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Romans chapter 9 - it’s not about predestination anymore!!! It’s about Jesus taking on the purpose of Israel, fulfilling the promises if God, and furthering God’s plan on earth

An honest discussion of honestly that honestly we need right now!  

Realizing that there is always more going on inside of us, deeper thirsts, deeper waters, we can connect more with ourselves and with others. God is the Searcher of Hearts Psalm 139

Finding the places where we can begin to connect with people. Even people we are having a hard time with Even enemies Christ is there waiting for us!    

From groaning to glory - a look at the hope of God’s presence in our lives A recap of of Wednesday night Bible Study on Romans This episode looks at chapter 8, verses 18-39

Jesus and the woman at the well from John chapter 4 helps us understand how to have conversations with those we dislike who are different from us. This message is the intro to a series on Uncommon Decency where we will learn to rediscover the common values of decency, kindness, and respect for all people. In this climate of hatred and vitriol we need so much to follow the way of Jesus, the way of...

The first half of Romans chapter 8 One of greatest chapters in Bible! This episode covers verses 1-17

A message on the good news of God's grace from Ephesians 2:1-10  

Christy Page delivers a clear and compelling message on Micah 6:8 God's blueprint for lives as summarized by Micah is to Do Justice, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly. Following the teaching and ways of Jesus, we can learn to live a life that promotes peace  and goodness in the world.  Tolkien, when writing about hobbits, gives us a literary example of lived out humility in a world of evil   Thank you fo...

Romans Recap Ep. 8 Chapter 7 - The Struggle is Real

Dead to sin Alive in Christ Romans chapter 6

Looking a Goodness through the words and life of Jesus Text is Luke 11:1-13  Jesus teaching on prayer and the character of God as a good Father  

Hope in suffering Peace with God Grace of Jesus

HCC worship leader Alissa Watson brings a powerful word about dealing with Anger.  In a thoughtful and precise way, Alissa helps us acknowledge, understand, and process our anger in an emotionally and spiritually healthy way.  Listen, like, and share! #loveallserveallwelcomeall  

Pastor Phil answers random questions from the audience!  

Chapter 4 of Romans gives us Abraham as an example and the “father” of our faith Abe believed God’s word and was declared righteous. Faith makes us right in God’s eyes Faith is trusting God to do what God said Faith brings everyone in the world into God’s Love All of this is only done through Jesus Christ, the very presence of God’s love in the world and in our lives

God’s righteouness is given to us through the faith OF Jesus Christ. God takes care of our sin, because God is faithful to God’s promises Our faith then is in Jesus Christ who does for us what we could not do for ourselves Text: Romans 3:9-31

The birthday of the church is Pentecost Sunday when the disciples first received the Holy Spirit.  Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit as a helper, comforter, advocate and guide.  Jesus had more to say, but didn't.  The Spirit of Truth was promised to guide us into all truth.  The Holy Spirit is still speaking to us the words of Jesus - both what Jesus said and taught, and what Jesus still...

Pastor Phil recaps our Wednesday night Bible study through the book of Romans Episode 3 covers Romans 2:17-3:8 In this session we talk about how we should follow God with our heart and actions, not just our words and rely on our labeled identity.  We also talk about how God is always faithful to His promises and his words, both for Jews and for everyone else! Resources: NT Wright - Romans for Ever...

Pastor Phil recaps our Wednesday night Bible study through the book of Romans Episode 2 covers Romans 1:18-2:16 This session covers the controversial passage on homosexuality.  There is growing evidence to revaluate this passage in light of the Roman culture and our new understandings about orientation and gender. Hartford City Church respects all people regardless of their interpretation of this...

As part of our series, Jesus' Fruit, we are taking a look at how Jesus exemplifies the fruit of the Spirit. This week we talk about how Jesus is and shows us what the Greatest Love of All looks like. We hope you are encouraged and inspired by this message!

Not like the world's peace!  When we understand more about the concept of Shalom, we are reading to listen to the words of Jesus, and let Christ's Peace (Shalom) rule in our hearts Thank you for listening and supporting our ministry  

Jesus took care of his humanity by spending time in creation, with the Creator and by creating.   Take a listen to this insightful message from Christy Page ~