Mountainside Anywhere

Pastor Lyle Hartwell teaches Romans 8:1-17. Having seen that we are declared righteous by grace alone, how does the Holy Spirit empower us to experience that righteousness and live according to our new identity in Christ rather than the old self that is dominated by sin? Part 18 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Lyle Hartwell teaches Romans 12:9-21 as we grapple with how to respond to evil as followers of Jesus. Part 17 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Lyle Hartwell teaches Romans 7:14-25, offering the hope found through Christ in the face of our sin nature and the promise that we are set free from the rule of sin. Part 16 in the Book of Romans

Pastor Lyle Hartwell preaches Romans 7:1-14 demonstrating that sin's distortion means the law only produces condemnation. But now, through Christ's victory on the cross, we have been set free from the condemnation of the law to walk in its goodness. Part 15 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 6, demonstrating that in light of the grace God gives, we are transformed to new life with Christ, no longer slaves to sin but free to live in righteousness. Part 14 in The Book of Romans

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 5:12-21, celebrating the new life that is made possible in Christ. Belonging to the line of Adam means sin reigns with death, now in the line of Christ, grace rewrites the story and death becomes life. Part 13 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor David Peterson teaches Roman 5:1-11. Having established our need for salvation and the free gift of righteousness we are offered in Christ, Romans now begins to demonstrate all we are given in our new life in Christ. Part 12 in the Book of Romans

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 4:18-25, examining Abraham's faith, God's faithfulness, and our hope - the assurance that our faith will not be in vain as we take God at His word. Part 11 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 4:1-15, reiterating that God's plan has always been that salvation comes by grace through faith alone. Part 10 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 3:21-29 as we celebrate the full and free righteousness we are offered in Jesus, making us right with God when it was otherwise impossible. Part 9 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 3:1-20, as God's perfect righteousness is contrasted with our inability to produce righteousness in any way apart from Jesus. In His kindness, God demonstrates our need to be rescued from sin and points us toward the Cross of Christ in which we find that need fully met. Part 8 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 2:17-29, highlighting that our righteousness comes from God alone, it is not based on knowledge of, or adherence to, religious/moral law. While obedience is the demonstration of a transformed heart that has met the grace of God, our inability to keep the law without hypocrisy proves we can not earn our standing before God. Part 7 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Lyle Hartwell teaches Romans 2:11-16 as we see that our need for salvation is deeper than just our behavior, it is necessary for our very heart to be transformed. Thankfully, God in His mercy offers this to us in Jesus. Part 6 in The Book of Romans

Pastor Lyle Hartwell teaches Romans 2:1-11, demonstrating that in the same way God reveals the need for salvation to those who do evil, God reveals the need for salvation to those who are self-righteous, those who believe they are able to save themselves apart from God. In God's kindness and patience He shows each of us the truth and invites us to believe and follow Him. What will you choose, and...

As we mark Father's Day, Pastor Lyle Hartwell explores the sentiment "You don't know how it feels to be me", highlighting the ways the feeling of being undervalued, unappreciated, unseen, unwanted, and unheard is common to the experience of being a dad (and a human). Through demonstrating Jesus' earthly experience of these same pressures, pains, and frustrations, Pastor Lyle points us to Hebrews 4...

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 1:24-32 demonstrating the ways humans have rejected God's role as Creator and author of truth, and the ways God has given them over to the consequences of their choices. Though the desires of our sinful nature distort and degrade who we were created to be, in the mercy of God through Jesus, He offers us a new nature and transforms us from the inside out. Part 4...

Pastor Lyle Hartwell teaches Romans 1:18-25, outlining the ways humans have rejected the revelation of God and urging us to consider our response to what He has revealed of Himself in our lives, in light of both the wrath of God and His compassionate love for us. Part 3 in the Book of Romans.

Pastor Dave Peterson teaches Romans 1:8-17, helping us to see how despite the "foolishness of the Cross" (1 Corinthians 1:18) and its gruesome imagery, in the Gospel alone we find the power of salvation. Part 2 in the Book of Romans

Pastor Dave Peterson introduces the Book of Romans as we begin our study through the first three chapters. Teaching chapter 1, verses 1-7, we are introduced to how faithfully God reveals the truth of the Gospel - desiring that all would come to know Him and be transformed by His love, reconciled in Christ. Part 1 in The Book of Romans.

On Mother’s Day we quickly think of scripture’s instruction to children to “honor your father and mother”. Pastor Lyle surveyed how the Bible demonstrates God’s desire that His people be characterized as those who honor one another and highlighting the spiritual implications if honor is not given its place in relationships.

Guest speaker, Dave Merkh, teaches Psalm 67, demonstrating that from the very beginning, God's intention for His people has always been that they would know the goodness of dwelling with Him, in order that they may reveal that goodness to the world around them.

Pastor Dave Peterson demonstrates how Jesus' fulfillment of prophecies from Daniel, Micah, and Samuel make Him the only possible candidate as the promised Messiah. In doing so, he points to the encouragement and strength this gives to our faith as we see the reliability of the Word of God and its trustworthiness in our lives.

Pastor Lyle Hartwell surveys the Book of Proverbs to consider how God's wisdom shapes our speech. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that the tongue has the power of life and death - what will we do with the power we hold? Part 11 in The Book of Proverbs.

Pastor Lyle Hartwell looks at what Proverbs teaches about pride and drunkenness. Both come as the result of believing we can find our own way to freedom and greatness, but only disillusionment is found at the end of that path. Part 9 in the Book of Proverbs.

Pastor Dave Peterson leads us through a survey of Proverbs to understand how God's wisdom shapes our decision-making process. From the daily decisions faced in relationships, work, homes, to the bigger decisions that change the context of our lives, how do we approach making these choices? What are the priorities that guide our steps? Part 8 in The Book of Proverbs.