Peter was both bold (in walking on water) and cowardly (in denying Christ)—yet Christ reinstated him, and greatly used him. No matter what you’ve done, it is never too late to be restored and greatly used by God!
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Led By The Spirit
The Spirit is moving! We must learn to hear and obey him (not our own hearts)—even if he leads us to death, like Jesus.
Easter People Part 3 – Thomas
JR Quigley continues our Easter People series by teaching about doubt and compassion from the story of Thomas.
Easter People Part 2 – Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
JR Quigley continues our series on characters involved in the Easter story by sharing insights on the lives of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.
Easter People Part 1 – Mary Magdalene
This week JR Quigley began our Easter People series by exploring the story of Mary Magdalene and the insights we can glean from her life.
Save The Date Part 4 – How To Fight Fair
MHCC Elder Tyler Redden shares some practical tips for navigating conflict within marriage. It’s not a sin to feel anger—unless we express it sinfully. The Bible tells us to “Be angry, yet without sinning” and to be “slow to speak, quick to listen.” Unhealthy couples fight dirty, to gain victory; but healthy couples fight fair, to gain resolution.
Save The Date Part 2 – 4 Signs That You’re Dating The Wrong Person
God’s guidelines for dating and marriage may not sound “normal” today—but today’s “normal” isn’t working! Here are some signs to help you discern whether you may be dating someone who is wrong for you, or right for you.
Save The Date Part 1 – Biblical Design for Marriage
JR Quigley kicks off our series on marriage and relationships by discussing God's design for marriage. Marriage is one of the most significant ways that God prompts growth in us, and while it can be challenging, it is also a tremendous blessing.
Development Series, Part 3
We've discussed the importance of developing as individuals, but how does MHCC develop corporately? JR Quigley spends this Sunday discussing what the Bible has to say about development in the local and global church contexts.
Development Series, Part 2
MHCC’s values are Authenticity; generosity; commitment; development; and family. We are doing the work of making disciples. Proverbs 29:18, with expanded meanings of the words, says that “Where there is no prophetic vision (revelation of God and his word) the people cast off restraint (are discouraged, neglected, lacking [guidance], uncovered), but blessed (happy) is he who keeps the law (direction, instruction, wisdom, ways).” God told Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28), and said he would make of Abraham a “great nation” (Genesis 12:2). It is God’s plan for us to multiply, not only physically but spiritually. In God, there is ALWAYS more. But in order to grow, we must believe this. We are called to love and serve one another in freedom.
Develpoment Series, Part 1 – The Value of Vision
What are we doing? We’re made not to just get saved and wait for Jesus, but to bear fruit – to pursue vision and growth, and to make many disciples. Development of vision is one of MHCC’s core values. Do we have vision? Do we listen and respond when God gives it? Or do we believe the lie that God’s plan is so big, it doesn’t really matter what I do? God has promised that HIS vision will come to pass. Are you asking him where you fit in—how you can be an active part of it?
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Christmas Eve Service
JR Quigley shares the Christmas story out of Matthew Chapter 1-2 and Luke 1-2.
Assumptions In The Christmas Story
Let God challenge your assumptions! The Magi did: God did something new, and they searched the scriptures and followed his leading. Like them, we should stay open to new ideas from God, trust him to guide us into the future, cultivate an exceptional faith, and find guidance in God’s word.
Mission Sunday
JR Quigley recaps his trip to South Africa and shares about some of the missions teams that MHCC supports.
God Pursues Us
Sometimes we go through seasons where we don't feel like engaging with God. Thankful, God's faithfullness doesn't depend upon our mood!
The Priority of Worship
Perpetual worship can reveal God’s will for you, as it did for Isaiah, because as we worship, God changes and leads us. Worship isn't simply singing songs to God, it's a lifestyle of submission and obedience.
Influencer
What does it mean to be an influencer? Despite our pop culture definition, Scripture teaches that we are all meant to influence others toward Christ.
The End, Part 5
Is the “tribulation” all or partly fulfilled by events that have occurred already—like Romans destroying the Temple and killing all the Jews in 70–78 AD? If so, is there still one final “week” of tribulation yet to come? Is the Rapture pre- or post-tribulation? “One will be taken, the other left”—but is the first one the believer, or the unbeliever? We don’t know. We don’t even know if the beast, antichrist, and man of lawlessness are one thing, two things, or three things – or whether each is a person, or is instead more like the spirit of the world (as in “the spirit of antichrist is in the world”). And “the mark of the beast” could be a literal/physical mark, or it could be a metaphorical/spiritual mark (as in Exodus 13:9 and Deutoronomy 6:8). The purpose of Bible prophecies is not to reveal the exact future, but to strengthen and prepare us for it. So, our doctrine can’t be based on concrete interpretations (or misinterpretations) of prophecies; the Jews did that, and even missed Jesus because of it! Instead, we should be like the Bereans, who used scripture to test everything Paul said.
The End, Part 4
Is the antichrist one being, or a symbol for many – like Proverbs’ adulterous woman? Is it the beast or the man of lawlessness, or both? Or neither? May details are unclear. Yet the purpose of prophetic scripture is NOT to predict the future, but to strengthen our faith! God tells us some things about the end so we can prepare to be steadfast.
The End, Part 3
The exact details are fuzzy, but it is clear Christ will return and reign for 1,000 years on earth; before that, deception will greatly increase throughout the earth, with great sin and evil abounding more and more. “Terrible times will come…” (2 Timothy 3:1-5), and Satan will try to deceive “even the elect” (Mark 13:22). So what are we to do? We are to live the mission!