Dear Harpeth Hills, Tender. That is one word to describe us right now. We are tender to the touch. • A mom worries about her 25 year-old daughter who is an ER nurse. • A daughter checks on her parents in the nursing home twice a day, by phone only.
Continue reading“Revealed-Servant” Life Group Lesson Isaiah 53:1-12 April 5, 2020 OPEN: Where did you see or hear about a true act of servanthood this past week? Isaiah 53:1-12 (NRSV} Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he grew
Continue readingClick the orange button for 4 printable pdf documents of these discussion questions, a word search, and coloring pages. Discussion Questions for Children’s Moment The Widow’s Two Mites (Mark 12:41-44) 41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who
Continue readingReading for Today–April 2 Deuteronomy 21:1-22:30 Luke 9:51-10:12 Psalm 74:1-23 Proverbs 12:11 What happens in Psalm 74 is relatively common in the Psalter, but it is remarkable nevertheless. The writer unleashes complaints against God like this. We see no miraculous signs as evidence that you will save us. All the
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills, It struck me yesterday that while we are all in a time of discombobulation, we are not all having the same experience. Some of us are busy beyond belief, others are bored out of their minds. Most of us are healthy, but others are not. Many are
Continue readingThank you so much to all who have donated food, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, and more to our partner ministries. You have helped many families through Napier Outreach, Nashville Inner City Ministry, Faith Family Medical Clinic, and Two Rivers Middle Outreach. For ways to help, visit HarpethHills.org/i-want-to-help/ You can give online
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Please pray for Ricky, Allison, Korben, Caleb, Colter, Ellyn, Libby, Benji, and Christopher Lewis. They arrived in Nashville this week from Daar es Salaam, Tanzania, after making the difficult decision to return to the U.S. because of the pandemic. Ricky will continue to serve as the interim director of Haven
Continue readingReading for Today–April 1 Deuteronomy 18:1-20:20 Luke 9:28-50 Psalm 73:1-28 Proverbs 12:10 We all have our favorite Psalms. For me, Psalm 73 is right there at the top of the list. The writer is mightily concerned about the bad guys getting ahead while the good guys are keeping their hearts
Continue readingReading for Today–March 31 Deuteronomy 16:1-17:20 Luke 9:7-27 Psalm 72:1-20 Proverbs 12:8-9 Sometimes the writer of Proverbs just makes me laugh. You read the statement and think with a grin, “Well, isn’t that the truth?” “It is better to be a nobody with a servant than to be self-important but
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We are happy to announce and introduce you to Tommy Johnson, a new addition to our staff in the Counseling Center. Tommy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University and a Masters in Divinity from Lipscomb University.
Continue readingHarpeth Hills Family, The elders appointed a Coronavirus Committee to provide guidance as we make decisions concerning church activities. This committee is composed of our four elder/doctors—Parker Panovec, Tom Henderson, Dana Janssen, and Hyatt Sutton and three members of our church staff, Jennifer Coats, Ronnie Rummage, and Rick Kyle. This
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Please pray over Kevin, Benay, Anderson, and Giovanni Blume, our missionaries in Porto, Alegre, Brazil. The country is in lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. Please pray for their ministry as Kevin & Benay work from home and Anderson and Giovanni do school online. Specific prayer requests: Pray
Continue readingEvery Harpeth Hills member has access to our online church directory through Realm. If you need to set up your account for the first time, recover a forgotten password, or troubleshoot other Realm issues, contact Julie Reagan. Realm allows you to: update your own contact information and directory picture look up
Continue reading03/30/2020 Harpeth Hills Family, Greetings this Monday afternoon, March 30. I just got off a Zoom conference with all the ministers and was so encouraged to see everyone’s faces. Your ministers are working hard at maintaining community with each other and facilitating that within the body at Harpeth Hills. By
Continue readingReading for Today–March 30 Deuteronomy 13:1-15:23 Luke 8:40-9:6 Psalm 71:1-24 Proverbs 12:5-7 The world of the Old Testament is strange indeed. On just about any page you are reminded that not only are you not in Kansas anymore, you are not in the same millennium. “Do not boil a young
Continue readingReading for Today–March 29 Deuteronomy 11:1-12:32 Luke 8:22-39 Psalm 70:1-5 Proverbs 12:4 “Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly Lord, and help me.” Psalm 70:1 As you read through the Psalms you frequently see the writer in some kind of trouble. The world in which he lives is not always filled
Continue readingDear Church Family, The sense of belonging when we are together on Sundays is a comforting feeling. As your shepherds, we acknowledge the loss that exists from our lack of time together on Sundays. Many are experiencing spiritual separation anxiety, and others have troubled consciences because we are not “assembling
Continue readingReading for Today–March 28 Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22 Luke 8:4-21 Psalm 69:19-36 Proverbs 12:2-3 On my to do list for today–I love to do lists–is to get caught up on my Daily Bible Readings. I did not start reading this year until the middle of February, so when Coronavirus and quarantine hit,
Continue readingDear Harpeth Hills Family, I moved my son out of his dorm room this morning while practicing social distancing. We were the only ones around. He was to graduate from college in May. It was sad. No graduation exercises, no hugging friends for that final good-bye, no clear ending to
Continue readingFor Sunday, March 29: We continue our study in the book of Isaiah. This week we consider the righteousness of God. Read Isaiah 1 in preparation for the sermon. – Chris Smith Note: There are no services or activities at the church building for the week of March 29.
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