The Church on HyField Road

02/21/2026

02/19/2026

Morning Prayers
Praying Through Luke
Scripture Reading for today is Luke 6:1-5
[1]Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.
[2]And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
[3]But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
[4]how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?”
[5]And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

RC Sproul tells us that
"this passage is about much more than what Jesus and His disciples did and how He answered the criticism of the Pharisees. In this narrative, Jesus makes a pronouncement that is overwhelming in its importance for us and for our understanding of Him: And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath” (v. 5). We can divide this statement into two parts. The first is where Jesus calls Himself, once again, the “Son of Man.” We’ve heard Him do this before. When He announced the forgiveness of sins for the paralytic, the Pharisees were angry, and Jesus said on that occasion, “But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (5:24). If we count the times Jesus is described in the New Testament by various titles and we look at their frequency, we see that far and away the number one title ascribed to Jesus in the New Testament is the title Christ, or Christos. It’s used so often that we sometimes think that Christ is Jesus’ last name. Jesus is His name; Christ is His title, which is the New Testament equivalent to the Old Testament word for Messiah. So when the New Testament talks about Jesus Christ, it means Jesus Messiah, Jesus the Anointed One.
The second part of the statement, “lord of the Sabbath” (v. 5), would have been startling to the Pharisees. When was the Sabbath day established? Of course, it was one of the Ten Commandments that Moses brought down from Sinai. We may think that the sanctity of the Sabbath was established with the covenant God made with His people through Moses. No. Though the Sabbath is part of the Ten Commandments, it was instituted in creation. The Sabbath is a creation ordinance established by God in His original work, where He worked for six days creating all that there was. On the seventh day He rested, and He hallowed it, He sanctified it. The Sabbath was sanctified in creation, and the only one who had authority to hallow the Sabbath day was God Himself—not the birds of the air or the fish of the sea or even the creatures that God made in His own image. Only the Creator can be Lord of the Sabbath day. And here, the Lord of the Sabbath day, the One who made all things, is now in His incarnation being challenged by the Pharisees for His behavior on the Sabbath day. He responds by asserting absolute authority over the Sabbath, asking in effect, “Who do you think made the Sabbath day?” We can understand why they couldn’t wait to kill Him as a blasphemer. Jesus was claiming nothing less than absolute divine authority."

Heavenly Father, I am so thankful for Your patience toward all of Your creation. Thankful that You gave us free wills so that we can have meaningful communication with You. That You provided a way for us to repent of our sins when we shamefully decide to disobey You, and for You to be so willing to bring us back into the fold.
Your blessings and provisions are not appreciated as they should be, but we ask You as Lord of the Sabbath, and The Son of Man Who are One, to continue to pick us up and dust us off and start us all over again every time we mess up. Amen.

01/29/2026

01/23/2026

Our granddaughter is in this group.

01/23/2026

Morning Prayers
Praying Through Luke.
Scripture Reading for today is Luke 4:31–37.
Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.
And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.
Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,
saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.
Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”
And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region. "

"The Reality of the Demonic Realm:
On this occasion, as Jesus was preaching, He was rudely interrupted by the cry of a demon, who cried out, “Ha!” (v. 34). It was a brief word of mockery and sneering at the teaching of Jesus. This text presents matters that seem bizarre to our ears. I remember as a graduate student in the Netherlands that our professor, G.C. Berkouwer, once commented in a lecture that there cannot be any theology without demonology. The New Testament so clearly propounds the idea of the reality of the demonic world and of the angelic world, populated by supernatural beings who are usually invisible to us but nevertheless are real and powerful. The New Testament speaks more often about angels than it does about love or even sin. Like it or not, the Christian faith contains an affirmation of an angelic realm where not all the angels are good and righteous but some are fallen and are of the minions of Satan." ~RC Sproul.

Lord Jesus, I see Your ministry and I am in awe. So often when I meet outright evil, I retreat in fear and impotence. Teach me as Your disciple to minister your truth in power. To see the demonic chains drop off the people I minister to. Nothing less is adequate to the day in which I live. Thank you, Jesus, for empowering me, and my brothers and sisters with me, to preach good news to the poor and set the captives free.
In Your powerful name, I pray. Amen!

01/22/2026

01/22/2026

Marly had a massive stroke before she was born, which severely damaged multiple parts of her brain and impacted her physical and intellectual development. After the stroke, doctors told Marly’s mom to “go home and make another baby.” Instead, her family chose love, advocacy, and unwavering commitment. Today, Marly is a teenager who requires 24/7 care, but she is also deeply loved, joyful, and has a strong connection with her family. Marly and her family want others to know that there is nothing to be sad about, in fact they would prefer it if you would celebrate Marly’s life. You can watch this full interview in the comments below.

11/15/2025

If THIS is what your praise time at church sounds like….. MAYBE we can offer you a little break. We are accepting bookings for 2026 and we would love to come serve you at your church.

Just reach out via message and we will be happy to work out the details….. we want to SERVE you in 2026!