In our evangelism we are too quick to assume that people are starting from a similar point as where we ourselves are. This is problematic if we are then unwilling to ask questions to grow to understand why they believe what they believe and how the gospel speaks directly to their lives. Listen in for some helpful teaching on checking the context of the people we are interacting with.

Our first step in sharing the gospel with others is to actually know, believe, and love the gospel and allowing that to overflow into our lives. If we do not start here, then we will ultimately fail to boldly proclaim the gospel to those who are lost. Once we grasp this, then we are able to move on to be faithful evangelists.

We are called to remember and rejoice over the things that God has done. We are also called to confess where we have fallen short and to plan how to better honor God in our future. This week we did all of these at PHBC and sought to unite around a shared goal: to glorify Christ!

(This sermon was originally delivered on January 28, 2024.)

In Matthew 9, Jesus tells his disciples to pray earnestly that God would send laborers into the harvest, but does there come a point when, instead of praying for laborers, it becomes necessary that we pray for labor instead?

This sermon was originally preached on January 7, 2024.

This sermon was originally preached on December 31, 2023.

In this short sermon, we are encouraged to go and love others as God has shown His love for us.

We use the word joy a lot, especially around the season of Advent, but far too often we confuse joy with happiness. What does it really mean to have joy, particularly as Christians?

This week we lit the Advent Candle of Peace and studied how our peace with God was brought through the suffering of Christ.