All Church activities are cancelled for Sunday, January 5th. The weather forecasted is that we will receive 3-7 inches of snow from about 4:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Sunday. On Monday, the church office will be closed, as well, because of expected, remaining snow on the roads and temperatures ranging from a low of […]
Luke 2:21: The Circumcision and Name of Jesus
January 1, 2014 by
Associated Scriptural Words on Circumcision God said to Abraham, “As for you, you are to keep My covenant, you and your offspring after you for the generations to come. This is My covenant, which you are to keep, between Me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you must be circumcised. You […]
Exodus, Lesson 23: The Tabernacle
January 1, 2014 by
As we continue to study Exodus, Moses is still on top of the Mount Sinai receiving instructions from God, so he and the Israelites may “do according to the pattern shown to [him] on the mountain.” In the last couple of lessons, we have looked at the items inside the tabernacle: The Ark of the […]
New Year’s Eve Service
December 29, 2013 by
Shepherd of the Hills is having its New Year’s Eve service on Tuesday, December 31st at 5:00 PM.
Galatians 4:4-7: Sons of God because of the Son of God
December 29, 2013 by
God gave His Law to Moses while His people, Israel, were making their way from Egypt to the land that He had promised them. Yet, during Israel’s entire history, not one of them could follow the Law as they had promised to God (Exodus 19:8). Now, the Law did have good within it. It restrained […]
Christmas Day: Luke 2:11: The Savior, Christ the Lord, is Born
December 25, 2013 by
Every year as Christmas fast approaches, commercials confront us on radio, television, and the internet, using emotions to try to get us to buy their products. And such commercials usually tap into the secular sentiments of the season. Yet, as God’s people, we have something deeper than that when it comes to Christmas, something deeper […]
Christmas Eve Sermon, Luke 2:19: Mary Pondered
December 24, 2013 by
This is the hour, the place, and the time for pondering. What a wonderful word: “ponder.” It means something like “meditate.” But meditate sounds a bit too active. “Ponder” comes from the Latin word pondus, meaning “to consider, to weigh, to hold in balance.” “Mary continued to treasure all these things in her heart and […]
Christmas Eve and Day Service Times
December 23, 2013 by
Our Christmas Eve service will be at 7:00 PM on December 24th. It will be a service of carols and candle light. Our Christmas Day service will be at 10:00 AM on December 25th. It will be a Divine Service with the Lord’s Supper, having a “Christ’s Mass” on Christmas Day.
Matthew 1:18-25: The Holy-Spirited Conception of Jesus
December 22, 2013 by
Today, especially within the media and intelligentsia, many mock the Christian Faith. Sometimes, it’s subtle; sometimes, it’s not. You may find that they treat a Christian the way someone might treat a mentally challenged person who does something awkward. They smile, nod politely, and then quickly shuffle him off. At best, they tolerate us; even […]
Worship Reflecting a God-Given Pattern
December 21, 2013 by
This in an excursus on worship from a lesson on the Old-Testament book of Exodus. It speaks to many of the issues concerning worship in our current-day setting. Exodus 25:40: “See to it that you do according to the pattern that you were shown on the mountain.” This one verse lays out an important principle for […]
