Hill Country Bible Church Dripping Springs Sermons

Jesus is the Messiah promised to us in the Old Testament.

God never intended for us to walk alone. Authentic community in which we deeply know others and are known by others is necessary for a victorious faith life.

A blessed life is a life of confession.

Psalm 119 The Bible is God’s authoritative Word, showing us clearly who God has been in the history of humanity and what he desires for us individually.

Christmas Eve service

Two thousand years ago when God shined His light into the world to deal with the darkness, after that we are still waiting for Him to put a total end to the darkness—and that will come at the next Advent when Jesus returns. And we know that the Gospel is the deepest solution to all of our problems, but we also know that in between, right now, between today and eternal salvation in heaven, that the...

If the time is coming, if Jesus is on the way, if Advent is really happening, then what kind of people are they being called to be? And the answer to that question is not just a historical one, but it is also one that is quite relevant for all of us. Because as they waited for Jesus to come the first time we wait for Jesus to come the second time, and there are a lot of similarities in how we can...

The word advent, literally defined, just simply means “coming.” And so the purpose of Advent season oftentimes is thought of as a time to look back and to remember when Jesus came: His coming as a Christ-child, His coming as a baby in a manger, as the long-awaited and promised Messiah who would save the people from their sins. So that tends to be how we think of Advent. It’s looking back and remem...

“From Him, through Him and to Him” is really the essence of the Christian life. And an opposite mentality – “from me, through me, and to me” – is the fundamental problem with mankind and why hell exists. So let’s use this framework to look at these verses and the glory of God.

We may forget that Christ is actually a title. It’s not Jesus’ last name. So, Jesus Christ should be understood as Jesus, the Christ. It’s a title. Christ is the New Testament equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah. So Christ is equivalent to Messiah, which literally means ANOINTED ONE.

When the Reformers used the words sola Scriptura they were expressing their concern for the Bible's authority, and what they meant is that the Bible alone is our ultimate authority not the pope, not the church, not the traditions of the church or church councils, still less personal suggestions or subjective feelings, but Scripture only.

The last section of Jonah exposes a heart problem both in the prophet and in us. We worship created things over the creator and, like young children, become angry when God graciously takes them from us. God patiently points out our sins, not to anger us, but because he is kind and full of grace. He puts us in difficult situations so that we might see and have his heart.

The struggle Jonah is having is not that he is disappointed in God. That is simply an effect of something much deeper. Jonah is disappointed because Jonah does not want what God wants.

Sometimes the love of God comes in the form of stinging, hard judgment. You cannot have true love that does not include judgment. Because if you have love that does not have judgment, it doesn't have moral structure to it.

These five verses are a radical perspective on how you should measure your potential.

One of the biggest questions you could ever ask is how is it that God changes us. We're going to look at a moment in the life of Jonah where we get to be witnesses on how God works to change the heart of a man.

Running from God is seldom about a change of location. You can run from God in your relationships, in your work, in your own heart and not know you're running. Let's think about what it actually means to run from the god of grace.

Here's a principle for you: as human beings made in the image of God, we don't live life based on the facts of our experience. We live life based on our interpretation of the facts. Every human being is a philosopher, every human being is a theologian, every human being is an archaeologist, who will dig through the mount of his existence to make sense out of life and the way you interpret life wil...

How are we to approach people far from God is full of grace and truth by choosing to invest in our relationships with them and then at the right time making an invitation that would be appropriate for them to come and know God?

We tend to think that evangelism is about mastering massive amounts of apologetic material so whatever somebody asks about we're ready with an answer. No matter the objection you give I have an answer for that and no one in this room feels comfortable to answer every question that might come your way. So, we tend to say nothing. We think sharing about Jesus is fairly simple and it's not as intimid...

Relationships define your life. For good or evil. Relationships define your life.

Huge numbers of Americans today say to pollsters, “Oh, I’m spiritual, but I’m not religious.” If you listen carefully, what that means is, “I’m interested in God, but I’m not interested in the church.” They’ve lost hope for the church, but if they understood Scripture, they might have hope for the church.

It is clearly the most important topic that a human mind could ever consider. It is the thing that defines everything in your life. It is a thing that is mistakenly connected to religion, but is vastly bigger than that. It is a thing that separates you from the rest of creation. It is the topic of topics. It is worship.

This Psalm can answer the question, “Will life ever get better?”

Few things in life are as important as finding your purpose. When you understand something’s purpose, you can put up with all kinds of inconvenience and pain because of it. Knowing that God has a purpose for you would transform how you see everything in your life—what you do with your blessings; how to interpret your pain. So how can you discover that purpose for you?