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Hacienda Christian Fellowship
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SUMMARY: Imagine an internet world with no virus protection (YIKES!) Those of us who were on the online way back when (since the late 80s) remember when viral attacks happened frequently.
Approaching the end of a decade and the beginning of a new one gives one the opportunity to look back at the events that have unfolded and forward with wonder to what is to come. Without question it was a challenging decade and the closer we get to Christ?s return the more challenging they will become. As we look to face future challenges we draw strength and encouragement from the words of David out of Psalm 27.There David is able to faces the challenges of life because of his placing his trust in the living God. David placed seeking God as a priority for his life and the fruit of that was a heart of confidence that saw him through the battles of life. We can also have the same confidence as we make seeking God our main focus.
Approaching the end of a decade and the beginning of a new one gives one the opportunity to look back at the events that have unfolded and forward with wonder to what is to come. Without question it was a challenging decade and the closer we get to Christ?s return the more challenging they will become. As we look to face future challenges we draw strength and encouragement from the words of David out of Psalm 27.There David is able to faces the challenges of life because of his placing his trust in the living God. David placed seeking God as a priority for his life and the fruit of that was a heart of confidence that saw him through the battles of life. We can also have the same confidence as we make seeking God our main focus.
SUMMARY: Is anybody tired of hearing about Tiger Woods? What attracts our interest about this tragedy? I would say what makes this extremely grievous is that we all BELIEVED Tiger to have great class and integrity; now we find out he was far from integrity all along leaving a chain of lies and broken promises. Especially to his wife and child let alone his adoring fan base. What does this have to do with Christmas you ask? Simply this: God is a promise keeper and He does not lie. What He promised Israel and the world He delivered Himself in Jesus Christ. The Great Prophet Isaiah said it this way, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given," There is no disappointment in Him. Merry Christmas.
SUMMARY: Is anybody tired of hearing about Tiger Woods? What attracts our interest about this tragedy? I would say what makes this extremely grievous is that we all BELIEVED Tiger to have great class and integrity; now we find out he was far from integrity all along leaving a chain of lies and broken promises. Especially to his wife and child let alone his adoring fan base. What does this have to do with Christmas you ask? Simply this: God is a promise keeper and He does not lie. What He promised Israel and the world He delivered Himself in Jesus Christ. The Great Prophet Isaiah said it this way, ??For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,? There is no disappointment in Him. ?Merry Christmas
SUMMARY: In this Christmas series we are attempting to show how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things through Him. Mary was one such person. As I survey the Scriptures I find we are given windows into Mary?s life that are instructive for our very own lives. God is still in the business of using ordinary people if they, like Mary, would say ?"May it be to me as you have said."
"Mary" - Christmas Series Part 2 of 4. SUMMARY: In this Christmas series we are attempting to show how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things through Him. Mary was one such person. As I survey the Scriptures I find we are given windows into Mary?s life that are instructive for our very own lives. God is still in the business of using ordinary people if they, like Mary, would say ?"May it be to me as you have said."
"Mary" - Christmas Series Part 2 of 4. SUMMARY: In this Christmas series we are attempting to show how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things through Him. Mary was one such person. As I survey the Scriptures I find we are given windows into Mary?s life that are instructive for our very own lives. God is still in the business of using ordinary people if they, like Mary, would say ?"May it be to me as you have said."
Today’s Message: “Getting It Right” - Christmas Series, Part 1 of 4. SUMMARY: As we kick off this Christmas season it good to remind ourselves what it all means. Like Scrooge in the CHRISTMAS CAROL (Jim Carrey?), we can “bah-humbug” the season because of the “in your face” commercials and the raw commercialism that beckons us all season long (starting a week before Thanksgiving!)…did I mention mall parking lots and long lines? This message is designed to come to grips with God’s Perfect Timing (Why did He wait so long to send Christ?) and the fact that He Gets it Right… every time.
SUMMARY: As we kick off this Christmas season it good to remind ourselves what it all means. Like Scrooge in the CHRISTMAS CAROL (Jim Carrey?), we can “bah-humbug” the season because of the “in your face” commercials and the raw commercialism that beckons us all season long (starting a week before Thanksgiving!)…did I mention mall parking lots and long lines? This message is designed to come to grips with God’s Perfect Timing (Why did He wait so long to send Christ?) and the fact that He Gets it Right… every time.
Thanksgiving can be an empty holiday if we fail to understand our true condition as revealed by the Bible. At the THANKSGIVING TABLE we may have the custom of asking everyone to prepare a one sentence prayer or statement as to why we are thankful. As beautiful as this custom may be it sometimes is minimized to ?I?m thankful for?? instead of ?I thank God for?? The first statement is merely descriptive of some sentiment; the other clearly points to the one we are indebted to and acknowledges some sort of concrete debt (e.g. for health, home, family, forgiveness, finances, etc.). Make Thanksgiving more meaningful and be prepared to say ?I thank God for??
Thanksgiving can be an empty holiday if we fail to understand our true condition as revealed by the Bible. At the THANKSGIVING TABLE we may have the custom of asking everyone to prepare a one sentence prayer or statement as to why we are thankful. As beautiful as this custom may be it sometimes is minimized to ?I?m thankful for?? instead of ?I thank God for?? The first statement is merely descriptive of some sentiment; the other clearly points to the one we are indebted to and acknowledges some sort of concrete debt (e.g. for health, home, family, forgiveness, finances, etc.). Make Thanksgiving more meaningful and be prepared to say ?I thank God for??
SUMMARY: If we only see what is immediately before us (e.g. a child squealing with delight, a fan jumping up and down, a concert goer doing the pogo, etc.) we may miss the point altogether for their strange behavior. There is reason for their emotional expression. When we as worshippers enter into acts and moments of worship someone outside of our experience may think us strange because they do not understand what moves us?especially if our joyful noise sounds more like noise to them?but not to our God!
SUMMARY: If we only see what is immediately before us (e.g. a child squealing with delight, a fan jumping up and down, a concert goer doing the pogo, etc.) we may miss the point altogether for their strange behavior. There is reason for their emotional expression. When we as worshippers enter into acts and moments of worship someone outside of our experience may think us strange because they do not understand what moves us?especially if our joyful noise sounds more like noise to them?but not to our God!
SUMMARY: Often we think of worship as an act to God although it is true that we do acts of worship to God it is not complete. The kind of worship that God seeks is TOTAL devotion of our very lives (acts included). Jesus is not looking for our spiritual life, or religious life, or our moral life, etc. He seeks TOTAL devotion (not meaning perfect devotion). When we worship as the Bible describes, ?You shall love the Lord with all your heart, soul and strength,? we find that we become the beneficiaries of a transformed life.
SUMMARY: Often we think of worship as an act to God although it is true that we do acts of worship to God it is not complete. The kind of worship that God seeks is TOTAL devotion of our very lives (acts included). Jesus is not looking for our spiritual life, or religious life, or our moral life, etc. He seeks TOTAL devotion (not meaning perfect devotion). When we worship as the Bible describes, ?You shall love the Lord with all your heart, soul and strength,? we find that we become the beneficiaries of a transformed life.
Today's Message: "Praise Him." Worship Series, Part 1 of 4. SUMMARY: As a philosopher I find so much philosophy about God is framed in propositional language, e.g. ?If God?, then God?? which I find to be sterile and static; and so unlike the God of the Bible that I worship. As a pastor I find so many us Christians having an unimaginative view of God that we easily lose sight of the true greatness and grandeur of our God as revealed in Jesus Christ, which is a face to face encounter with the Maker of the cosmos. We need to be reminded of our Living God and it ought to produce in us genuine praise.
Today's message "Jesus Makes Us Free," is brought by pastor David Lee of The Chinese Free Church.
Today's message "Jesus Makes Us Free," is brought by pastor David Lee of The Chinese Free Church.
1 year after our church raised our voice for the persecuted people of faith in China and our pastor's protest before the 2009 Beijing Olympics, we are now launching the Chinese Free Church. This church will be meeting with us every Sunday morning and will have the services translated into Mandarin. This is a new day and a new step toward a free China.
Today's message is entitled, "Transformed,"Gods fixer upper. God?s desire is for us to be transformed into his likeness. He wants to give us an extreme makeover so that we could be a reflection of who he is to this world.
Today's message is entitled, "Transformed,"Gods fixer upper. God?s desire is for us to be transformed into his likeness. He wants to give us an extreme makeover so that we could be a reflection of who he is to this world.
SUMMARY: In today?s world, who you stand with defines who you are. Today ?coming out? appears to be a concept practiced by the Gay and Lesbian communities as articulated in the book ?Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers? by Michelangelo Signorile, 1995. Step 1: Identifying Yourself. But far from being a new concept it is in fact an ancient one practiced by Christians universally; baptism is the ancient act of ?coming out? of the world and into His glorious light, an act that the early Christian, as well as many who live under oppressive regimes, paid for with their blood. We at HCF encourage all who put their trust in Jesus Christ to unashamedly and without reservation identify with Him.
SUMMARY: In today?s world, who you stand with defines who you are. Today ?coming out? appears to be a concept practiced by the Gay and Lesbian communities as articulated in the book ?Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers? by Michelangelo Signorile, 1995. Step 1: Identifying Yourself. But far from being a new concept it is in fact an ancient one practiced by Christians universally; baptism is the ancient act of ?coming out? of the world and into His glorious light, an act that the early Christian, as well as many who live under oppressive regimes, paid for with their blood. We at HCF encourage all who put their trust in Jesus Christ to unashamedly and without reservation identify with Him.
Sometimes sincere people worry if God will accept them. They are painfully aware of their failures MORE than they are of His eagerness to give good gifts to them. This message is designed to challenge the understandable but lopsided thinking; and to begin to see Him with open arms rather than clenched fist.
Sometimes sincere people worry if God will accept them. They are painfully aware of their failures MORE than they are of His eagerness to give good gifts to them. This message is designed to challenge the understandable but lopsided thinking; and to begin to see Him with open arms rather than clenched fist.
Grandparents Day: From Authority to Influence In today's message, we learn that how the role of Grand Parents moves us from one of authority, as a parent, to one of influence as a Grand Parent. We also learn of practical steps we can take so that we can effectively influence in a Godly way.
Grandparents Day: From Authority to Influence. In today's message, we learn that how the role of Grand Parents moves us from one of authority, as a parent, to one of influence as a Grand Parent. We also learn of practical steps we can take so that we can effectively influence in a Godly way.
At Your Service? In Service to God and Others Summary: In today's message, we learn that we have been called to a true freedom in Christ that sets us free from the power of sin. We can choose to use this freedom to serve God and others or to ?indulge? the sinful nature (living for ourselves). This is message 1 of 3 in our "Service" Series.
At Your Service” In Service to God and Others Summary: In today's message, we learn that we have been called to a true freedom in Christ that sets us free from the power of sin. We can choose to use this freedom to serve God and others or to “indulge” the sinful nature (living for ourselves). This is message 1 of 3 in our "Service" Series.
All Things to All Men. Whatever it takes was the Apostle Paul's attitude in winning people to Christ! In this message we look at 5 elements that are key to Paul's effective and purposeful evangelism in a letter to the Corinthian Church.
All Things to All Men. Whatever it takes was the Apostle Paul's attitude in winning people to Christ! In this message we look at 5 elements that are key to Paul's effective and purposeful evangelism in a letter to the Corinthian Church.
"The Purpose of The Church," or the five fold purpose of the church. In today's message, we learn about the five fold purpose Jesus gave to the church taken from the great commission and the great commandment. By following the purpose given to the church we can keep from being involved in good things and stay on track with the real mission of the church. This is message 3 of 6 in our series entitled, "Evangelism: Sharing good news!"
"Ambassadors." How to Represent our King in the World He Loves to Death. It's Part 4 of 6 in our evangelism series. In Today's message: God calls us ambassadors. So what are we supposed to do as ambassadors? This morning we'll look at a few points that will help us see what our ministry as ambassadors is to be.
Today's message is entitled "Ambassadors." How to Represent our King in the World He Loves to Death. It's Part 4 of 6 in our evangelism series. (Sorry for the typo.) In Today's message: God calls us ambassadors. So what are we supposed to do as ambassadors? This morning we'll look at a few points that will help us see what our ministry as ambassadors is to be.
"The Purpose of The Church," or the five fold purpose of the church. In today's message, we learn about the five fold purpose Jesus gave to the church taken from ?the great commission? and ?the great commandment?. By following the purpose given to the church we can keep from being involved in ?good things? and stay on track with the real mission of the church. This is message 3 of 6 in our series entitled, "Evangelism: Sharing good news!"
"Witness to the World" We have received power to be a witness to our world -Evangelism Series Part 2 of 6 In today's message, we learn the need for us to be a witness to our world. Being a witness involves what we say and how we live. Through the Holy Spirit we receive power to live in a way that declares the truth of who God is and of His power to change lives.
"Witness to the World" We have received power to be a witness to our world -Evangelism Series Part 2 of 6 In today's message, we learn the need for us to be a witness to our world. Being a witness involves what we say and how we live. Through the Holy Spirit we receive power to live in a way that declares the truth of who God is and of His power to change lives.
HCF Message for Sunday, June 14, 2009. “Taming the Tongue” Learning how to control the tongue. Christian Living Series 6 of 7. In today’s message, we learn about the power the tongue has to bring life or death and how to bring the tongue under control. This control comes not from self discipline but change at the source – our heart. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Visit us online at: http://HCFinTouch.com
HCF Message for Sunday, June 14, 2009. “Taming the Tongue” Learning how to control the tongue. Christian Living Series 6 of 7. In today’s message, we learn about the power the tongue has to bring life or death and how to bring the tongue under control. This control comes not from self discipline but change at the source – our heart. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Visit us online at: http://HCFinTouch.com
[AUDIO-VERSION] Living a life of Purity - Imperfect People Making Perfect Decisions. Christian Living Series 5 of 7. In Today's message we discuss Purity from the Biblical account of the life of Joseph. He overcame many obstacles in his life by sticking to the plan that God had given him for his life. We also look at what the bible says regarding sexual purity. We can flee sexual temptation by sticking to Gods plan for our lives! Visit us online at: http://HCFinTouch.com
HCF Message for Sunday, June 07, 2009. "Living A Life of Purity" Imperfect People Making Perfect Decisions. Christian Living Series 5 of 7. In Today’s message we discuss Purity from the Biblical account of the life of Joseph. He overcame many obstacles in his life by sticking to the plan that God had given him for his life. We also look at what the bible says regarding sexual purity. We can flee sexual temptation by sticking to Gods plan for our lives! Visit us online at: http://HCFinTouch.com
HCF Message for Sunday, May 31, 2009. "Taking on Temptation." Christian Living Series Part 4 of 5. Visit us on the web at: http://HCFinTouch.com "Taking on Temptation." Equipping you with tools to fight against temptation. Christian Living Series 4 of 7. In today's message, we learn how to recognize the many different forms that temptation comes in & how to overcome it using God's word. We also talk about David & the entanglement he got himself into with the temptation he gave into.
Our Childrens Church ministry carries a clear and strong 4-way focus on nurturing relationships; 1. Relationships with other children. 2. Relationships with the adult teaching staff. 3. Relationships with their family. 4. Most importantly, their relationship with God. The Bible is woven through all lessons and classroom activities in an age appropriate way.