An Abounding Joy.

All,

Being part of the Highland family is one of the greatest joys of my life. I consider it an honor to point you toward the 'enduring love of Christ', as we, together, navigate through the sobering truths of Scripture, seeking to mature, in Christ.  It is my ongoing hope and desire to serve each of you well, in honor of our Lord. Sharing life with each you leads to an abounding joy in my life that is just difficult to put into words.  But I hope you know that it is there.

I thank the Lord for the team He has placed around me.  Starting with my family, to the church leadership, church membership, plus the partitioners and volunteers, then our church partners.  I am grateful for each of you. I remain before the throne of God on your behalf!  I love each of you and I hope that you know that I am here for you, always.

Merry Christmas to each of you, and yours. May the God of salvation draw near to each of us, causing us to realize that each breath we take is a gift He has offered us. May we use this gift to respond in adoration, to Him, alone, who is worthy.

Your Servant,

- Rob

Boxes of Love Bash!

Thanks to this amazing team, we were able to provide those within our church a chance to bless others in their lives with a Box of Love. Merry Christmas!

“More blessed to give than to receive...” 

No Chicken & Rice this Saturday.

Due to Boxes of Love, Chicken and Rice will be canceled Saturday, December 24th. For more info, contact the church.

Thank you, Highland Family!

Highland Family, thank you for all that you did to make our 11th Annual Christmas Carnival a glorious success!  You all did a terrific job! 

The Christmas Season Schedule

Highland Family,

This Saturday is the Christmas Carnival.  It will begin at 11am.  If you would like to help, please plan to arrive at 10:30.  Check in with Rosalyn at the Sign-in station.

This Sunday, our children will put on the 2nd Annual Christmas Performance during the 11am service.  All are welcome to attend.

Saturday, December 23rd, is our 6th annual Boxes of Love Packing and Pass-Out day.  Please plan to come at 9am that morning to enjoy a time of giving.  All are welcome to come and help.

The following Sunday, which is December 24th, we will hold our annual Christmas Brunch.  We will all eat from 9am-10am, then hold an 10am-11am service.  We will not hold any Children’s Ministries that day.  It will be a service of singing and celebrating the birth of Christ.

I will be back in the pulpit Sunday, December 31st.  We will enter into the new year by unpacking the directive Jesus gives us to 'build our house upon the rock.'  This passage provides us clear, Biblical direction, as we move into 2018, together.  Once we complete this Sermon on the Mount Sermon series, we will start a short topical series on Worship.

Merry Christmas.

I love you,

Rob

A Letter From The Roper Family.

To the many people, friends, neighbors, co-workers, family, brothers and sister in Christ who have poured blessings over us by means of prayer, food, gifts, cards, financial support, kind words, love, music and hospitality.  We do not have the words to thank you, so we think and speak the Word of God over you, as you have displayed it over us.

Ephesians 1:15-16: “For this reason I, too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus, which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers.”

Proverbs 11:24-25: “There is one who scatters and yet increases all the more and there is one who withholds yet it results in only in want.  The generous man will be prosperous and he who waters will he, himself, be watered.”

Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me, yet it was kind of you to share in my troubles.”

This journey is not pleasant but it has brought so many blessings from people we have known all through the years and through many walks of life; from childhood friends to friends of our own children.  We love and cherish you all; no act has gone unnoticed.

Finally, I have believed with my whole heart that this is (and was) a journey that God has placed me on in His goodness and understanding.  His timing is without fault.

Philippians 3:10: That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings… vs 12: “Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead…”

Pat Roper

Boxes of Love Sign-up Opens November 26th.

Starting November 26th, you may sign someone up to receive a Box of Love. To sign someone up, please contact the church by calling 706.507.5837, or by emailing us.

Be intentional about giving to someone who is in need and take this chance to share the Love of Christ with them.

*Please note: one per person and plan to sign someone up that you would like to bless.

Plan on getting the Boxes on December 23rd, around noon.

- Rob

MercyMed Hosts North Highland Farmer's Market

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A Key Ingredient.

This part of the Highland fam works tirelessly to serve so many a hot lunch each week, in honor of our Lord. Thank you all for your hard work!

- Rob

A Safe Place.

“In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence and children have a refuge” (Proverbs 14:26). 

Highland, one of our central roles as the church is to impart the eternal truth of the Gospel to our children. I want to thank all of our volunteers who invest their lives into providing our children a safe place to hear about, experience and submit to the Lordship of Jesus.

I am overwhelmed with gratitude for each of you.

- Rob