4 Things to Ask of You
4 things I would ask of you as your Pastor…. Would you plan to stay after worship this Sunday for a brief prayer of dedication for the new building? We want to pray God’s blessing on the construction and…
Pastor’s Pen
Stuff I’d Like for You to Know
I would say the following are unrelated but they all have to do with HLPC! Please pray, be involved, or be aware as the case may be! Easter Week– what we sometimes call “Passion Week” is soon upon us.…
Calling All Campers: VBS 2015
“Let the little children come to me.” –Jesus VBS Dates: June 1-5 / 8:45a-Noon What do we need? VOLUNTEERS!!! This Sunday will mark the beginning of Volunteer Sign-Up. The Welcome Desk in the foyer will serve as The Volunteer Sign-Up…
Sufficient Grace
“My grace is sufficient for you.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Good words from Charles H. Spurgeon found in his Morning by Morning devotional that are well worth sharing… again:The one who would glorify his God must be prepared to meet with…
Miracle on Holt Street
A couple of months ago the HLPC youth spent a week at Strong Tower Fellowship in Macon. HLPC has supported the Strong Tower work and Pastor Tom Anderson for several years now as they seek to minister the grace and…
Henry Cope (1907)
More Than Ice Cream & Peanuts Henry Cope was a Church Educational Ministries guru over a century ago. He studied under Charles Spurgeon at the Pastor’s College in London and John Broadus at Southern Seminary in Louisville. He was a…
Resources for Bible Study
This past Sunday we continued in the series “Grow Up” with a look into Nehemiah 8:1-12. There we saw God’s people demonstrating both an eagerness for and a proper response to the Scriptures. As we noted, they weren’t merely hearers…
Grow Up!
This past Sunday we began a new sermon series on growing to maturity as Christians- a series entitled “Grow Up!” During this series we will look at five ways God has given us to grow in our love for Him,…
Join us for Family Worship!
I must begin this Pastor’s Pen on a bit of a sad but thankful note. The Air Force is moving the Drowns! Brent will be soon taking a new job in Columbus, MS. We will certainly miss the Drown family…
Communing Members
This Sunday after worship we will have an informational meeting for parents and children wishing to go through preparation to become communing members of the church. This is sometimes called a “Communicants Class”. What is this and why do we…
Swimming Upstream
My son, Andrew, who just graduated with philosophy and economics degrees from Covenant College just sent me a book that he really liked entitled Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon. The subtitle is “A provocative Christian assessment of…
Psalm 20:7 (ESV)
Get Out of the Saddle I read this verse out of Psalm 20 this morning and was convicted by it. That’s not the first time this verse has convicted me. The Psalmist is contrasting God’s people- who trust in Him-…