Dear HBC family, The Corona-virus shutdown has been challenging for all of us. The closing of churches, schools, businesses and all public gatherings has been a major inconvenience. All of this will one day come to an end, but in the meantime, we must address how to proceed with returning to our traditional ministry at […]
The book of Psalms has encouraged the Lord’s people over the years. It confronts the reality of this life in light of the sufficiency of our God. In good times and bad times, the saints are encouraged to trust in the Lord. And, when we are in trouble, the Psalms call us to take refuge […]
Difficult days encourage the people of God to look to the Lord. Our faith and hope are in the Lord Jesus Christ, so it is right and good that we depend upon Him. Sometimes when life goes well from day to day, we become content with the ordinary. All is well – as we plod […]
This morning we opened our eyes to a beautiful sunshiny day. It was a delightful beginning of the day. And, all is well. But wait, all is not well. This is Sunday morning – the first day of the week – the Lord’s day. We should be in church – we should be worshiping the […]
The life of faith includes receiving, submitting, trusting, depending, obeying … and waiting. Waiting is a great challenge. Habakkuk was a waiting prophet in Judah. Israel had already been taken captive by the Assyrians in 722 BC, and now Judah awaited the coming judgment of God.
The Lord leads and guides us as we live the Christian life. Sometimes the way is easy, and sometimes the way is difficult. But, the Lord is always faithful to encourage us as we walk with Him. How does the Lord encourage us as we live by faith? When the Apostle Paul was in serious […]
Psalm 119 emphasizes the sufficiency of the Word of God. It utilizes the Hebrew alphabet to say that from “A” to “Z” – the truth of God is perfectly manifested for all mankind. It reveals the heart and mind of God for every contingency of life. No one knows what a day may bring, but […]
The book of Revelation tells us about the things to come. God has made known His future dealings with the world, so that every Christian would know what to expect in the end times. Christians are always looking to the future – either expecting death and entrance into heaven or expecting the opening of the […]
Holiness is the pursuit of every Christian. This pursuit is in keeping with God’s promised culmination of our salvation. He has purposed that we should be like Christ. As the creation of God, we can never be God. This is quite impossible, but we can be like Christ in righteousness, holiness and glory, because these […]
Waiting on the Lord is a vital part of the life of faith. We first experienced faith when we received the salvation of God by believing in Jesus Christ. As convicted sinners, we came to see Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the only Savior from sin and death. We put our trust […]
