Mountainside Community Church Podcast

1 Timothy 1: 1-7, 12-17 Pastor Andy deHoog Paul begins his first letter to Timothy by urging him to command the false teachers in Ephesus to stop distracting the church and instead keep the main thing the main thing. And the main thing is “the stewardship from God that is by faith”—that is, the gospel entrusted to God’s people. First and foremost, Mountainside Community Church must be a church of...

Nehemiah 2:9-20 Pastor Andy deHoog Nehemiah is not a blueprint for church revitalization, but it can help us think biblically about what faithful rebuilding looks like for Mountainside in this season as we pursue health by resetting and rebuilding after a lengthy transition.

Joshua 1:1-9 Pastor Andy deHoog “Be strong and courageous” might look nice on a coffee mug, but those words alone do not communicate the fullness of the gospel. In Christ, God calls us forward in his plan, with his presence, and according to his Word.

August 30, 2026 Pastor Andy deHoog Because God is for us in Christ, nothing can finally stand against us or separate us from his love. IMPORTANT! Paul is addressing Christians in particular, not everyone in general.

Romans 8:1-17 Pastor Andy deHoog Life in Christ means an entirely new way of walking because the Spirit now defines and empowers our life.

Romans 7:13-25 Pastor Andy deHoog Because of the power of indwelling sin, we cannot free ourselves by either trying harder or giving up. Only Jesus Christ can deliver us from the power of the sin we cannot defeat ourselves.

Romans 7:7-12 Pastor Andy deHoog The mirror of God's law reveals my true condition so that I will find my true hope in Jesus.

Romans 7:1-6 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larsen Before Christ, we were enslaved to a written code that we could never measure up to.  But Jesus, in His eternal love, bore our sins that we may be set free.   "Being set free from the law does not mean freedom from love and justice; it means freedom to now belong to the one who is love – the one who produces love in us from the inside out – like fruit on...

Luke 15:11-32 Mark Naylor God Wants to Party- the Parable of the Prodigal Son God overwhelms us with the generosity of his embrace as he makes all things right - we are forgiven, we are loved, we are restored. God invites us to his party.

Romans 6:15-23 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larson No matter who you are or what you believe, we as humans all serve someone or something.  In our desire to find freedom, we often think that we will find it when we live however we want.  This is not the case, as the book of Romans shows us what true freedom looks like, only given through Jesus Christ. True freedom is found in the free gift of Jesus Chri...

Romans 6:1-14   Pastor Andy deHoog Alive and Free The gospel reverses our fundamental reality –– identity and position –– so that we can live truly alive and free.

Exodus 40:1-38 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larsen In the consumeristic culture that we live in today, we often look to the things God can give us instead of seeking His very presence.  As Moses completes the work of the tabernacle, we see how the presence of God as their guide was the reward for their obedience, which they viewed as the greatest gift of all. The result of obedience to God's command is...

Exodus 39:32-43 Pastor Andy deHoog Rather than resting in Christ's finished work, we continually drift toward trusting our own unfinished work for acceptance, approval, and assurance. Our salvation rests not on our finished work for God, but on Christ's finished work for us. Moses saw and blessed –– something like getting a gold star on your chart. But because of sin, it’s impossible to earn a gol...

Exodus 36:8-39:31 Pastor Andy deHoog In a lengthy passage like this, it can be easy to get lost in the details and ask, what does this have to do with me? The purpose of the tabernacle fulfilled in Christ, the beauty of the tabernacle displayed in Christ, and the work of the tabernacle accomplished in Christ.

Exodus 35:1-36:7 Pastor Andy deHoog Much like the people of Israel, we can be described as “stiff-necked” (Exodus 34:9); stubborn, rebellious, etc. It’s easy to criticize from afar and think, ‘Those people were the worst!’ but the truth is that we are all ‘those people’. Exodus 35 is a picture of a people transformed by God’s great mercy. Head, heart, and hands are all involved as all the people c...

Exodus 36 Interin Jesse Larson In our walk with God, we often forget to reflect on who God has revealed Himself to be.  When we do this, we fail to see Him at work all around us. If we begin to pay attention, we will find far more rest in what God has done and continues to do. In Exodus 34, the renewal of the covenant informs the believer of the character and glory of God at work in their life.

Acts 2 Pastor Andy deHoog Pentecost is like the birthday of the church. Celebrated fifty days after Passover, it corresponded with the Feast of Harvest (Shavuot), associated with the giving of the law at Sinai. At Sinai, God formed Israel into a nation; at Pentecost, through the sending of the Holy Spirit, Christ formed and empowered his church for its mission in the world.

Exodus 33:1-23 Pastor Andy deHoog Spiritual Growth Exodus 33 reminds us that spiritual growth begins when sinners, humbled by grace, seek the presence of God, learn His ways, and behold His glory ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ.

Exodus 32:1-35 Pastor Andy deHoog The Golden Calf Because sin (wandering from God) comes so easily and is so serious, we need a mediator who can truly stand in our place.

Exodus 30:1-31:18  Pastor Andy deHoog Smoke, shekels, a sink, spices, skills, and Sabbath. What do these all have in common? In a word: worship. Worship forms us to trust God so that we stop striving and learn to rest in Him.

Pastor Andy provides clarification regarding the reference Brent Chapman made to the decision to remove 8 churches from the Fellowship (at 18 minutes 55 seconds in the sermon recording).

Ephesians 4:1-3 Brent Chapman, Regional Director of Fellowship Pacific Let us walk worthy. Let us walk humbly. Let us walk together... boldly forward, never alone. Please also listen to the Fellowship Sunday Addendum by Pastor Andy deHoog.

Exodus 28:1-29:46  Pastor Andy deHoog As God continues to establish His relationship with His people and a way of life centered around worship, He now provides instructions to set apart and clothe Aaron and his sons as priests. The overarching purpose of these priestly garments is stated in Exodus 28:2 and 28:40: “...for glory and for beauty.”

Exodus 26-27 Guest Speaker: Stacy Falk God gives Moses instructions on how to construct the tabernacle, the altar of burn offering and the court of the tabernacle. Why?

Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12 -19 Pastor Andy deHoog As Jesus approaches Jerusalem for the last time, he instructs two of his disciples to obtain a specific donkey, telling them that if anyone questions them, they are to say simply, “The Lord needs it.” Cloaks are placed on the donkey and spread on the ground, along with palm branches, creating a kind of ‘royal red carpe...