Announcements

APC

^{Posted by chris on Tuesday 12:31pm, August 12th 2008}

What?

We're going to have a blast studying and hanging out this semester in the Parsonage every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm. 

The Main Idea

We're trying to help everybody become better students as we develop bonds of friendship with each other and God.

What We Need

We need youth and adults to help with tutoring.  Plus more adults to help with rides and supervision.  More needs discussed below.

More Details

My two lovely mentorees are the mighty decision makers for this whole shebang.  Thank you Ian and Taryn.  We hope to give the Parsonage a makeover (need approval) with some paint and new furniture. 

It might be nice to get a sound system that people can connect their iPods to (no obscene music please).  If you have any suggestions I suggest you take it up with Taryn and Ian — I'm only a facilitator.

 

HCC Youth Got Spirit (a.k.a. Talent Show)

^{Posted by machiko on Monday 4:08pm, August 11th 2008}

Hey youth!  Have you got the Holy Spirit?  Then share your talent, gifting or neat ability with all of us on Friday, August 29, 2008 from 7pm.  We're devoting our whole worship service to worshiping God with all of our talents God has given us.  You can sing, dance, do martial arts, give a speech, or whatever God inspires you to do.  Sign up with Brandon!

Special Sunday Service for Bball League

^{Posted by machiko on Saturday 7:32pm, July 12th 2008}

On Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 10:45 am at HCC there will be a special Sunday worship service for the Heart of a Champion Basketball League.  Honors and awards will be given, special youth worship team, and other special presentations just for this Sunday.  Everyone on the League will be there with there families.  And let's also support our youth worship team with Brandon Loo, Chris Aliipule, Davido Ardo & Kalei Hosaka.  If you have any questions, ask Jason O.  Hope to see you there.

Giving to the Needy is Easy and Compulsory

^{Posted by chris on Sunday 3:18pm, April 20th 2008}

On a hot Saturday morning we gave out care packages with personal hygiene products, cold bottled water, and a breakfast sandwich to the residents of Ala Moana Beach Park.  We also included in the packages a copy of the new testament bible, a cool evangelical book, and More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell.  The idea was to meet their physical and spiritual needs.  I really hope that above all, the people that received the packages felt God's love.

James 2:14-19 makes a case that our faith requires that we do something to ease the pain in the world.  It's not enough to believe that God exists.  Believing in the existence of God puts us on the same spiritual level as demons!  We have to put our trust in God and our lives at stake.  In other words we have to throw our chips in with Him.

God asks us to love our neighbor as ourselves.  God's love isn't some fluffy, warm feeling.  God's love, should we choose to accept it, is deliberate, thought out, and it meets people's needs.  God desires a great world, not just a great church.  It's a good thing to be out there in situations that force us to rely on God. 

Thankfully we found out that it's not that hard to help people in practical ways.  Here's a few practical tips on giving to homeless people:

1. It's dangerous for homeless people to sleep at night so they sleep during the day.  Don't obnoxiously wake them up. Leave the packages with their belongings.
2. Some homeless people aren't safe for youth to be around.  Have able chaperones in sight of the homeless and the youth.
3. Humble ourselves.  How can we live the way we do when people in our very city are in need.  We have to realize how good we are not, how others are suffering, and to wipe that silly smile off our faces.  Look to James 4:9-10 for inspiration.
4. Ask them to, “Please, take this package.”  Look at it this way, they do us a favor by allowing us to show them God's love.  It feels really nice when people can accept God's love.
5. Talk about it afterwards.  Share your experiences.  That's fellowship.
   

I hate that I find myself so inadequate to represent Jesus, but I find hope in trusting and obeying God.  May we do God's will and let loose heaven on earth.

James 2:14-19

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?  Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.  But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
    Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.

Official SSL Certificate Installed

^{Posted by chris on Friday 2:00pm, April 18th 2008}

For those of you that had a hard time logging into the HCCyouth portal, I installed a SSL Certificate from Godaddy.  Now you won't get those nasty warnings.

HCCyouth.org Should Be Faster Now

^{Posted by chris on Sunday 8:55pm, April 13th 2008}

I noticed that the site was super slow the other day when Ian and I were making the announcement for an activity. I moved this site to my virtual private server and now the site is uber fast. Actually it's not fast, it's normal now...

Brandon Loo Schedules Worship Teams

^{Posted by chris on Thursday 1:45pm, April 10th 2008}

Hey everybody, I've always wanted an organized worship team and to plug people into the right spots but that has never been my strength. Brandon Loo is now scheduling our worship teams and he's got a lot of good ideas so here's to a better organized team.

James - What did he say?

^{Posted by chris on Tuesday 5:39pm, January 29th 2008}

Now that we've finished II Timothy we're going to be going through the book of James the next few months.