The Word from South Highland

Limping Through Life

November 13, 2022 With scripture from Psalm 143, Abby Gatliff brings a message about the richness of the Psalms and how they cover the full range of human emotion, proving to us that we can bring to the Lord all of our cares, joys, anxieties, frustrations and more.

Face to Face

November 6, 2022 In a message for All Saints Sunday, Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley helps us remember and experience a deeper dimension of faith and communion in terms of our own hope of eternal life with the Lord.

The Touch of Faith

October 30, 2022 Faithfulness is our response to the faithfulness of God. God is faithful to us;, God’s promises are sure. God calls us to respond with faithfulness. With text from Hebrews, Psalms and Matthew, Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley concludes our series, Growing Fruit: Life Together Shaped by the Spirit, with a word on the fruit of faithfulness

Hilarious Generosity

October 23, 2022 We can tend to get nervous when the subject of money comes up in conversation, especially in the church. But scriptures point out that our relationship with money is a helpful gauge for our spiritual health. In part 8 of our series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Cort Gatliff brings the word from Galatians 5 and 2 Corinthians 9, speaking on the fruit of generosity. 

Spirituality from the Inside Out

October 16, 2022 The fruit of self-control is the focus of today's message in our series Growing Fruit: Life Together Shaped by the Spirit. Our guest preacher is Rev. Dr. Douglas Webster, professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian Preaching at Beeson Divinity School.

The Power of Softness

October 9, 2022 Guest preacher Tharwat W. B. Wahba comes to South Highland with a message on gentleness, in part 6 of our series Growing Fruit: Life Together Shaped by the Spirit. Dr. Wahba is the professor of missions in the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt. His message focuses on text from Matthew 12:14-21.

Be Ye Kind to One Another

October 2, 2022 Dr. Ed Hurley is joined by Pastor Saul Karosas, senior pastor of City Church in Klaipéda, Lithuania, for a message about kindness, in part 5 of our series on the Fruit of the Spirit. When the Lord looks at us and says to be kind, He always wants to propel us beyond who we are, to take to a higher place.

Taking the Long View

September 5, 2022 "Patience is a virtue," goes the saying which doesn't really have a known ending. But we know patience as one of the fruits of the Spirit mentioned by Paul in Galatians 5. In this sermon from our series Growing Fruit: Life Together Shaped by the Spirit," Dr. Ed Hurley speaks on God's patience exhibited throughout scripture and says that most of us have to grow in patience, and God promises us his Holy Spirit to be at work in us teaching us patience.

Peace Within, Peace Without

Sept. 18, 2022 Our sermon series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Growing Fruit: Life Together Shaped by the Spirit, continues with this message by Dr. Ed Hurley. With text from Mark 4:35-41 and Galatians 5:22-23a, Dr. Hurley reminds us that, with the knowledge that God loves us and is with us and gives us the fruit of his peace, we can then accept ourselves. 

Transformed By Joy

September 11, 2022 Joy is the fruit of a life connected with the living God, and bubbles up at some surprising times. In this episode, part 2 of our series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley teaches about the fruit of Joy with scripture from John 15:1-11.