Strength in God

What happens when the bottom drops out of your life? When you experience a great calamity like the loss of your home through a fire or a flood? Or suffer…

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A Little History of Epiphany

Epiphany (Greek) means "manifestation" or "striking appearance." Theophany (Ancient Greek) means a "vision of God." Epiphany is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as…

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Sacrament of Communion

A sacrament is a finite, physical, visible mediator of the sacred, a means whereby the sacred becomes present to us. A sacrament is a vehicle or vessel of the sacred.…

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Getting Ready For Rally Day 2014

I hope everyone is having a great summer! Are you ready for Rally Day 2014 on Sunday, September 7? Traditionally at HPCUMC it’s the first Sunday after Labor Day that…

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Making and Multiplying

Sermons, talks, and books on discipleship usually give a basic definition of a disciple as a "learner." However, I think the New Testament gives us a more thrilling and dynamic…

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