A few notes this week
Dear HLPC family, A few notes to make this morning: · Right now is a great time to jump into School of Discipleship! The adult class has just started a new series on the Parables of Jesus. Coffee and donuts…
Pastor’s Pen
A Hospitable Church
Dear HLPC family, I’ve been hearing a number of folks remark, “We have been having so many visitors lately!” That’s encouraging for all of us! We want new people not only to come worship with us but also to return…
A few thoughts…
Dear HLPC family, 3 things on my mind this morning: The State of Theology survey gave some results that are eye opening: I think the motto of Reformed Theological Seminary is one that HLPC needs to affirm as well: “A…
Canaan Group Update
Dear HLPC family, For some time we have asked a committee in our church made up of men and women with interest and expertise to look at potential improvements or even possible additions to our facility. A number of things…
The Lord Had Other Plans For Me.
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your…
Be Anxious For Nothing
Dear HLPC family, This Saturday, Lord willing, I leave for Villahermosa, Mexico to teach a class to pastors in the National Presbyterian Church on behalf of Seminario Reformado Latinoamericano (SRL) entitled “The History of the Reformation.” For those who don’t…
Don’t Be Afraid of Bad News
Dear HLPC family,Last night the church officers met for their respective monthly meetings. As is ourcustom, we meet as one group at first- Elder and Deacons- to discuss business of mutualconcern and then divide into separate groups. I remain grateful…
What Kind of Wisdom Do We Rely On?
Dear HLPC Family, Each of us is constantly making decisions—big and small—that shape our lives: whether we’re choosing how to discipline a child, whether to change jobs, how to handle conflict in marriage, or how to steward our finances wisely,…
Communicants’ Class: The “Why” Behind It
Dear HLPC family, Beginning Sunday, August 17th (not August 10th as previously announced), I will be teaching a Communicants’ Class for our church. Just what is that? A Communicants’ Class is intended to help prepare young people in our church…
Update on Dan Terry (UK Partnership)
Dear HLPC family, It’s good to be back after time away for vacation with family. We always miss worship here at HLPC. The Lord has blessed us with gifted men like Ruling Elder Michael Collins and our assistant Pastor, Zach…
An RYM Update from Zach Hood
Dear HLPC Family, Recently, I was thinking about the security of being “in Christ” and how I often need to reflect more on the infallible assurance I have in Him. But I also was reflecting on how I need to…
Grasping the Glory of Christ
Dear HLPC family, This past Sunday as we concluded a Summer sermon series on John 17, we looked at Jesus’ prayer and these words from verse 24: Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be…