The Word from South Highland

March 28, 2024 - On the night Jesus was betrayed, he washed the feet of his disciples. In a message for Maundy Thursday, Rev. Abby Gatliff says that real cleansing doesn't happen with water, but rather on the cross with blood shed for the forgiveness of sin.

March 24, 2024 - As Palm Sunday ushers in Holy Week, Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches from Mark 11 that, with His triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, Jesus  alone was infinitely high, yet chose to go infinitely low, entering as a king but prepared to carry the burden of the sins of the world.

March 17, 2024 - Roman crucifixion was a punishment designed to strip someone of their humanity. Jesus said that his crucifixion would not lead to shame, but instead to glory. Rev. Abby Gatliff teaches from John gospel that Jesus' cross was a cosmic battlefield where we will see more clearly than ever.

March 10, 2023 - John 3:16 has been called "the Gospel in a nutshell" because it tells us so many things. Rev. Dr. Larry Michael shares with us seven things about God that are revealed in this passage.

March 3, 2024 - Jesus famously expressed his righteous anger in the temple by flipping over the tables of the money changers and those selling doves. Teaching from Luke, Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson asks us to consider not only what tables might need to be turned over in our own lives or in our own world view, but that following Jesus means we will sometimes, in faithfulness, turn over the familiar tables in our lives, in our churches, in our societies.

February 25, 2024 - Mission isn't just about fixing problems, sending pastors to faraway places, or providing financial support. Teaching from the letter to the Hebrews, Rev. Dr. Tom Boone says mission is about transforming us from the inside out and the bottom up.

February 18, 2024 - Teaching from a powerful passage in Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica, Rev. Abby Gatliff shows us how much Paul has to say about encouraging one another, no matter the distance, no matter the circumstances that might separate us.

February 11, 2024 - On Transfiguration Sunday, Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches from Exodus and Mark, and reminds us that the reason we come to worship God is to have an encounter with the risen Lord, so we can see the glory of God and experience all of life in light of that reality.

February 4, 2024 - Teaching from Mark 1, The Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson reminds us that, no matter how many needs we ask God to address in our own lives and families, and no matter how many needs we ask God to address in our communities, God is always on a mission beyond.

January 28, 2024 - The New Testament is rich in stories of the miracles of Jesus, events written by people who witnessed them but which we take on faith. Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson, teaching from Mark, points out that the more people try to measure, quantify and prove the miracle, the more likely it is that we miss what God was really doing, and the power that was and can be at work.