Heights Baptist Church Alvin Podcast
By Heights Baptist Church Alvin
Heights Baptist Church Alvin PodcastDec 03, 2023
Christmas Has a Name: El Roi (The God Who Sees) 12/03/2023
Pastor Lee begins our Christmas sermon series through the different names of God through scripture. This week we study the story of Hagar and Ishmael and learn how God is the God who sees from Genesis 16. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast episode 85: Seeking the welfare of our city with Cary Perrin
On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Cary Perrin, President and CEO of the Alvin-Manvel chamber of commerce. We talk about the various ways we can seek the welfare of our city. We talk about building relationships outside the church, supporting charitable work and nonprofit, generosity and tipping, and blessing others with our words, actions, and generosity. You can use the link below to go to the Alvin-Manvel Chamber web site where you can find a list of local community organizations and churches to help serve our local community! https://www.alvinmanvelchamber.org/list/category/community-organizations-non-profits-76 Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
For the One: The God Who Seeks (11/26/2023)
Many of us are familiar with the parable of the prodigal son, but sometimes we overlook the second half of the story. Hear the story of how the Father pursues the younger son, who, in a way, is just as lost as the older brother. Pastor Lee concludes our sermon series in Luke 15. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 84: TikTok and Changes in Social Media with Pastor Jonathan McMeans
This week Pastor Matt and Pastor Jonathan talk about TikTok. We explore how to navigate the changing world of social media, and the kind of things parents need to be aware of in order to help their children and students navigate the sometimes scary world of short-form video content. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
For the One: The God Who Forgives (11/19/2023)
This week Pastor Lee preaches the "Pearl of the Parables," the story of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15. God relentlessly pursues people for His kingdom. Do we want others to find what we have found in Christ? Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 83: MIssion work in Africa with Rachel and Rogers Kahindi
This week on the podcast Pastor Matt sits down with Rachel and Rogers Kahindi. Rachel and Rogers are independent missionaries working in Kenya. Hear about the work that they are doing to help meet the needs of the people in their community. For more information about how to support the ministry of Miasha Kamili, go to www.maishakamili.org Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
For the One: The God who Rejoices (11/12/2023)
Pastor Lee begins a new sermon series in Luke 15. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 82: Teaching Theology in Prison (with Pastor Lee Peoples)
This week Pastor Lee join us to talk about his experience teaching theology in the seminary program at the Darrington Prison Unit. Here stories about how God is working in the lives of these men who are hungry for God's Word, and how He is using them to be a powerful force for change inside prisons throughout Texas. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Why We: Unified in Purpose (11/05/2023)
When God is at work, the people of God get generous. Pastor Lee concludes our "Why We" series from the book of Acts. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 81: Teaching Bible on a college campus with Dr. Dan Hogan (part 2)
Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Dan Hogan, professor of English at Riverside City College in California. We talk about some of the challenges of teaching at a "secular" institution as a believer, how to think about both Christian and secular scholarship, and how we can love and lead all people to Christ no matter what our occupation might be. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Why We: Share (10/29/2023)
Pastor Lee concludes our "Why We____" sermon series through the book of Acts. This week, we look at why we share the gospel with those around us. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 80: Teaching Bible on a College Campus with Dr. Dan Hogan (10/25/2023)
This week we are joined by Dr. Dan Hogan, a professor of English at Riverside City College in California. Dan is currently teaching "The Bible as Literature." We talk about what its like to teach college, what its like to teach the Bible on a "secular" college campus, and the fascinating questions that students of the Bible have when they study it for the first time.
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Why We: Multiply (10/22/2023)
In Acts chapter 11, God begins to do a miracle in the life of the church. Hear Pastor Lee preach from Acts 11 and Acts 13, as we learn what it means to be a church that multiplies in order to reach people with the good news of Jesus. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 79: Balancing Family and Ministry with Jackie Marcel (10/18/2023)
This week on the podcast Jackie Marcel joins us for a conversation about how to balance busy family life with faithful church ministry. Hear Jackie's heart as she talks about caring for her kids, serving in the church, and how having busy kids can create opportunities for the Gospel. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Why We: Equip (10/15/2023)
Pastor Lee preaches Acts chapter 8 and we discover how we are equipped by the Holy Spirit in order to equip someone else with God's Word. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 78: Praying for your Pastor with Nathan Peterson (10/11/2023)
This week on the podcast we have Pastor Nathan Peterson, the newest member of the ministerial staff at Heights. We talk about the importance of encouraging and praying for people, especially your pastor. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Why We: Connect (10/08/2023)
What happens when a church practices radical hospitality and radical generosity? Pastor Matt teaches from Acts chapter 2.
Heights Podcast Episode 77: Exploring the Old Testament (10/04/2023
This week, Pastor Jonathan and Pastor Matt have a conversation about why its important to study and teach the Old Testament. . .even when its hard, especially when its hard. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Why We Serve (10/01/2023)
How do we avoid lopsided Christianity? By being a people who are willing to serve. This week Cary Perrin returns to preach from Acts chapter 6. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 76: See You At the Pole -- Praying for students with Pastor Jonathan McMeans
This week's podcast release coincides with "See You At the Pole," the national day of prayer for students. Pastor Lee is joined by Pastor Jonathan McMeans for a conversation about how to pray for students. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Why We: Love and Lead (09/24/2023)
Why do we do what we do? Pastor Lee begins a new series through the book of Acts and we examine why we love and lead all people to new life with Christ =. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 75: What Is Discipleship? (part 2) 09/20/2023
Pastor Matt and Pastor Lee continue a conversation about discipleship. In this episode, they talk specifically about how to get involved in discipleship opportunities at Heights, and why those discipleship opportunities are important. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
If God Is With Me, Who Can Be Against Me? (09/17/2023)
Heights welcomes Pastor Rey Cantu from Iglesia de Esperanza in Brazoria. Pastor Rey preaches from Genesis 39 and we learn what it means to live a life dependent on the Lord. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Heights Podcast Episode 74: What Is Discipleship (part 1) 09/13/2023
What is discipleship? Why is it important? And do we go about the task of making disciples? Pastor Matt and Pastor Lee launch season 2 of the Heights podcast with a conversation all about discipleship.
Called: Compassion for Those Around Us (09/10/2023)
When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them. As believers in Christ, do we have compassion for those around us, and are we praying for God to provide the people and the resources to reach those around us who desperately need the gospel? Pastor Lee preaches from Matthew chapter 9.
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Called: Maturing While Multiplying (09/03/2023)
The best way to grow your faith is to share your faith! Pastor Lee preaches from 2 Timothy 2 and we learn how to never underestimate the impact we can have for the gospel when we disciple other believers. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Called: Called to Make Disciples (08/27/2023)
A disciple follows Jesus, is being changed by Jesus, and is on mission with Jesus. Pastor Lee continues our sermon series on discipleship in Matthew chapter 4. How is Jesus calling you to discipleship today? Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Called: What Is a Disciple? (08/20/2023)
What is a disciple? What is discipleship? How do we grow in our faith? Hear Pastor Lee answer some of these questions from Luke 9, as we launch a new sermon series all about discipleship. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Empowering Grace: Battle Ready (08/13/2023)
Pastor Jonathan concludes our Empowering Grace sermon series through the book of Ephesians. In this message, we explore how to fight, who to fight, and what we're supposed to be fighting for. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Spirit Filled Relationships (08/07/2023)
How to we handle relationships with our bosses, our employees, or our co-workers? We treat them as we would treat Christ! Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
When Jesus Says "No" (07/30/2023)
How do we respond when Jesus says, "no?" This week Cary Perrin preaches from John chapter 6 and talks about how to respond to those difficult, painful times in our lives when God has a plan that is different than ours. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
A Serving Savior (07/23/2023)
Why do we serve? Because Jesus first served us. Pastor Lee preaches through John 13. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Empowering Grace: Spirit Empowered Parenting (07/16/2023)
How do we raise our kids to love the Lord? Listen as Pastor Lee preaches from Ephesians 6:1-4.
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Empowering Grace: Spirit Filled Husbands (07/09/2023)
God ordained marriage, Christ set the pattern for marriage, and the Spirit empowers marriage. Pastor Lee continues our study in Ephesians chapter 5. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Empowering Grace: Spirit Filled Wives (07/02/2023)
We live in a culture that is filled with confusion when it comes to marriage. Pastor Lee continues in Ephesians chapter 5, and we explore what it means to be a part of a Spirit-filled marriage: "Each for the other, both for the LORD." Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Spirit Filled Christians (06/25/2023)
What does it mean to be filled by the Spirit? When you are spirit filled, it changes how you worship God and treat others. Listen as Pastor Lee continues our series through the book of Ephesians.
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Empowering Grace: In My Father's Footsteps (06/18/2023)
In Ephesians chapter 5, Paul calls us to be imitators of God. Pastor Matt continues our Ephesians sermon series and we discover how follow in our heavenly Father's footsteps, by becoming a "meme" of Jesus. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Empowering Grace: Underdressed (06/11/2023)
When you know WHO you are, and WHOSE you are, you know what to do. Pastor Jonathan continues our series through the book of Ephesians as we look at how believers in Jesus need to put off the old and put on the new. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Empowering Grace: Helping Others Grow (06/04/2023)
Individually we can do little. Together we can do so much more. Pastor Lee preaches from Ephesians chapter 4 and we discover how to use our different spiritual gifts to build up the kingdom.
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Empowering Grace: A Breath of Fresh Air (05/28/2023)
The way you live should not cause someone to be surprised when you say you are a Christian. Pastor Lee preaches from Ephesians chapter 4 and we discover how to be a breath of fresh air to a culture that desperately needs it.
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Empowering Grace: Difference-Making Prayers (05/21/2023)
How do we pray for one another? Pastor Lee continues in Ephesians chapter 3 and we learn the importance of praying for others to grow spiritually, and to understand the love of God.
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Empowering Grace: A Christ-Centered Missionary (05/14/2023)
How do we effectively reach people around us with the good news of Jesus? Pastor Lee preaches from Ephesians chapter 3 and explores what it means to be a Christ-centered missionary.
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Empowering Grace: Living a New Life (05/07/2023)
How God has treated you forever changes how you treat others. Pastor Lee continues our series through the book of Ephesians and we discover how God has torn down our walls of hostility. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give
Empowering Grace: Amazing Grace (04/30/2023)
We were dead in our trespasses and sins, BUT GOD. . .hear Pastor Lee teach from Ephesians chapter 2 as we discover God's amazing grace.
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Empowering Grace: Pray We Get It (04/23/2023)
Paul prays for the Christians in Ephesus to "get" just how great their salvation is. Pastor Lee continues our sermon series in the book of Ephesians.
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What Does Love Require (04/16/2023)
How do we love one another? What does friendship look like? This week we welcome Dan Darling, director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Just Ask: The Hill to Die On (04/02/2023)
What was Jesus thinking about in those final hours before he went to the cross? This week Cary Perrin concludes our sermon series on prayer by examining Jesus' last prayer request for His disciples in John 17.
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Just Ask: Pray Like This (03/26/2023)
How are we to pray? When the disciples asked Jesus that question, Jesus gave them a model to follow. Pastor Jonathan McMeans continues our sermon series on prayer by looking at Jesus' teaching on prayer in Luke chapter 11.
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Just Ask: The Spirit Who Helps Us (03/19/2023)
Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do when we pray? What does the Holy Spirit accomplish in us as we pray? We seek answers to these questions this week as we continue in our sermon series on prayer. Romans 8:26-27.
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Just Ask: Does Prayer Change God's Mind? (03/12/2023)
Pastor Lee launches a new sermon series about prayer. This week, we look at Exodus chapter 32 and ask an important question: Does prayer change God's mind? When God puts us in situations that give us opportunities to pray for others, how do we respond?
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