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Highland International Church
Messages from God's word from the Highlands of Scotland brought to you by James Torrens. Website: https://www.hicinverness.org.uk
Episodes
Highland International ChurchLiving to please God in a land of (sexual) confusion
We are living in a land of confusion. Not least in the area of sexual morality and sexual behaviour. In fact, our society is rapidly returning to the kind of…
Highland International ChurchGearing for Growth: Praying for God's People God's Way (part 1)
1 Thessalonians 3 v 11 - 13
Highland International ChurchGearing for Growth: Praying for God's People God's Way (part 2)
1 Thessalonians 3 v 11 - 13
Highland International ChurchThe 2-Way Street of Christian Fellowship
Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land, says Proverbs 25 v 25. And Paul receives a refreshing drink when Timothy brings good news…
Highland International ChurchSceptic Shock!
We live in an age of profound scepticism, a time when many are deeply suspicion of any kind of truth claim and especially truth that claims to be true for…
Highland International ChurchDealing with Death: For those who don't want to go there
Join us to hear how the death and resurrection of Jesus can set us free from slavery to our fear of death. From Hebrews 2 v 14 - 17. Full video service -…
Highland International ChurchYour King is coming!
It will soon be Passover. Jerusalem is bursting at the seams. An excited crowd makes its way down the slopes of the Mt of Olives, surrounding a figure riding…
Highland International ChurchA Ministry of Encouragement
Join us to find out how Paul strengthens and encourages the young Christians in Thessalonica. He does not sugar-coat any pills, but gives them something better…
Highland International ChurchOut of sight, but not out of mind
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. But it can also make the affections wander. Paul has not been able to return to Thessalonica and the Christians there are…
Highland International ChurchThe Word at Work
Plants needs to be nourished and fed it they are to be healthy and grow to maturity. So too do church plants. Paul as the planter of the church in Thessalonica…
Highland International ChurchThe Gospel Nursery
Bringing up children is never easy. It's time-consuming, costly, but at its best a labour of love and an investment for life. The same is true of spiritual…
Highland International ChurchA God-centred ministry
One way to discredit a message is to try and discredit the messenger. One way to attack the gospel is to attack those who speak the message of the gospel. And…
Highland International ChurchA Real Turnaround
Join us to hear how the Thessalonians lives had been turned around by the grace of God in Jesus Christ and what that looked like on the ground: how they turned…
Highland International ChurchDigging Deeper with Donnie Campbell
In the early hours of 2nd Sept last year, Donnie Campbell smashed the record for the fastest ascent of all 282 Scottish Munros under his own steam. By the end…
Highland International ChurchLived Experience: How the Gospel shapes the Church to share the Gospel
We hear a lot today about 'lived experience''. Usually the phrase is used by those who have been through some trauma or experienced injustice in some shape or…
Highland International ChurchAn Authentic Election
How can we tell whether an election has been authentic? In modern liberal democracies, there is usually a raft of regulations and procedures in place to make…
Highland International ChurchGetting going with 1 Thessalonians
Paul had to make a swift exit from Thessalonica when things turned nasty there during his second missionary journey. But he has just received encouraging news…
Highland International ChurchA Servant of Grace
Jacob is now dead. How will Joseph deal with his brothers now that their father is gone - with a grudge or with grace? Joseph recognises that God's ordering…
Highland International ChurchThe Audacity of Hope
There is something daring and bold about hope and especially a hope that refuses to die even in the face of death. And that is what we see at the end of…
Highland International ChurchThe Lion of Judah
What has Genesis 49 got to do with the first Sunday in Advent? Quite a lot, actually. In Jacob's blessing of Judah, we are given a glimpse of a future King who…
Highland International ChurchLooking back, Looking forward
Jacob is coming near to the end of his life. It's a time to look back and to look forward - a time to point those coming after him to the God who has been his…
Highland International ChurchThe Long View
Walter Mischel published a book 6 years ago called 'The Marshmallow Test'. In it he describes the results of his experiments with 4 and 5 year olds when they…
Highland International ChurchPower : And how to use it
The President of the USA is often described as the 'most powerful man in the world'. But how should he (and it always has been a 'he' so far) or any of us, for…
Highland International ChurchBless you!
What does it mean to bless someone? And what is the significance of an elderly pensioner from Palestine blessing the Pharaoh of Egypt? Join us as we take a…
Highland International ChurchAn Embarrassment of Riches
Joseph identifies with his family and mediates on behalf of his family - all to bless his family as they move to live in the land of Egypt. It points us…
Highland International ChurchReady to die?
In the 1964 film, James Bond asks Goldfinger: 'Do you expect me to talk?' 'No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die!' is the memorable reply. Of course, (plot-spoiler…