Storytelling and Prayer Time!
I am looking forward to this Sunday, and I hope you are too. Yes, it is always great to worship God together, hear from God’s Word, connect with one another in meaningful ways and lean forward into another week with His Spirit. What I’m especially looking forward to is hearing …
What Would Jesus Do?
This Sunday we have “5th Sunday Serve”. We come together to worship the Lord, like every Sunday morning, but in this case we worship with service. Some of you will…
Musings on the Churches in Ephesus
I want to challenge us as we venture into the study of the letters to the Ephesians. Simply put: I’d like you to…
In the Beginning (aka. Alpha)
Can you believe our Alpha Kick-Off is this Sunday at 5:30pm?! We’ve done a lot of prep and praying for Alpha this Spring, see below for a few answers to questions I’ve heard floating around…
Jesus the Annointed one: Death and Life Intermingle
Last Sunday, we dove into the moment Jesus rode through Jerusalem, carrying the anointing of God as King/Messiah (Messiah means Anointed One in Hebrew) and also…
Your Kingdom Come
Can you believe that we’re wrapping up our March in the Kingdom Series and Easter is just around the corner? I’ve found it so encouraging to consider King Jesus and the power and life …
Let there be light! (Copy)
You may have noticed some improvements in our lighting and sound in the sanctuary on Sundays. Recently, a team of volunteers mostly from our tech ministry took on the ambitious project of making some needed repairs and improvements to our sanctuary lighting and sound. The good news is….
Let there be light!
You may have noticed some improvements in our lighting and sound in the sanctuary on Sundays. Recently, a team of volunteers mostly from our tech ministry took on the ambitious project of making some needed repairs and improvements to our sanctuary lighting and sound. The good news is….
Staying Present
Looking Back and Looking Forward…
This past Sunday, Maria and I were surprised by….
Being The Church
This past Sunday we considered “the Church” as we wrapped up the We Still Believe series on…
Following Jesus, full of grace and truth
“Remember, we’ve recently come through a pandemic! Go easy on ourselves!” In our Church Life Meeting last Sunday,…
Jesus’ own Spirit, inside of us
Last Sunday we considered God the Holy Spirit. Jesus’ own Spirit, inside of us now through faith. An incredible spot, scary and comforting…
Jesus, our TRUE Elder Brother
Do we all need an older brother? I had one growing up, and we’ve since become pretty good friends, but that wasn’t always the case. At just two years older than me,…..
The whole world is God’s kingdom
The whole world is God’s kingdom, and we enjoyed having four emissaries of God’s love, three students who came from Nigeria, South Korea, Madagascar, and a missionary working in Nepal and Myanmar. As they spoke, we could hear …
Draw near to God…
As you can see from the attached photo, I couldn’t resist going to Yosemite with my good friend Ron Taylor. We put in a little effort (4:30am departure from Santa Cruz and 8 mile cross-country ski trek) in order to be immersed in God’s beauty and …
Office Changes, Bible Still the Same
During the sermon on Sunday, it was amazing to look out across the sea of faces and note so many of you and your history with the Lord and with His Word. Isn’t it amazing that He speaks to us at all? And that we’re caught up together in this historical restorative Love of God, even here at HSCC! What stood out to you about the Scriptures this last Sunday? How did the Word of God nudge you?
Mornings of the Roundtable
Last Sunday we launched out series “We Still Believe” with the PLT roundtable discussion as the main part of the “sermon”….
Hatching a New Year
On Sunday, we had a dear friend of HSCC and missionary, Jim Hatcher preached to kick off our 2023 year!! Jim and Lynette have been connected to HSCC for 41 years and on the mission field for 36. Wow, what faithfulness. Jim shared authentically about his nomadic experiences as a missionary, and how a longing for HOME is…
What Do We Believe?
As we head towards our sermon series “We Still Believe” I’d like you to read and consider the Apostles Creed, copied below. I grew up in a church that recited this weekly and appreciate the simplicity and clarity. This brief, yet powerful confession has been…