No Exchange This Sunday - January 3rd

In an effort to make vacation as relaxing as possible as well as give our student ministry leadership team some breathing room as we prepare for 2010, I've decided to cancel the Exchange this Sunday.

When we return January 10th we'll be refreshed and ready to start off the new year with a BANG!

• New Series January 10th
• High School D-Groups Start January 24th
• ReNew 2010 High School Retreat - February 19th-21st

New Series Starts January 10th

Four Christmas Songs By the Exchange Band Now Availible

Four Christmas songs are posted on our MySpace page.

* O Come All Ye Faithful
* O Holy Night
* O Come O Come Emmanuel
* Joy to the World (All of Creation)

http://www.myspace.com/exchangeworship

Sermon Video - Our King Has Come - Session 2 - Prophet, Priest, and King

Our King Has Come - Session 2 - Prophet, Priest, and King

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Music Videos

What Do You Do When You're Losing Faith? PART I

We received this question via text message, and I firmly believe this is one of the most important questions for us to answer. In fact, I'll likely preach a sermon (or series) answering this question next Spring.

The reality is that virtually all of us will have times where we feel like we're losing faith or we have serious doubts. There's no simple solution to doubt, and there's no single reason people lose faith. Therefore, this list isn't meant to give you THE ANSWER to lose of faith. Instead the point is to help you process and work through your doubts and struggles.

Find a Mentor:

Find someone you trust who is older than you in the faith who can help you work through your struggles. They need to be someone who you can trust, and who has pure motives in trying to help you.

This person will help you work through the questions below (not that the questions are a set formula).


WORK THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS

1) What is causing me to lose faith? What is causing me to doubt

Often times there is a specific issue which is causing you to lose faith. They come in many different forms.

• Apparent contradiction in scripture
• Contradiction between science and scripture
• Philosophical issue
• Feeling that God isn't there
• A passage in scripture is unsettling to you
• You can't reconcile certain events with God's character
• Compelling scientific arguments
• Hypocritical behavior in Christians
• Difference between what you see in scripture and what you see in churches today
• Etc.
  

Being able to pin point the cause of your struggle, makes it much easier to work through. If it's a purely intellectual struggle, it's likely that someone has written book answering your question. The reality is that there's a lot of bad science and poor arguments being put out by both Christians and non-Christians.

A lot of times the stuff that causes people to doubt isn't even real. After The Da Vinci Code came out, supposedly a great many people started to doubt their faith due to the content of the books. Those doubts could have been easily answered simply by doing a little research and realizing that The Da Vinci Code is filled with bad history.

Some issues are easier to answer than others, but it's very difficult to address a concern if you don't even know what it is.

2) What sin in my life am I not fighting? What sins do I need to confess?

Romans 6:23a
23For the wages of sin is death,

Sin by definition is rebellion against God. It is choosing to find satisfaction in something besides God. If you have unconfessed sin in your life, that is like a wedge between you and God.

Think about it this way. Imagine you're facing a mountain range. You can actually see exactly how beautiful it is. Then imagine you turn around and face the opposite direction (sin). The mountain range is still there, but you can't see it. It hasn't change, but you have. As soon as you turn around (repent) the mountains will reappear. Of course, this is just an illustration, but it seems to reflect my experience.

When I'm surrounded by sin and distractions, God can seem very far away. I think this is one of the reasons that people feel closer to God at youth retreats and during events like the Great Adventure and mission trips. You're pulled away from the sin and distractions of everyday life and you're put in a place where you can pursue God. In that environment, suddenly you're seeing God in ways you've never seen Him before. God hasn't changed, but your perspective of him has changed.

3) What spiritual disciplines and normal Christian activities are you ignoring?

Joshua 1:8
8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
16 Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

There are certain behaviors and activities which are central to the Christian life.

• Spend time in the Bible (Joshua 1:8)
• Prayer (1 Thess. 5:16-18)
• Gathering with other believers
• Giving & Serving
• Communion
• Baptism

If these are God's prescription for what Christians need to do to remain spiritually healthy, it shouldn't surprise us that the abscence of these behaviors and activities leads to doubt


Points 4 and 5 coming soon

Video - Drew Greenway "Hear Our Praise"

The worship leader from Boot Camp this past summer has been signed to a local record label. Here's a video of him performing his song, "Hear Our Praise" live and acoustic.


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Sermon Video - Our King Has Come - Session 1

Our King Has Come - Session 1 - On a Mission

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Music Videos

Exchange Setlist: December 6th

We started a new series this week and continued the Christmas season.

O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Electronic Arrangement by Riley Pruitt
Joy to the World - Elevation Worship's Arrangement of Steve Fee's Arrangement
Sing to the King
O Come All Ye Faithful
Little Drummer Boy - The Almost

Sermon - Our King Has Come...with a Mission

Here is Our King

Middle School Christmas Madness!!!

We're celebrating Christmas with a bang! Come join us for one wild
Christmas party! There will be a white elephant gift exchange.

• Inflatable slide and moon walk
• Video games
• Free pizza
• White Elephant Gift Exchange
• And more!

A white elephant gift is a silly or funny gift which is worth $5 or less.


Who: All Middle Schoolers and Your Friends!
Date: December 12th
Cost: Free BUT you need to bring a white elephant gift to give away
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: The Albers Home

Exchange Setlist 11/29

Joy to the World - Elevation Worship version of Fee's version
Here is Our King
O Come All Ye Faithful - Original Arrangement
Marvelous Light (slow version)- Passion 07 iTunes EP Part III

Jason's Testimony

Child of Zion - Three Nails Short

Sermon Video - Healer - Session 4 - Jason's Testimony

Healer - Session 4 - Jason Worthen's Testimony

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Music Videos

Christmas Chaos 2009 is Officially Canceled

After re-evaluating where our student ministry is at, we came to the conclusion that throwing an event like Christmas Chaos (this year) would not be the best use of our time, money, and volunteers. Depending on where our ministry is at next year, we may decide to have a Christmas Chaos 2010!

Instead of Christmas Chaos we plan on throwing smaller Christmas events targeting our middle and high school students.

Tentatively, our plans are to have a middle school Christmas party at the Albers house on the night of December 12th. It will involve pizza, wild games, a white elephant gift exchange, and possibly (probably) inflatables.

Our plans for high school are still being formed.

Sermon Video - Vintage Jesus - Why Worship Jesus?

This is the full sermon from last night's Exchange. The version shown at the Exchange was trimmed by about 30 minutes.

Preacher - Mark Driscoll
Series - Vintage Jesus
Sermon - Why Worship Jesus?

Sermon Video - Healer - Session 3 - Adopted

Healer - Session 3 - Adoption

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Video

Exchange Setlist - November 15th

Found - Aaron Ivey

You're Worthy of My Praise

Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew

How Great is Our God

Sermon

Jesus Paid it All - Kristian Stanfill

God Who Answers Prayer - Elevation Worship

Jesus Paid it All - Kristian Stanfill

Video from the Exchange - Matt Chandler - Jesus Wants the Rose

Sermon Video - Healer - Session 2 - Guilty (w/Larissa Worthen's Testimony)

Healer - Session 2 - Guilty

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Video

Exchange Setlist - November 8th

This was our drummer Nic's last week with us. So we played for a really long time.


Child of Zion - myspace.com/threenailsshort
You're Worthy of My Praise - Jeremy Campish Version
My Voice - http://www.myspace.com/thestillpointband
In Christ Alone - http://www.myspace.com/thestillpointband
Inside Out
Deliver Me - David Crowder versionish

Sermon

Nothing But the Blood - Matt Redman/Original Arrangement
Hear our Praise - Drew Greenway
Marvelous Light - myspace.com/exchangeworship
Undignified
My Hero - Foo Fighters
Softer to Me - Relient K
Instrumental Outro

Sermon Video - Best Friends Forever - Session 6 - Standards

Best Friends Forever - Standards

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Video

Sermon Video - Healer - Session 1 - Hurt

Click the link to watch.

Healer - Session 1 - Hurt

TWO 14 Hutto | MySpace Video

Exchange Setlist

At the Exchange we try to play a variety of music, write our own songs, and incorporate obscure music. Since a significant amount of the music we play may not be familiar to you, I thought I'd try and share with you where we found all of the songs we're playing.

Marvelous Light - Charlie Hall - Our arrangement - myspace.com/exchangeworship

Hear Our Praise - Drew Greenway

Salvation is Here - Hillsong United

Amazing Because it Is - The Almost

How He Loves - Jeremy Riddle Arrangement

Nothing But the Blood - Matt Redman

God Who Answers Prayer (bridge and chorus) - Elevation Worship (elevationworship.org)

Nothing But the Blood (Chorus) - Matt Redman

New Series @ the Exchange - Healer - Starts Sunday - New Time 7:00 PM

Save the Date: Winter High School Retreat 2010 - Feb 19-21

We will have more specific details in the near future, but I just wanted to give you a heads up on our upcoming high school retreat. This will be a joint retreat with several other HCBC churches.

Date: February 19th-21st
Cost: $135 (estimated)
Location: Camp Tejas

Sermon Video - Welcome to the Jungle - MS Retreat - Session 4 - Now What?

Sermon Video - Welcome to the Jungle - MS Retreat - Session 3 - Desperate

Sermon Video - Welcome to the Jungle - MS Retreat - Session 2 - Bold Faith

Sermon Video - Welcome to the Jungle - MS Retreat - Session 1

This Week @the Exchange - THIS IS IT! Will be Leading Worship!

This week @ the Exchange!

Leading us in worship will be Dallas based band, THIS IS IT! THIS IS IT! is a pop band comprising 5 good ole Texas boys, who love to play music that makes you feel like dancing. The band also has a passion for leading others in worship. The lead singer’s previous band shared the stage with artists such as Skillet.

Check out their MySpace:myspace.com/thisisittx

Sermon Video - Essential James - Session 5 - Which Tongue Are You?

Sermon Video - Best Friends Forever - Session 3 - Friends Share Burdens (By Brent Hagen

Best Friends Forever - Session 3 - Friends share Burdens

Sermon Video - Essential James - Session 4 - Uncontrollable Fiery Tongue

Sermon Video - Best Friends Forever - Session 2 - Good Friend Bad Friend

Welcome to the Jungle! - Middle School Retreat - Worship Band - This Is It!

Leading us in worship will be Dallas based band, THIS IS IT! THIS IS IT! is a pop band comprising 5 good ole Texas boys, who love to play music that makes you feel like dancing. The band also has a passion for leading others in worship. The lead singer’s previous band shared the stage with artists such as Skillet.

Check out their MySpace:myspace.com/thisisittx

Sermon Video - Essential James - Session 3 - Practical Atheist

5th Quarter - September 25th - When the Game Ends, The Party Begins!

Free food, drinks, fun, and music after Hutto High School home football games


Brought to You By:

Hutto High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Hutto Baptist Church
Life Point Fellowship
The Exchange

Who - All ages
Date - September 25th
When - Once the game ends, roughly 10:00 PM
Cost - Free
Where - Hutto Baptist Church
What - Free Food and drinks, hand out, music


Future 5th Quarter Dates:

October 23rd

Sermon Video - Best Friends Forever - Session 1 - Circle of Friends

Welcome to the Jungle - Middle School Retreat *BRING A FRIEND DISCOUNT*

Who Can Go?

You . . . All 6th, 7th & 8th grade Students and their Friends.

When Do We Leave?

We will meet at HCBCHutto Office Friday

October 16, @ 6:00 p.m. and return Sunday, October 18 @ noon. Remember to eat your dinner before you arrive !

Where Are We Going?

Camp Tejas. It is located in Giddings, Texas, about an hour outside of Hutto. www.camptejas.com, (979) 366-2422

How can I Register?

Normal registration will run until Sunday,

October 4. To register, simply turn in the ATTACHED FORM with a NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT of $25 to the Church office or High Dive

What’s the Cost?

Regular registration is $105. If there is space available and you register after October 4, the cost will increase to $115; OUCH!!!

***BRING A FRIEND DISCOUNT***

If you bring a friend, who does not go to our church, the cost for you and your friend drops to $75!!! That’s a $30 discount for you and your friend. ***This discount is for Hutto only***

Speaker

Sean Chandler is the Student Ministries Pastor at HCBC Hutto and leads The Exchange. Sean has been serving in student ministry for 6 years. Sean enjoys reading, blogging, and hanging out with his wife and three dogs. Sean has been married to Jennifer since 2006.

Listen & Watch His Sermons Online:

renew116.org/hutto/media/audio.html

Read His Blog:

SeanChandler.net

Music

Leading us in worship will be Dallas based band, THIS IS IT! THIS IS IT! is a pop band

comprising 5 good ole Texas boys, who love to play music that makes you feel like dancing. The band also has a passion for leading others in worship. The lead singer’s previous band shared the stage with artists such as Skillet.

Check out their MySpace:

myspace.com/thisisittx

Sermon Video - Essential James - Session 2 - Temptation

5th Quarter Recap

Friday night was a great time of fun. The game went into over-time, so things got started later than expected (and we were forced to change the name to 6th quarter). By the time the Bedtime Thugs took the stage, roughly 150 people were in attendance. It was a lot of fun working with the other churches.

High School D-Groups - Signup Today!

We're launching our high school d-groups in the next couple of weeks.

What? Weekly small groups which will meet for roughly an hour and a half. D-groups are a commitment to meet regularly and care genuinely for the members of your group. All groups will be either guy groups or girl groups. When? There's no set time or day of the week when D-Groups will meet. Some will meet on school nights, others for breakfast, and possibly some will meet at 9:15 on Sunday mornings. The time the group meets will be based off of the schedule of the group members. Why Join? * Answers to your questions * Authentic relationships * People who actually care * A challenge to do something great How Do I Sign Up? Sign up is simple!

Email Sean Chandler: schandler@hcbchutto.com The information I need: * Name * Grade * School * Email address * Phone Number SIGN UP TODAY!

New Series in the Middle School - BFF - Best Friends Forever

Starts this Sunday!

The Bible has a lot to say about the people we let influence us. The friends you make will change the direction of your life. 

Join us starting this Sunday as we start a seven week series on how to be an influence without being negatively influenced.

5th Quarter Concert September 18th W/the Bedtime Thugs

When the game ends, the party begins! Free food, drinks, fun, and live music after Hutto High School home football games

Featuring - The Bedtime Thugs -
myspace.com/bedtimethugs


Who - All ages
Date - September 18th
When - Once the game ends, roughly 10:00 PM
Cost - Free
Where - Hutto Baptist ChurchWhat - Free Food and drinks, hand out, live music


Brought to You By:

Hutto High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Hutto Baptist Church
Life Point Fellowship
The Exchange

Future 5th Quarter Dates:

September 25th
October 23rd

Sermon Video - Essential James - Session 1 - Hearing and Doing

New Series @ the Exchange - Essential James

No flashy titles.

No razzle dazzle.

Just four weeks and four principles from the book of James communicated and applied in a meaningful, clear, and relevant fashion. 

Sermon Video - Dominate - Session 5 - The Savior

Dominate - Session 5 - The Savior

5th Quarter Concert September 18th!

September 18th after the Hutto home football game, we're hosting a concert @ Hutto Baptist. Doors will open as soon as the football game ends!

More details coming in the next couple of days.

Exchange Worship - The Exchange Band has recorded several songs

Over the summer we were able to record several songs, and we're finally ready to start releasing them. There are currently three songs, but more should be up very soon.

* Grace Like Rain (dance pop version)
* Marvelous Light
* God of this City


myspace.com/exchangeworship

Welcome to the Jungle - Middle School Retreat Promo 1

Sermon Video - Rebel's Guide to Joy by Sean Chandler

Sermon Video - The Rebel's Guide to Joy

The Exchange is Moving to Sundays!

Don't show up next Monday. You'll be lonely. However, if you show up next Sunday @ 8:00 PM, you'll be surrounded by fellow Exchangers. 

Day: Sundays

Time: 8:00

Who: 9th Grade and Up

Save the Date - Middle School Retreat - Welcome to the Jungle!

Date - October 16th-18th

Who - All 6th-8th Graders

What - Awesome Life Changing Weekend

Where - Camp Tejas

Cost - $105

Last year's retreat video from Camp Tejas.

Take Off the Mask - Retreat Video

Sermon Video - Dominate - Session 4 - The Firestarter

Sermon Video - Dominate - Session 3 - The Breaking Point

Sermon Video - Dominate - Session 2 - The Mission (By Cody Pope)

Summer Movie Nights - Wall-E - August 16th

What - We're watching Wall-E
Who - 6th grade and up and your friends
When - Sunday August 16th
Time - 7:00 PM
Where - The Exchange!

Soda and popcorn and chips and candy will be provided!

Exchange Art From Dominate Week 1

Another painting by my wife from the Dominate series.

Dominate - Session 1 - The Pain

Art from the Exchange

Dominate Trailer!

This week we're starting a new series titled Dominate! Be There!

The Exchange T-Shirt Photo Conquest!

With only a few weeks of Summer left, I wanted to do something fun which would help get the word out about the Exchange. So I bring you...THE EXCHANGE T-SHIRT PHOTO CONQUEST!

Goal:
Get people to take interesting, bizarre, and wacky pictures in their Exchange t-shirt and share it with others. The three people with the most interesting or popular pictures will receive a prize.

Sample Ideas:

• Do something funny in your Exchange t-shirt
• Meet someone famous while wearing your Exchange t-shirt
• Go somewhere awesome in your Exchange t-shirt
• Fool us with your photoshop skills and include your Exchange t-shirt

Prizes:

• Shiny $20 bill
• Painting by my wife
• Shiny $10 bill
• Exchange T-Shirt of your choice of color
• Exchange Hoodie when we order some in the winter

How Do You Submit an Entry?

All entries must be posted on our Facebook Fan Page in the fan photo section. Unfortunately Facebook's fan photos section is a bit confusing. I'll walk you through how to submit an entry:

1) Go to/Join Facebook
2) Become a fan of the Exchange - facebook.com/theexchangehutto
3) Click on one of the current fan photos in the left side bar
4) Click on the SEE ALL link above the photo
5) Click on the ADD Photos link above the photos
6) Click the UPLOAD Photos button
7) Get all of your friends to become fans of the Exchange
8) Get all of your friends to click "LIKE" on your photo

"How is the Winner Decided?" You ask? A-like-so:

1) There will be three winners
2) Two will be based off of which photos receive the most "likes."
3) The final winner will be Jennifer's and my favorite

Winner will be announced @ the last Exchange in August.

Hill Country Bible Church Hutto Student Ministry on the Front Page of Hutto News

Our student ministry has been making big enough ripples in the community that the Hutto News ran an article on The Exchange. Our students have served faithfully and invited friends, and God has blessed our ministry.

http://www.thehuttonews.com/
http://www.thehuttonews.com/articles/2009/07/29/news/news03.txt

Lift High - Session 5 - Worship Jesus (w/Jenn painting)

Painting While Preaching @the Exchange - Video

Subscribe to The Exchange Podcast Here

Link HERE to subscribe to our weekly podcast.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=315976478

Great Adventure 2009 Recap Video

Lift High - Session 4 - Worship...At What Cost

HCBC Hutto Backyard Bible Clubs: Day 1 Video

Videos From the Exchange!

Bedtime Thugs - Live @the Exchange


Grace Like Rain from the Dance Party

Pics From the Dance Party @the Exchange

HCBC Hutto - Concert of Prayer - This Sunday @ 6:30

Join us as we kick of a week of prayer for the Backyard Bible Clubs and all the people God will reach this summer through the Great Adventure.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

6:30pm - 8:30pm

The Church Office Suite 100

Treasuring Him - John Piper Set to Music

This is the video I played before last nights sermon.

Lift High - Session III - Worship...Why It Matters

Lift High - Session 3 - Worship...Why It Matters

Boot Camp - Talk 4 - Cody Pope

Boot Camp - Talk 4 - Cody Pope

Boot Camp - Talk 3 - Jake Box

Boot Camp - Talk 3 - Jake Box

Boot Camp - Talk 2 - Jacob Robinson

Boot Camp - Talk 2 - Jacob Robinson

Boot Camp - Talk 1 - Sean Chandler

Lift High - Session 2 - Worship...More than a Song