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What is Your Signature Scent?

Message Manuscript for “Spilling Adoration” Delivered to Church for the Highlands John Henson Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 13, 2016 What is your signature scent?  That’s a question Forbes magazine seeks to help its readers answer in a recent article about perfume.  The author states that, In an ideal world, a signature scent serves as […]

“Encountering Forgiveness” sermon from Sunday

Message Manuscript for “Encountering Forgiveness” Luke 15:1-3,11b-32 Delivered to Church for the Highlands   John Henson Fourth Sunday of Advent, March 6, 2016 “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” That’s a quote commonly attributed to William Shakespeare. It turns out, though, it isn’t from him. Apparently, the closest thing he ever wrote to it […]

“Making Change” sermon from 3rd Sunday of Lent

“Making Change”   Luke 13:1-9 Delivered to Church for the Highlands    John Henson Third Sunday of Lent, February 28, 2016 How many of you get your car checked out when the “Check Engine” light comes on? If you are like me, you notice it and begin to worry what could be wrong. But you keep on […]

“Confronting Our Indifference” from 2nd Sunday of Lent

“Confronting Indifference”  Luke 13:31-35 Delivered to Church for the Highlands by John Henson Second Sunday of Lent, February 21, 2015 “I don’t care.” That’s a response I often used when my parents would warn me pending consequences of my actions. One time they told me I would be grounded for a week for something I […]

“Beating Temptation” sermon from First Sunday of Lent

Message Manuscript for “Beating Temptation”  Luke 4:1-13 Delivered to Church for the Highlands First Sunday of Lent, February 14, 2016 Oscar Wilde was right when he confessed: “I can resist everything except temptation.”[1] I feel the truth of this every time there is a plate of freshly baked cookies on the kitchen counter as I walk […]

Lent Series

“Listen Up” sermon from Transfiguration Sunday

“Listen Up”  Luke 9:28-36 Delivered to Church for the Highlands, by John Henson Transfiguration Sunday, February 7, 2016 There’s no question I feel more manly in my truck these days.  Its not that I was not manly before, but the cherry bomb glass pack mufflers Jack installed back when he was driving it have upped […]

“Christmas Contrasts” sermon on Christmas Eve

Message Manuscript for “Christmas Contrasts” Delivered to Church for the Highlands  John Henson Christmas Eve, 2015 I wasn’t sure what to wear today. In Christmases past, I have typically worn a bright red Christmas sweater, wool pants, and a thick cotton shirt to combat the winter chill. This year, however, I had to look through […]

“Ever Been Rerouted?” from Easter Sunday

Message Manuscript for “Ever Been Rerouted?”  Mark 16:1-8 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015      Have you ever been rolling down the highway on your way somewhere only to be stopped by road work?  There you are making progress, maybe even ahead of schedule, until you see red brake […]

New Sermon Series for Lent 2015

Audio from First Sunday of Lent:  “Preparation”