Trouble is Certain for People of Faith – Acts 4:1-5:11
January 21, 2024
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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.
Despite challenges from outside and within, the kingdom of God continues to advance. Today, we continue to be his witnesses and have a vital role in the continuing story of Jesus’s unstoppable kingdom. We are in week three of our New Year message series titled “Unstoppable.” Today we unpack Acts 4:1-5:11, and how the unstoppable movement of the disciples and Holy Spirit keeps rolling.
Resisting the devil and overcoming temptation is not just about saying no but also saying yes to the life God desires for us to live. The following video referenced during the sermon helps illustrates this point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi4UnOmu_kw.
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- Harold Long
- Unstoppable
- Acts 4:1-5:11
- Courage
- Fear
- Filled With The Holy Spirit
- Holy Spirit
- Overcoming
- Peter and John
- principalities and powers
- Satan
- Sin
- Sin Nature
- Sinful Nature
- Temptation
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
The Prodigal God: The People Around Jesus – Sermon I of VI
September 24, 2023
- Harold Long
- The Prodigal God
- Hebrews 12:2
- Luke 15:1-10
- Luke 19:4
- Elder Brother
- Outcast
- Parables
- Sin
- Sin Nature
- Sinners
- Tax Collectors
- The Parable of the Lost Coin
- The Parable of the Lost Sheep
- The Parable of the Prodigal Son
- Timothy Keller
- Younger Brother
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today, we start a new message series, “The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith.” Our message is titled “The People Around Jesus.” This sermon is I of VI and sets the stage for the rest of the series. We unpack Luke 15:1-10 (NIV) and decipher two of the three parables in this section of scripture. 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.
Sin – Sermon By Dr. Tim Keller
June 25, 2023
- Dr. Tim Keller
- Special Services
- Genesis 2:16-17
- Genesis 3:1-9
- Adam
- Adam & Eve
- Adam 1.0
- Adam 2.0
- Adamic Nature
- Sin
- Sin Nature
- Sinful Nature
- Tim Keller
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we hear a special message on “sin” by the late Dr. Tim Keller. Dr. Keller unpacks for us Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-9 (NIV). What is sin, how does it influence our souls, and what do we do about it?
How To Pray For Healing and Restoration
March 26, 2023
- Harold Long
- 40 Days of Prayer
- 2 Chronicles 7:12-22
- Acts 3:19
- Deuteronomy 4:29-31
- Ephesians 6:18
- Hebrews 11:6
- Isaiah 17:10
- Isaiah 66:2
- James 4:6
- James 5:13-15
- James 5:16
- John 16:23-24
- Mark 8:38
- Matthew 11:29
- Matthew 18:19
- Matthew 6:33
- Proverbs 28:13
- Proverbs 8:17
- Psalm 14:2
- Psalm 25:9
- Habits
- Hang-ups
- Healing
- Humble
- Humility
- Hurts
- Mind
- Miracles
- Premise
- Promise
- Promises
- Repent
- Repentance
- Restoration
- Seek
- Sin
- Turn
- Wicked
- Wickedness
- Word
- World System
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we return to our new 40-Day Growth Campaign called 40 Days of Prayer. The title of today’s message is “How To Pray For Healing and Restoration?” Our main scripture is 2 Chronicles 7:12-22 (CEB). In today’s message, we learn how to pray for healing and restoration for ourselves and others. The key takeaway is that with every promise, there is a premise, meaning we have a part to live into with our relationship with God; it’s not a one-way experience.
The Twisted Perception of Rejection
January 15, 2023
- 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.
Life On God’s Terms
October 23, 2022
- Harold Long
- Romans: I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel
- Romans 8:1-17
- Excluded
- Forgiveness
- Grace
- Jesus-Centered
- Jesus-Centered Living
- Mercy
- Self-Centeredness
- Selfishness
- Sin
- Sin Nature
- Spiritual Bankruptcy
- Suffering
- The Body
- The Power of Sin
- Wounded
- Hillsboro UMC
Today we continue our message series “Romans: I Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel.” Our message today is titled “Life On God’s Terms?” We unpack Romans 8:1-17 and discover what it means to live in a world of the Spirit versus the world system. We look at the root of the human problem: extreme self-centeredness. Lastly, we learn how to live an other-centeredness life from a little boy named Jimmy the Prophet.
Why Do I Do The Things I Don’t Want To Do?
October 9, 2022
- Harold Long
- Romans: I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel
- Romans 7:7-25
- Body
- Darkness
- Darkside
- Flesh
- Freedom
- Laws
- Regulations
- Rules
- Sin
- Soul
- Spirit
- Spiritual Warfare
- Testing
- The Law
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we continue our message series “Romans: I Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel.” Our message today is titled “Why Do I Do The Things I Don’t Want To Do?” We unpack Romans 7:7-25 and discover an answer to this question. We learn God’s will requires our participation and how the agency of sin continues to plague us even after surrendering our lives to God.
How Free Do You Want To Be?
October 2, 2022
- Harold Long
- Romans: I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel
- Romans 7:1-6
- 12 Steps
- Agency of Sin
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Celebrate Recovery
- Freedom
- H
- Power of Sin
- Recovery
- Salvation
- Sin
- The Law
- Twelve Steps
- Unclogging Our Channel
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Today we continue in our message series “Romans: I Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel.” Our message today is titled “How Free Do You Want To Be?” We unpack Romans 7:1-6 and what it means to be spiritually free. We assess principles and actions one can take to unclog their channel and connect with God, including the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Celebrate Recovery.
Humanity’s Seemingly Hopeless State of Being
July 24, 2022
- Harold Long
- Romans: I'm Not Ashamed of the Gospel
- 1 Corinthians 1:18
- 1 Timothy 1:11
- 2 Corinthians 4:11-12
- Colossians 3:4
- Ephesians 2:8-9
- Galatians 3:20
- John 15:12-13
- John 3:19-21
- Leviticus 17:1
- Matthew 10:39
- Romans 3:20
- Romans 5:2
- Romans 5:6-11
- Titus 3:5
- Blood
- Blood of Jesus
- Exercising Faith and Repentance
- Favor
- Gift of Faith
- Grace
- Jesus-Centered
- Mercy
- Peace
- principalities and powers
- Redeemed
- Restored
- Salvation
- Satan
- Sin
- Temptation
- The Barna Group
- Zap Theology
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Welcome to today’s teaching as we continue in our message series “Romans: I Am Not Shamed of the Gospel.” Our message is “Humanity’s Seemingly Hopeless State of Being.” Today we unpack Romans 5:6-11, and what it means to be ungodly, a child of God, restored, zap theology, and how to have peace with God at last.
The Land of the Free
July 3, 2022
- Harold Long
- Independence Day
- John 8:31-51
- 4th of July
- Absolute Truth
- Children of God
- Definition of Freedom
- devil
- Elizabeth Keckley
- God Our Father
- Habits
- Hangups
- How Free Are We?
- How Free Are You?
- Hurts
- Independence Day
- Jesus
- Martin Luther King Jr
- Mary Lincoln
- Postmodernism
- principalities and powers
- Relativism
- Satan
- Sin
- Slavery
- The Land of the Free
- The World System
- Truth
- Victor Frankel
- Hillsboro UMC
- Transformation UMC
Welcome to today’s message, “The Land of the Free” today, we celebrate Independence Day 2022 and discover what freedom and truth mean through the lens of Jesus. Our scripture today is John 8:31-51, reminding us that Jesus is the only truth that will lead anyone to freedom over sin and eternal life with God.