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A Description of Christians in the First Century

I was reading in the an early church writing entitled “The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus” when I ran across this quotation in Chapter 5-6, where Christians are described.  It is quite a compelling description that I wanted to share with our church to consider and reflect up: “But, [Christians] inhabiting Greek as well as barbarian cities, according as the lot of each of them has determined, and following the customs of the natives in respect to clothing, food, and the…

Bulletin – Week of April 1, 2018

Happy Easter! Welcome to Hope in Christ Church! April 1, 2018 Order of Worship Reading:  The Ragman Man of Sorrows Easter Story: Grace, Michal Lo, In the Grave He Lay Christ the Lord is Risen Today Come You Faithful, Raise the Strain Jesus, Son of God Offering:  Kingdom Advancement Fund Come People of the Risen King Prayer Message:The Resurrection – Why We Believe & the Difference it Makes Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-7 Communion In Christ Alone Because He Lives I…

Why we can believe in the Resurrection and what difference it makes POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the April 1, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Why we can believe in the Resurrection and what difference it makes” The main Scripture for the day are…

What can we do when our devotional times with God aren’t working?

What can we do when our devotional times with God aren’t working? All of us can remember times when our hunger for the Word of God was at a high. Every time we opened the Word of God we saw something new and relevant to our life. Our minds were poised to drink it all in and treasure it. We remember times when God seemed so real, that talking to Him was easy, and prayer was like having a daily…

Bulletin – Week of March 25, 2018

  Sunday, March 25, 2018 Welcome to Hope in Christ Church. We are so glad you have joined us today!  After the service, we invite you to stay for some coffee and join our education class at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary, or one of our small group meetings during the week. Order of Worship All Creatures of Our God and King Prayer & Greeting Hosanna All Glory Laud and Honor You are My King (Amazing Love) Let Your Kingdom…

The Heart Matters! POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the March 25, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the God’s Story of Salvation through the Scriptures. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Heart Matters!” The main Scriptures for the day are 1Samuel 16-17. The other passages are either…