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Well-pleased!

Dear Church Family, In the sermon on Christmas Eve, we considered Jesus’ Person from Luke 3:21-22 – specifically, how in His baptism, it is revealed that Jesus is both fully God and fully man. We saw how the declaration which God the Father speaks from heaven to Jesus at His

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Christmas Weekend Services.

Dear Church Family, Here is the information for our services and sermons this weekend, on Christmas Eve and Sunday morning at Hill Country Church (PCA). Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Who: All are invited to join us in celebrating the incarnation and birth of our Lord Jesus Christ (Children are welcome

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Exhortations of Gospel Preaching

Dear Church Family, In our Christmas sermon series from the Gospel according to Luke, we’ve looked at Mary’s Praise and Zacharias’ Prophecy. Here is our schedule of sermons: December 5     Mary’s Praise (Luke 1:46-55)December 12   Zacharias’ Prophecy (Luke 1:67-79)December 19   John’s Preaching (Luke 3:7-18)December 24   Jesus’ Person (Luke 3:21-22)December 26  

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Deac Committee

Dear Church Family, A couple of months ago in September of this year, we began the second of three phases of our plan to work toward becoming an established (or particular church) with our own local body of elder. We’re calling this second phase, “Building Infrastructure.” A volunteer survey was

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The Bread of Life

Dear Church Family, Over the years, I have received questions about the kind of bread that ought to be used in communion. Specifically, should the bread that we use be leavened or unleavened? By way of a brief explanation, it should be noted that whether the bread in the Lord’s

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I Observe that You are Religious in All Respects

Dear Church Family, In Sunday school this past week, we were discussing how pagans have sought to divine the will of God as recorded in Scripture. One of those uses was “teraphim.” This Hebrew word is usually translated in the Bible as “household idols” or “household gods” (e.g., Genesis 31:19; 2

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Remembering 9/11 & the Sovereignty of God

Dear Church Family, Dear Church Family, Remembering 9/11 This past weekend marked the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It’s one of those days in the history of our country of which people ask, “Where were you when it happened?” For me, I was a chaplain

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Seeking Wisdom: God’s Program of Guidance

Dear Church Family, This coming Sunday, September 12th, at 9:15 am, we begin a new Sunday school series entitled, “Seeking Wisdom: God’s Program of Guidance.” I hope you will join us for this informative study as we learn important principles for biblical decision-making. This study will be of benefit to

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Phase Two: Building Infrastructure

Dear Church Family, Earlier this year, I shared with you the general framework for our church-planting strategy at Hill Country Church (PCA). Basically, this strategy is a plan for a path to move from a “mission church” to a “particularized church” and is comprised of three phases: establishing membership, building

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The Spittle of Christ

Dear Church Family, Earlier this week, elders of our church visited an ill member of our congregation, anointing him with oil and praying that the Lord would heal him. Some may wonder about this practice. What’s the purpose? Is it biblical? How is this practice different from the Roman Catholic

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