Acts 8 – After the “I Do”

What happens after you say “I Do?”  In marriage, things are necessarily easier and perfect.  In fact, often times, things get harder as you and your new spouse learn what life together is really like.  Similarly, when we say “I Do” to Jesus, our lives with Him are just beginning and it’s not always sunshine […]

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In the first half of Acts 6, we meet a new group of leaders who are called to “wait on tables” and serve the widows of the young church.  But then in the second half of the chapter, we encounter one of these newly called leaders serving in a very different capacity.  The story of […]

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Acts 6 – A House Divided Cannot Stand

Have you ever locked yourself out of your house and then spent the next hour trying to find a way in (hopefully without needing to break a window!)?  In many ways, this is a picture of Satan as he attempts to break in to the young, growing church in the book of Acts.  The thief, […]

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Acts 5 – God’s Alligator Test

It’s not too often elementary school math class comes into play when reading scripture.  Nevertheless, as we turn our attention to Acts 5, the lessons we learned in 1st grade about the “alligators” always “eating” the bigger number may help us to process the questions the apostles and early believers were facing and help prepare […]

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HBIC 30th Anniversary Celebration

Today we celebrate and recognize God’s calling and faithfulness over the past 30 years of ministry!  We have been blessed to be called together as a Body serving Jesus, our community, and each other!

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Acts 2 – A Countdown Worth Waiting For

The disciples find themselves waiting.  Jesus told them to wait and so they are.  But how long? Waiting is a hard thing to do but waiting without a target date is near impossible.  Yet what they are waiting for is WELL worth the wait! You and I are no longer waiting… but do we value […]

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