Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY ROOTED: Encountering God In Lament By Meghan Hemenway Last night I hosted a small birthday party for my 10-year-old and a 4-year-old who is part of our “Quaranteam.” We adults had jokingly said my son and his buddy’s Paw Patrol loving little sister should...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY ROOTED: Encountering God’s Creativity By Bill McMurtrey What a story the teaching began with today! (If you missed it, you can watch or listen HERE.) Ouuuuchhh! Poor Grandpa! Pelted in the head by balls of ice?! Unfortunately, I can relate, to the tune of needing...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY ROOTED: Encountering God’s Power By Debbie Kirk There is nothing new under the sun, but these days sure feel different, to say the least. One thing we know for sure is that they are not catching God by surprise, they are all part of...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY ROOTED: Encountering God Through Psalms By Rhonda Stock Blessed. The first word of the first chapter of the book of Psalms in the King James Version. Blessed. The Amplified Version defines blessed as “fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God.” Psalm 1 is really a...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY REVOLUTIONARY: Along The Way By Meghan Hemenway Middle school to me is the picture of a waiting period. You are no longer a little kid, but you are not quite ready for the halls of a high school so you get put into...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY REVOLUTIONARY: Endurance By Lisa Zulke My word of the year for 2020, discovered through prayer and journaling in December 2019, is endurance. Nobody can tell me God doesn’t have a sense of humor, in hindsight. But also, an incredible desire to prepare us....
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY REVOLUTIONARY: Letters of Courage By Sherèe Lutz Our scripture for this week covers a lot of ground—geographically and narratively. But I hope to put on the brakes, zeroing in on a very important few verses that could be easily overlooked. They fly by...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY REVOLUTIONARY: Holy Spirit By Marnie Vasquez Shibu’s simple recipe for a revolutionary. You must have an active belief that God the Father: loves you (luke 15) has sent Jesus the Son to save you (john 3:16) has sent Holy Spirit in the name...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY REVOLUTIONARY: The Jesus First Life By Bill McMurtrey Jesus is everywhere. All day, every day. His works, His miracles and His glory are ever present. He never leaves us, so the question then becomes why do we leave him? Do we simply attend church...
Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY Resilient: Boldness By Debbie Kirk Paul was experiencing a wide range of emotions during his visit to Athens. He was distressed, disappointed and discouraged at what he saw as he observed their city. But instead of defeating him, it gave him a boldness of...