Hays Christian Church

Faith on Film: Angry Birds

To kick off 2016's Faith on Film series, Pastor Kevin Daniels looks at Angry Birds and goes over the ways anger can hurt us and those around us. Pastor Kevin also brings up valuable advice on how to cope with our anger so that we don't cause harm to ourselves or others.

How Can We Measure Our Faith?

This message is brought to us by Doug Dix, who tells us what God can do when we have even just the tiniest, mustard seed-sized faith.

Church Revitalization Planning Meetings

Please consider helping to shape the future of our church as we seek out to those who don't know Jesus, and to help people grow closer to Christ. 

We will be forming a Church Revitalization Plan focused on Evangelism and Discipleship one two-hour meeting per month at the church:

May 11, 7-9 pm

June 15, 7-9 pm

July 20, 7-9 pm

The curriculum involves one hour of video and one hour of discussion and will help us look at our church and determine how we can be most effective.

When Hard Times Fall (Part 6): Motherhood

The final message in our series "When Hard Times Fall" honors Mother's Day with two testimonies from women, Billie Crawshaw and Marci Lisman, who have struggled to become mothers but have been blessed in different ways.

When Hard Times Fall (Part 5): Examine Yourself

Part 5 of our "When Hard Times Fall" series targets a possible source of our hard times: poor or sinful choices. Pastor Kevin Daniels compares Jonah and David, who respond very differently when they face the consequences of their actions.

When Hard Times Fall (Part 4): Swallow Your Pride

When times get hard, many of us stubbornly try to cope by ourselves. The fourth message from Pastor Kevin Daniels in our series "When Hard Times Fall" reminds us that when we are struggling with hard times, we should ask for help. It's easy to pray God for, but we are also to swallow our pride and go to our earthly support. One such example comes from Jeff "Bubba" Crawshaw, who could not have dealt with addiction alone.

Mark 5: Healing

This special message from Austin Lovelace, an ambassador from Manhattan Christian College, dives into various healing we may need and uses Mark 5 and the story of a man named Andy to illustrate how it's possible.

When Hard Times Fall (Part 3): Control Your Mind

For part 3 of our series, Pastor Kevin Daniels talks about the two things Paul says we need to do to have peace of mind: Pray and focus our thoughts on whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and worthy of praise. Bruce Bellinger shares with us the hard times he faced with his late wife Marcella. Pastor Kevin uses Daniel's example to explain how we are to pray in hard times.

When Hard Times Fall (Part 2): When Prayer Doesn't "Work"

In the second part of our "When Hard Times Fall" series, Pastor Kevin Daniels  looks at some reasons our prayers aren't answered in ways that we think they should be. To help drive the point home, Pat Albecht shares a testimony of a difficult time in her life.

When Hard Times Fall (Part 1): Trust in God's Plan

To kick off our series "When Hard Times Fall", Pastor Kevin Daniels uses the story of Joseph to emphasize the importance of understanding that what we experience is part of God's bigger plan for us. To further illustrate this point, Carolyn Smith gives her testimony.

Busy?

Do you feel like your life is too busy? In this message, Pastor Kevin Daniels addresses why we're busy, two types of busyness, and some solutions to ease our busy stress.

Wisdom from Above

If Jesus' brother James was alive today, what would he tell us? In this message, Jennie Straight brings us wisdom from James' perspective. The inspiring scripture is James 3:13-18

A Wise Use of Time: Love, Grow, Serve

Pastor Kevin Daniels summarizes the purpose of every Christian and church into three words: love, grow, and serve. The video from this message can be found here.

To Tell the Truth

In the face of election year, Joanne Tramel is lead to speak on the sacredness and meaning of the truth and comments on how lying has become so easy to so many.

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part 6): Love Out Loud

To wrap up our series and acknowledge Valentine's Day , Pastor Kevin Daniels gets down to the root of why nobody wants to go to church anymore and what we can do to counter it: love.

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part 5): Divine Anticipation

The fourth major reason people don't want to go to church is that they feel God is irrelevant to their life. The counter to this is divine anticipation. Pastor Kevin Daniels explains what divine anticipation does and doesn't mean and offers practical ways to love using it.

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part 4): Genuine Humility

Another reason people avoid going to church is because of the perception that Christians are hypocrites. To combat this perception, we have to show genuine humility. Pastor Kevin Daniels brings up what that means and signs that indicate that a Christian is more like a pharisee than Jesus.

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part 3): Fearless Conversation

The second reason people don't want to go to church is due to the lectures they fear await them. Pastor Kevin Daniels offers up the solution of fearless conversation. 

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part 2): Radical Hospitality

One of the biggest reasons people don't want to go to church is because they feel judged. Pastor Kevin Daniels goes over 6 church stereotypes and offers ways to practice radical hospitality in order to make others feel welcome in church.

Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore (Part 1): The State of the Nation

To kick off the "Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore" series, Pastor Kevin Daniels details some of the statistics surrounding the lives of the American population and their relationship with the Church. This is an introduction to the most common reasons people don't attend church. 

Better Heart Health: A New Year's Resolution for 2016

Steve Tramel's message dives into the Biblical "heart" and the symptoms, causes, and remedies of spiritual heart disease. The time to act is now for getting rid of spiritual heart disease.

Follow the Star (Part 4): Shepherds and the Wise Men

Pastor Kevin Daniels finishes off our Follow the Star series with the shepherds and wise men who literally followed the Star to celebrate Jesus' birth.

Follow the Star (Part 3): Martyrs

Pastor Kevin Daniels brings us part 3 of our Follow the Star series, which details several examples of martyrdom throughout history for the sake of Christ. We may not have to choose between God and our lives, but we are still called to place Him over all else.

The Living Church

Neil Stewart speaks to us about being the Living Church, behaving as children of God and being the Light of the world.

Follow the Star (Part 2): Gideon

How much faith would you put in God? Would you be like Gideon against the Midianites? In part two of our "Follow the Star" series, Pastor Kevin Daniels summarizes the leaps of faith Gideon made in order to follow God and challenges us to be faithful in the little things. The handout for the sermon can be found here.

Follow the Star (Part 1): Abraham

Would you give up everything you love if God asked you? Would you count on His promises? That is exactly what Abraham did. In the first part of our "Follow the Star" series, Pastor Kevin Daniels summarizes the sacrifices Abraham made in order to follow God and challenges us to do the same, if called. The handout for the sermon can be found here.