By Pastor Stephen Hess – Christians in the United States have become increasingly aware that they are living in a rapidly changing and divided culture. It is rapidly changing in that many of the religious and moral values that were prevalent fifty years ago are no longer held by the majority of Americans. The result […]
culture, kingdom, kingdom of god, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Recently Meagan and I embarked on a new journey. Many of you have heard that this spring we began the process to pursue adopting another child. A number of people have asked me questions about the adoption process and one of the primary words I use to describe it is […]
adoptionBy Pastor Stephen Hess – On June 21st – 25th I had the opportunity to travel to the 36th General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The General Assembly is an annual meeting where leaders from across our denomination gather to worship, conduct church business, and make decisions pertaining to our life together. This year’s […]
EPC, evangelical presbyterian church, presbyterianismBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Many people have heard the famous story about the speech that Vince Lombardi gave at the Green Bay Packers training camp in July of 1961. The previous season the Packers had suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and they had been stewing over this loss during the off-season. […]
1 john, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – One of my personal highlights last month was watching the people of Highview reach out and make an impact in our community through “Serve Day.” During this event we sent out eight teams of people to various locations to serve others in the name of Jesus Christ. In the course […]
serviceBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Christianity is the largest religion on the planet, claiming well over 2 billion adherents. Additionally, it is one of the oldest religions still being practiced today, dating back two thousand years. Yet despite the pervasive influence of Christianity across the globe, there are many people today who are not believers. […]
apologetics, doubt, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Have you ever wondered why the date of Easter each year corresponds to the Jewish celebration of Passover? Did you ever notice that when Jesus sat down with his disciples for the “last supper” (Luke 22:7-23) they were not just eating a regular meal, but a “Passover” meal? When we […]
easterBy Pastor Stephen Hess – On Sunday mornings we are currently working through the Gospel of Luke and exploring the life of Jesus. I always tell people who are new to the Bible that one of the best places to begin is by reading one of the four Gospels. Reading the Gospels is exciting and […]
gospel of luke, luke, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Sometimes it seems that our culture is less and less interested in questions about faith and religion. However, religion has been one of the most debated topics in our national discussion over the past year. As Islamic terrorism is on the rise, even creeping its way into the west (as […]
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