{January 26, 2020}

Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY   All Things New By Christina Marie Mitchell Today was a lot. It involved quite a lot of feeling. A lot of happiness, a lot of sadness. A lot of smiling, a lot of tears. And feeling the feelings publicly has never been my thing....

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{January 19, 2019}

Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY   First Things First: First Followers By Grant Houske Listening to the service today took me back to a time to in high school.  The theme seems to be universal when it comes to friendships between people just as it was back in Jesus’ day....

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{January 12, 2020}

Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY   First Things First: Rites of Passage By Adam Pontier We may not have many large, formal rites of passage in our current culture, but we still pass them. Reflecting on my own life, I can think of several experiences that could be considered a...

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{January 5, 2020}

Heartland Community Church THE JOURNEY   First Things First: Hope Is Here By Bill McMurtrey According to Mr. Webster’s "Big Book of Words" (the dictionary) HOPEtranslates as this:  1: To cherish a desire with anticipation; To want something to happen or be true 2: To expect with confidence; Trust Trust is the...

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{December 29, 2019}

Heartland Community Church December 29, 2019 – January 3, 2020   Let There Be Light: Finding Jesus on the Road By Debbie Kirk Story books are always at the top of my gift list for the kiddos at Christmas. This year I discovered some that I hoped they would love...

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{December 22, 2019}

Heartland Community Church December 22 – 27, 2019   Let There Be Light: The Whisper of Christmas By Rhonda Stock I gave birth to my first child over 35 years ago. It was not an easy birth. Big baby, small mother, an epidural that was a little too effective and...

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{December 15, 2019}

Heartland Community Church December 15 – 20, 2019   Let There Be Light: Light Breaking Through By Christina Marie Mitchell It’s such a beautiful and timely reminder that Jesus is the light of the world. That, in him, we will always have a glimmer of light — no matter how...

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{December 8, 2019}

Heartland Community Church December 8 – 13, 2019   Let There Be Light: Do You Want To Get Well? By Brooke Hodnefield It was January, six years ago, that I boarded a plane from Kansas City to visit my best friend. She was living in North Carolina, as her husband...

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{December 1, 2019}

Heartland Community Church December 1 – 6, 2019   Let There Be Light: You Shine By Sheree Lutz Today marks the first Sunday of the Advent Christmas season! Advent consists of the four Sundays leading to December 25 and Christmas Day. Candles are lit, Bible verses are read, and songs...

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{November 24, 2019}

Heartland Community Church November 24 – 29, 2019   Threshold: Celebrations By Christina Marie Mitchell Being grateful. Being thankful. This is obviously the time of year when I am supposed to be thankful, I’m supposed to express my immense gratitude for all that I’ve received, been blessed with, etc. And...

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