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I Killed Jesus

April 3, 2013 By
rtoman

Powerful Easter Message delivered by A Roman Soldier present at the Crucifixion of Jesus.

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Unleashed

April 8, 2012 By
UNLEASHED

On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Bobby begins a new message series titled UNLEASHED. Today he urged us to unleash ourselves so we can get to where God wants us to go.

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Pastor Bobby’s Sunday Brain Dump

March 19, 2012 By
pastorhosea
  • Every week at The Heights, God gives me a different reason to say wow.
  • So here goes… WOW!!!
  • Today, I deviated from my normal preaching style and attempted a first-person narrative message from the life of Hosea. I played Hosea and told his story of God’s unconditional love and redemption.
  • Lady Vera played Gomer and knocked it out of the park! She didn’t have any speaking parts, but she truly stole the show! I was so proud of her.
  • I’ve gotta be honest… I was SO nervous before church. Not only was I scared that I’d forget my lines, but I was also worried about whether this would go over well.
  • Several folks asked me to do this again. One person asked if I could do it every month… Someone else asked me to do it every WEEK! I guess it went over well. LOL.
  • I’m thinking we’ll do it a couple more times this year. I had a blast showing off my acting skills.
  • You can listen to the audio of “I’m In Love with a Stripper” by clicking here. The audio doesn’t quite do it justice though! We’ll try to get the video up sometime in the near future.
  • Special thanks to our friends over the Music & Arts Ministry at First Baptist Church of Glenarden who lent us the wardrobe for today. They pulled it together at the last minute and it worked perfectly!
  • My job is so much fun!
  • I spent the evening back at FBCG supporting my brother Pastor Darryl Godlock who preached for the evening service. With Pastor Jenkins in Israel the past week, he asked two of his sons to hold it down for him. Pastor G preached a great sermon from Psalm 19:12-14 called “Stupid Sins.” Great message!
  • This week, God FINALLY gave me a clear direction and vision for the new sermon series that I will begin on Easter Sunday. I’m so pumped to preach “UNLEASHED” beginning in April 8th.
  • I’m super excited about Easter Weekend. I know God is going to knock our socks off between our community outreach and our new message series. I can’t believe it’s only 3 weeks away!
  • We’re also going to try a two-service model that will give us an idea of what we’ll have to do when we have to make that move permanently. We’ll have a 10am service followed by a 12pm service just on Easter Sunday.
  • This week I had the difficult privilege of pouring out my heart and vision to one of our members who is having difficulty with the “growing pains” that come along with our growing church. This person is so important to me and to the health of our church that it was a privilege to share my heart with them. I hope that we left on the same page.
  • This person also revealed to me some of my own leadership blind spots. I have so much room for growth as a pastor and leader. I’m grateful for people who can speak the truth in love.
  • Daylight Savings Time whooped my behind this week!!! It took me a couple days to make up that hour we lost. Even still, I love that it’s lighter later now.
  • Did anyone else’s March Madness bracket get demolished is weekend!?! I had Duke in the Elite 8 and Mizzou in the Final Four!
  • The boys made it 3 whole days without their mother without a scratch. Doesn’t mean we didn’t have some close calls here with Daddy by himself… but they’re both alive! Praise God!
  • Spending time with my boys by myself gives me so much respect and admiration for all single parents! God must give y’all incredible grace to do what you do! Much love.
Have a great week!
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Top 5 AMAZING Things of 2011 [Part 3]

January 19, 2012 By
egghunt2

Over the past several days, we’ve been counting down the Top 5 AMAZING things that happened at The Heights in 2011. Of all the things that God did in the past year, one stands out as the event that embodies the DNA of our church.

1. Easter Egg Hunt + Free Grocery Giveaway
Every year on the Saturday before Easter, our church has done an “Easter Egg Hunt” for the children in the community. In 2011, God opened some amazing connections with us, SHABACH! Ministries and the Capitol Area Food Bank to take our Easter Egg Hunt to the next level! Along with our normal Easter Egg Hunt, God allowed us to give away free groceries to the first 200 families to arrive. Hundreds of neighbors decended upon our church parking lot to find fun for their kids and food for their families! The event was covered by several news outlets, including PG Suite Magazine and the Christian Post.

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2011 Easter Egg Hunt + Grocery Giveaway

January 18, 2012 By
egghunt

Prince Georges’ Suite Magazine covers First Baptist Church of District Heights as it seeks to bless the District Heights community at its annual Easter Egg Hunt. While the kids had fun with several springtime games and activities, the church gave away free groceries to the first 200 families to arrive.

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