This week, we kicked off our sermon series Established as we take a look at the different stories throughout 1 Samuel. This week, we looked at the story of Hannah and how she was barren but rooted in God and found His faithfulness amidst disappointment.

1 Samuel 1:1-2

Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
Matthew 19:4-6 He (Jesus) answered, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

I SAMUEL 1:3-18

Being Established DURING Great Disappointment

1. Continue in Prayer 10, 12, 13, 16, 26, 27.

2. Endure in all Things 18

3. Worship the Lord 19

1 SAMUEL 1:19-20

4. Patient in Trust 20

I SAMUEL 1:21-28

I SAMUEL 2:1-10

Christ is the promised King who will establish His people by His victory over death.

In this week's sermon, we discuss our best guess as to what the Lord is doing in and through Highland in 2026.

This week, Pastor John continued our Practicing sermon series with a message from 2 Corinthians 9 on the spiritual practice of generosity. We were reminded that generosity is the joyful use of all God has entrusted to us for His glory and the good of others. As God gives abundantly and shapes our hearts, He invites us to grow from reluctant giving into cheerful generosity.

This week, Pastor John launched our new sermon series Practicing with a message from Psalm 34 on the practice of praise. We learned that praise is often a choice before it becomes a feeling, as it redirects glory from ourselves back to God. As we recount God’s faithfulness, praise invites us to step fully into who God is and all He has done.

This week, the Church gathered as one body at one gathering to worship and pray together. Pastor John spent some time highlighting the power of prayer and emphasizing God as the sole recipient of our prayers.

Ephesians 4:1–6

1. Unity Begins With Us Living Godly Lives 1, 2

2. Unity Requires Intentional Effort 3

3. Unity Is Found in What We Share in Christ 4-6

4. Unity Is Our Great Witness to Greater Waco

A divided church preaches a divided gospel. A united church demonstrates a powerful Redeemer.

Communion

1 Timothy 2:1-3 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior.

This week, Jeremy Daniel concluded our Christmas Grace series with a message from Matthew 1-2. In the incarnation, Christ stepped down to bring hope, push back darkness, and establish His eternal kingdom. Because of who Jesus is and what He has done, we are invited to enter in, stand firm, push back in faith, and bow down in worship before our incomparable King.

This week, Pastor John continued our Christmas Grace series with a teaching from Titus 2, reminding us that Christmas is the story of grace appearing in the person of Jesus. In Christ, God’s grace came near to redeem us, reshape us, and give us lasting hope. This appearing grace not only saves us but makes us God’s own people, stirring our hearts toward lives marked by gratitude and good works.

We continue our sermon series Christmas Grace as our NextGen Grow Pastor, Drew Humphrey, preaches from Colossians 1.

"The Dawn of Redeeming Grace"
Colossians 1:15-20

Colossians 1:15

GRACE THAT IS SEEN

Jesus was not the first being created, and yet Jesus was born.

"There is no God in Heaven who is unlike Jesus." - Michael Reeves

Colossians 1:19

GRACE THAT IS FULL

1. Grace In Me
Colossians 2:6-7a

2. Anti-Grace Around Me
Colossians 2:8
3. Grace Through Me
Colossians 2:9-10

Colossians 1:20

GRACE THAT REDEEMS

Ultimate Reconciliation: Yes
Universal Salvation: No