday, April 21st - Worship and Facebook Livestream How do you feel when you see that anyone has lost their freedom? The Apostle Paul tells the Galatian church that they need to recognize the threat to their freedom in Christ and need to stand firm against any threat to that freedom. It may not seem that way, but we face the same threat in our lives and the church today. What does this loss of freedom look like? What is the real evidence of our freedom in Christ? And why is this freedom offensive to some ...

Are You My Mother? - Sunday, April 14th - Worship and Facebook Livestream Do you know the children's book, Are You My Mother? Paul puts the question before the Galatians, "Who is your mother?" and uses a well known Old Testament story of Abraham to illustrate how important this question is. Join us today as we see how this is perhaps the most important question we can answer and how the answer can change our lives and give us true freedom. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Are You My Mother?": Galatians 4:21-31. Thank you so much for your ...

Ch Ch Changes - Sunday, April 7th - Worship and Facebook Livestream Have you recently felt the changes in society are so rapid that the world around you is like a neverending earthquake? Can ancient wisdom from the Word of God bring stability into our age of "progress"? You bet it can? Join us today as we discover how. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Ch Ch Changes": Psalm 102:25-27. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in giving! If you would like to give to HPC you can send your tithe or offering to the church at PO Box 227, ...

The Resurrection Turns Everything Around - Sunday, March 31st - Easter Sunday - Worship and Facebook Livestream Life is filled with it's hard turns, troubles, hurt, pain and more. Sometimes those difficult circumstances can lead to big questions like, "is this all there is?" or "is there any hope beyond all this?" Join us today as we see how the Apostle Paul addresses these big questions by reminding us of the most important truth ...the truth of the gospel, the truth that turns everything around. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "The ...

Who is this? - Sunday, March 24th - Palm Sunday - Worship and Facebook Livestream As Jesus road into Jerusalem on a donkey, He fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah of the long awaited Messiah. The crowd laid down their cloaks and palm branches on the road and cheered for Jesus. Matthew tells us that the whole city of Jerusalem was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" And that is the question for us today. Who is this Messiah? How did Jesus claim to be Messiah and what does that have to do with us? Join us today as we look at these questions and ...

To Tell the Truth - Sunday, March 17th - Worship and Facebook Livestream Think of your past church experiences. Think of the ways you've been blessed and also of the ways you've been hurt. Perhaps you've been hurt deeply by a church or by a pastor. Paul addresses the Galatians and his relationship with them as their pastor, their shepherd. Join us today as we see what a healthy relationship between a pastor and the church looks like and what that means for us going forward. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "To Tell the Truth": Galatians ...

No Turning Back - Sunday, March 10th - Worship and Facebook Livestream Have you ever been driving down the road and missed an exit or took a wrong turn?  How do you get back on the right path or road? That's what has happened to the Galatian christians. They were on the right road, trusting in the gospel message. They had found the way to God and to salvation was through Jesus Christ alone. The problem was that they were turning back to their old ways, trusting in themselves and their ability to keep the law to get right with God. Join us ...

Know Who You Are - Sunday, March 3rd - Worship and Facebook Livestream If you've put your faith in Christ you have have some amazing blessings. Knowing who you are in Christ and what those blessings are make all the difference. Join us today we see how Paul reminds us that in Christ, all believers have a special standing before God as his precious children. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Know Who You Are": Galatians 3:26 - 4:7. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in giving! If you would like to give to HPC you can send your ...

Pointing Us to Christ - Sunday, February 25th - Worship and Facebook Livestream Having explained to the Galatian Christians that we are saved by faith alone, not by the law, Paul sees that they are being fooled again into relying on the law and their works. So, if we are saved by grace alone, what purpose is the law for us? Join us today as we see how God's covenant promise to Abraham, as well as the law, point us to Christ. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Pointing Us to Christ": Galatians 3:15-26. Thank you so much for your ...

Is Your Suffering in Vain? - Sunday, February 18th - Worship and Facebook Livestream We receive the Spirit and grow, as blessed children, through faith. Join us this Sunday as we see that in the midst of our suffering and trouble, we learn so much about our life of faith and all that the gospel promises to us. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Is Your Suffering in Vain?": Galatians 3:1-14. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in giving! If you would like to give to HPC you can send your tithe or offering to the church at PO Box ...

The Remedy for Gospel Amnesia - Sunday, February 11th - Worship and Facebook Livestream After talking about the need for unity in the church to stand for the truth of the gospel,  Paul calls out Peter, to his face, and says that he is guilty of hypocrisy and that he was "not acting in line with the truth of the gospel." Sounds like a real problem! What really was the problem?  How was Peter not acting in line with the gospel and what might be the remedy for this problem? How can we keep from losing sight of the gospel like Peter? Join us ...

When Everything is at Stake - Sunday, February 4th - Worship and Facebook Livestream We come to a passage of Scripture today regarding a meeting in Jerusalem between Paul and some other apostles that might not seem all that important to Christians today. Why did Paul go up to meet with them? And what was at stake? Some false teachers had infiltrated the church and the reality was, that everything was at stake. Join us today as we look at why Paul took this matter so seriously and we in the church should as well. Scripture for Today's ...

God's Amazing Grace Changes Everything - Sunday, January 28th - Worship and Facebook Livestream As "some people" were attacking the Apostle Paul and the gospel message, Paul shares his testimony, how he came to faith in Jesus and his early life as a Christian. Paul doesn't share his testimony to point us to himself or to show what an amazing case he is. He is standing up against the claims of those who are perverting and undermining the gospel message and making it clear that God's amazing grace changes everything. Scripture for ...

Risking the Mundane...Revealing the Divine - Sunday, January 14th - Worship and Facebook Livestream How can our everyday mundane lives be used to reveal Christ's Divinity? Jesus, the Master Teacher, uses commonplace events to open people's minds and hearts to reveal the Good News that He is God, our Savior. Ed DeLucia will be preaching today. Scripture for Today's Sermon, "Risking the Mundane... Revealing the Divine": Matthew 28:18-19a. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in giving! If you would like to give to HPC you can send ...

Final Instructions - Sunday, January 7th - Worship and Facebook Livestream As we start off the New Year many of us have set goals and made resolutions. Most of us start strong, but will we finish strong? It's good to know the pitfalls and obstacles that lie in front of us. As the proverb goes, "forewarned is forearmed". As the Apostle Peter finishes his second and last letter, he gives some final instructions...important words that will help us to not just start strong, but to persevere and stand firm in our faith this year and to the ...