Dawson Springs United Methodist and Christian Heights will hold a joint worship service at Pennyrile State Park on June 3rd. Members at both churches are looking forward to it.

Sermon: What is God’s Way for the Woman? (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-May13-2012

Titus 2:1-10 (NET)

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with sound teaching. 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. 2:3 Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good. 2:4 In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children, 2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited. 2:6 Encourage younger men likewise to be self-controlled, 2:7 showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, 2:8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us. 2:9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back, 2:10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

Prayers

Added Debbie Kinslow (car accident)
Added Cathy Waltz
Added Sue Waltz (surgery)
Added Katherine Monroe (Alzheimer’s)
Added Mildred Wallace

Sermon: The Cup of Salvation (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-May6-2012

Mark 14: 34-36 (NET)

14:34 He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert.” 14:35 Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him. 14:36 He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

Prayers

Added Bob McCord
Added Caroline (surgery) and Mac

I took two days worth of photos this weekend during the basement sale. This is the first half, to see the rest visit the church on Facebook.

We got news this week that the new flame will be delivered on June 11th and installed soon after. Great news!

Sermon: Jesus Is The Good Shepherd (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Apr29-2012

Psalm 23 (KJV)

¹The LORD is my shepherd; PERFECT SALVATION
I shall not want. PERFECT SATISFACTION

²He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: PERFECT REST
he leadeth me beside the still waters. PERFECT SALVATION

³He restoreth my soul: PERFECT RESTORATION
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. PERFECT GUIDANCE

⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: PERFECT PROTECTION
for thou art with me; PERFECT COMPANY
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. PERFECT COMFORT

⁵Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: PERFECT PROVISION
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. PERFECT JOY

⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: PERFECT CARE
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. PERFECT DESTINY, PERFECT PROMISE

Prayers

Added Coach Jim Perrin
Added Michaela Creed

We are still accepting donations to fund adding the flame to our outside cross.

Sermon: The World Can’t Touch This (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Apr22-2012

1 John 3:1-7 (NET)

3:1 (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children – and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him. 3:2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is. 3:3 And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

3:4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness. 3:5 And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 3:6 Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him. 3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

Prayers

There were no new additions to the prayer list this week. New prayer concerns can be sent to feedback at christianheightsumc dot org or leave a comment below.

Welcome back Dylan!

Dylan is back

Model for the new cross

Money from the Lenten folders was designated to go toward funding the cross improvements we want to make. This week it was announced that $1280 was donated through the folders! That makes our total funds collected so far more than $2000 dollars. We are still accepting memorial donations. Thank you to everyone who has already donated. :-)

Sermon: Is Jesus in the Midst of Your Life? (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Apr15-2012

John 20:24-31 (NET)

20:26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.” 20:28 Thomas replied to him, “My Lord and my God!” 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.”

20:30 Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 20:31 But these are recorded 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.

Prayers

Added Family of Wanda Latham’s Mother
Added Family of Cayden Kirby
Added Family of Dennis Monroe’s father

The spring basement is approaching on May 4th and 5th. Some people took to the time to browse after worship.

Model for the new cross

Christian Heights is making an effort to upgrade the cross on the outside of our building. To support this I’m asking all of my visitors to read the details about what we want to do.

Total to date: $750!

Sermon: He is Alive and Well (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Apr8-2012

Matthew 28:3-10 (NET)

28:3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 28:4 The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him. 28:5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 28:6 He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying. 28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!” 28:8 So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 28:9 But Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him. 28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

Prayers

Added Hugh Breeden
Added Sophia Harris (ADHD)
Added Bruce Lancaster
Added Brent and Debbie Lancaster
Added Steve Stewart and Peggy Stewart

Model for the new cross

Christian Heights is making an effort this Lenten season to upgrade the cross on the outside of our building. To support this I’m asking all of my visitors to read the details about what we want to do.

Total to Date: $750!

Sermon: The Triumphal Entry (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Apr1-2012

Luke 19:32-38 (NET)

19:32 So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them. 19:33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?” 19:34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 19:35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it. 19:36 As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 19:37 As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen: 19:38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Prayers

Added Tommy’s Mom (back pain)
Added Michael Sivells
Added Charlotte Sowards (knee problems)

The kids read the responsive reading today. That is why they were all up front.

Model for the new cross

Christian Heights is making an effort this Lenten season to upgrade the cross on the outside of our building. To support this I’m asking all of my visitors to read the details about what we want to do.

Total to date: $650!

Sermon: Only Time Will Tell (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Mar25-2012

John 3:16-21 (NET)

3:16 For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him. 3:18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. The one who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God. 3:19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil. 3:20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed. 3:21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

Prayers

Added Vicki and John Bravard
Added Jim Mowson (loss of wife)
Added Bobby Ray Morris (health)
Added Family of Cissy Adkins
Added Krystal and Will (severe car wreck)
Added Tommy ?????
Added Ricky Brummett

Model for the new cross

Christian Heights is making an effort this Lenten season to upgrade the cross on the outside of our building. To support this I’m asking all of my visitors to read the details about what we want to do.

Sermon: Hymnal Service (EJ Hatton)

Today’s mp3 is extra large. Rev. Hatton didn’t deliver a sermon because he wasn’t feeling well. So instead we sang from the hymnal. For this reason, I created a higher quality file than normal. Please enjoy!

MP3: hymnalservice-e.hatton-Mar18-2012

John 3: 14-21 (NET)

3:18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. The one who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God. 3:19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil. 3:20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed. 3:21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

Prayers

Added Maranda Davis and family
Added Beverly Hoban (sick)
Added Edith Doan (stroke)
Added Sybil McIntosh (cancer)
Added Arnie Brunson (motorcycle wreck)
Added Carolyn Johnson (Karen’s Mom)
Added Clifford Simpson (bypass surgery)
Added Margie Lester
Updated Rev. EJ Hatton (staph infection)

Model for the new cross

Christian Heights is making an effort this Lenten season to upgrade the cross on the outside of our building. To support this I’m asking all of my visitors to read the details about what we want to do. I will link it here when the page is public.

Sermon: Cleansing the Temple (EJ Hatton)

MP3: sermon-e.hatton-Mar11-2012

John 2:13-22 (NET)

2:13 Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2:14 He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables. 2:15 So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 2:16 To those who sold the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!” 2:17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will devour me.”

2:18 So then the Jewish leaders responded, “What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?” 2:19 Jesus replied, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.” 2:20 Then the Jewish leaders said to him, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?” 2:21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body. 2:22 So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.

Prayers

Added Alice Wells (serious w/ cancer)
Added Albert Pritchett
Added O.L. Willis (pacemaker) PTL!

Hailee, Hayden, and Brooklyn