It's almost as eagerly awaited as the holiday season. It's an American phenomenon - the start of football season. And no wonder... after the long hot summer, it signals the coming of crisp Friday nights and Indian Summer Saturday afternoons. It's the gridiron and cleats. It's marching bands and pep rallies... concession stands and tailgating. It's a new semester...a new day...a new opportunity. Time to focus again.
Join us for a special Sunday Celebration and experience at The Heights Fellowship on August 23rd. It will be a great time to reconnect or to even start a new and exciting season. It's GAMEDAY THF.
It will be "wear your team's jersey day." There will be tailgating and concessions. And you never know who might show up. One thing is for sure, it won't be your normal Sunday.
Join us for the 9:01 am kickoff or for the start of the "second half" at 10:46 am. Load up your whole team and plan on being a part of GAMEDAY THF!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Summer Time
It's amazing how our culture paints itself into summer. Of course, the summer break from school prompts much of the sentiment directed at summer. But even if you don't have kids - or specifically, school-aged kids - chances are that you merge into the summer haze with vacation or other time off. Summer is vacation. It is holiday - 4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day. It's trips to the lake, the beach, and the mountains.
Most of the time, we view summer in terms of leisure. But the fact is, around the family of God, it seems that as Summer heats up, so do our calendars. The THF Youth Outfitters just finished their Summer Youth Camp. They still have Super Summer (leadership camp), mission trip, and a whole slate of weekly events coming up. The THF Children's Ministry has Vacation Bible School and XTreme Kids Kamp still to come, in addition to an already busy summer calendar. We have Men's Ministry Golf Challenge and Women's Ministry events ongoing this summer. And we haven't even talked all church fellowships, and LIFE group ministry events...
Point is, there's a lot to be a part of. There are plenty of places to explore, fit in, plant yourself, and invest. If you're already at The Heights, you know what a special place it is. If you're just introducing to The Heights, jump right in. I know there's a fit for you.
Pastor Mike
Most of the time, we view summer in terms of leisure. But the fact is, around the family of God, it seems that as Summer heats up, so do our calendars. The THF Youth Outfitters just finished their Summer Youth Camp. They still have Super Summer (leadership camp), mission trip, and a whole slate of weekly events coming up. The THF Children's Ministry has Vacation Bible School and XTreme Kids Kamp still to come, in addition to an already busy summer calendar. We have Men's Ministry Golf Challenge and Women's Ministry events ongoing this summer. And we haven't even talked all church fellowships, and LIFE group ministry events...
Point is, there's a lot to be a part of. There are plenty of places to explore, fit in, plant yourself, and invest. If you're already at The Heights, you know what a special place it is. If you're just introducing to The Heights, jump right in. I know there's a fit for you.
Pastor Mike
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
God and Fossils
There are a couple of recurrent questions I've received throughout our current series on Creation v. Evolution. They are similar in kind. 1) If creation happened as the Bible says - 6 literal days from nothing, then how do you account for the vast fossil record? and, 2) How do creationists account for the coal and oil deposits?
For a century and a half, both questions have stumped many people of faith and given evolutionists great fodder to perpetuate the message of uniformitarianistic evolution. (By the way, they're GREAT questions.)
We're looking forward to the conclusion of our series, Origin and Destiny this Sunday as we look at these and similar questions in light of the truth of the Bible. You won't want to miss it.
Hope you're there.
Pastor Mike
For a century and a half, both questions have stumped many people of faith and given evolutionists great fodder to perpetuate the message of uniformitarianistic evolution. (By the way, they're GREAT questions.)
We're looking forward to the conclusion of our series, Origin and Destiny this Sunday as we look at these and similar questions in light of the truth of the Bible. You won't want to miss it.
Hope you're there.
Pastor Mike
Friday, May 8, 2009
Take a Powder
A century ago, it was predicted that advances in technology would radically affect the time of the workforce. It was predicted that a 20-30 hour work week would be the norm, instead of the standard forty! (Oh for those kinder, gentler days of a 40 hour work week, huh!) Well, the predictions were partially right - the technology came. It just wasn't followed by increase in personal and recreational hours. We are, as a race of beings, more universally harried, harassed, hurried, and hassled than at any point in history. One wonders where it all went wrong....
Have you ever asked yourself where the division of seven days we call a week comes from? Think about it. 365 days (solar year) don't divide evenly by seven. A lunar month (30 days) doesn't divide out evenly either. There seems to be no logical or mathematical reason why - nearly universally - mankind's calendars invoke some usage of the 7-day period. It transcends times and cultures and races and religions.
Oh how well our Creator God knows us! Turns out that little seven day idiosyncracy is a great ratio of effort to rest...and from the very beginning of the existence of the universe, God wrote it into mankind's mind and heart. Be a part of celebration this Sunday as we go back to the beginning to get a grip on the day God rested.
Have you ever asked yourself where the division of seven days we call a week comes from? Think about it. 365 days (solar year) don't divide evenly by seven. A lunar month (30 days) doesn't divide out evenly either. There seems to be no logical or mathematical reason why - nearly universally - mankind's calendars invoke some usage of the 7-day period. It transcends times and cultures and races and religions.
Oh how well our Creator God knows us! Turns out that little seven day idiosyncracy is a great ratio of effort to rest...and from the very beginning of the existence of the universe, God wrote it into mankind's mind and heart. Be a part of celebration this Sunday as we go back to the beginning to get a grip on the day God rested.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Just This Week...
Origin and Destiny...it couldn't be more current. Just this week in the news, we've seen our planet celebrate Earth Day. The discovery of a new, earth-like planet in another solar system has been announced, and we've all seen the promo for the intact baby wooly mammoth fossil documentary that premieres on Sunday evening.
Where do we find meaning and application for all these things? Our relationship with our Creator, of course. I hope you'll be a part of the next installment of our Origin and Destiny series this Sunday morning as we explore the creation of man, take a stroll through the fossil record, and take home truth that can change our lives.
See you there - 9:01 and 10:46
Mike
Where do we find meaning and application for all these things? Our relationship with our Creator, of course. I hope you'll be a part of the next installment of our Origin and Destiny series this Sunday morning as we explore the creation of man, take a stroll through the fossil record, and take home truth that can change our lives.
See you there - 9:01 and 10:46
Mike
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Happy Anniversary
It came and went quietly, overshadowed by a truly remarkable Easter Celebration. This past Sunday marked the 2 year anniversary of THF in its current location. It doesn't seem that long at all...I think several of us are still tired from all those late nights.
I remain breathless as I see and hear the amazing grace of our God in action in the lives of all the attendership at THF. I revel in the new ministries that He is beginning and of the health and growth of existing ministries. Men and woment and students are awakening to a new awareness of our Creator Savior. But more than that, they are joining Him in the work that He's doing in His world. I so grateful to be a part.
Hope we get to celebrate together this weekend at THF. See you there.
Mike
I remain breathless as I see and hear the amazing grace of our God in action in the lives of all the attendership at THF. I revel in the new ministries that He is beginning and of the health and growth of existing ministries. Men and woment and students are awakening to a new awareness of our Creator Savior. But more than that, they are joining Him in the work that He's doing in His world. I so grateful to be a part.
Hope we get to celebrate together this weekend at THF. See you there.
Mike
Friday, April 10, 2009
iHope
It's not that Easter gets a bad rap...it really gets no rap! It's very overlooked, except by the candy makers and floral industry and maybe a few clothing manufacturers. It's sort of viewed as the "other" Christian holiday. I would argue that as great as Christmas is, it pales in comparison to Easter. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to diminish Christmas - and the celebration of the incarnation - in any way. Neither do I want to let Easter be overlooked.
Easter is about fulfillment. It is all about overcoming. Sin was defeated on Friday...death on Sunday. And so it signals to us the possibility, the "what-if" stuff of life. It's all about HOPE.
We have heard much in the news, of late, about businesses and economic down turns and recession. Internationally, there are threats all around us. It's really enough to make you want to quit...unless there is something else there. There is that inkling of HOPE - the stuff of "what-if." And it's rooted and grounded in Easter. We call it iHope.
Because God overcame...I - HOPE.
Let us celebrate together the UP RISING, the OVERCOMING, the VICTORY of God - iHope Weekend - this Easter Sunday. THF will amp it up with additional worship times: Thursday Night 7 pm - and Sunday Morning three times - 8:01, 9:31, and 11:01 am. iHope to see you there too.
Easter is about fulfillment. It is all about overcoming. Sin was defeated on Friday...death on Sunday. And so it signals to us the possibility, the "what-if" stuff of life. It's all about HOPE.
We have heard much in the news, of late, about businesses and economic down turns and recession. Internationally, there are threats all around us. It's really enough to make you want to quit...unless there is something else there. There is that inkling of HOPE - the stuff of "what-if." And it's rooted and grounded in Easter. We call it iHope.
Because God overcame...I - HOPE.
Let us celebrate together the UP RISING, the OVERCOMING, the VICTORY of God - iHope Weekend - this Easter Sunday. THF will amp it up with additional worship times: Thursday Night 7 pm - and Sunday Morning three times - 8:01, 9:31, and 11:01 am. iHope to see you there too.
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