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Solely SermonsSolely Sermons - Danger in the Promised Land Scripture: Deuteronomy 8: 7-14, 17-18Sermon: Danger in the Promised LandPreacher: Liz Heinzel-NelsonWatch the full worship series here: https://allentownpresbyterianchu.subspla.sh/3wkm75rLiving in a "promised land" of abundance comes with a serious warning from both Moses and Jesus: we might forget God and believe our success is our own. This message explores the spiritual danger of wealth and challenges us to remember why we are blessed. It is a call to use our resources to share our "milk and honey" and bring God's hope...
2025-10-1926 min
Nassau Presbyterian Church Adult EducationSuffering with Christ in a World of PlentyLiz Heinzel-Nelson is the Founder and Executive Director of Villages in Partnership (VIP).
The Apostle Paul speaks of sharing in Christ’s sufferings, yet in our culture of abundance this can feel distant and abstract. What does Christian suffering look like when we live in a world overflowing with material wealth, educational opportunity, and advanced medical care? Through the ministry of Villages in Partnership in rural Malawi, we will reflect on how God is at work in communities where daily hardship and deep joy in Christ coexist. Their witness can challenge and inspire us toward a deeper di...
2025-10-1251 min
First Presbyterian Church AllentownDanger in the Promised LandRev. Liz Heinzel-Nelson, Executive Director of our mission partner, Villages in Partnership (VIP), preached on a snowy January 19th service.VIP is a faith based nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate extreme poverty in rural Malawi. Liz co-founded VIP after she and her family stepped away from serving Allentown (New Jersey) Presbyterian Church to live and serve in Malawi for one year. When they returned to Allentown they felt called by God to set up VIP in 2009, with a strategy to address and improve the six underlying areas human thriving: food, water, education, health, economics, and...
2025-01-1934 minFirst Presbyterian Church AllentownThat's Another Good QuestionLiz Heinzel-Nelson, Executive Director of our mission partner, Villages in Partnership (VIP), preached in both services and spoke during the Faith Formation hour.She talked about VIP’s efforts to bring clean water to villages in Malawi through the digging of wells. As I hope you know, our church has set a goal of paying for one well to be dug to supply a village with clean water through our FaithFULL Waters mission initiative this year. The money we need to raise for one well is $7500.VIP is a faith based nonprofit organization whose mission is...
2024-01-2727 min
Deeper StillVillages in Partnership: Liz & Stephen Hienzel-NelsonSuanne interviews Liz Heinzel-Nelson, the Executive Director of Villages in Partnership (VIP), and her husband, Stephen, as they share the story of how VIP came to be and the good work God is doing as they seek to eradicate extreme poverty in Malawi, Africa. Villages in Partnership is a development organization that works in the rural villages of Sakata, Malawi, partnering with 29 villages and impacting over 21,000 lives. VIP has been in existence for over a decade and has supporters throughout the 50 states and the United Kingdom. Learn more at https://villagesinpartnership.org
2023-03-0352 min
Christ ChurchEXTRACTED FROM THE MUDSteven & Liz Heinzel-Nelson 09-02-2018 Join us for our “Summer Lights” series at our Oak Brook location when nationally-renowned faith leaders will share meaningful, Biblically-based insights aimed at helping us in our daily lives. We are excited to hear from a wide variety of speakers including a former Judicial Nominating Commission member; a Harvard Divinity School Fellow; a Boulder, Co., discipleship pastor, and international missions experts and founders of an organization that has helped lift more than 19,000 people out of extreme poverty. This summer series is sure to motivate and captivate as we gather as a community in worship and seek...
2018-09-0240 min