Help Us Welcome Our Visitors This Easter Sunday
This Lord’s Day, April 20, is Easter Sunday, and we usually have more visitors than normal. Here are some ways we can help our guests feel welcome and at home each Sunday, but especially this coming Easter Sunday.
Leave the parking spaces closest to the entrances for our guests and senior adults. We have clearly marked our guest parking area. Honor our guests by leaving these spaces open for visitors. For those who are able, utilize the farther parking spaces so our senior adults will not have as far to walk.
Greet everyone you see with a smile whether you know them or not. From the time you step out of your vehicle greet everyone with a friendly smile and tell them how glad you are to see them.
Introduce yourself to those you don’t know. If you don’t know someone, take the time to greet them and introduce yourself. Make an effort to meet a new person or family each Sunday.
Assist those who don’t seem to know where they are going. Remember, you may know where everything is, but our guests are not familiar with our facilities.
Fill the seats at the front of the auditorium first when you enter to worship. Late comers and guests do not like to parade before the entire congregation on their way to find a seat.
Don’t rush off after the service. Instead, take a few minutes to greet visitors. Thank them for attending our services and invite them to come again.
Bring your guests to the Connection Center for a free gift.
Invite visitors to your home for a meal. One of the best ways to get to know someone is to share a meal together. Practice Christian hospitality by inviting someone to eat lunch with you after worship.
Invite first-time visitors to worship with us again. You will be amazed at how much weight a personal invitation carries. Encourage visitors to return and worship with us on a regular Sunday.
I thank God for High Pointe and the love and fellowship we share with one another. Right or wrong, visitors will form an opinion about our church within the first few minutes after they arrive. Join me in making every effort to make our guests feel welcome through genuine, Christian hospitality.
Resources of the Week
Strategic Hospitality: A Sermon by John Piper
Song of the Month: On That Day by CityAlight
HPBC Church Center App Update
Reminder: Our old app is retiring May 21st. If you don't have the Church Center app, download it here.
Did you know that you can register for events using the Church Center app? Click here to watch a short video showing how!
Opportunities to Serve and Grow at High Pointe
(For Opportunities to Serve at High Pointe, click HERE)
Good Friday Service | Friday, April 18th
Please plan to join us at High Pointe on April 18th at 6 PM for our Good Friday Service. Members, please park at the back of the lot to save room for visitors. Invite your coworkers, neighbors, and friends!
UPDATE: One Year of Encouragement for the Davis family
High Pointe Church has been sending encouraging cards to the Davis family in Ireland for nearly a year, with 98 cards sent so far! It's hard to believe but April 30 will mark one year since they left here for their new home in Ireland! To mark their first anniversary, you can contribute by dropping off a card at the nursery by THIS Sunday, April 20. This is the last opportunity to participate in the "One Year of Encouragement" cards. Thank you for reminding them of your love and prayers throughout this year. A special thank you to Darlene Benoit for mailing the cards and to all who helped with postage.
Meaningful Membership Class | Sunday, May 4th
There will be a one-day membership class (English) on Sunday, May 4th from 1:15-4:30 PM. Register here or on the app.
Vacation Bible School | June 1st-4th
Save the date for VBS! Registration for volunteering, attending, and for providing snacks will be coming next week. Keep an eye out and begin praying for the volunteers and children!
NO Life Classes THIS Sunday
Life Classes are meant to equip High Pointe for life as a Christian. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and join us. Childcare is available for ages 8 months through Pre-K. This session, we are offering the following classes from January 26 to May 25:
Evangelizing through Mark (Room 201, Old Choir Room)
Discipling Through Ephesians (Room 203, Livingston Room)
Spanish Life Class | Los Atributos de Dios (Room 200, East Training Room)
Youth Life Class | The Pentateuch (Room 101, Old Library)
Kid's Life Class | K-5th grade (Room 104, Overflow Room)
Sunday AM Preaching Schedule: Pray regularly for the ministry of the Word at High Pointe. Also, prepare for our gatherings by reading the sermon text, thinking it through, and asking questions about the text before Sunday. Here is our (tentative) preaching schedule designed to help you prepare for Sundays:
April 20 | Luke 6:17-49 | Two Ways to Live | Pastor Juan Sanchez | Easter Sunday
April 27 | Finding Your Place in the Big Story of the Bible | Pastor Robert Cline
May 4 | Luke 7:1-35 | Are You the One? | Pastor Juan Sanchez
May 11 | Mother’s Day | Pastor Craig Horton
May 18 | Luke 7:36-8:3 | Jesus and Women | Pastor Juan Sanchez
May 25 | Luke 8:4-21 | Faith that Bears Fruit | Pastor Juan Sanchez
June 1 | New Series from Isaiah | Pastor Robert Cline
June 8 | New Series from Isaiah | Pastor Robert Cline
June 15 | Luke 8:22-9:6 | Jesus is Lord of All| Pastor Juan Sanchez
June 22 | Luke 9:7-27 | Who Do You Say Jesus Is? | Pastor Juan Sanchez
June 29 | Luke 9:28-50 | The Majesty of Christ | Pastor Juan Sanchez
July 6-27 | Summer Preaching Series
Begin praying as you prepare to gather with us this Sunday at 10:00 am.
Gospel Partner of the Month: Cuba | Predica Fiel
In our approach to missions at High Pointe, we not only seek to send our best, but we also want to equip and encourage those who are already serving in the field. One of the ways to do that is to provide training for national pastors and missionaries. Predica Fiel is a training ministry that equips pastors, missionaries, and church leaders in expositional teaching and preaching. They provide training workshops throughout the island of Cuba and the Spanish-speaking world.
Please pray that the Lord will give them favor and fruitfulness in their work. Pray that the Lord would grant them continued opportunities to train pastors, missionaries, and teachers. And pray that the Lord would provide all the resources they need to do their work.
On-Call Pastor
To better care for you, High Pointe, we have an “on-call” pastor available for emergencies after office hours and on weekends. To reach the on-call pastor, call 512-837-7725, extension 1.
