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Mission Endeavors

I recently was asked about missionaries that we support at Highlands. As part of Green Pond Bible Chapel, we support many missionaries both domestically and internationally in support of our main purpose of bringing glory to God by making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ. Currently, we support 24 domestic

Small Groups?

A month under our belt by the grace of God!  We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting together on Sunday mornings for corporate worship and gathering.  Sunday’s are my favorite day of the week! But still…I see people that I only get to talk to for maybe a few moments 1 day

A New Church Needs Godly Leaders – Titus

This past Sunday, we took some time to look at God’s Word in Titus 1:5-9, specifically regarding the need for a new church to have Godly leaders.  Let’s all enjoy a summary together, shall we? “This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained

Biblical Contentment

This has been a week of major progress for pre-launch. We ordered tons more stuff. Kids ministry people have been on a tear. We’ve got a plan for welcome and traffic flow. We’ve got outside signage to direct people to our door. We are printing invitation cards for distribution. We

Sowing and Reaping

I suppose it’s sort of an obvious metaphor, but it’s called church “planting” for a reason. We don’t simply decide to start a church – we have to plant one.  We start with small seeds in good soil, work the ground tirelessly, pray for growth, and…little by little a church

Pause for the Why

What a great meeting we had this past Friday! We saw some new faces from the Vernon area coming out and joining the mission.  The Big Mo (Momentum) is alive and well and excitement continues to build. I don’t want to sound trippy, but there is a really energy that

One Anothers – Part 5!

Believe it or not, we have reached the end of our journey into the One Anothers!  It has certainly not been an exhaustive study, but we have been diligent and the Lord has used it to convict us, and unify us, as we move forward by His grace to plant

One Anothers – Part 1

Every once in a while in the Bible you will come across a “one another.” You know, one of those commands that instructs us how to relate to one another. As we grow in community with each other, we look to “one another” each other. (Yes, I’m fully aware of

Evangelism = Church Plant Lifeblood

A church isn’t a building, it is people. People are in relationships with each other.  In order for a church to grow, people need to be in relationships with other people – intentional “evangelistic” relationships.  A great definition of evangelism that Mack Stiles offers in his book — “teaching the gospel

Seeking the Welfare of the City…

I’m pretty sure most every Christian knows Jeremiah 29:11… “I know the plans I have for you…” It’s almost always misquoted and taken out of context. It’s not about us. It’s about Israel. It applies to us in a way – thru Jesus. But what is happening to Israel at this