HP Campus Sermons

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Preached at Bethel Church, Cedar Lake Campus. Ruth 1:19-22 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, "Is this Naomi?"  20  She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.  21  I went aw...

Jared Bryant, Campus Pastor Ruth 1:19-22 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, "Is this Naomi?"  20  She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.  21  I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back em...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Ruth 1:6-18 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the LORD had visited his people and given them food.  7  So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.  8  But Naomi said to her two d...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."  27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Biblical Principles on Gender Identity: 1.     All humans are  made  in the image of God. 2.     Humans are  embodied , by design.  3.     Sexual Binary is God’s  good  design. Your body is  good  evidence of God’s  good  design for your gender.&nbs...

Scott Erwin, Associate Pastor Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seate...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.  19  And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.  20  But as he considered these things,...

Scott Erwin, Associate Pastor Psalm 69:30-33 30  I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.  31  This will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs.  32  When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.  33  For the LORD hears the needy and does not despise his own peop...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Galatians 5:16-24 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.  17  For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.  18  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor 2 Corinthians 9:1-12 Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, 2  for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3  But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;   that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;   that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Romans 12:9-18    Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.  10  Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.  11  Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.  12  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.  13  Contri...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor John 4:23-24 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true  worshippers  will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. Romans 12:1   I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, present your bodies...

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Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor John 20:30-31 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;  31  but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Matthew 26ff 30  And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.  36  Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”  37  And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, (James and John) he began to be sorrowful and troubled.&nb...

Scott Erwin, Associate Pastor Mark 12:28-31 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"  29  Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  30  And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and...

Dr. Foster Toft, Assistant Pastor of Students Galatians 5:13-15 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”    But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Philemon 1-21 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: 3 Grace to&n...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor Ephesians 5:33-6:4.   However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.    Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  2  “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),  3  “that it may go well with you and that y...

Ben Hixson, Campus Pastor John 17:6-19 6  “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.  7  Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you.  8  For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth...

Dr. Stephen Ganschow, Pastor of Counseling Ministries Philippians 4:6-7 “…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Scott Erwin, Associate Pastor Acts 9:1-19 1  But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest  2  and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.  3  Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and sudden...