Where Are You, God?
July 16, 2023
Hello Kingdom Family,
Welcome to our Jesus-centered community. We are glad you are listening to today’s message. “We are People Helping People Experience a Jesus-centered Life.”
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.
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- Pastor 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
Prayer That Moves God
January 29, 2023
- Dr. Charles Stanley
- Pastor Harold Long
- Special Services
- Acts 12
- Bold Prayer
- Fervent Prayer
- God
- God Our Father
- Jesus
- One True God
- Prayer
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we enjoy a special message from Dr. Charles Stanley titled “Prayer That Moves God.” Dr. Stanley’s message fills a week off in our 2023 growth campaign, “40 Days of Prayer.” Pastor Harold is off this week and will continue our “40 Days of Prayer” seven-part message series next week.
The Twisted Perception of Rejection
January 15, 2023
- Pastor Harold Long
- Romans: I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel
- Romans 9:1-5
- Character Defects
- God's Promises
- Israel
- Jesus
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Jews
- Paul
- Rejection
- Shortcomings
- Sin
- Twisted Perception
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we return to our message series “Romans: I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel.” Our Scripture reading is Romans 9:1-5, and today’s message is “The Twisted Perception of Rejection.” We look at how Israel, Jewish Christians, and 21st Christians have had a pattern of assuming God has rejected them, and they, in turn, have rejected God. We review how Jesus was rejected by everyone, including his family, and the promises of God when we desire the Kingdom of God over the world system.
A Saved Savior
December 18, 2022
- Unforgettable Christmas
- Matthew 2:13-23
- Angels
- Excluded
- Herod
- Herod the Great
- Jesus
- Jesus is the Light
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus-Centered
- Joseph
- King Herod
- Loneliness
- Mary
- Mary and Joseph
- Our Real Purpose
- Pain
- Purpose
- Suffering
- Wounded
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we continue our Christmas message series “Unforgettable Christmas.” We unpack Matthew 2:13-23 and our message titled “A Saved Savior.” We look at the character of Herod the Great, also known as King Herod. We also discover our responsibility as it relates to God’s purpose for our lives, avoiding evil and helping advance the kingdom. Lastly, we recognize those suffering, wounded, excluded, or lonely this Christmas season.
The Imperfect Christmas
December 4, 2022
- Donna Bondurant
- Unforgettable Christmas
- Luke 1:26-38
- Dysfunctional Family
- Family
- Flawed
- Immaculate Mary
- Jesus
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus the first born
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Christmas
- Joseph
- Mary
- Mary and Joseph
- The Imperfect Family
- Hillsboro UMC
Donna Bondurant unpacks Luke 1:26-38 and helps us discover what “The Imperfect Christmas” means and why Jesus chose to come into the world through an imperfect family. We also look at two 21st-century examples to help us better understand what sacrifice looks like and how it demonstrates what it means to keep Christ in CHRISTmas, even though we are imperfect, always remembering few follow a Jesus-looking God who is perfect in every way. We are blessed by the perfect love of Christ, not just at Christmas but 24/7/365.
Jesus-centered Christmas
November 27, 2022
- Pastor Harold Long
- Unforgettable Christmas
- John 1:1-18
- Adoption
- Christmas
- Creation
- Emmanuel
- Foster Children
- Jesus
- Jesus the Christ
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-centered Christmas
- Jesus-centered Community
- Jesus-centered life
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Salvation
- Sarah McCracken
- Self-Centeredness
- Selfishness
- Spiritual Adoption
- The Word Became Flesh
- Unforgettable Christmas
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we start our Advent Series “Unforgettable Christmas,” Part 1 of IV. We unpack John 1:1-18 and discover what “The Word” means and why Jesus came to earth. We also look at two 21st-century examples to help us better understand what sacrifice looks like and how it demonstrates what it means to keep Christ in CHRISTmas.
Get Out of The Boat – Water Walking Faith – Part II
November 13, 2022
- Pam Church
- Get Out of the Boat - Water Walking Faith
- Matthew 14:25-33
- Anxiety
- Faith
- Fear
- Jesus
- Jesus-Centered Faith
- Keep Your Eyes On the Light
- Kingdom Calling
- Water Walking Faith
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we unpack Matthew 14:25-33 from the NIV. Pam Church delivers Part II of II in her message titled “Get of the Boat – Water Walking Faith. We hope Pam’s message encouraged you to step out of the boat and see what God can do through your life when you are adequately related to God.
Adam 2.0
August 21, 2022
- Pastor Harold Long
- Adam 2.0
- 1 Corinthians 15:20-24
- Genesis 1:31
- Genesis 3:1-9
- Adam & Eve
- Adam 1.0
- Adam 2.0
- Creation
- Genesis
- inerrancy
- Jesus
- Jesus-Centered
- Johnny Cash
- Sinful Nature
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Fall
- The I Ching
- The Papyrus Ebers
- The Precepts of Ptah-hotep
Welcome to today’s message titled “Adam 2.0.” We will compare and contrast Adam 1.0 and Adam 2.0 and discover what the title Adam 2.0 means for those who follow a Jesus-looking God and those who don’t. We address the authenticity of Genesis and compare it to older writings; yes, older than the Bible, e.g., The Epic of Gilgamesh. Lastly, we ask hard questions like, “if we didn’t ask to be humans with a sinful nature, why must we request to be set free to live?
Growing in Intimacy and Companionship With Jesus
July 17, 2022
- Br. Sullivan McCormick
- Growing in Intimacy and Companionship With Jesus
- John 20:19-23
- John 4:4-15
- Companionship
- Contemplative Prayer
- Fear
- Imagination
- Intimacy
- Intimacy With Jesus
- Jesus
- Jesus-Centered
- Prayer
- Sullivan McCormick
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Welcome to today’s message, “Growing in Intimacy and Companionship With Jesus.” Our guest speaker today is Br. Sullivan McCormick, unpacking John 4:4-15 and John 20:19-23. It doesn’t happen very often where the walls of religion get busted down to allow clergy from traditional mainline religions to share pulpits and space.
When Bad Things Happen
July 10, 2022
- Dr. Lonnie Richardson
- When Bad Things Happen
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-11
- Revelation 21:1-4
- Accidents
- Catastrophic Events
- Death
- Disability
- Disease
- Grace
- It Is What It Is
- Jesus
- Life on Life's Terms
- Mercy
- Pain
- Suffering
- The Circle of Life
- The Wrath of God
- Why Doesn't God Do Something?
- Why God?
- Transformation UMC
Welcome to today’s message, “When Bad Things Happen.” Today, our guest, Dr. Lonnie Richardson, unpacks 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 & Revelation 21:1-4, and we will discover how we are to respond as people of faith when bad things happen.