Let The Journey Begin – Acts 16:1-10
February 11, 2024
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Our purpose statement is “We are People Helping People Experience a Jesus-centered Life.”
This six-week series examines the remarkable spread of the gospel and the kingdom of God from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the world. Jesus has commissioned every one of his followers to be his witness by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Today we unpack Acts 16:1-10. We start by doing a recap of Acts Chapters 9-15, then dive into these Four subjects:
1. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
2. The Role of Faith and the Holy Spirit
3. What God’s Will is for Our Lives
4. Super Bowl LVIII Between The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Pastor Harold plays a video from 2020, which is a wager between him and a member from church, Barry, who lost a friendly contest the last time the Chiefs and 49ers played: https://youtu.be/P-qgYOzX7E8
He is also show a video from the Skit Guys covering the subject of “God’s Will.”: https://youtu.be/5n7ip-VzrtY?si=fZaiZR-Pv90oW7r-
Before you listen to the message, you are encouraged to go to our website and download the lesson bulletin for this message, dated February 11, 2024. The publication contains questions to reflect on as an individual, couple, or small group. You can find them on the home page by clicking the Bulletins and Lesson Plans tab.Today’s message is “Let The Journey Begin.”
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- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
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- Paul and Silas
- Peter
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- Stephen
- The Book of Acts
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God’s Presence Propels Us – Christmas Day – Sermon By Harold Long
December 25, 2023
- Harold Long
- 2023 Advent Series
- Christmas
- Exodus 12:1-30
- Exodus 3
- Ezekiel 34:11-12;23
- Genesis 4:21-30;37
- Jeremiah 3:14-15; 10:21; 23:1-8; 50:6-7
- John 10
- Luke 2:8-20
- Matthew 2:3-8;16-18
- Micah 5:2
- Psalm 23
- Samuel 16
- Abel
- Abraham and Sarah
- Advent
- Christ
- Christmas
- David and Bathsheba
- Elizabeth and Zachariah
- Gabriel The Angel
- Jeremiah
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus the first born
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Christmas
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-centered Motherhood
- Jesus-looking God
- John The Baptist
- Joseph
- King Herod
- Mary and Joseph
- Merry Christmas
- Moses
- Shepherds
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
In today’s message, we continue in our Advent Series, “Emmanuel, God With Us.” With our time today, we dive into The Shepherd’s Story and Ours. We unpack Luke 2:8-20 and discover how to experience “Emmanuel, God With the Us” from those lowly servants called shepherds.
God’s Presence In The Flesh – Christmas Eve 2023 – Sermon by Harold Long
December 24, 2023
- Harold Long
- 2023 Advent Series
- Christmas Eve
- Luke 2:1-7
- Matthew 1:22-23
- Abraham and Sarah
- Angels
- Christmas
- Christmas Eve
- David and Bathsheba
- Doubts
- Elizabeth and Zachariah
- Immanuel
- Incarnation
- Jesus
- Jesus is the Light
- Jesus Revolution
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus the first born
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Christmas
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
- Mary and Joseph
- Merry Christmas
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
In today’s message, we continue in our Advent Series, “Emmanuel, God With Us.” With our time today, we dive into God’s presence in the flesh. We unpack Luke 2:1-7 and Matthew 1:23-24 and discover how to experience “Emmanuel, God With the Us” from Mary and Joseph. For centuries, God’s people waited for God’s good and just King to arrive.
Waiting on God’s Presence – Advent Series 2023 – Sermon By Harold Long
December 17, 2023
- Harold Long
- 2023 Advent Series
- Luke1:5-25; 57-80
- Abraham
- Advent
- Angels
- Bathsheba
- COVID-19
- David
- Doubt
- Elizabeth and Zachariah
- Emmanuel
- Flesh
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- John The Baptist
- Joy
- Joy to the World
- King David
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we unpack the Gospel of Luke Chapter 1 and the story of Elizabeth and Zachariah. We learn how the impossible becomes possible when an old married couple beyond their years of childbearing finds themselves pregnant with the great John the Baptist.
God’s Presence for Sinners and Sufferers Alike – Sermon by Harold Long
December 10, 2023
- Harold Long
- 2023 Advent Series
- 2 Samuel 11
- 2 Samuel 12
- 2 Samuel 7:13
- Matthew 1:7
- Bathsheba
- David
- David and Bathsheba
- Forgiveness
- Healing
- Jesus
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Christmas
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
- King David
- Salvation
- Sozo
- Wholeness
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
In today’s message, we unpack 2 Samuel 11 & 12. We look at the life of David and Bathsheba, focusing on the sin of David and the need for healing by Bathsheba. We wrestle with why it’s important for forgiveness and healing to take place to experience Emmanuel, God, with us. We also learn how Emmanuel, God with us, means that as Christians, we are Jesus with skin to the world.
Reconciling The Holidays – 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
November 26, 2023
- Harold Long
- Reconciling The Holidays
- 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
- Amends
- Charles Dickens
- Christ
- Church
- Faith Community
- Hellen Keller
- Home
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
- Love
- Love and Service
- Ministry of Reconciliation
- Parable: The Abbot and The Hermit
- Peter Scholtes
- Reconciliation
- Reconciling The Holidays
- They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love
- Transforming Love of Christ
- Work Place
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today’s message focuses on 2 Corinthians 5:11-22, where Paul shares the transformative love of Christ with the people of Corinth. Paul is in defensive mode due to false teachers, accusers, haters, and wicked people attempting to taint the gospel message and the character of Paul.
The Prodigal God – The Feast of the Father – Session V of VI
October 22, 2023
- Harold Long
- The Prodigal God
- Luke 15:11-32
- Elder Brother
- Feast
- Jesus
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
- Reconciliation
- Restoration
- Salvation
- The Parable of the Lost Coin
- The Parable of the Lost Sheep
- Tim Keller
- True Elder Bother
- Younger Brother
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today, we conclude our new message series, “The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith.” Our message is titled “The Feast of the Father.” This sermon is V of VI and sets the stage for the rest of the series. We unpack Luke 15:11-32 (NIV) and unpack the most popular of the three parables in Luke 15, which included the first two parables, The Parable of the Lost Sheep and The Parable of the Lost Coin. This message should shock and move every person engaging in the scripture and teaching. In our message today, we look at the true elder brother, Jesus the Christ. We are all called to be true elder brothers, and the question is, can we be humble and honest enough to own it and, even more importantly, do something about it? Before you listen to the message, you are encouraged to go to our website and download the lesson bulletin for this message, dated October 22, 2023.
How To Share Your Faith In The World
August 20, 2023
- Harold Long
- How To Share Your Faith In The World
- 1 Peter 3:13-22
- Matthew 28:19-20
- Discipleship
- Evangelism
- Good News
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
- Narrative Spirituality
- Narrative Theology
- Our Primary Purpose
- The Best News Ever
- The Great Commission
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today’s message is titled “How To Share Your Faith In The World.” Today we unpack 1 Peter 3:13-22 and are reminded of our primary purpose as disciples. When we look at the decline of the “BIG C” Church, we have to be honest with ourselves and take ownership of the decline. We must quit blaming the devil, Satan, demons, principalities, and powers for everything that doesn’t go our way. Secularists have done a better job of evangelizing than believers have. If the trend continues, by 2070, 50% of the population in the United States will be secular, e.g., atheist, agnostic, and irreligious. If we believe the “good news” is the “best news ever,” we must start acting like it. We must share our faith and Jesus regularly and be invitational to the world’s countless lost souls suffering, wounded, and excluded.
Where Are You, God?
July 16, 2023
- Harold Long
- Where Are You, God?
- John 8:12-30
- I Am
- Jesus
- Jesus is the Light
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jesus-looking God
- Jews
Our message today is titled “Where Are You, God?” We unpack John 8:12-36 and what it means to say, “God is everything, or He is nothing.” We learn why Jesus demands that we either crown him King or crucify him.
A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer
February 5, 2023
- Harold Long
- 40 Days of Prayer
- Luke 11:1-13
- 40 Days of Prayer
- Four Truths About Prayer
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Magic
- Prayer
- Spiritual Awakening
- Spiritual Experience
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Our message today is “A Believer’s Guide to Prayer?” This sermon is Part II of VII and should help you embrace the inadequacy of your personal prayer life and realize that we “all” struggle with prayer and understand its purpose.