Heartland Community Church
Main Street at Acacia Avenue
Ripon, California
Sermons
Join us each Sunday for worship,
praise, and fellowship.
Services
- Traditional Worship Service 9:00 AM
- Worship Service - 10:30 AM
- Nursery for infants and toddlers
- Covenant Kids (preschool - 5th grade)
- Sunday School 6-8th grade
"Remain in me, and I will remain in you. for a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me."
John 15:4 (NLT)
Dear Heartland Family,
In Matthew 6, Jesus taught us to pray, ".Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." From my perspective, the highlight of 2008 was seeing signs of God's Kingdom coming among us. Heartland Community is a growing church, so let me share just a few of these signs with you.
One simple and powerful sign of the Kingdom at Heartland has been the way our ministry time has developed in our worship services. God is giving us the freedom to greet and welcome each other as an expression of our unity in Christ, as a family. We used to politely say hi to a couple of friends and sit down, but I will soon need an air horn to move us on in worship. This has not happened over night, but has grown over the year as evidence of how God is building His body at Heartland.
Our summer sabbatical was another great sign of the Kingdom growing among us. I cannot tell you how proud of the church I am for the way you stepped up and took ownership of our common ministry during my absence. I believe it gave us more confidence in Christ as Lord of the church, and in each other as His family. Of course there were challenges and lots of work, but through the experience we became stronger as a family, working together to serve each other and our world. Many, many different people stepped up to help meet the needs, pray, and serve, which was a tremendous picture of the Kingdom of God, and an incredible gift to me, personally.
Other signs of the Kingdom coming among us include the unity we enjoyed on the decision to sell the cabin, preparing for and sending a team to Mexico, working together on the children's musical outreach "Christmas in Egypt," and numerous conversations I had with people about how God is working in their lives. We have also experienced the Kingdom in times when people have given praise to God during our worship services, and in the overall sweet and peaceful spirit when we gather. It seems there are times and places like these when God is giving us a taste of His Kingdom, of what is to come when He returns!
As I look at where we've come from, and where we are going, my observation is that God is answering our prayers by shaping us into a Kingdom community, and strengthening us for the mission ahead. May our prayer continue to be, ".Your Kingdom come, Your will be done at Heartland Community as it is in heaven!"
Pastor Ralph
Sermons
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- February 14, 2010
- February 7, 2010
Let's Begin to be Holy Again in 2010 - January 31
Let's Begin Holding to God's Word Again in 2010 - January 24
A Strange Soul Searching Story - January 17
Let's Begin to Sacrifice Again in 2010 - January 10
Let's Begin to Love Again in 2010 - January 3
Beginning Again in 2010 - December 27, 2009
God's Mission to the Generations - December 20, 2009
- December 13, 2009
God's Mission to the Outcasts - December 6, 2009
- November 29, 2009
God's Mission to the Sinful - November 22, 2009
Thriving by Discerning - November 15, 2009
Thriving by Serving - November 8, 2009
Thriving through the spirit - November 1, 2009
Thriving by Remaining, Part 2 - October 25, 2009
Thriving by Remaining, Part 1 - October 18, 2009
Thriving by Receiving - October 11, 2009
The Thriving Life - October 4, 2009
The Challenge of Becoming - September 27, 2009
The Challenge of Resurrection Hope - September20, 2009
The Challange of Body Building Worship - September 13, 2009
The Challenge of Love with Diversity - September 6, 2009
The Challenge of Worship with Diversity - August 30, 2009
The Challenge of Worship - The Lord's Supper - August 23, 2009
The Challenge of Worship, Property - August 16, 2009
The Challenge of Freedom - August 9, 2009
A Relational Ministry - August 2, 2009
Christ in the Passover - July 26, 2009
- July 19, 2009
The Challenge of Conscience - July 12, 2009
The Challenge of Marriage - July 5, 2009
The Challange of Purity - June 28, 2009
The Challenge of Finding Wisdom - June 21, 2009
The Challenge Of Unity - June 14, 2009
The Perfect Church - June 7, 2009
We Can Do - May 31, 2009
A Runner's Perseverance - May 24, 2009
The Runner's Rest and Recovery - May 17, 2009
The Runner's Diet - May 10, 2009
Living An Increasingly Holy Life - May 3, 2009
The Pain in the Race - April 26, 2009
The Necessity of Training - March 1, 2009
A Vision for Becoming
- February 8, 2009
Worship in God's Word - February 1, 2009
The Journey to Realign in 2009 - January 25, 2009
Time to Realign in 2009 to be Authentic Witnesses
- January 18, 2009
Time to Realign in 2009 to be Humble Servants - January 11, 2009
Time to Realign in 2009 to be Lifelong Learners
- January 4, 2009
Time to Realign iin 2009
- December 21, 2008
God Speaks and We Proclaim It
- November 30, 2008
God Speaaks, and We Ponder It - November 23, 2008
A Journey of Seeking - November 16, 2008
A Journey of Discipleship
- November 9, 2008
Familyship Living Life Together - November 2, 2008
A Journey of Reintegrating Our Bodies - October 26, 2008
A Journey of Reintegrating Our Body - October 19, 2008
A Journey of Renewal by the Holy Spirit - October 12, 2008
A Journey of Relying on the Spirit
- October 5, 2008
A Journey of Reintegrating Our Minds
- Septenber 28, 2008
A journey of Restoring Our Allegiance to God's Kingdom - September 21, 2008
Reorientation to God's Reign - September 14 , 2008
Remembering God's Present Holiness - August 31,2008
Love Me Like Jesus - August 24, 2008
Living As Missional People - August 17, 2008
Life With the Spirit of Jesus
Pastor Hefti Brunold
Vern and Barbara Deatherage, Directors of the Modesto Gospel Mission, will be sharing about their ministry - August 10, 2008
The Prodigal Father
Speaker: Wayne Carlson (PSWC), Director of Church Planting for the Pacific Southwest Conference. - August 3, 2008
Blessed to be a Blessing
Pastor Hefti Brunold - July 27, 2008
Making Life Make Sense, and Making Sense of Life When it Doesnt Make Sense
Speaker: David Nystrom -- VP for Academic Affairs, William Jessup University
- July 20, 2008
The Hard Work of Familyship
Pastor Hefti Brunold - July 13, 2008
Mission of God
Speaker: Ken Balderrama -- NW Regional Director of Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment (ACMC)
- July 6, 2008
Dependence Day
Pastor Hefti Brunold - June 29, 2008
The Vital Role of the Church
Speaker: Alan Doswald -- Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA/Love Inc.) - June 22, 2008
Being Sure the Gospel is Good News - June 15, 2008
Witnessing to the Athenian Intellectuals - June 8, 2008
Cultural Compasses That Point Mankind to Jesus - June 1, 2008
Freedom to Choose God First - May 18, 2008
Freedom From Our Fears - May 11, 2008
The Freedom to Yield Control - May 5, 2008
The Reality of Freedom in Christ - April 27, 2008
A Conscious Dependenced on the Holy Spirit - April
20, 2008
The Church as a Fellowship of Believers -
April 13, 2008
Commitment to the Whole Mission of the Church - April 6, 2008
The Necessity of New Birth - March 30, 2008
The Centrality of the Word of God - March 22, 2008
A Resurrection of Hope and Possibility - March 9, 2008
Supporting Christ's Family - March 2, 2008
Seeking Christ and His Kingdom - February 24, 2008
A Great, Growing Kingdom Adventure - January 27, 2008
Growing in Greatness Through God's Relationships - January 13, 2008
Growing in Greatness - January 6, 2008
Becoming Great in 2008
Church Office:
Heartland Community Church, 127 S. Acacia Avenue,
Ripon, California 95366
Phone: (209) 599-4233 Fax: (209) 599-2643
E-mail: Heartland Office@charterinternet.comE-mail: Heartland Webmaster
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