Worship Service for Jan. 3
Posted by The Pastor on January 5, 2010
Here is the stream of this week’s worship service. I preached on How to Win Over Sin.
Christmas Cantata
Posted by The Pastor on December 31, 2009
Here is the Streaming video of the High Peak Baptist Church’s Christmas Cantata.
Children’s Christmas Program
Posted by The Pastor on December 17, 2009
Here is the streaming video of the Children’s Christmas Program. They did some music at the very beginning and then after congregational carols were sung they did their play – a very cute story about the animal’s view of the birth of Jesus. After the video are some announcements about upcoming Christmas celebrations at High Peak.
This Sunday
This Sunday morning will be the next message in our 12 Ways of Christmas, based on David Jeremiah’s book. Then in the evening, the adult choir will present the Christmas Cantata – a moving message of hope for hurting people at Christmas time with some beautiful music including solos by Harrison Abernathy, Cierra Stamey and Jimmy Stamey. Drama videos are from MERGE – our drama Team. We hope you can come. There will be a preview of the Cantata in the morning service.
Christmas Eve
At 6:00 pm there will be a candlelight communion worship service. Come and bring your family for a meaningful time of worship and renewal.
Stream of Sunday’s Worship Service
Posted by The Pastor on December 9, 2009
Here is the stream of last Sunday’s worship service. The sermon was part of the series on David Jeremiah’s book The 12 Ways of Christmas. This week’s ways were Charity and Giving.
Wednesday Night will be on Humility.
Manhattan Declaration
Posted by The Pastor on December 3, 2009
The Manhattan Declaration is a document created by three Christian leaders to address the cultural issues of marriage, sanctity of life, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty. You can read it at the declaration’s web site (see link above). It also has a place where you can sign it yourself. One of our church members has signed it and requested that a link to it be placed here.
I am agreeing to do so, but I have not yet signed it myself [See update below] because of the reasons stated by John MacArthur in his post about it. That is not to say that I will not, nor am I recommending that others NOT sign it. I just have not made up my mind and will prayerfully consider it.
Of course I agree with the basic ideas involved.
- I support the sanctity of life and oppose abortion in cases except when a mother would without a doubt lose her life unless she aborted her child. I also vehemently oppose “euthanasia” one of the most contradictory names one could find for the ghoulish choice to commit suicide of murder as a “act of mercy”
- I believe marriage is only biblical if it is between two adults who are of the opposite gender. I go further and say that only a believer in Jesus Christ can have a truly Biblical marriage.
- I am also opposed to the attempts by our governments, both local, state and federal, in limiting our free exercise of religion and forcing us to fund activities that we find to be repugnant such as abortion, euthanasia and same sex marriage
Since those are the three basic ideas behind the Manhattan Declaration, why not jump on board and sign.
My concerns are with two things. As John MacArthur says, the declaration makes the differences between evangelical Christians and other Christian groups seem insignificant. He also has a concern that it does not define the primary tool for combating the problems addressed as the Gospel. And finally, my concern is that implies civil disobedience as a reasonable tool to combat these problems. This might be a violation of the very things I have been teaching in 1 Peter on Sunday nights which say we are to be a witness by submitting to government authority even when it is oppressive.
Again, I am not saying that John MacArthur is right or that the Manhattan Declaration does in fact violate 1 Peter 2, but I am prayerfully considering it. Until I have clear conscience from God about this matter I am going to wait.
You may want to follow the example of some respected church leaders like Danny Akin, Randy Alcorn, Chuck Colson, James Dobson, just to name a few. To be in a group in disagreement with these fine men makes me uncomfortable. Just as it makes me uncomfortable to disagree with another man I fully respect – John MacArthur.
Read it and sign it if you will. If you disagree with anything I’ve written here, let me know.
UPDATE: I have chosen to sign the declaration for the reasons below…
1. My greatest concern was that saying that I will not submit to government authority on the three issues outlined would be a violation of the biblical mandates in places like 1 Peter 2 (see link above). However, one can still submit to government authority by peacefully going to jail if you are arrested for violating a law of conscience. If the government passed a law saying I could not teach that marriage was between one man and one woman, then I would have to teach that. I have to teach the truths of scripture. And when the local authorities come to arrest me I would put my hands out and peacefully go. In so doing I would submit.
2. The concern that John MacArthur has is a real one. But I think it is time for all people who agree on these issues to stand up and be counted even if we disagree on our soteriology. So I will stand with my friends and fellow citizens who oppose abortion regardless of whether I believe the understand the correct teachings on how to go to heaven. Maybe it would give us a chance to discuss those views and I could win some for grace and it’s author Christ.
I still think more focus should be on the power of the Gospel and more effort placed on a call to getting our fellow believers out of the pews and into the streets to change the world the way Christ intended and his disciples did in their generation. We need a Great Commission Resurgence. And I went to the web site (click the previous link) and signed that commitment to pray without hesitation. And I have personally been praying for the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into the fields every night at 10:02 pm for Luke 10:2. I appeal to you to do the same. I have also renewed my commitment to be a witness and have done so with great personal renewal and revival.
Worship Service Stream
Posted by The Pastor on November 30, 2009
Here is Nov. 29, 2009 worship service stream. The sermon was the last in a four part sermon series entitled “The Christmases Before Christmas” about OT stories where God appeared in human form. This week was about Jacob wrestling with God in Genesis 32.
Sunday’s Worship Service Stream
Posted by The Pastor on November 23, 2009
Here is our Stream from last Sunday’s worship service.
The sermon was the third in a series entitled “The Christmases Before Christmas” about the Lord coming to predict Isaac’s birth to Abraham and how God can come into our lives to help build our faith when we need Him so badly.
Watch the Game This Thursday
Posted by The Pastor on November 17, 2009
Our Football parties are back this Thursday at 8:00 in the Fellowship Hall. Come watch the game with us. We will have it on the big screen with satellite feed from the NFL Network.
Bring yourself, friends and any snacks you want to eat/drink.
Stream of Worship Service
Posted by The Pastor on November 16, 2009
Here is the live stream of the Sunday Morning worship service at High Peak Baptist Church for 11-15-2009. The message was the second in a series of messages on Christmas Before Christmas – the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from Daniel 3.
Sunday – Nov. 1
Posted by The Pastor on November 1, 2009
Here is our worship service for Sunday Nov. 1.
