HPBC Daily Blog (Page 242)

HPBC Daily Blog (Page 242)

Noah – Part II

During Vacation Bible School Doug Reynolds taught two lessons on Noah.  These are those lessons edited for posting on the Church’s website. Noah – Part II Genesis 6: 14 – 22: The Ark, The Promise, and The Faith In Chapter 6, we see the results of a world turned away from God.  We will meet Noah, perhaps the greatest example of faith in scripture.  And, we will discuss the preparation of the ark.  Please continue to remember that the earth…

Noah – Part I

During Vacation Bible School Doug Reynolds taught two lessons on Noah.  These are those lessons edited for posting on the Church’s website. Noah – Part I Genesis 6: 1 – 13: Evil Everywhere, Judgment, Noah, and the Ark In Chapter 6, we see the results of a world turned away from God.  We will meet Noah, perhaps the greatest example of faith in scripture.  And, we will discuss the preparation of the ark.  Please remember that the earth was a…

Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

But it’s such a BIG world!

But it’s such a BIG world! I read a quote recently that really intrigued me.  Especially if you place it alongside what our Pastor said the other day, I’ll paraphrase because my memory is kind of like my wallet.  Full of holes.  He said, “We should be like Christ in everything that we do, and we should be like that all the time.” And the quote that I read was this: “The man who lives in a small community lives…

Building Community

Building Community From Our Daily Bread –  July 24, 2017     Read: Ephesians 2:19–3:11 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.  Ephesians 3:6 “Community” is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives, says Henri Nouwen. Often we surround ourselves with the people we most want to live with, which forms a club or a clique, not a community.…

Didn’t Get Credit?

Didn’t Get Credit?   From Our Daily Bread – July 23, 2017     Read: Colossians 4:7–18 Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:16 Hollywood musicals were wildly popular during the 1950s and 1960s, and three actresses in particular—Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, and Deborah Kerr—thrilled viewers with their compelling performances. But a huge part of the appeal of these actresses was the breathtaking singing that enhanced their acting. In fact, the…

“I’m Really Scared . . .”

“I’m Really Scared . . .” From Our Daily Bread –  July 22, 2017     Read: Philippians 4:4–9  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 “I’m really scared.” This was the poignant note a teenager posted to friends on Facebook as she told them of some upcoming medical tests. She was facing hospitalization and a series of procedures in a city three hours from home and anxiously waited…

Verse of the Day – Jeremiah 17:7-8 KJV

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.   For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

The Two Sides of the Coin

The Two Sides of the Coin   Lately I have been thinking on the idea that the path to building your faith in God is like the two sides of a coin. One side is labeled ‘Pride’ the other is labeled ‘Humility’.  You cannot be prideful and be Humble at the same time.  Matthew 23:12 KJV, Jesus said, “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.” In order to seek Christ I…