Posts with the tag “2025-2026-god-is-for-us”

Our middle and high school students were blessed with a powerful and uplifting message from Mr. Brett Kime, our Facilities Director. We were also thrilled to welcome our fifth graders to their very first secondary chapel, marking a special milestone in their Eagle journey.   Read More

Fourth graders delivered a remarkable share chapel performance this week The audience was captivated and engaged through every scene as the students presented three skits from the Bible.  Read More

Our favorite storyteller and librarian, Mrs. Mary Frances King, shared a special story at our combined Philippians chapel today.   Read More

This week, it was the fifth grade’s turn to lead Share Chapel. Students from Ms. Hancock’s and Mrs. Fallon’s classes took responsibility for the program, presenting the Bible passages they had memorized throughout the year. After each recitation, they reflected on the significance of each verse and shared practical ways these words could shape their lives.  Read More

Chapel was a wonderful celebration of the hard work and dedication shown by our third-grade students as they prepared for the annual Live Wax Museum. Each student selected and read a biography of a Christian hero, past or present. Dressed as their chosen hero, they shared the inspiring stories and impact these individuals made for Jesus.   Read More

This week in chapel, our secondary students were encouraged by Mr. Saunders’ (HCA Head of School) message about Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46). He shared how Jesus faced deep sorrow knowing what was to come, reminding us that Jesus knows what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and that He is both fully God and fully human.   Read More

Our middle and high school students received an encouraging and challenging message from Mr. Benzel. He reflected on the lyrics from the hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”: “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.”   Read More

Third-grade teacher Mrs. Benzel wrapped up a month focused on the character trait of gentleness at chapel yesterday. Gentleness, she explained, is speaking truth with both love and respect. Mrs. Benzel highlighted that Jesus is the ultimate example of gentleness and pointed to two instances in the Bible where He demonstrated this trait.  Read More

Today, we welcomed back chapel favorite and HCA alum Mr. Jimmy Reed. As the area director for Everett/Mill Creek Young Life, Mr. Reed shared a message centered on Jacob’s dream in Genesis 28.   Read More

Mr. Stevens, our middle and high school principal, spoke at our weekly chapels today about the importance of building our lives on the right foundation. He used the illustration of Legos built on pillows versus a solid surface to show how critical it is to build on something strong—Jesus. Jesus is our Rock. Friends, rules, and circumstances may change, but like a rock, Christ never changes. “If He...  Read More

Wednesday’s chapel focused on our January character trait: Consistency. We enjoyed hearing from Mrs. Dickinson, Secondary Administrative Assistant, as she shared how God is the ultimate example of consistency. He is unchanging and dependable. When we are consistent in our daily walk with Jesus, we reflect His character of consistency to others. As James 1:17 reminds us, "Every good and perfect gif...  Read More

Today at chapel, we were honored to welcome Mr. Cooper Fallon, husband of our 5th-grade teacher and son of our secondary science teacher, the “Mrs. Fallons.” Mr. Fallon, who serves in the children’s ministry at Northview Community Church, inspired us to reflect on why God created us. He reminded us that our purpose is to further God’s kingdom by blessing others and sharing the love of Jesus with t...  Read More

Our students always delight in welcoming Pastor Phillip Kim (CrossPointe Discipleship Pastor) to chapel. This week, he shared the command from Deuteronomy 6:5 to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and might. Pastor Phillip took us on a deep dive into what this extraordinary love truly means. He compared the relational love we have with all the people in our lives, and how we should love Jesus...  Read More

We kicked off the new year with a chapel reflecting on December’s character focus: kindness. Mr. Daniel, our art and PE teacher, inspired students by sharing the importance of showing kindness through giving. He reminded us that we all need to learn and practice generosity, looking to the gift of Jesus as the ultimate example (John 3:16). Mr. Daniel shared a story about the bushmen in Botswana, wh...  Read More

Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming back a beloved chapel guest, Mr. Garrett Shelp, Area Director for Northshore Young Life. Mr. Shelp thoughtfully shared his favorite Christmas Bible verses, John 1:1-5, and inspired students with the reminder that “God is so much more surprising and amazing than we can even imagine.” He emphasized that God has always existed, was present at the very beginning...  Read More

Today, we held our monthly character focus combined chapel. Mrs. Fuertes, our preschool director, spoke about gratefulness. She explained that while thankfulness and gratefulness are often used interchangeably, they are actually two different things. Thankfulness is a feeling that depends on external circumstances, whereas gratefulness is an attitude that reflects our inner hearts and acknowledges...  Read More

Today’s combined chapel was held in recognition and celebration of our veterans. Our students welcomed Mr. Rick Nenno, an HCA dad and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Nenno shared his military journey, recounting the challenging, exciting, and rewarding experiences he encountered during training and deployment across the globe. As he reflected on his time serving our country, he emphasized how it pr...  Read More

During the month of October, our students focused on the character trait of strength. Today, Mrs. Hansen spoke about this topic at our combined chapel. She reminded us that our strength ultimately comes from Jesus. We are called to love and honor God first (Deuteronomy 6:5). It is only through Him that we can face the challenges that come our way. Mrs. Hansen encouraged us to remember this when li...  Read More

Mrs. Edler, our elementary principal, spoke at our chapels this morning. She thoughtfully shared the process of creating stained-glass art to illustrate how "God uses broken things" — like us. The broken pieces of glass represent our hurts and trials in life, but God uses those broken pieces for good and for His purpose (Romans 8:28). Just as stained glass is polished to allow light to shine throu...  Read More

We were thrilled to welcome back Mr. Chad McDaniel from World Vision today! This marks our third year partnering with World Vision as a school, and the students always look forward to his visit as he shares how small "yeses" are transforming lives through access to clean water and the life-changing message of Jesus around the globe.This summer, Mr. McDaniel visited rural Ethiopia, where a communit...  Read More

Today at chapel, we heard from Pastor Phillip Kim, the discipleship pastor at CrossPointe. He reminded us of the message in Jeremiah 32:17, which tells us that nothing is too hard for our all-powerful God. Pastor Phillip shared a personal story from his childhood about a time when he got lost trying to find his way home. He said, "There are billions of things for God to take care of, but He also t...  Read More

Today was our first Philippians Award chapel of the year, and we heard from secondary teacher Ms. Michiels. Our students spent the month of September focusing on the character trait of friendliness. Ms. Michiels recapped the concept of friendliness and encouraged the students to share examples of friendliness from the Bible. Check out Luke 19:1-10. Jesus loved and befriended Zacchaeus when others ...  Read More

On Wednesday, we gathered around the flagpole for our K-12 chapel, joining students from around the globe in prayer. See You at the Pole was started by a group of students in 1990, and today millions of students participate on the fourth Wednesday of September each year. They come together to pray for their friends, families, teachers, schools, and the nation. "Lord, I have heard of your fame; I s...  Read More

Today, our students heard from Mr. Stevens, our Middle and High School Principal, during our chapel sessions. He referenced our theme verse, Romans 8:31, and discussed how often we try to tackle everything on our own, which is like continuing to load our backpacks with heavy books. He shared the story from 2 Chronicles 20, where Jehoshaphat faced the challenge of confronting three armies. Despite ...  Read More

Today was our first regular chapel day, and Mr. Saunders, our Head of School, spoke during both the elementary and secondary chapel sessions. He focused on our theme, emphasizing that there are many accounts in the Bible showcasing how God fights for us. One example he mentioned was how Elijah prayed to God to ignite the soaked altar. The same God who performed that miracle at Mount Carmel has already won every battle for us!  Read More