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About Us   Articles
· At A Glance: Who We Are
· Awana Youth Clubs
· The Body Builder
· Camp Emmanuel
· Constitution
· Contact Us
· A Firmly Evangelical Creed
· History
· How To Become a Member
  · Membership Application (212 KB PDF)
· Link-to-Us Images
· Listen to a Sample Sermon
· Map
· Meeting Schedule
· Ministries and Opportunities
· Ministry Approach
· Mission Statement Article
· Missionaries and Ministries Financial Support
· Missionaries We Support (biographical sketches)
  · Boone and Julie Aldridge
  · Doug and Sherri Anderson
  · Mary Lee Cummings
  · Matt and Janet Dawson
  · Rick and Mary Glover
  · Larry and Bonnie Habegger
  · Ruth Jordan
  · Bruce and Joyce Moore
  · John and Joyce Rathbun
· Missions Approach
· Pastor Ed Vasicek
  · Biography
  · Hints
  · Links
  · Recipes
· Purpose and Principles
· Trivia Quiz
  · Quiz
  · Answers
· We Believe
· Youth		   · The 10 Commandments and Prayer in the Public Arena
· Apologetics and You
· Are All Sins Alike
· Can a Truly Saved Person Become Unsaved?
· Challenging Questions
· Church Size Makes a Difference
· A Church With A Mission
· The Church's Changing Role
· Consulting God
· Controlling the Control Bug
· Converting Spring Malaise Into Humility
· Conviction and the Mind
· Death to Television, Death to Isolation
· Deceitful Heart Syndrome
· The Demise of the Pretend Evangelical Culture
· Different Kinds of Love
· Discoveries
· Displacement at Large
· Divorce and Remarriage
· Do You Really Understand the Trinity?
· Duplicity and Integrity in the Body
· Entering the Middle Ages...Again
· Faith and God's Glory
· A Few Hot-Potato Questions
· Finding That Elusive Will of God
· The Forgiveness Controversy
· Gambling: Right or Wrong?
· A Ghost of A Chance
· The God of Disasters
· God's Elite
· Goodwill
· Government, Right and Wrong, and the Justice of God
· Has Warren Whet Your Appetite to Read?
· Honest Christianity
· How Ancient Biblical Judaism Keeps Us on Track
· How Are Your Percentages?
· If We Love God, Will We Want to Know Him?
· The Impatience Slide
· Informal Thoughts on Jealousy
· Jesus and Women
· Men of God, Not Just Persons of God: A Taste of Our Men's Meetings
· Of Course Christians Should Have Fun
· An Ounce of Prevention...
· The Package Deal
· Parenting and The Discipline Continuum
· Parenting Teens
· Passion or Conviction? God's Real Presence or Group Psychology?
· Peace and Harmony
· A Perspective on the Holy Spirit
· The Pleasure of Bible Study
· The Power of An Anti-Example
· The Power of Permission
· Prayers—Descriptions and Prescriptions
· The Pride Battle
· The Problem of Evil
· Quarantining Verses
· Questioning What Faith?
· Radical Biblical Christianity
· The Resurrection of Christ—Fact or "Wishful Thinking"?
· Room Temperature
· Sharing: A Truly Radical Idea
· Should Christians Make Judgments?
· Sins of Omission
· Sorting Out Giving
· Spiritual Formation by Means of the Spiritual Disciplines
· Strengthening A Church Through Hospitality
· Sunday School or "Is There Life Before the 10:30 Service?"
· Temperament Theory
· Things We Can Only Do Now
· Though April Showers May Come Your Way
· Today's Youth: New and Improved
· Tools for Warfare: Understanding Cults and Religions
· Trends in Theology and Your Pastor
· Using the Bible or Teaching the Bible?
· Vulgarity and the Christian
· Water Baptism and You: The Basics
· What About Mary?
  · Part I - What We Don't Believe
  · Part II - Bearing the Messiah
  · Part III - Mothering the Messiah
  · Part IV - Finale: Mary's Challenges
· When the Means Become the Ends
· Why Liking Is Better Than Loving
· Why Send Out Missionaries When There Are Needs Here?
· Worshiping God and Growing Through Prayer
· A Yellow Ribbon or a Scarlet Chord or Both
     
Biblical/Doctrinal Studies   The Body Builder
· Did Jesus Preach Topically?
· Did the Aaronic Priesthood Begin Before The Law? (Exodus 19:22, 18:18-20, 15:25)
· Does 2 Peter 1:3-4 Teach That the Only Source for Counseling Truth Is Scripture? And Why I Think Nouthetic Counseling Misses the Mark
· Eternal Security in Light of 1 and 2 John
· The Heart of the Gospel: Propitiation and Romans 3:24-26
  · Part I
  · Part II
  · Part III
  · Part IV
· A Hermeneutical Procedure To Best Interpret The Sermon on the Mount
· Interpreting the Sermon on the Mount: Special Considerations
· Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? also via PDF (5.88 MB)
· The Judgment Seat of Christ: More Than Words in a Creed
· Making Sense of Philippians 3:1-3
· Parameter Fulfillment: A Newly-Defined Interpretational Principle
· The Phenomenon of Double Fulfillment
· Progressive Dispensationalism: Old Testament Types and Prophetic Certainties
· Stuff You Don't Hear Just Anywhere
· Trinity: What the Early Church Believed
· Walking That Extra Mile: A Slightly Different Twist on Matthew 5:38-48
· Why Did the Messiah Have to Be Deity?
· Why No Mention of Dan in Revelation 7?
· The Worship Scandal

· The Origin of the Bible Series
  · Part I
  · Part II: The Torah
  · Part III
  · Part IV: The New Testament Canon
  · Part V: Manuscript Differences and Wrap-up

· Desert of Discipline Series: Wandering in Exodus and Numbers
  · Promotional flyer via PDF (288 KB) or HTML
  · Pastor Ed's Speculative Timeline
  · The Egyptian Incubator (Genesis 37-50)
  · Joseph, the Grand Vizier (Genesis 41)
  · The Basket That Changed History (Exodus 1:1-2:10)
  · Moses' First Forty Years: Certainties and Theories (Exodus 2:11-15, Acts 7:20-29, Hebrews 11:24-26)
  · Meet Jethro (Exodus 2:15b-25)
  · Take Your Shoes Off! (Exodus 3:1-4:16)
  · The Return Ticket (Exodus 4:18-31)
  · When Failure is A Step Toward Success (Exodus 5:1-7:13)
  · Yahweh Takes On the Gods of Egypt (Exodus 7:14-8:32)
  · The Religious But Hard-Hearted (Exodus 8:20-9:12)
  · God’s Purpose in the Plagues: To Glorify Himself (Exodus 9:8-9:35)

· Focus on Jesus Series
  · Preface
  · Introduction
  · Obstacles to Good Interpretation
  · Zechariah the Priest and Father of John the Baptist
  · The Virgin Birth: Its Importance
  · The Date of Christ’s Birth
  · The Star, the Magi and the Assumptions That Blind Us
  · Jewish Rites of Passage
  · Jesus from Four Angles: Introduction to the Gospels
  · Basic "Facts" Regarding Christ's Ministry
  · John’s Baptism
  · Of Figs and Family
  · Jesus Throwing Over the Tables
  · Nicodemus, A Teacher of the Jews Who Should Have Known About the New Birth
  · The Samaritans: "The Disenfranchised Jews"
  · The Synagogue and An Incomplete Verse: Additional Thoughts on Luke 4:14ff
  · The Calling of the Disciples
  · Demons and the Gospels
  · Jesus and Praying in Quiet Places
  · Forgiveness, Sin and Sickness
  · Tax Collectors and Sinners
  · The Sabbath Day
  · The Believer's Relationship to the Law
  · Giving, Prayer and Fasting
  · Some Thoughts on the Christian and Money
  · The Security of Money
  · The Doubt of John the Baptist
  · Foot-washing, Kisses and Oil
  · After Three Days or ON the Third Day?
  · Thoughts About the Parables
  · Of Pigs and Cities
  · The Synagogue System and Early Christianity
  · The Multiplying of the Loaves and Fishes
  · Gentiles Blessed With Crumbs
  · Dedicated Fathers: The Norm in Israel
  · Peter’s Special Role
  · Biblical Confrontation and Matthew 18:15-19
  · Additional Thoughts on the Good Samaritan Parable
  · Discipleship in the New Testament
  · The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son
  · The O'Heart Factor
  · Chutzpah in Prayer
  · The Kingdom of God
  · The Grand Finale: Christ's Final Pre-Resurrection Week on Earth
  · Major Players in the World of First-Century Judaism
  · Jesus on the Offense
  · The Olivet Discourse
  · A Woman Who Knew How to Listen
  · Foot-washing Not An Ordinance: A Position Paper
  · The Lord's Supper and Passover
  · Table Talk in the Upper Room
  · John 14 and Ancient Wedding Customs
  · Thoughts About The True Vine
  · Gethsemane and the Cup of Wrath
  · Inside Connections and the Jewish Trial of Jesus
  · Pilate: A Friend to Caesar or Not?
  · Incidents and Unclear Passages Regarding the Via Dolorosa
  · The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
  · The Veil and the Veiled
  · The Burial of Jesus Christ
  · What Did Christ Do Between Death and Resurrection?
  · The Sequence of the Events After the Resurrection of Christ
  · Doubting Thomas and the Audacious Claim of the Resurrection
  · Peter's Restoration
  · Bibliography of Most Material Quoted or Alluded to in the Jesus Series Notes		   In-house newsletter via PDF files.
· July 2008 (550 KB)
· June 2008 (650 KB)
· May 2008 (529 KB)
· Apr 2008 (598 KB)
· Mar 2008 (553 KB)
· Feb 2008 (592 KB)
· Dec 2007 (614 KB)
· Nov 2007 (522 KB)
· Oct 2007 (565 KB)
· Sept 2007 (497 KB)
· Aug 2007 (550 KB)
     
Church and Leadership   In the News
· Board Meeting Protocol
· Boredom Relief
· The Centrality of God in Youth Discipleship
· The Fluidity of Pastoral Influence
· Highland Park Church Perspective on Song Leading
· Hospital Visitation: The Ins and Outs includes Appendix: Anointing with Oil and Taking Communion
· The Primacy of Parents in Youth Discipleship
· The Sermon Preparation Revolution
· Service Detail Director Job Description
· Service Planning Tips
· Sunday Morning Participation Request
· What Does It Mean for a Man To Lead?		   · Addressing the "Great Deception"—James Cameron's "The Lost Tomb of Christ"
· More on the Supposed "Jesus Family Tomb"
     
Kids' Corner   Prayers
· Links
· Events		   · Daily Prayers
There is one for every day of the year. Try 'em, you'll like 'em.

· Personal Devotions
  · Compassion and Truth
  · Confession and Cleansing
  · Contending with Depression
  · Families and Community Services
  · How Sweet the Name
  · In Disappointment
  · Lord of All
  · The Persecuted Church
  · Praise for Life
  · Spiritual Growth
  · When Worry Grips My Heart

· Prayer Links

· Specific Events
  · Asking For God’s Healing Touch Upon Me
  · AWANA Sunday
  · Bedtime Prayers for Busy, Blitzed Parents
  · Before Meals or Grace
  · A Christian Undergoing Treatment in a Mental Health Services Facility
  · A Christian Wedding
  · A Christian Wedding 2
  · Dedication for a New Home
  · Eagle Scout Ceremony
   · Opening
   · Benediction
  · Election Time
  · For the Well-being of Delphi Corporation
  · Grief for a Soldier Killed in Battle
  · Homeschooling Graduation Ceremony
  · A Nation at War
  · The New Millennium
  · New Year's or New Year's Eve
  · Opening the Indiana State Senate on February 12, 2004
  · Overcoming Domestic Violence
  · A Prayer for Our President Occasioned by Hurricane Katrina
  · A Prayer for Those Who Have Lost A Child
  · A Prayer in Light of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
  · A Prayer Written for One Whose Spouse Has Had an Affair When the Offender Seems Repentant
  · A Prayer Written for Those Recovering from an Affair
  · Safety from Terrorism and for the Defeat of Terrorism
  · Serving in Enemy Territory
  · Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
  · Victims of Disaster and Relief Teams
  · A Wedding Involving a Blended Family
  · When Dad Has Been Called Up from the Reserves to Active Duty in the Military

· Sunday Morning Pastoral Prayers
  · Prayer #1
  · Prayer #2
  · Prayer #3
  · Prayer #4
  · Prayer #5
  · Prayer #6
  · Prayer #7
  · Prayer #8
  · Prayer #9
     
Sermon Outlines   Sermon Samples
· Forgiveness Is Conditional
· The Immutability of God
· See also Pastor Ed's Sermon Central		   · 2/24/2008: Walking Temples of the Holy Spirit - MP3 or Text
· 3/2/2008: We Are the Temple - MP3 or Text
· 3/9/2008: The Temple Motif - MP3 or Text
     
Youth    
· Activities Calendar
· BASIC
· Cornerstones
· Links
· The Ritzy Summer Youth Group
· SOL (Soldiers of Light)
· Sonburst Summer 2008
  · permission slip (65 KB PDF)
· Sunday School
· Weekly Meetings		    
     

 

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Highland Park Church
516 West Sycamore Street
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
(765) 452-1779
church@highlandpc.com