Come by Highland this Saturday — 9am!
Service on Sundays begins at 10am.
Sunday’s Schedule
8am: Doors open
8am–9am: Coffee & Conversation in our Dining Facility
9am-10am: Sunday School (see classes below)
9:15am: Coffee & Convo Devotion in our Dining Facility
10am: Sunday Morning Service in our Sanctuary (which is our gym).
***LAST SUNDAY School Class is this sunday***
Sunday School Classes & Their Location
To those leading and serving, thank you!
Classes run August 9th-October 4th and will begin at 9a.m.
Classroom 1: 0-2 year olds: Church Nursery
Classroom 2: 3 & 4 year olds
Classroom 3: Kindergarten-Second Grade Class
Classroom 4: Third-Fifth Grade Class
Classroom 5: Tweens & Teen Boys
Red-Brick Sanctuary: “Gospel in Life” — Co-ed Class
Classroom 7: Theology Class, led by Mike Hare
Classroom 8: Tweens & Teen Girls
Dining Facility: Life Class Devotion (Ongoing throughout the year)
Chapter 21
continuing our series through MattheW
Highland — we broke ground on chapter 21 last Sunday. This chapter begins with Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Here’s an overview:
As Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, we enter the final lap of His earthly-ministry. With much acclaim, he approaches the temple, only to clean house.
During our sermon, we looked at the purposes of these happenings. We sought to better understand the heart of Christ in these moments by defining what Jesus states about His coming.
Up to this point, Jesus has defined three overarching purposes to His earthly ministry:
Fulfill the Law & the Prophets (The Scriptures).
Offer an invitation of rest to repentant sinners.
Die on a cross; be raised to life, conquering sin and death
In essence, Jesus did not come to erase, rewrite the Law & the Prophets. He did not come to condemn sinners — He came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets that repentant sinners may know salvation in His death and resurrection.
The sermon is available on our audio page. This Sunday, we continue through the 21st chapter together.
Prayer Guide
3rd Strand of Stewardship — Highland
Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (1st Peter 5:5b).
Highland — may we cloak ourselves in humility. As this verse was part of my prep for today’s sermon, it really clung to my heart as I prayed. I began asking the Lord to help me maintain humility in my relationships. I began searching my heart for any who I may’ve recently offended, hoping to make amends. I then began to ask the Lord to drape us (Highland) in humility — that we would know the fullness of the Lord’s grace. These qualities listed make up an atmosphere that is infused with humility, Highland.
Here are five flavors I want us to continually cultivate in our culture:
1. Let’s seek to know Him more; not presume we know everything (Proverbs 26:12).
2. Let’s consider the interests of others more important than our own (Philippians 2:1-5).
3. Let’s be peacemakers — not problem-makers (Romans 1214-21).
4. Let’s be grateful, not grumble (Philippians 2:14-16).
5. Let’s be listeners, avoiding interrupting of others, seeking to understand them, not prove ourselves to be right (James 1:19).
Let’s pray this week, asking the Lord to clothe our hearts with humility. In doing so, we honor the Lord’s Name, experiencing rest which is afforded to us in His nearness (Psalm 73).
Highland Cafe’ is open next week. Monday—Thursday, 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
Highland Cafe’ update!
The Highland Cafe’ is open. If you want to serve, please contact us. Doors will be open Monday through Thursday, 8:30a.m.—11:30a.m throughout the summer.
Next Session — October 14th
Men’s Bible Study
Men, let’s get together. Let’s spend some time studying God’s Word and doing life together. We will have a meal, spend time together, then study God’s Word together. We will begin at 6pm. Register below. Please note — no childcare will be provided. If you are reading this in our weekly email, see the original post to access the form to register.
I love you, Highland.
See you Sunday,
Rob