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Welcome
At Hillsdale our purpose is to preach and teach the Word of God, to provide a place for worship, fellowship, and support, as we connect our hearts with God, to grow to become more like Christ and be equipped to serve and share His love to our world.
It is our prayer that you find our fellowship warm and friendly and the messages meaningful and practical so that you will discover all that God has made you to be, that you might worship and serve Him. We know you will find our family fellowship caring and supportive and that here you can build lasting relationships.
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Sunday's • Bible Study 9:30 am • Worship 10:45 am
Wednesday's • Family meal 5:30 pm • Prayer & devotion 6:30 pm
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Hello Hillsdale Family!
I hope and pray that all of you are doing well.
There are many opportunities for us to gather together.
Fellowship Meal Gather together on Wednesday nights starting at 5:30 pm for a family meal and fellowship together.
& Family Prayer at 6:30 pm. Come as we continue to pray for spiritual restoration, forgiveness, and unity in the Spirit that binds us together in the bond of peace, that in the effort of love, we are established as one body and one spirit because we are called to one glorious hope and future. Ephesians 4:1-4
Worship We worship together in person every Sunday at 10:45 am.
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Office Hours
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday - Wednesday - Thursday
Activities Schedule
Sundays 9:00 am
Bible Study for ADULTS
In-Person in the Choir Room
Resume Sunday, July 11
Children's Bible Study 9:00 am
Children's Church 11:00 am
Wednesdays 5:30 pm
Family meal with prayer & devotion 6:30 pm
In-Person in the Fellowship Hall
eNCOURAGE
Jesus, Teach Us To Pray
by Debbie Fredrickson
Ministry of Encouragement and Faith
PART 3: Jesus, Teach Us to Pray
Matthew 6:12
"forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us."
Forgive us our sins...
All Have Sinned
Jesus understands our human condition for sin. "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard." Romans 3:23 NLT When teaching His disciples He looked forward to His purpose for coming into this world. He knew we needed a rescuer and to be able to see God and experience His love in the most personal way. So He walked with them and showed them who God is. So He took our sin upon Himself and paid the penalty for sin through His death on the cross.
"For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him, God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross." Colossians 1:19-20 NLT Thank God, we NOW HAVE PEACE with GOD for the forgiveness of sin, for all time.
God's Gift
This peace with God is offered as God's free gift to us when we submit ourselves to the authority of Christ in our lives. "If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9 ESV God has given us this NEW LIFE through regeneration - the Holy Spirit spirit who lives within us "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12 ESV "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation." 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV This NEW LIFE with God breaks the power of sin in our lives. "We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives." Romans 6:6 This power over sin is available to us through Holy Spirit who resides in us (Jesus speaking). " Even the Spirit of truth... You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you." John 14:17 ESV
As we have forgiven those who sin against us
The Power of Forgiveness
We are capable of resisting the temptation to sin through the power of the Holy Spirit when we submit to the authority of Christ by yielding our will to Him. It is by yielding our will to His that we are able to benefit the fruit of the Spirit "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control." Galatians 5:22 ESV However, if we fail to yield to Him and give in to temptation and sin "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." John 1:9 ESV What a marvelous gift our Lord has given us, a new life in Him and forgiveness of sin when we fail to surrender to His will and live by His commands.
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV
The Power to Forgive Others
Once we experience God's forgiveness of sin and the power of the Holy Spirit to teach us the Truth and lead us to Godly living, we experience more and more love for God.
When We Love God, We Love People.
"And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 5:2 ESV
Love
The power to forgive others who sin against us IS IN OUR LOVE FOR GOD. How can we exact the penalty against others for their failure to live up to our standards when we've been forgiven for failure to live up to God's standards, through what Christ did on the cross? The command is for us to love one another as He has loved us.
(Jesus speaking) "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." John 13:34 ESV
"Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other." 1 John 4:7-11 NLT
Purposeful Prayer
Gracious loving and forgiving Heavenly Father. Please forgive me for failing to live up to your Holy Standards as I have forgiven others for failure to live up to mine. Thank you for sending Jesus as your perfect sacrifice on the cross for my sins. May I never forget the guilt and shame you felt on my behalf and the pain of the cross? Help me to love you more and more as I meditate on all that you are and what you are doing for your Kingdom purpose in this world. Allow your love to compel me to love you more and to love others as you have loved me with the same grace, mercy, patience, kindness, and forgiveness. I submit myself to your authority in my life to live in the power of the Holy Spirit by yielding to your will so that I can continue living and doing all you have commanded in your word . . .
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30 ESV
Lord, When you are my first love and I put you before everything else; you have my heart. When my heart belongs to you and your love saturates my whole being; you have my soul. When I make a conscious choice to follow you and surrender my will to yours to follow your statutes and commands; you have my mind and my life choices will honor your word. When I know in my heart you are a good God, loving, patient, kind, forgiving, faithful and true; you have all my strength. Then I have the courage to Love others as you have loved me. No matter what the circumstances and in all situations, you give me the power and the strength to fulfill your law of love ~Amen
We have Bible Study and Life Skills Classes every Sunday 9:30 am. All of our studies are Bible based and relevant to people living in today's world. We have classes for all ages.
A life of generosity is the out pouring of our love and gratefulness to God that rests on His faithfulness to His promises, to fulfill His divine plan and purpose for our lives and His Kingdom Purpose.
You can become a contributor towards God's Kingdom Purpose by making contributions to the ongoing work of the church through your tithes and offerings.
1) by mail to Hillsdale Blvd Baptist Church 6201 Hillsdale Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95842.
2) Or you may make a drop-off visit during our regular business hours.
3) Or you may give through your personal banking account with a bill pay service.
4) For those who need further assistance we may make a personal visit to pick up your financial gift.
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