Highland Gospel Mission

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you.  We will be in Ephesians 6 again today to conclude the previous message. Where has our faith gone? It appears to have been lost in the complacency of everyday life. The problem isn't the people around us. Our enemy is the demons and Satan himself, and we aren't putting on the armor of God to defend against it.  And because of...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you.  We will be in Ephesians 6 today. Humans are selfish, it’s our fallen nature. The problem is, we often care more about ourselves than others. In fact, we tend to care more about what people think about us than care about what they’re going through. This leads to us believing that other humans are the enemy, when in fact the real enem...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Luke 2 today. When you see nativity scenes, what comes to mind? Oftentimes we picture a pretty looking stable, hay everywhere, and a “manger” that looks like a comfortable cradle. In reality, there was probably animal feces all over the place, the smell was probably horrendous, and there were probably bits of animal fee...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Ephesians 4 and John 8 today. The concept of “relative truth” is a popular one these days. One of those “truths” is not believing that God isn’t real, and therefore believing that they won’t stand face to face with Him one day. Well, the problem with that is regardless of what you believe, the truth is absolute and you...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Romans 7 and 8 today.  Our natural desire is to sin. The reason? Sin is fun. You read that right, sin is fun to commit, otherwise it wouldn’t be a problem. We as Christians have Jesus, but we are just as capable of committing sin as those without Christ. Jesus pulled the ultimate reverse uno card, and became the sinners...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Colossians 2 today. Continuing with the theme of last week’s message, we are to be people that rejoice in good times and bad. But not only that, but we should also be grateful. Car breaks down? Be grateful to God. Health issue? Be grateful to God. Lose your job? Again, be grateful to God. It sounds counterintuitive, but...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Philippians 4 today. We tend to have more good experiences than bad experiences. So then why do we focus so much on the negative? Life is gonna suck sometimes, but as Christians, we can't just pick and choose to show Jesus or praise God when it's convenient for us. All He expects is to do, is to be faithful and follow H...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in 2 Corinthians 12 today. A lot of people like to brag about themselves, whether it be from their accomplishments, talents, or physical attributes. But our life before we knew Jesus is nothing to brag about. Paul would only boast about how Jesus transformed his life, and even then he only boasted about his weaknesses. God...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Ephesians 4 today. In 100 years, what things will be important to you? Probably not material things because you will likely be dead by then. So then why do we live our lives only for things that won't benefit us here on earth? God has given us spiritual gifts (some have multiple), and these gifts have eternal impacts no...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Proverbs 4 today. There’s so much knowledge in the world, but not much of it is wisdom. What’s the difference? To give an example, knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. If we seek after the knowledge of the world (gnosticism), that won’t have any use in our Chri...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Matthew 7 today. What does it mean to judge someone? It's more than just deciding if someone did something right or wrong. We often judge based on appearance, how someone talks, or even where someone lives. And this judgement influences more than just how we treat them, but also whether or not we share the Gospel with t...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Philippians 1 today. Everyone we interact with has some type of impact on the Gospel. Sometimes we share Jesus, sometimes we say or do things that push people away from Jesus, but most of the time we are passive in our daily interactions that may or may not help. We are to be people who are ready to show Jesus whenever...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in James 3 today. The tongue is a powerful and dangerous thing. It's one of the smallest parts of the body, yet it's one of the most powerful. Aside from the physical strength, it has the ability to both bless and curse. And just like a small ember can cause a forest fire, the tongue can sew seeds of destruction. It's not...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Matthew 22 today after a short message for the kids. What is the greatest commandment? Jesus answered the Pharisees that we are to love the Lord God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and the second (equally important) is to love our neighbor as ourselves. But what  if we don’t love ourselves? Then how can we...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in 1 Corinthians 13  and Revelation 2 today. What is love? If you ask the world, they will give you a totally different definition. The biblical definition is unconditional. Love is an action, something that we are commanded to do. Jesus demonstrated the ultimate act of love by giving His life for our salvation. The world...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in 2 Timothy today. As Christians, we are called to live to a standard for the benefit of the Church. Everyone struggles with something, whether it be pride, drunkenness, porn addiction, gambling, or anything that puts a barrier between you and God. And if you're not struggling, then that means you're content with...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Luke 19 today. Zaccheus was a tax collector, and had stolen money from the people (similar to how the IRS steals from us daily). Understandably, the people were upset with this guy, and didn’t want Jesus spending time with him. But people like Zaccheus need Jesus just as much as you and I do. Now Zaccheus sought out Jes...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Hebrews 10 and Ephesians 4 today. This sermon includes our ‘theme” verse, which we post weekly in the notes. Hebrews 10:24 is the “why” behind what we do. If we can't build one another up, or even show up, how can we possibly share the Gospel with the world? Sure, many try to do it alone, but our strength is in Chri...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Ephesians 1 today. Do you know what God knows? Of course not. But at the same time, we live our lives, trying to do this according to our knowledge, and we're getting nowhere. God prepared everything for us before the earth was even created. He knows everything about us, and He wants us to be part of something great...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Matthew 23 today. The story of the Pharisees is a great example of how not to approach Christianity. They liked to make up rules, and go beyond what God asked them to. But they were doing it for the wrong reasons. A lot of churches today fall into the same habit of trying to do things their own way instead of the way Go...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in 1 Peter 3 today. What does baptism have to do with men and women's roles? Well, a lot actually. Our roles as men and women allow us to live in harmony with one another, and baptism by the holy Spirit cleanses us so that we may live a godly life. Baptism is an outward act of faith, demonstrating what Jesus did for us...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in 2 Peter 1 and 2 today. Information is everywhere. We live in a world where stories and claims can be shared all over the world in seconds. You can find “trends”, “ways of life”, and “new truths” all over social media. But without understanding the scripture, and the context of the scriptures, this is dangerous. If anyon...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Matthew 28 today, specifically the last part. If you've listened to the very end of the podcast, I quote this verse at the end of each episode. This is the great commission, the most important thing that Jesus commanded us to do, yet we've lost sight of it. If you're a believer in Jesus, your life interactio...

Podcast template. Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in Titus 3 today. What did Paul mean when he instructed Titus to be “subject to authority”? Well God established the Church, Marriage, and Government for the same structural reasons. To be subject to authority doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing with the worldly views of career politicians, but being active...

Greetings, and may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to you. We will be in 1 Corinthians 1 today. Have you ever worked on a group project where everyone had a different opinion on how to reach the same goal? Christianity is the same way. Most denominations aren't necessarily a bad thing if the end goal is to share the Gospel, and the Gospel message is the same. However, when personal belie...