Letter to Heartland Church from Ron Allen, lead pastor

3/3/10
Dear partners in ministry,
I am reflecting on the great weekend with Chip Judd as we focused on, “Building Great Relationships.” The feedback has been awesome. So many, like Carolyn and I, gained real insight and strategy in dealing with growth points in our relationships. Thanks Chip. He will be back April 11 for the second [...]

The Accuser of the Brethren

Exposing the Accuser of the Brethren
An Article Written by Francis Frangipane
More churches have been destroyed by the Accuser of the Brethren and its fault-finding than by either immorality or misuse of church funds. So prevalent is this influence in our society that, among many, fault-finding has been elevated to the status of a “ministry!” The [...]

A Letter of Thanksgiving

Dear Heartlanders,
As I reflect back over the last few months, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the grace and goodness of God and for your faithful partnership through a difficult season and into a new beginning. Our community looks different than it did a year ago. We miss those who have moved on, but we [...]

Every Spiritual Blessing

By Benjamin Sternke
On Sunday I preached on Ephesians 1:1-14, which is an unruly run-on sentence of praise to God for pouring out “every spiritual blessing” on us in Christ.  These first verses of Ephesians ground us in three inter-related realities:

God’s story
God’s sovereign grace
God’s blessings

Being grounded in God’s story means that what God is doing in [...]

Getting Ahead of Ourselves?

Last Sunday I spoke on how Mary and Joseph model for us how to receive God’s promise for a better day. They were “favored” by the Lord, which did not end up meaning they got a great parking spot at the mall during Christmas shopping season, but that they sacrificed their personal desires and dreams [...]

John Wimber / MC 510 / Healing

In January of 1982 John Wimber (founder of the Association of Vineyard Churches) began to teach a class at Fuller Theological Seminary called MC510: Signs and Wonders. I was in attendance for this class, which was held in the basement of a church because of the large number of students, faculty, staff, and others who [...]

How To Celebrate All Saints’ Day

This Saturday, November 1st, is All Saints’ Day. It’s a day for Christians to remember and celebrate those saints and martyrs who have gone before us in the faith. It’s kind of like the “Memorial Day” of the church – we celebrate the faithfulness of those who have died in Christ and who are now [...]

A Review of Fireproof

A review of the movie FIREPROOF, from Ron Allen…
Fireproof was a surprisingly good movie. For a low budget movie conceived and made out of a southern evangelical church, this movie has real impact, with real excellence and competes with the “big boys” in movie theaters all across the country.
The story line will resonate with most [...]

Do We Really Want To Hear From God?

Lately in our Sunday morning gatherings we’ve been engaging in times of actively hearing from God for others. We’ve prayed for healing, prophesied to one another, given and received words of encouragement and blessing to one another. We are excited about the possibility of hearing from God in these ways regularly, making it a “normal” [...]

If You Ask

Asking is simple, but not easy. If you are in need, asking for help is humbling, and if you very much desire something, asking feels vulnerable. We protect ourselves from disappointment by not asking, or by asking for things we care nothing about. Yet God is not out to disappoint us, He wants to help [...]

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