Pastor's Post For December

What a strange way to save a world! God's son coming to this earth to live a humble, yet sinless life so that we could miss hell and gain heaven. Jesus' castle was a cold dark cave. His throne was a manger and his first witnesses were His earthly parents and a few barnyard animals. How could this baby be the king of Glory? Why would Jesus leave His heavenly Kingdom for our earthly one? Why would God let His one and only son die on a rugged wooden cross to atone for our sins? What have we done to merit such a gift?

God loves us! [John 3:16]
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

God Gave Us An Invaluable Gift [Romans 6:23]
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord."

God's Gift is One We Must Receive [Romans 10:9-10]
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved."

Guest Speakers For December:
Our church will be blessed by the following speakers while I and Donna take a few days of vacation. Do not miss the opportunity to hear from these great men!

Rev. John Dill

Director of Missions For Our Saluda Baptist Association

December 15th - 10:30 AM Service

Jason Elvington

HPBC Youth Pastor

December 15th - 6:00 PM

Brian Waters

Missionary With First Priority Global Ministries

Wednesday Night Bible Study

December 18th - 6:30 PM

I pray you have a great Christmas and please share it with our church family!

You Are Loved,

Pastor James

Pictures from Our Send Off for Nathan and Jody O'Neill

Last night was bittersweet for us as we said goodbye to our youth Pastor Nathan O'Neill and his wife Jody. They both have served well here and we know God will continue to bless them as Nathan goes to serve in his new ministry. Our love and prayers go with them.

Confession, Reflection and The Lord's Supper

Yesterday, our church observed the ordinance of the Lord''s Supper or Communion as some call it. Our church is blessed to have a committee that prepares this for us on every fifth Sunday. This practice is designed to take us back in our hearts and minds to that dreadful night where Jesus sat at a table with His disciples to prepare them for His pending crucifixion . The purpose of the Lord's Supper is not for us to go through the motions, but to remember all that Christ did for us. His body was broken and blood was shed for the forgiveness of our sins. Communion is a time to reflect, appreciate and give honor to Jesus for what He endured for us. This ordinance is not for everyone. This is only to be taken by those who are believers and accepted Jesus as their ultimate forgiver and leader. To partake in this service in an unworthy state is sin. 1 Corinthians 11:27 (NLT) 27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this...

Pastor's Post: Worshiping Expectantly (Genesis 4:26)

I am so excited to be meeting in person on Sunday after only meeting virtually for the past two weeks on facebook live. I ran across this thought the other day. Moses wrote in Genesis about creation this gem: Genesis 4:26 NLT When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name. This is the first time since creation and the fall of man where worship was recorded as happening. This is the “genesis” of how and why we worship today. We do not worship an unnamed impersonal God. We worship “Yahweh” (“I Am”)! He is our creator, Heavenly father. Worship is not an obligation, it is a privilege! It is an expression of our love for God for all He has given us! I encourage you to worship Him Sunday with other believers. Whether it be with our church family or another one. Worship corporately with those who want to do the same. Let’s not take our worship opportunities for granted but vi...

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