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What isSanctification? Nathan Bingham Have you ever asked yourself, "What is sanctification?" The Reformation Study Bible's theological article on "Sanctification" provides a clear and conciseanswer. According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism (Q. 35), sanctification is "the work of God's free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of Go...

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Biblical Counseling

Isaiah 53

HGC is blessed to offer free Biblical counseling services with the Pastor....

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The Gospel

What Is theGospel? by Burk Parsons Fundamentally, the gospel is news. It's good newsthe good news about what our triune God has graciously accomplished for His people: The Father's sending the Son, Jesus Christ, God incarnate, to live perfectly, fulfill the law, and die sacrificially, atoning for our sins, satisfying God's wrath against us that we might not face an...

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How to Live for God’s Glory

"Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever." The Westminster Shorter Catechism How does a person glorify God? No question is more practical or more significant. The supreme purpose in life for any man or womanfor anyone who has ever been born into this worldis to glorify God. That is what living is all about. Glorifying God is the end result of the Chri...

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Evangelistic Prayer Petitions

Join us in praying for the following: Our personal witness to family, friends, neighbors, co-workers For a proper balance of contempt for this world and a love for God's kingdom. May the motivating force for our whole life, including evangelism, be our love for God. Guard us against the temptation to water down the gospel and make it more acceptable to maintain popular...

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Not by Works of the Law

"We know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified" (Galatians 2:16). Righteousness leads to eternal life (Ps. 119:40; Prov. 21:21), but not righteousness d...

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Prayers for Wise Living

Living Wisely Show us how to turn away from all sinful alliances with the world; let nothing rival our pursuit and love of God. Enable us to be more thoughtful about our speech and let it be marked by appropriateness and dignity. May we daily praise God for giving us insight into ALL things through His Word. Help us not to be overly presumptuous about our...

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Following Christ

by Mark Dever Have you ever been tempted to surrender control of your life to any of Christ's enemies? As Memorial Day in the United States, we remember those who've fought to establish and defend the freedoms we enjoy. And from the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga to the surrender of Germany 170 years later, surrender has always meant to submit to a new master. When y...

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Salvation in Christ Alone

What Is theGospel? "I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my coursethat I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God" (v.24). - Acts 20:24 Since Jesus' proclamation of the Gospel involved telling people that "the kingdom of God is at hand" (Mark 1:1415), His commissioning of the dis...

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Welcome to Higher Ground

Higher Ground Church is a bible-believing church that rests on the sufficiency of Scripture under the leadership of Pastor Billie W. Dempsey. We are a loving community of believers with a "down-home" feel. If you are looking for a church where you can grow in your understanding of God's Word, service to His kingdom and Christian fellowship, this is the church for you. ...

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