Hillside Church

This week, we were delighted to welcome Pastor Carolyn Crowell as our guest speaker. Carolyn serves as the Unit Supervisor for the Rocky Mountain Unit of Foursquare Canada and as the Lead Pastor of New Life Foursquare Church in Cranbrook, BC. In her message, The "Why" Day, Carolyn reminded us that God has a calling and purpose for each of our lives. While our insecurities, worries, fears, and doub...

In the second week of our Under His Wings series, Provided, we turn to Ruth 2, where the story begins to shift from emptiness toward hope. As Ruth goes out to gather grain to provide for herself and Naomi, she finds herself in the field of a man named Boaz. What appears to be an ordinary encounter becomes a beautiful picture of God's quiet provision, revealed through the kindness, generosity, and...

In the opening message of our Under His Wings series, Empty, we begin exploring the Old Testament story of Rutha story of loss, loyalty, unexpected kindness, and God's faithfulness in the midst of life's most difficult seasons. In Ruth 1, we meet Naomi, a woman who leaves Bethlehem with her family in search of a better future, only to return years later carrying profound grief and loss. Her story...

In the final week of our Who We Are series, we explored what it means to say We Are For Our Community. Jesus calls His Church to be more than a gathering we attendHe sends us into the places where we live, work, learn, and play as people who genuinely love our neighbours and seek the good of our community. As we brought the series to a close, we returned to the story these four values tell about w...

In the final session of Closed Doors?, we widen the lens and look at the women Scripture shows God calling, gifting, and using in significant ways. From Deborah, Huldah, and Miriam in the Old Testament to Phoebe, Junia, Priscilla, Lydia, and others in the early Church, we explore what their stories contribute to the conversation about women and leadership. After spending the previous sessions wres...

In the final session of Closed Doors?, we widen the lens and look at the women Scripture shows God calling, gifting, and using in significant ways. From Deborah, Huldah, and Miriam in the Old Testament to Phoebe, Junia, Priscilla, Lydia, and others in the early Church, we explore what their stories contribute to the conversation about women and leadership. After spending the previous sessions wres...

In the third week of our Who We Are series, we explored what it means to say We Are Formed by Grace. Grace is more than the way we enter into a relationship with Jesusit is the way God continues to meet us, shape us, and transform us throughout our lives. We are all at different places in that journey, and none of us has arrived. This sermon invited us to become a church where people have room to...

In Session 3 of Closed Doors?, I Do Not Permit a Woman, we turn to 1 Timothy 2:915one of the most significant passages used to restrict women from teaching or exercising leadership in the Church. Rather than beginning with a conclusion, we slow down to examine Pauls words within the larger context of his letter to Timothy and the challenges facing the church in Ephesus. Together, we explore the la...

In the second week of our Who We Are series, we turn to another value that shapes the kind of church we believe God is forming us to be: We Are Rooted in the Word. Being rooted in Scripture is about more than knowing the Bible or collecting informationit means allowing the story and truth of Scripture to sink deeply into us and shape who we are becoming. Drawing from Colossians 3 and James 1, this...

In Session 2 of Closed Doors?, Women Should Be Silent?, we turn to one of the most challenging passages in the conversation about women in the Church: 1 Corinthians 14:3435. Pauls words that women should remain silent in the churches have shaped Christian practice for generationsbut how should we understand them alongside the rest of 1 Corinthians, where women are clearly praying and prophesying i...

In this opening message of our Who We Are series, we begin exploring the four values that help describe the kind of church family we believe God is forming us to be: We Are a Family, Rooted in the Word, Formed by Grace, and For Our Community. These aren't simply statements on a wallthey are invitations to live out our faith together as the Holy Spirit continues to shape us. In We Are a Family, we...

In the first session of Closed Doors?, we begin our study of women and leadership in the Church by laying the groundwork for the conversations ahead. We explore the major ways Christians have understood the roles of women and menpatriarchal, complementarian, and egalitarianand consider the assumptions and influences we all bring with us when we approach Scripture. Rather than beginning with conclu...

In this message, Pastor Cyrille spoke about the importance and priority of prayer in the life of every follower of Jesus. Prayer is more than bringing our needs and desires before Godit is an ongoing relationship with Him, where we learn to seek His presence, depend on Him, and trust Him through every season of life. This sermon encouraged us to remain faithful in prayer even when God's answer loo...

In this message, Pastor Cyrille spoke about the importance and priority of prayer in the life of every follower of Jesus. Prayer is more than bringing our needs and desires before Godit is an ongoing relationship with Him, where we learn to seek His presence, depend on Him, and trust Him through every season of life. This sermon encouraged us to remain faithful in prayer even when God's answer loo...

In this message from our Weird series, When Jesus Yelled at a Tree, we explored one of the strangest moments in Marks Gospel: Jesus curses a fig tree for having no fruit, confronts what is happening in the Temple, and then returns to find the tree withered. What initially seems like an odd moment of frustration becomes a powerful prophetic picture of religion that looks alive but is failing to pro...

This week, Pastor Lori and our Costa Rica Missions Team shared stories and reflections from their recent trip. We heard about the people they met, the ways they were able to serve, and some of the moments where they saw God at workin the communities they visited and in their own lives as a team. More than simply a recap of where they went and what they did, this was an opportunity to celebrate wha...

In this message from our Weird series, When Jesus Needs Two Tries, we explored one of the strangest healings in the Gospels. In Mark 8, Jesus heals a blind manbut instead of everything becoming clear at once, the man first sees people who look like trees walking around. Jesus touches him again, and only then does he see clearly. This sermon reminded us that Jesus was never struggling to heal the m...

In Jesus & The Storm, Pastor Matt explored the story of Jesus walking on the water in Mark 6. What begins as a frightening night on the lake becomes a powerful revelation of who Jesus is. The wind and waves that leave the disciples exhausted and afraid are not a threat to HimJesus doesnt struggle against chaos and darkness; they become the ground beneath His feet. This message reminded us to prior...

In this message from our Weird series, When Jesus Gets Uncomfortably Close, we explored the healing of the deaf and mute man in Mark 7a miracle where Jesus touches, sighs, and speaks in deeply personal ways. Rather than healing from a distance, Jesus draws near, reminding us that He is not afraid of our brokenness or our pain. This sermon invited us to consider that God's work in our lives is ofte...

In this message from our Weird series, When Jesus Sounds Harsh, we explored the surprising encounter between Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7. At first glance, Jesus' words seem difficult to understand, but as the story unfolds, we discover a deeper picture of faith, humility, and the widening reach of God's grace. This sermon reminded us that even when we don't immediately understand...

In this message, Names of God, Pastor Matt explored two of the foundational names God uses to reveal Himself in Scripture: Elohim and Yahweh. These names do more than describe Godthey reveal His character. As our powerful Creator and the personal, covenant-keeping Lord, God invites us to know Him not as a distant force, but as One who is both sovereign over all creation and intimately present with...

In the opening message of our Weird series, When Jesus Walked Away, we explored one of the more surprising moments in the Gospelswhen Jesus intentionally stepped away from people who still wanted Him. Through this story, we discovered that faithfulness is not the same as saying yes to every opportunity. Even Jesus lived with clear priorities, healthy boundaries, and a deep commitment to the Father...

In this message, Pastor Cyrille, again with translation help from Max Cloutier, continued exploring the theme of faith, focusing on how faith shapes the way we live and how we are seen by God. Looking at the examples of faithful men and women throughout Scripture, he reminded us that faith is more than beliefit is a life of trusting God, obeying His Word, and walking confidently in His promises. T...

In this message, Pastor Cyrille explored the biblical theme of faith and its essential place in the life of every believer. Beginning with our salvation, he reminded us that faith is how we respond to God's grace and enter into a relationship with Jesus. He then looked at faith as one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, before concluding with how faith empowers us to walk faithfully into the purposes...

In this message from our Stuff Youve Googled series, we explored one of the most common phrases people turn to in times of suffering. While it may be well-intentioned, we discovered that Scripture offers something deeper than easy explanations. The Bible doesn't promise that every painful event was individually planned by God, but it does promise that God is able to bring redemption, hope, and pur...