Do So Even More

Highland, I take such joy in any chance we can find to gather together these days! As we gathered for Coffee & Conversation this morning, we worked through this passage: 1st Thessalonians 3:11-4:3. It was great seeing you all and I loved having the chance to open God’s Word with you. Here is our devotion from this morning:

An Overflow of Love

“Now, may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you. And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone.”

(1st Thessalonians 3:11-12)

Highland, let us continue to allow the Lord to hold command of our hearts! His commanding grip upon our hearts then produces an increase of His love within us, which eternally secures our hearts, making us feel safe throughout all circumstances! As His love makes our hearts feel safe, we then feel the joy and liberty of His love within us - His presence becomes our refuge! When this is the case, then His love exudes from our hearts, freely overflowing into the lives of those around us! Additionally, this passage directs us to love those within our church family, as well as, everyone we encounter!

A Hunger For Holiness

“May He make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.”

(1st Thessalonians 3:13)

Highland, may the Lord make our hearts blameless in holiness before God our Father. To position our hearts to be made blameless by Jesus, we must hunger for holiness. To hunger for holiness means that we do not find comfort in sin; to be comfortable with sin is to remain in sin. But, when we hunger for holiness, we rejoice as our thoughts and our actions come into agreement with God’s Word and holiness.

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Do So Even More

“Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God - as you are doing - do so even more. For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality so that each of you knows how to control your own body in sanctification and honor.”

(1st Thessalonians 4:1-3)

Highland, let us continue to walk in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. As we are already doing so, let us do so even more. As our hearts overflow with the love of Christ and we continue to maintain a hunger for God’s holiness, then our hearts will find their rest as we live in agreement with God's word. To bring this passage to life, we took the chance to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Chris and Alana Willis! Two years ago, they wanted to stop living in sexual immorality and, instead, wanted to get married to honor the Lord in marriage. Their hunger for God’s holiness resulted in actions that aligned with God’s word. At that time, as they were seeking to walk in manner pleasing to the Lord, they desired to do so even more! That desire resulted in a decision to get married and we, the Highland Tribe, had the chance to celebrate that marriage today. May we follow Chris and Alana’s example and continue to hunger for the holiness of God, as we acknowledge our helpless estate, as sinners, to Jesus, who saves sinners! The outcome is always His glory and our good!

Continue to walk in the light of His presence, Highland.

I love you,

Rob

Our Plans for February 6th & 7th.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

CHICKEN & RICE THIS SATURDAY

Each Saturday from 10:30am-1:00pm, we serve our streets a meal of Chicken & Rice, along with the Gospel. Volunteers are welcome to join us. Chicken & Rice Ministries is our flagship work. It serves as the invitation to all in our streets to come and know Christ. If you would like to come and serve, please contact us.

TENT GATHERING AT 11AM THIS SUNDAY

This Sunday, I look forward to seeing everyone at the Tent Gathering. As we gather this Sunday for our Tent Gathering, I wanted to go over the schedule with you. This Sunday, our schedule is as follows:

  • 10am-11am: Coffee and Conversation. As you arrive, grab a cup of coffee and a breakfast sandwich. Enjoy having conversation with one another and the chance to be together. Also, if you’re willing, some will be setting up for the 10 am service. We welcome your help, if you’re able.

  • 11am-12am: Tent Gathering Service. *At 11am, bring your camping chairs or blankets to make for yourself a place outside, underneath our tent. We will gather to worship as we set our eyes upon Jesus. Highland, I ask that we would be in prayer for the name of Jesus to be exalted in our corporate gathering; that those who wander, or are deceived throughout our streets, would hear that Jesus saves, and repent! We will conclude and dismiss following this service. So, breakfast will be offered but not lunch.

We are strongly encouraging social distancing and masks will be available for those who would feel most comfortable wearing one. If you have a mask, please bring one for yourself to use.  We ask that you stay home when you are sick. We also ask that you cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Also, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Finally, keeping your hands clean using sanitizer or by washing them with soap is vital. If you have a personal bottle of sanitizer, bring it and keep it on you for your personal use throughout gatherings.

OTHER RELATED INFO

  • Van route riding requirements: windows down, masks worn and no more than 10 on a van.

  • Wednesday night studies, Pillow Party and prayer sessions have been canceled.

  • Children’s Ministries, Life Class & Breakfast will not resume until a later date.

*All proposed plans remain contingent upon medical information available to us throughout the foreseeable future. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. I rejoice over you, Highland. I love forward to being with you Sunday.

I love you, Highland,

Rob

Plans for January 30th & 31st

WE ARE ON THIS WEEKEND!

Highland, Chicken & Rice is happening today! Shout out to the youth group of St Andrews Presbyterian for serving alongside us today, with Chicken & Rice Ministries!

Tomorrow, we will hold our services. Coffee and Conversation at 10am. Weather permitting, we will then hold our Tent Gathering, unplugged, at 11am.

I love you, Highland.

Rob

Highland, by the way, today is Carrie’s birthday, too!

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

CHICKEN & RICE THIS SATURDAY

Each Saturday from 10:30am-1:00pm, we serve our streets a meal of Chicken & Rice, along with the Gospel. Volunteers are welcome to join us. Chicken & Rice Ministries is our flagship work. It serves as the invitation to all in our streets to come and know Christ. If you would like to come and serve, please contact us.

TENT GATHERING AT 11AM THIS SUNDAY

This Sunday, I look forward to seeing everyone at the Tent Gathering. As we gather this Sunday for our Tent Gathering, I wanted to go over the schedule with you. This Sunday, our schedule is as follows:

  • 10am-11am: Coffee and Conversation. As you arrive, grab a cup of coffee and a breakfast sandwich. Enjoy having conversation with one another and the chance to be together. Also, if you’re willing, some will be setting up for the 10 am service. We welcome your help, if you’re able.

  • 11am-12am: Tent Gathering Service. *At 11am, bring your camping chairs or blankets to make for yourself a place outside, underneath our tent. We will gather to worship as we set our eyes upon Jesus. Highland, I ask that we would be in prayer for the name of Jesus to be exalted in our corporate gathering; that those who wander, or are deceived throughout our streets, would hear that Jesus saves, and repent! We will conclude and dismiss following this service. So, breakfast will be offered but not lunch.

We are strongly encouraging social distancing and masks will be available for those who would feel most comfortable wearing one. If you have a mask, please bring one for yourself to use.  We ask that you stay home when you are sick. We also ask that you cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Also, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Finally, keeping your hands clean using sanitizer or by washing them with soap is vital. If you have a personal bottle of sanitizer, bring it and keep it on you for your personal use throughout gatherings.

OTHER RELATED INFO

  • Van route riding requirements: windows down, masks worn and no more than 10 on a van.

  • Wednesday night studies, Pillow Party and prayer sessions have been canceled.

  • Children’s Ministries, Life Class & Breakfast will not resume until a later date.

*All proposed plans remain contingent upon medical information available to us throughout the foreseeable future. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. I rejoice over you, Highland. I love forward to being with you Sunday.

I love you, Highland,

Rob

Sunday's Sermon Now Available

Highland,

We continue to work through our series entitled, “The Church.” Our current focus within our series is on our conduct, both as a body of believers and as a people who bear witness to the name of Jesus. To listen, simply click the link below.

Sermon audio available for 30 days. To save the sermon, download it.

Sunday’s Passage

“To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.

But you must say the things that are consistent with sound teaching. Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good, so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God’s message will not be slandered.

In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching. Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works” (Titus 1:15-2:14, HCSB).

Location & Mailing address

3408 5th Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31904

phone Number — (706)249-9424