This series is a a hard hitting series that tackles tough topics:  

 - The family - issues ranging from marriage and parenting and dating

 - Finances - how to survive during these difficult days

 - Our mission - playing church or pursuing God's dream

 - Our faith and the commitments we make.  

No more half baked, half-hearted Christianity... It's time to go ALL IN.

November 22, 2009

November 15, 2009

November 8, 2009

November 1, 2009

October 25, 2009

Wholistic Worship

Healthy food is in… the junk food is out, but it's still fun!  Seems like many are reading the labels and wising up to eating right while others ignore the warnings signs and ruin their bodies with the fad foods.

This competing philosophy carries over into nearly every area of or life.  When we worship, sometimes we jump to the fad issues of our own enjoyment or comfort and we create boundary lines and start arguments of culture and preference and all the while miss out on the healthy ingredients of God’s best.  In this series, we’ll explore the Psalms as we examine the healthy components of Biblical worship.  Some of it will be hard to enjoy, just like when mom made you eat your vegetables.  But if you stick with it, you’ll find the health and freedom from being well balanced. 

"VIBE"

Vibe.  Everybody has one.  People have it.  Businesses have it.  Families have it.  Churches have it.  The word has probably been overused.  Magazines, cars, songs all project this image of Vibe. The atmosphere, the feeling, the ambience.  The trajectory. The Vibe. But what kind of Vibe does the church project?

At Sugar Hill Church, we want our Vibe to be “becoming like Jesus.” Nothing more, nothing less.  Our process of discipleship centers around 3 words:  love, grow, serve.  In this series, you will be challenged to confront your personal Vibe to see how you are doing; not compared to the people around you… but compared to Jesus. 

September 6th - Sticky Church  

"Greetings from Sugar Hill"   

For many, summer is break time.  In 2009, a lot of us are took a break by implementing a "staycation" and made church part of our staycations.  This is a special three week series with teaching pastor Chuck Allen entitled "Greetings from Sugar Hill".  

June 28

July 5

This series is a reminder of where we’ve been and where we are going as a church.  We have a great legacy and we are writing the legacy we will pass to the next generation.

What’s your personal legacy?  Break the cycle and pass on a legacy worthy of passing on again!

May 17 - The foundation of our Legacy
May 24 - The Greatest Generation 
May 31 - The Legacy Sacrifice
June 7 - Children are our Future
June 14 - The Gospel of Responsibility

June 21 - The Father’s Legacy 

Beautiful - for women and the men who pursue them.   

The fact that our culture makes such a big deal about valuing physical beauty greatly points to the fact that God placed the characteristic of beauty within us.  Beauty is every woman’s gift.  It is a gift from God, it is her gift to God and it is His gift to the world through her.  A woman as God designed her, cannot be understood, appreciated or loved apart from beauty. It is the beauty within her that longs to be longed for and cherished.  It transcends the desire to be attractive and pretty no matter how powerful the desire or how suppressed or denied it may be.  

Every dad needs to hear it and instill it in his daughters. Every husband needs to hear it and build it into his wife.  Every boy needs to understand it and respect the beauty of a girl as a gift from God.  Every girl needs to see herself in light of God’s truth.  Every woman needs to hear the words from Scripture to know what love, respect, dignity, value and honor are all about.  Every mom needs to model it and share it with her daughters. It’s a message of true beauty. God created woman.  And when He did, He did so in His image and called her, Beautiful.
 
In this bold series, Beautiful – you’ll hear raw stories from real women who are learning that God made them beautiful.  Each week we’ll learn the art of Biblical Beauty and expose the lie of the enemy that robs women of their beauty.

April 12 - Me Beautiful? 

April 19 - Beautiful Lies

April 26 - Beautful and Broken

May 3 - Beautiful Bride 

May 10 - Beautiful Mom  

Joseph was just an average Joe that overcame seemingly impossible obstacles to become the Prime Minister of Egypt.  His nightmares and 13 years of rejection, false accusation, abuse, betrayal was used to prepare him for his greatest life impact.  Follow Joseph from betrayal to blessing....

March 15 – Preparation
March 22 – Temptation
March 29 – Forgiveness
Apr 5 – From Nightmares to Dreams 

Mission Emphasis - March 8th

The first few months of 2009 we literally walked through the entire Bible book by book.  We called it Route 66... because, hey, there are 66 books in the Bible.  Pull out your map (YOUR Bible) as we take on one great adventure.

Jan 4     – OT – Law
Jan 11   – OT – History
Jan 18   - You Were Made for This - Guest Speaker:  Bruce Wilkinson
Jan 25   – OT – Poetry/ Wisdom
Feb 1    – OT – Prophecy
Feb 8    – NT – Gospels
Feb 15  – NT – Acts
Feb 22  – NT – Letters
Mar 1    – NT – Revelation

Celebrate Christmas

The reality of the meaning and message of Christmas often times gets lost in
the stress and busy-ness of the season.  This Christmas Season, Pastor
Richard compared the first coming of Christ (Christmas) with the second
coming of Christ (it just might be sooner than you think).  We examined
the reality of the second coming, the end times judgment, and were challenged
to tell the story before its too late.  Dec 21st was another great day
of celebration, telling our story and His story.  

I’m telling you – this was one of the best days in our church history, period.  We are called it – Stories:  Real People, Real Stories.  We experienced some incredible stories that day of how God has changed lives in some incredibly unique ways from real people.

Bridge to Somewhere

One of the phrases of this political season has been the bridge to nowhere.  Sadly, many people are on the bridge to nowhere.  God has a better plan for us individually and collectively as a family of faith.  It’s a bridge to Somewhere!  We’re going somewhere, right? 
 
In the midst of all the economic uncertainty, issues of national security and concerns about the future – where is somewhere?  Are you going somewhere or do you find yourself going nowhere?
 
In this series we’ll discuss God’s plan for managing our money.  If you find yourself needing to stretch your dollars a little more – then check out this series.  Let’s go across the Bridge to Somewhere… 
  
November 2 -  Bridge to… Security
November 9 -  Bridge to… the Future
November 16  -  Bridge to… Our World
 
State of the Union - October 26

Biography of God

He's been called the man upstairs...the good Lord...and He's been asked to damn things...Why do people use His name so flippantly? Is the person of God - whatever you call him, a trivial being? Who is He really? Can He be understood? Can we really get to know Him? What does He have to do with our everday lives?

There are times in our lives when all of us struggle with these issues. Where is God? Does he notice or care? How could God allow such things to happen? That's why we are did this series, The Biography of God.

It is our prayer that you will get to know God through this series. If we get to know Him as He is, we'll be better equipped to face the challenges of this life.

He's the creator of all. He knows it all. Knowing God provides security when everything around us is uncertain. Your financial position may be uncertain in this economy. Your marriage may be on shaky ground. Your children may be headed for danger. Your job may be in jeopardy. No matter what, knowing God can give you peace and security in this life and for all of eternity. Find out more as we discover the story of God in his biography, The Bible.

October 5th: God...The Creator of All
October 12th: God...The One Who Knows it All
October 19th: God...All I Need

Simplify

Sugar Hill Church began a new chapter in our church development. We are attempting something a little out of the box as we attempted to reach this region with the love and hope of Jesus Christ. It's a development process for spiritual growth. It's simple, measurable, and easy to communicate. And yet it is not for the faint of heart. It requires work, discipline, growth. It's liberating and yet challenging.  It's a journey we are calling:

There is no doubt that we have much to be certain of in this life. We can be certain of death, it's coming...taxes, every year...more traffic in Atlanta...yes, there is much to be certain of. The one thing we can be sure that will never change is a God who loves us and cares for us in ways we could never imagine. Check out this journey through Colossians ...and take it to the Bank!

Whale Tales and Wading Pools - how do the two go together? Or do they? Jonah was a prophet who was wading through life according to his agenda when he was swallowed by a giant fish. And this is not some exaggerated fisherman's story - it really happened.

May 18: Jonah Ch 1
May 25: Jonah Ch 2
June 1: Jonah Ch 3
June 8: Jonah Ch 4 

To confess it to admit something isn't right. Confession involves humility. Confession is the beginning point of real change. From insecurity, loneliness, fear of criticism, to downright just enjoying sin - we'll continue to explore real life Confessions.

April 6: The real Me...Insecurity
April 13: Outside looking in...Loneliness
April 20: Rock my world...Criticism
April 27: You know sin is fun!
May 4: STORY