On May 21, 2019, Pastor and Sandy Shorey joined Hilton Avenue Community Church member and Scholastic Book Fairs Representative Joni Richburg and her husband, Allen, to deliver 1850 books to Beauregard Elementary School! The students gathered at the front of the school to welcome us and say “Thanks!” This outreach began as a searching question, […]
The Community Outside, Part 3
God calls us to live in community, both with those inside the church and outside of it. He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?” Matthew 12:11 ESV Doing Good on the Sabbath Sunday […]
The Responsibility of Community, Part 2
When we live in community, sometimes we have to choose. For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. ~ Galatians 1:10 ESV If possible, so far as it depends […]
The Importance of Community, Part 1
Community is the catalyst to bring a well-rounded person to light, to life, and into focus. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets. ~ C.S Lewis As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. ~ Proverbs […]
Soil Tests
What will our soil tests reveal? Mark 4:3-93 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when […]
Telescopes and Faith
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 I have a small collection of telescopes; they vary in size and quality. The lesser quality telescopes reveal only a little more than I can see just by gazing skyward. With my most powerful one I can see […]
Tyler and Sarah Higgins
It’s official! Tyler and Sarah Higgins have accepted the call to Hilton Avenue Community Church to minister to students in middle and high school beginning July 1. We’re thrilled! Together, Tyler and Sarah bring a rich background of reaching and discipling youth. They will build on their experience in student ministry at St. Luke United […]
Reaching NextGen Youth
Who are the NextGen? It’s the Next Generation–kids in middle and high school right now. They are our future, and we cannot ignore the need to reach them with the Good News. Ricky Smith, state missionary for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board and NextGen Catalyst, works with NextGen leaders across the state of Georgia to see this […]
Books for Beauregard
On Sunday, March 3, 2019, an E4 tornado ripped through the the small town of Beauregard, Alabama. This single tornado killed twenty-three and injured ninety-seven. The effects of the devastation this community suffered will not be resolved in the foreseeable future. Relief and humanitarian agencies continue to provide aid in the area, but our small […]