From The Pastor 03.01.10
03/02/10
Dr. John Brock
Welcome to March! I believe this month has the potential to be a new beginning for the Highland Family. For the last two weeks, we've been talking about The Power of One. We have one Lord, one love and one life. This year, I'm praying that - if nothing else happens - the Holy Spirit will light a fire in each of us that will burn with a "white-hot" love for our Savior.
From The Pastor 02.01.10
02/01/10
In the month of February, you will begin hearing us talk about “the power of one.” That phrase will be our theme for the remainder of 2010. We will be explaining it to you and calling you to embrace it as February unfolds. For now, let me just say this, “never underestimate THE POWER OF ONE.” I covet your prayers as I travel to the African nation of Botswana on February 4. I am going with Dr. Terry Herald, Executive Pastor at Whitesburg Baptist, and Dr. Phil Roberts, President of Mid-western Baptist Theological Seminary. Although I will be preaching on that Sunday, this is primarily a vision trip to explore some strategic ministry opportunities and – hopefully – establish a longterm partnership. We will be examining two needs that exist in Botswana – establishing theological education for their pastors and helping a church in the capital city establish an ongoing sports and recreation ministry. Please pray for safety in travel and for our efforts to be productive for the Kingdom.
From The Pastor 01.01.10
01/01/10
Dr. John Brock
January means the beginning of 2010. As we enter a brand new year, my prayer is that this will be a year of great forward momentum for us. I am praying that we will grow and change, stretch and reach, and rise to meet every challenge the Lord sets before us in this New Year. Easter Sunday is April 4. I mention that to you now - three months out - because we are already praying and planning for it to be the greatest harvest day we've had in a long time. If you were here the night Bro. Sammy preached in July, you heard him talk about GPS - God's Plan for Sharing.
The Trinity Explained
08/12/09
Dr. John Brock
In preparing for our Questions series, we got some questions that I wanted to avoid like the proverbial head-cold. There weren’t many I wanted to avoid more than I wanted to dodge this one. It is very hard to comprehend the Trinity, how do you explain to your child that Jesus and God are one, but Jesus sits on the right hand of God? Don’t you people have any easy questions on your mind? Couldn’t you have asked about the transubstantiation / consubstantiation views of the Lord’s Supper? It would have been easier than this one. In fact, my first response when I read it was, “good luck with that – let me know how it turns out.” However, I’ve made a commitment and a conscious effort not to avoid the tough questions so here goes.
Does the Bible seem to contradict itself in regard to women?
08/05/09
Dr. John Brock
Thank you for coming back to read this “Questions” blog and for your patience with the pastor who has been quite inconsistent in writing new entries. Today, I want to answer a cluster of questions. Here they are exactly as submitted: “Why does the Bible seem to contradict itself in regard to women? We are told that women are equal partners, and that there is no man or woman in God's eyes, but still women were not allowed to speak at meetings, they are required to submit to their husbands, must wear head coverings to show their submission, must not wear jewelry or have fancy clothes or hair. At the same time, Jesus spent a good amount of time with women during his ministry on earth (are they apostles too), Phoebe was a deacon (Rom 16:1), the church met in Nympha's house (Colossians 4:15) etc.”
"Who has the authority to baptize new members in our church?"
06/22/09
Dr. John Brock
Thank you for your response to the first installment of the “Questions” series and the first blog. I’m sorry to be so late in the week posting this second installment, but with Vacation Bible School and some other distractions last week, it was difficult to get everything done. Well, here is the question of the day exactly as it was submitted (with minor corrections – I can’t help myself – I’m married to an English teacher).
"What ever happened to the good old foot stomping music?"
06/11/09
Dr. John Brock
Welcome to the new “Questions” blog. This summer, I am preaching a series of messages designed to answer questions about God, the Bible, Christianity, the church, or how any of those things connect with the issues of the day. The good news is that our congregation submitted many excellent questions in the weeks leading up to the start of the series and I am grateful for their participation in the process. The bad news is they submitted more questions than we have Sundays to answer them. So, the idea behind this blog is to answer some of them that won’t make it into a Sunday morning sermon.
