By Pastor Stephen Hess – If you have pulled into the Highview parking lot recently you may have noticed that there is a new cross on the hill at the north end of the lot. This new cross was constructed to replace a very old cross that stood on that same hill for many years, […]
By Pastor Stephen Hess – One of the deepest questions that human beings have wrestled with since the beginning of time is the question: Is there life after death? The reason we ask this question is because we know that death is inevitable. Randy Alcorn writes, “As human beings, we have a terminal disease called […]
eternity, heaven, hell, sermon series, sermonsBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Each year during “Holy Week” we remember the final days of Jesus’ life, starting with Palm Sunday and concluding with Easter Sunday. We often focus on what happened at the beginning and the end of the week, forgetting to stop and reflect on what happened on the days between. Below […]
easter, holy weekBy Pastor Stephen Hess – This March marks a significant milestone for me because it will be exactly ten years since I was installed as the Pastor of Highview. After the congregation voted to call me as Pastor in January of 2015, our family packed up our house and made the long drive from Florida […]
By Pastor Stephen Hess – One of the catchphrases that I have been hearing frequently in the news recently is the term “third space.” A third space is a place between home (your first space) and work (your second space) where you can linger and connect with other people. It is a place where everyone […]
church, church membership, community, fellowshipBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Over the course of 2024, the Highview family took a year-long devotional journey through the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Many people from the congregation expressed how spiritually enriching this journey was and how much it helped them grow in their understanding of the great doctrines of our faith. Some have asked, […]
discipleship, spiritual disciplinesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – You’ve probably heard the story before. It’s a story that has been retold in books, television shows, and countless articles. The story is that Christmas wasn’t originally a Christian holiday but has its origins in paganism. The Romans celebrated a seven-day winter festival called “Saturnalia” during which they would worship […]
advent, christmas, HolidaysBy Pastor Stephen Hess – When Jesus was on trial before Pilate, the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” (Jn. 18:33). Pilate had heard that Jesus was claiming to be a king, and he wanted to determine whether Jesus was guilty of trying to stir up an insurrection. In Pilate’s mind […]
discipleship, politicsBy Pastor Stephen Hess – I once heard it said that our prayers tell us a great deal about ourselves and our faith. Alistair Begg writes, “Our conversation with God in private reveals what is in our hearts. Listen to someone pray—or listen to yourself pray—and you gain a window into the very center of […]
prayer, the christian lifeBy Pastor Stephen Hess – One of the things you will notice if you look at the Apostle Paul’s lists of spiritual gifts in the New Testament (Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:7-10, 27-31) is that he never mentions the gift of prayer. This is not because Paul thought prayer was unimportant, but because he didn’t […]
discipleship, prayer, sermon series, small groups, spiritual disciplines