Episodes
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Mary & Martha (One Thing Is Needed): Luke 10:38-42
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Emmanuel Christian Seminary’s Kit Dotson dives into Luke 10:38-42, where while they gladly host Jesus in their home, Mary listens eagerly to His teachings and Martha focuses on preparing the meal, upset that her sister wasn’t helping. But Jesus teaches that the one thing that we need to concern ourselves with is making God our focus.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Pay Attention to the Verbs: Luke 6:27-28
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
First Baptist Church’s Pastor Chris Prater directs our attention to Luke 6:27-28. Because we serve a God of action, we are to be people of action and listen to (not just hear) Jesus’ instructions to love, do good, bless, and pray. Will you listen and act?
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
The Giving in Thanksgiving
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Jennifer’s son Cody Urban delivers a message to us for the holiday, focusing on what thanksgiving is. Thanksgiving is essential for prayer, as expressed in the ACTS model (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication). It is also a peace offering, a means of having fellowship with God through a communal meal. Finally, it leads to generosity when we remember that all we have been blessed with belongs to God and is not ours to keep.
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Justice and Righteousness: Amos 5:18-24
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Bethany Moore’s message is rooted in Amos 5, in which the prophet Amos calls out those who are eager for God’s justice on the Day of the Lord. They do not realize that because they are unrighteous, God despises their worship. We are to be mindful to keep our actions in line with our worship so that justice and righteousness may flow abundantly.
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Salvation for Every Nation
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Our guest speaker, Gary Finley from International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES), provides evidence from all sections of the Bible (the books of law, history, poetry, prophets, gospels, letters, and prophecy) that God desires for us to go out into the world and bring His offer of salvation to every nation.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Content of the Heart
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Our guest speaker for this message is Mike Schrage, from Schrage Christian Mission. Mike Schrage’s inspiration comes from Matthew 15:8 and warns of the dangers of relying on religion to suffice for a relationship with God.
Friday Aug 13, 2021
The Ripples of Ministry
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Kit Dotson from Emmanuel Christian Seminary speaks on the effects the Holy Spirit has when we allow ourselves to be guided while we are spreading the Gospel to those within our reach. The lives we touch with God's power and love are able to expand the ripple of ministry.
Friday Aug 06, 2021
God's Eye Is on the Sparrow
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Pastoral candidate Cana Moore presents what we can learn from Matthew 10:29-31. To humans, sparrows are insignificant, but God remembers even the most unremarkable creature. With this knowledge, we can be comforted that God knows our burdens and cares for us even more so because we are God’s most treasured creation.
Friday Jul 09, 2021
The Christian Concept of Freedom
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Joel Tramel, son of Steve and Joanne Tramel, returns to HCC to speak on freedom in celebration of Independence Day. Freedom is often associated with the ability to follow one’s desires, but Christians have a different perspective. To us, freedom is achieved by following Jesus’ example and helping others grow in Christ’s love and find their own freedom.
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Memorial Day
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
In honor of Memorial Day, Jennifer Urban provides a history of the holiday and draw's a parallel to the sacrifice Jesus made for us. In proper observance of both Memorial Day and Communion, we are to mourn the loss, remember the lives, and be thankful for the sacrifice and service.
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Put on the Full Armor of God
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
There are so many evils that we are confronted with on a daily basis that we can forget that we are in a war against Satan, but as Christians, we don't come empty-handed! As Jennifer Urban mentions from Ephesians 6:10-19, we have the Armor of God to protect us and help us take a stand.
Friday Dec 11, 2020
The Thrill of Hope
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Scripture tells us that Christ's coming into this world offers a thrill of hope, but how do we find it when our lives are cluttered with distractions? In this devotional, we learn how to find joy and purpose with even the smallest bit of hope.
Friday Sep 25, 2020
What God Sees in Us
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
After updating us about the changes and state of Lakeview Christian Camp, Brian Barr challenges us to consider what God would find if He searched our hearts and souls. These days, there are many miserable Christians. They are trying to include sin and the World in their lives, but it only serves to taint the joy that living for God has to offer.
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Seeing 2020 Through a New Lens
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
The year 2020 has been full of turmoil that only God could see coming, but Jennifer Urban outlines some of the things that we can learn from these days of crisis: How to fix our eyes on Christ, to love in a crisis, to care for our minds and spirits, to build an enduring faith, and to do our part to fight racial injustices. To see 2020 through a new lens, we need to pray.
Wednesday May 27, 2020
A Mother's Wages
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
In this message, Jennifer Urban looks in Exodus 1:6-2:10 to discuss on of the Bible's most overlooked mothers, Jochebed, mother of Moses. At a time when the pharaoh ordered the death of all Hebrew baby boys, Jochebed played a vital role in ensuring his safety and path to leading the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt. A mother's wages is not material currency, but her children's growing faith in God.
Friday Nov 15, 2019
How to Share Jesus Without Fear (Part 2)
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Part 2 of Jennifer Urban's message finishes detailing the 3-step method to help us spread the Word, including what notes to make in our sharing bibles and the last step, 5 questions to lead to the point of decision.
Friday Nov 08, 2019
How to Share Jesus Without Fear (Part 1)
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Part 1 of Jennifer Urban's message points reasons we may not share the Gospel of Jesus, but that our success as Christians depends on doing so. So, she outlines the first 2 steps in a 3-step method to help us spread the Word: ask questions and share scripture.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
The Flat Thud of Grace
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
In this message, Jennifer Urban speaks from John 8:1-11, where a woman caught in adultery was brought before Jesus for judgment and saved by His grace. We are unqualified to judge and we can not kill sin with rocks. The only rightful path is love.
Friday May 31, 2019
Remembering People
Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Retired minister Richard Fisher takes this Memorial Day Sunday to advise us on the ways we can comfort those who are dying and those who have lost a loved one and reminds us to remember those we have lost and those who are still living.
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Holy Week Narrative
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
For Palm Sunday, we read through the Holy Week narrative in chronological order, from Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem to His crucifixion and guarded tomb.
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Feeding the 5,000
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Our special guest speaker, Kit Dotson from the Emmanuel Christian Seminary, lays out 5 principles of ministry from Matthew 14:13-21, when Jesus fed the crowd of 5,000. We are able to take these principles and utilize them in our daily lives, regardless of our role in building God's Kingdom.
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Troubled Heart, Live with Peace
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Breathe Coffee House's Patrick McGinnis illustrates the trials a coffee bean must endure to fulfill its purpose of bringing joy to others. We, too, are sent through hardship for the same reason.
Friday Sep 14, 2018
Christ, Conversation, Community, and Coffee
Friday Sep 14, 2018
Friday Sep 14, 2018
Patrick McGinnis, owner of Breathe Coffee House, brings us a message about people's natural differences and how vital it is to reach out to others to bring them closer to God.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
Making Disciples of Jesus
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
We were honored to have Mike Schrage from Good News Productions (one of the missions we support) speak to us about Christianity's war with Satan over the eternal fate of individuals. We can only win if we help bring people to Jesus as His disciples.
Wednesday May 10, 2017
God's Kitchen is Full of Crockpots
Wednesday May 10, 2017
Wednesday May 10, 2017
Special guest speaker Brian Barr, Director of Lakeview Christian Camp, treats us with a message inspired from James 5. Do not rush because God is still working on us. Patience isn't born instantly!
Wednesday Nov 23, 2016
Beauty Out of Ashes
Wednesday Nov 23, 2016
Wednesday Nov 23, 2016
Special guest speaker Bubba Dowling shares his wife's and his testimonies and the story of how they became adoptive parents to their oldest child and advocates for foster care and adoption.