This Sunday we will be journeying to Athens! Well, not literally, but we will be looking at Paul's journey to Athens in Acts 17:16-34. What we're going to discover is that ancient Athens looks a whole lot like our world today. Seeing how Paul communicated the Gospel in Athens is helpful to us for reaching our present culture. By the way, Paul in Athens is the theme of our Vacation Bible School which begins Monday, June 24th. There's still time for you to be involved in this tremendous ministry to the children and families of our community. You can encourage your friends to register their children online at hbcdenham.org
See you Sunday for life-changing worship as we exalt our God who is worthy of worship!
"For His Glory!"
Pastor Joe
Acts 17:16-34, New International Version (NIV)
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.”
21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”
33 At that, Paul left the Council.
34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Praise for Our Food Bank Ministry!
This past Wednesday (June 5th) Hebron’s Food Bank kicked off an exciting new partnership with the Baton Rouge Food Bank. What an amazing blessing to see so many of our people helping out, from youth to our senior adults. Our men picked up nearly 3,000 pounds of food, and we served over 100 people. One of the remarkable things to note was the diversity of kinds of ministry that were all going on at once. We had people greeting and working the registration process, stocking food, praying and counseling with people, distributing clothing, and there was even a Bible study for the children who came. Church, you are to be commended and I’m very proud to be your Pastor! Meeting needs and sharing Christ is the church being the church! To God be the glory!
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013 Sermon Text (Acts 9:36-43)
Following is the text for Sunday, May 12, 2013:
Acts 9:36-43, HCSB
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.
37 In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”
39 So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.
41 He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43 And Peter stayed on many days in Joppa with Simon, a leather tanner.
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Acts 9:36-43, HCSB
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.
37 In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”
39 So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.
41 He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43 And Peter stayed on many days in Joppa with Simon, a leather tanner.
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Monday, April 29, 2013
This Week at Hebron!
Hebron Baptist Church Homecoming
Sunday, May 5, 2013
9:15 a.m. Bible Study
10:30 a.m. Combined Worship in the Sanctuary
Dinner on the Grounds to Follow Service
Please bring enough food for your family and to share.
Hebron Blood Drive
Sunday, May 5 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sign up in the church foyer or online at www.bloodhero.com Enter sponsor code: HEBRONBC
"Pure Water, Pure Love" is a ministry that our WMU is sponsoring to assist our missionaries with clean drinking water. Bring your empty water bottles filled with your change this Sunday, May 5th.
Parent/Child Dedication will be held on Mother's Day, May 12th. If you would like to participate in this dedication, please call the church office at 665-6278 by May 7th.
"Unglued," Ladies Spring Bible Study begins May 6th. To sign up or for more information, call the church office or email Fallon Heintz at Lfkheintz@hotmail.com
See you Sunday for a great day of worship!
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Sunday, May 5, 2013
9:15 a.m. Bible Study
10:30 a.m. Combined Worship in the Sanctuary
Dinner on the Grounds to Follow Service
Please bring enough food for your family and to share.
Hebron Blood Drive
Sunday, May 5 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sign up in the church foyer or online at www.bloodhero.com Enter sponsor code: HEBRONBC
"Pure Water, Pure Love" is a ministry that our WMU is sponsoring to assist our missionaries with clean drinking water. Bring your empty water bottles filled with your change this Sunday, May 5th.
Parent/Child Dedication will be held on Mother's Day, May 12th. If you would like to participate in this dedication, please call the church office at 665-6278 by May 7th.
"Unglued," Ladies Spring Bible Study begins May 6th. To sign up or for more information, call the church office or email Fallon Heintz at Lfkheintz@hotmail.com
See you Sunday for a great day of worship!
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Monday, April 8, 2013
Hebron Happenings This Week!
Amy Morrow, Missionary to Zambia will be sharing with us in both morning worship services this Sunday, April 14th. Tom and Amy Morrow founded and operate the Kazembe Orphanage and will be providing some exciting updates about their ministry. A mission's love offering will be received at the conclusion of both services.
Essentials for Shepherding
"And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them." Psalm 78:72
This single verse sheds light on two essentials to effective shepherding: Character and Competence. Throughout Scripture, God places a significant emphasis on the character of leaders. Effective leaders must be people of integrity. If a person fails to be a person of character, they will lose the trust of the people they are leading and their ability to shepherd will be greatly diminished. Aside from character (the core essential to shepherding), shepherds must lead competently, "with skillful hands." The Bible says that David not only was a man of integrity, but he led the people with skill, he knew what to do and how to do it. Competency in shepherding means knowing "what" to do, but also knowing the "how" and "when" of doing. Shepherds who lead with character and competence are greatly needed today.
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Essentials for Shepherding
"And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them." Psalm 78:72
This single verse sheds light on two essentials to effective shepherding: Character and Competence. Throughout Scripture, God places a significant emphasis on the character of leaders. Effective leaders must be people of integrity. If a person fails to be a person of character, they will lose the trust of the people they are leading and their ability to shepherd will be greatly diminished. Aside from character (the core essential to shepherding), shepherds must lead competently, "with skillful hands." The Bible says that David not only was a man of integrity, but he led the people with skill, he knew what to do and how to do it. Competency in shepherding means knowing "what" to do, but also knowing the "how" and "when" of doing. Shepherds who lead with character and competence are greatly needed today.
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Second Sunday of Easter, April 7, 2013
It's still Easter!
Easter Sunday is the beginning of the season, not the end. The focus of this season is Christian formation through teaching Christian doctrine and preparing God's people to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit. The focus of our Scripture readings today is that Jesus is Lord, we are called to make Him known, and we are a kingdom of priests who serve in Christ's name. As we carry out the Lord's mission, we do so in confidence knowing that Christ is coming.
See You Sunday!
For His Glory
Pastor Joe
Acts 5:27-32, NIV
27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.
28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”
29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.
31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. 32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
Revelation 1:4-8, NIV
4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Easter Sunday is the beginning of the season, not the end. The focus of this season is Christian formation through teaching Christian doctrine and preparing God's people to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit. The focus of our Scripture readings today is that Jesus is Lord, we are called to make Him known, and we are a kingdom of priests who serve in Christ's name. As we carry out the Lord's mission, we do so in confidence knowing that Christ is coming.
See You Sunday!
For His Glory
Pastor Joe
Acts 5:27-32, NIV
27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.
28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”
29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.
31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. 32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
Revelation 1:4-8, NIV
4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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