September 6/7, 2008 :: As students head back to school or finish up there first couple weeks, this is a stand alone sermon about a boy who was raised in church...literally!  "Obedience to Christ is the pathway to knowing God."

"What you believe determines how you behave!"  All summer we’ve been in the bible book of Romans. The first part we called “Unashamed.” Paul said in Romans 1:16, "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes." And if you are a follower of Jesus Christ and unashamed of the good news – we believe that if you live out the teachings of these last few chapters (12-15), your life will look unique, weird, a little freaky to those watching. It’ll be a freak show. But not in the way where people come to watch in a “gross me out, show me something freaky” kind of way. But people will see something in your life that is genuine and real: a life at peace and full of love and kindness and obedience to Christ.

August 16/17 :: Romans 12: "What you believe determines how you behave"
August 23/24 :: Romans 13: "Learning to submit to authority reflects a life submitted to Christ"
August 30/31 :: Romans 14-15

July 5/6 :: Romans 1
July 12/13 :: Romans 2
July 19/20 :: Romans 3
July 26/27 :: Romans 5
August 2/3 :: Romans 6
August 9/10 :: Romans 10
August 16/17 :: Romans 12
August 23/24 :: Romans 13
August 30/31 :: Romans 14-15

May 24/25 :: "Breathing" (Prayer)
May 31/June 1 :: "Eating" (Scripture)
June 7/8 :: "Connecting" (Community)
June 14/15 :: "Giving" (Serving)

May 3/4 - The Second Coming of Christ
May 10/11 - Hell
May 17/18 - Heaven

Everything :: that is what Jesus Christ is.  Everything is what He asks for.  Everything is caught in the balance of who He is.  Everything begins now.  Jesus, the carpenter from Nazareth who lived 2000 years ago, claimed to be the One and Only Son of God as well as the One and Only Way to know God and go to heaven after we die.  The bible claims that He created the world and everything in it and that he holds everything together.  Everything.

Mar 29/30 :: Friend of Sinners (Luke 5:1-11, 27-31; 19:5-8)

Apr 5/6 :: Teacher (Luke, chapters 6, 11-12, 20)

Apr 12/13 :: Healer (Luke 8:26-39)

Apr 19/20 :: Forgiver (Luke 7:36-50)

Apr 26/27 :: Storyteller (Luke 15:11-32)

January 26/27 - What's the Big Picture?
February 2/3 - What About Safe Sex?
February 9/10 - What is God's Design for Sex?
February 16/17 - How can I Honor God in my Dating?
February 23/24 - What about Homosexuality? (click here for transcript of sermon)
March 1/2 - How Far is Too Far?
March 8/9 - What if I've Messed Up?  Click HERE to view a powerful video of one of our adult leaders testimony that we showed this weekend.

In 1996, I read a book titled The Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning.  He tells of a man who refused to allow a cross or crucifix in his home, “I can’t stand the Cross.  It is a denial of all that I value in life.  I am a proud man, sensual, I seek pleasure.  The Cross reproaches me.  It says ‘You’re wrong.  Your life must take this shape.  This is the only true interpretation of life, and life is true only when it takes this form.’”  In his honesty he knows that to do so, he must commit himself to a way of life that contradicts his own...the way of the cross, the signature of Jesus.  What about you?  Is the signature of Jesus (the Cross) the signature of your life?  Or is it just an ancient relic or a piece of jewelry?  Your invited to HSM over the next 3 weeks as we approach this sacred, beautiful mess called the Cross of Christ.
January 6 - His Dying Last Words
January 12/13 - The ABC's of the Cross
January 19/20 - Our Cross

November 18 - Creation vs. Evolution (Chris Nicely)
November 25 - Is the Bible Really from God? (Dusty)
December 2 - Did Jesus Really Resurrect from the Dead (Rick Kyle)
December 9 - Why Does God Allow Evil and Suffering? (Dusty)
December 16 - A Panel of Leaders Answering YOUR Questions

A Road Called Grace is a 5-week Sermon Series on the 8th Chapter of the Bible Book of Romans, verse by verse.

October 14 - Shame and Guilt - Romans 8:1-11
October 21 - Our Heavenly Father - Romans 8:12-17
October 28 - Hanging on when Life Hurts - Romans 8:18-28
November 4 - Behind the Scenes - Romans 8:29-34
November 11 - Beyond Victory - Romans 8:35-39

Simplify

September 30th -- Too Busy to know WHY
October 7th -- How to Handle Conflict

Fight Club

August 5: What did God have in mind? (LOVE)
August 12: Dealing with Divorce (PAIN)
August 19: Are you Part of the Problem or Solution? (HONOR)
August 26: God can HEAL your family (HEALING)

The Cookie Jar Effect

Sept 9th :: When Temptation Wins (click HERE for the sermon notes)
Sept 16th :: Sexual Temptation (click HERE for the sermon notes)
Sept 23rd :: How to Say NO (click HERE for the sermon notes)

The Pursuit of Awesomeness
4 Weeks, one verse.  John 10:10
  :: July 1 - The Theif            
  :: July 8 - The Coming
  :: July 15 - The Life             
  :: July 22 - The Full-Life