The Word from South Highland

Weekly sermons preached in the historic sanctuary of South Highland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Episodes

The Hope in Christianity

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

February 26, 2023 - There are signs of hope throughout scripture, in both the Old and New Testaments. Guest preacher Rev. Boutros Zaour from Syria brings a powerful message of hope centered around faith in Jesus Christ.

Thursday Feb 23, 2023

February 22, 2023 - "Remember you're dust, and to dust you shall return." Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley has a special homily for Ash Wednesday.

Monday Feb 13, 2023

February 12, 2023 - Guest preacher Rev. Dr. Roger Dermody brings a fascinating perspective to the "why missions" question with stories from Pakistan's most prestigious university, Forman Christian College, led by scripture from Isaiah and Romans. 

Living the Good Life

Monday Feb 06, 2023

Monday Feb 06, 2023

February 5, 2023 - All the joy and fulfillment of life are not found in focusing on ourselves and on the gifts we have received, but rather on giving back: looking outward in service to others. Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley preaches on Jesus's words about salt and light from Matthew 5.

How to Be Happy

Monday Feb 06, 2023

Monday Feb 06, 2023

January 29, 2023 - A well-known TV minister used to call them "the be-happy attitudes." Do Jesus' words in Matthew 5 really amount to a prescription of how we can be happy? Here's a fresh look at this part of the Sermon on the Mount from Rev. Cort Gatliff.

Come, Follow, Lead!

Monday Jan 23, 2023

Monday Jan 23, 2023

January 22, 2023 - In Matthew 4, Jesus tells Peter, Andrew, James and John to come. In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul helps that church remember who to follow. What comes next? Leading, says Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley in this powerful message.

Tuesday Jan 17, 2023

January 15, 2023 - Have you really been living up to the high calling of Matthew 3? Have any of us? In this message for Martin Luther King, Jr., weekend, Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley has a few confessions of his own.

Finding God in Sacred Spaces

Tuesday Jan 17, 2023

Tuesday Jan 17, 2023

January 11, 2023 - The exiles in Babylon surely felt the pain of their situation and the distance from their God-given homeland. But God tells them to live a full and God-filled life in the knowledge of God's having amazing plans for their future. Rev. Dr. Larry Michael brings God's word in a Wednesday Vespers service in the beautiful Chapel at South Highland.

Finding a New Way Home

Thursday Jan 12, 2023

Thursday Jan 12, 2023

Jjanuary 8, 2023 - Christmas is packed away. Have we packed away Jesus, too? Rev. Dr. Ed Hurley says: with the wise men of Matthew 2, we’re called to travel a new way home.

Danger - God at Work!

Tuesday Jan 03, 2023

Tuesday Jan 03, 2023

January 1, 2023 - The Gospel doesn't begin in Matthew 1 - it begins in Genesis. Everything we read in the New Testament only happened because of God's work beforehand throughout the history of God's people. Join Youth Director Dallas Knight as he preaches on the genealogy of Jesus from Matthew chapter 1.

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Welcome!

God's word is preached faithfully each and every Sunday in the historic sanctuary of South Highland Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Birmingham, Alabama.

Established in 1888, South Highland serves "in the heart of the city, for the whole of the city, with the passion of Christ." People from all areas of the city and its suburbs attend SHPC for a Christ-centered community of worship, study, belonging, renewal, growth, and outreach. We're a congregation eagerly seeking to bring glory to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through an emphasis on worship, the study of Scripture, and prayer, and a mission-minded church focused on living out the call to be the hands and feet of Christ in Birmingham and in communities worldwide.

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