Weekly Update
Tomorrow, we will have St Andrews with us for Mission Meals. They will serve breakfast then attend service. So thankful to have these wonderful students with us! Our relationship with them is an example of the unity Jesus asks for in John 17 - ‘Father, make them one as we are one…’
St Andrews, we love you! We look forward to worshiping Jesus with you.
Rob
Highland is so thankful that Church of the Highlands is coming our way this Saturday! They are doing Community Work Projects starting at 8am. All are welcome to come be part, as we seek to love our neighbors as ourselves. Meet us in Highland’s sanctuary, at 8am.
We invite you to add an installment into our “Book of Remembrance.” Consider doing a Communal Prayer or writing a blog post that could be shared on our site. See details below.
*Audio files will be available for 30 days. To keep, download file.
Highland, love this! - Rob
“The Church, today, needs praying men to execute her solemn and pressing responsibility to meet the fearful crisis, which is facing her. The crying need of the times is for men, in increased numbers - God-fearing men, praying men, Holy-Ghost men, men who can endure hardness, who will count not their lives dear unto themselves, but count all things but dross for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Savior. The men who are so greatly needed in this age of the Church are those who have learned the business of praying, - learned it upon their knees, learned it in the need and agony of their own hearts.”
Highland Fam,
Enjoy your freedom today!
Today, we added another chapter to our “Book of Remembrance” and connected it to a part of our Sermon Series through Philippians. We recounted our journey moving into North Highland and how Philippians 2:1-4 (where we are in our sermon series) played such a meaningful part in our lives at that time. We invite you to add an installment into our “Book of Remembrance.” Consider doing a Communal Prayer or writing a blog post that could be shared on our site. See details below.
*Audio files will be available for 30 days. To keep, download file.
A large chunk of the Strickland Family during Family Vacation (Not Pictured: Ron, Charlene, Amanda & Jones - they were at Sea World)
Highland Tribe,
Life has been much like a whirlwind lately! I cannot wait to get back and be with you all in service tomorrow. My mom said, too, that she is ready to be at Breakfast Club! It is one of her favorite places to be! Highland family, we love you all so much and rejoice over you.
We are returning from an exciting and restful vacation. We had such a good time! However, before we left to go on vacation, my dad learned that his brother, Tim Strickland, died in a car crash. As you may recall, he lost his other brother, Jim Strickland, last October. So, this came as a shock and a blow. John and dad discussed options, but dad decided he wanted to go on with the vacation and be with the family to best allow him to cope with the loss of his brother, as he handled details alongside us.
Our family is not perfect, but we certainly attempt to be there for one another, especially in difficult times. Life is such an ever-present mixture of happiness and sadness; it is the joy of the Gospel, alone, that sustains us throughout all of the tumultuous ups and downs of our days. That joy can be best realized in the presence of a steadfast and loving family. I am grateful for the Lord and His faithful, wise love, and for a family that clings to the rock, that is Jesus, through a devoted prayer-life and a steady love.
I cannot say enough about how much I appreciate our church family. They do so much - and even more while I am away. Thank you all! Tomorrow, I return to serve alongside my cherished church family and I will be preaching. We return to our series on Philippians. We hit the ground running in chapter 2 tomorrow. Here is our text:
“If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by thinking the same way, having the same love, sharing the same feelings, focusing on one goal. Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”
We will also continue on with our Book of Remembrance tomorrow, during Communal Prayer. Let’s continue to recount God’s faithfulness, in our families and church family.
Here is our assignment:
Individuals and/or Families will create their own personal book of remembrance. Each book will contain a list of events from your personal life, describing moments where God has shown Himself to be faithful.
At the end of each entry or story please write down the answer to the following question: Based on this event in my life, what do I know to be true about God (Exodus 33:13)?
Please make one of the entries in your book, the story of how you ended up at Highland Community Church and a description of your first Sunday being here.
***Make a copy and give to Rob and Carrie.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Men’s Small Group, this Wed, 6pm.
Soccer Camp coming up in July!
Membership Program: July 14th, 1pm. Sign up through website.
Thanks to all who helped with VBS!
Church Plant Service: Porter Memorial, Sunday nights, 5:30pm - info: www.porterchurch.org.
Highland, I love you. I cannot wait to be with you tomorrow.
Rob
Thanks to all who made VBS such a tremendous event at our church!
We are so thankful to all of our volunteers and organizers! We are enjoying our time together, as we learn God’s Word!! Tomorrow night is the last night - 4pm-7pm! Special shoutout to Edgewood Baptist & St Andrews for helping us make this event happen!
(Please note: Due to VBS, prayer meeting will be cancelled tomorrow night.)
Highland family,
The Strickland clan will be away this upcoming Sunday. We are all going to be in Orlando for our annual family getaway. Rick will lead worship and Chris will preach. Know that I love you and deeply miss you but you are in great hands!
Update: Beverly Thornton will lead us in our Communal Prayer.
Rob
