HCF Sermons

Jesus has words for the “city of brotherly love” that teach them the will of God, guide them through the trial of God, and promise the reward of God. Sunday will reveal an inspiring message about facing God’s challenges while knowing that God’s will is perfect, and His reward is worth the trial of a lifetime.

Over the last 50 years, many of us have watched the death of powerful, mega-church ministries, while other smaller churches continued to live and thrive. Does a successful church take more than a large property, big crowds, full bankrolls, powers speakers and talented music? Let’s explore why some churches die while others thrive.

The Church of Thyatira was being pressured by outward forces and yet attacked from within by (the prophecies of) a certain influencer. This tolerant voice played a pivotal role between the hard realities of the pagan culture and the core truths of their faith. Is all tolerance sinful? Not necessarily. But Jesus reveals that some forms of tolerance are completely intolerable to Him. In a time when "tolerance" has been all the buzz, what should we tolerate and not tolerate as Christians?

Jesus has unflinching words for his enemies and empowers his followers to go on the offensive and conquer the enemies of the kingdom. Sunday’s teaching will reveal a hidden source of unfailing power and a new identity for all of God’s beloved children.

We all want to be faithful to God, especially if things get worse for the Church in America. God has given us the Christians in Smyrna as our examples. Let’s take a deeper dive into their faith.

Churches can be great places for teaching, missions, worship and ministry, but without loving Jesus as the foremost priority, we will most certainly drift away.

In this jarring picture of Jesus, He reveals Himself as prophet, priest and king. He reveals Himself to John in order to comfort, alert, and give a fuller understanding of his message to the churches. A picture like this not only makes sense of His message to the churches in revelation, but helps us to more fully understand who He was prophesied to be, truly is right now, and will be in the near future when He comes again. Let's become all that we were meant to be in light of who we understand Him to be!

God is sovereign! So, why would a good God allow evil? That’s a very good question, and asked by many in our world today. Let’s take a Sunday to explore the answer.

We live in a chaotic world full of threats and uncertainties, and if anyone should be calm in the storms of life, it should be the born-again, Bible-believing Christian. Why? Because we believe in the Sovereignty of God. But what exactly does that mean?

Rest appeals to every human being on the planet, and our planet was created to be restful. But nature cannot provide the rest we long for. True rest is found in nature’s Creator.