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Not Only With Words…

Which is more important – words or actions? The old saying “action speaks louder than words” come to mind? How about the gospel itself…I mean you can do all the good deeds in the world, but the gospel is a message…so at some point you will have to speak. So

Time to Jump In!

There comes a time when action is required. Prayer is the critical first step, but eventually…action is required. We have had some really exciting things happening with the Highlands Bible Church lately, some people even feeling God’s leading so strongly that they are considering moving to attend the Highlands Campus

So…What’s an Informational Meeting?

It sounds so corporate and boring – “Informational Meeting.”  Leaves a bad taste in your mouth like burnt coffee.  OK, perhaps not quite that bad.  An Informational Meeting is where we can do a bunch of non-corporate, non-burnt coffee things. Like… Cast the Vision.  What is the vision of the

A Historical Message

If you’ve been reading this blog more than 90 seconds, hopefully you have realized that we are really big on the gospel.  “Gospel centrality” is one of our core, non-negotiable values.  Darrin Patrick in his helpful book, Church Planter speaks of the gospel being a historical message.  When some people

Prepare for Take Off

If you’ve flown anywhere, those are good words.  It means the plane will soon head down the runway at (hopefully) high speed, take off, and fly you to your destination. Last night, the take off of Highlands Bible Church was overwhelmingly approved.  HBC will be the Vernon, NJ campus of the

Getting Ready to Launch

This past Monday, we held an Informational Meeting and by God’s grace we had 14 people commit to being part of the Launch Team for Highlands Bible Church! The team is being built and it is so exciting to see the beginning of things coming together. When we talk about