HBC Blog

What is the Unforgivable Sin?

Many people are familiar with the unforgivable sin found in Matthew 12:31-32 “Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks

Gospel Growth in the Suburbs

Pastor Ryan and Pastor Mike recently had the opportunity to speak at the Gospel Coalition MidAtlantic conference.  Below is a brief summary of their session. Church growth will always be a hot topic, particularly in the suburbs.  Whether it’s something we verbalize [“How many people go to your church?” “What

Gospel Balance

Things sure seem to be polarized these days. One tour of Facebook or Twitter and you will see Christians on both sides of whatever the debate of the week is. Sometimes, we just want to ask “Which side should I be on?” Maybe the answer is “both.” OK, let me

Call to Prayer

2017 is shaping up to be a pretty big year for Highlands Bible Church.  Why do I say that?  I’ll give you three reasons. First, we continue to grow, and by grow I don’t mean people just stopping by – I mean families who are making Highlands their church home.

Community

A few weeks ago, both campuses and all services gathered at the Green Pond Campus for our Fall Kick-off Sunday and BBQ.  It was great – over 600 people in attendance and we all felt part of something bigger – God’s gospel work in Northern NJ.  It was our church

Baptism!

Last Sunday, on an absolutely gorgeous sunny August Sunday we gathered at one of our members’ homes for our first ever Highlands Bible baptism service.  Eight people stood in the water and gave public testimony of God’s powerful work in their lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ.  There we

God’s Word and Growth

It’s hard to believe we just finished up our final weekend of Biblical Counseling Training at the Green Pond Campus. We were delighted to be able to provide this training for many reasons, but mostly because the Word of God, and a church’s understanding of it, is critical to the

The Call of Wisdom

The Highlands Men have been meeting on Wednesday mornings to work thru the book of Proverbs together. The format is simple.  A bunch of dudes at a diner, (the mighty Double S of course), coffee, eggs, and Bibles.  It’s been great time and I look forward to it continuing long

Church Planting and Joshua

As we start our pre-launch meetings the main emphasis is preparation. We want to be as diligent as possible so that when we publicly launch on Easter we are as ready as we can be.  Think of this time as hibernation in an incubator. When we emerge we’ll be transformed

Pre-Holiday Pep Talk

November is the top of the hill for the holidays.  Soon Thanksgiving will be come and gone, and the world will be in full Christmas mode…with or without additional decorations on our red coffee cups…and headed briskly for 2016. 2016 will bring lots of change.  I’m fully expecting to have moments