Author Archive: Mary Fisher
Pastor’s March Message
Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, Throughout this season of Lent, I sensed a “nudge” that we as a church needed to focus our attention on prayer. I am slowly learning not to ask “Lord, why would you want me to do that?” and instead, I am trying to follow these ‘God prods’ […]
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Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, How is your New Year’s Resolution working out? For most people, January 1st is an ideal time to start something new but I’ve heard it said that most people give up on their resolution after two weeks. If that’s true, then your New Year’s Resolution may have […]
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Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, Normally I am not overly fond of celebrating the New Year. If it wasn’t for Karen (who loves to stay up until midnight and ring in the new year) I would be in bed fast asleep. However, I must admit that this year I am looking forward […]
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Dear Friends and Family of HBC, Well, here we are again, the season of Advent! Doesn’t it seem like we were just here a few months ago? This is the time of year when we wait and prepare for the coming of the Christ child. Although the Christian Church recognizes this the season of Advent, […]
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Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, G.K. Chesterton was a philosopher and an intellectual defender of the Christian faith. He once said, “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” You may have never heard of G.K. Chesterton, but I am […]
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Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, One image of God that is a favorite among many is that God is a “rock”. I don’t think it is necessary to tell you that God is not literally a rock, but rather this idea is meant to be a metaphor. This image of God being […]
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Dear Friends and Family of HBC, This month I am going to keep my message simple. I sense that I’m supposed to share with you what’s on my heart without a lot of fluff and “sugar coating”. So here it is and straight to the point: “It’s time to come back” I don’t know who […]
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Dear Friends and Family of HBC, From the time I was a little boy my mother always told me I was a special person. To be quite honest, I’m not sure I always believed her. I was certain there was a secret book somewhere that listed all the things parents were required to say to […]
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