11-11-06 Harvest Jamboree

What do you call 30 some odd people in Max’s backyard with about 200 pounds of candy? Harvest Jamboree! This Saturday, we had an absolute blast with the children of the church. We took about 400 pictures (literally), ate copious quantities of food that was bad for us; and all in all [...]

10-29-06 Words

It has been awhile since we’ve posted an update to the blog. A lot has happened since.

God provided through some interesting “coincidences”, covering our operating expenses to date. This is a huge blessing because we were running incredibly far behind.
Our church grew by one - one of our church families had their [...]

10-8-06 Discover WE

Last week we started a different format for Sunday evenings. Entitled “Discover WE”, we spent the last two weeks exploring the need for a place where we can feel free to express ourselves without the fear of reprisal. It has been very enlightening as people have opened themselves up in candid ways. [...]

9-17-06 Celebration

We took this morning as an opportunity some of the victories we have in God. It was hard to do at first but people warmed to the idea. During the morning service, we just sat back and rejoiced that God has saved us and is working in our lives.
We had 67 in [...]

9-10-06 Break the Cycle

Finally, we’ve arrived at the series I’ve been waiting to teach all summer. The story goes back to about March or April. I was feeling pretty overwhelmed because try as I might, I could not break loose from this frustration in my spirit. Everytime I tried to get something kicking at church, [...]

9-3-06 Labor Day Weekend

We had a good crowd this week - especially considering the fact that it was Labor Day weekend. In this case, rain probably helped us more than hurt us! I haven’t checked the official numbers, but we were around 65 or so in the worship service.
This week was all about KEYS. God [...]

8-26-06 A Society of Fear

Christianity has become characterized by fear. Fear of others, fear of self. When Christ so willingly descended to the lowest and saw in them the future, we see only the present or the past. We are no longer willing to place who we are on the line for the potential.
Every harlot [...]

8-26-06 Restless

Services
God is doing some great stuff at HBC, and just watching him do it makes me realize just how little we really know about him. This week, we had 73, and that included at least 8 first time guests. Unfortunately, one of the families that visited did not fill out a [...]

8-20-06 Summer Is Almost Over

This Sunday, we had 62 in the morning service and almost made budget! More importantly, we had our monthly afternoon BBQ and fellowship time. Even though it was overcast and it had been raining all morning, about twenty of us got together at Max Lindstrom’s house in Chester and had a [...]

8-17-06 Finished the Labels Series.

Last Sunday, we finished our series on Labels. For me, it was really an eye-opening series. I’d never really contemplated just how discriminatory we are when it comes to sharing our faith or opening the doors of our building.
There were 52 in the morning service, which was a little low [...]