Austin Hills Church Podcast

If you sit under the vast evening sky and gaze at the millions of stars strewn across that dark canvas, you experience a sense of awe, but also of your smallness.   Psalm 8 is a masterful poem that reverses that--revealing the awe that God sees your significance, and in fact, created you with enormous purpose.

St. Athanasius stated that "[The psalms] become like a mirror to the person singing them, so that he might perceive himself and the emotions of his soul."    In Psalm 3 David is on the run from his son, Absalom. After he flees the palace, he writes a poem speaking of the full assurance that God would deliver him. This came from a deep life with God, the One who delivered him before and he believed...

St. Athanasius stated that "[The psalms] become like a mirror to the person singing them, so that he might perceive himself and the emotions of his soul."    Psalms 6 dives into a prayer where we can express our hearts when overwhelmed with life. When life threatens to sink you, reach for Jesus, the rock whom will ultimately sustain you.

St. Athanasius stated that "[The psalms] become like a mirror to the person singing them, so that he might perceive himself and the emotions of his soul."  Psalm 2 reveals our tendencies to fight God and His ways, resisting His way because of our desire to do it OUR way. It promised a future Messiah, Jesus, but helps illuminate the feelings we still have as we anticipate God's Kingdom.

St. Athanasius stated that "[The psalms] become like a mirror to the person singing them, so that he might perceive himself and the emotions of his soul."  Rather than simply beautifully phrased poems, the collection of Psalms was purposely designed to become that mirror to the spectrum of human emotions, drawing us toward God as we face our human fragility. Begin with us as we look at Psalm 1, th...

As the Apostle Paul and others labored to convince people of the truth of Jesus and His power to change their lives, some found the joy while others rejected. Changing one's paradigms to align with God is challenging for all. The early church has been established but the task is not yet finished. The second part of Acts tackles the story of the expansion of the gospel. This message looks at the se...

God desires that the breath you breathe in worship is pointed toward Him. The early church has been established but the task is not yet finished. The second part of Acts tackles the story of the expansion of the gospel. This message looks at the second missionary journey of Barnabas and Saul (Paul) and the church that commissioned and sent them off.

Jesus is enough. The question is not how I can fit my life with Jesus into my culture, life, and values BUT how can the life of Jesus change my culture, life, and values to be like God’s? The early church has been established but the task is not yet finished. The second part of Acts tackles the story of the expansion of the gospel. This message looks at the first missionary journey of Barnabas and...

Acts Part 2: The Grace Goes On The early church has been established but the task is not yet finished. The second part of Acts tackles the story of the expansion of the gospel. This message looks at the first missionary journey of Barnabas and Saul (Paul) and the church that commissioned and sent them off.

“Prayer is not a passive response to trials, troubles, and pain, but an active engagement into the invisible world of faith and trust in the living and compassionate Jesus.” This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

As we become like Jesus, we are invited to live fully for him and to train our character to match our spoken devotion to Jesus. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

Acts 10:  The doors of the Kingdom of God are to be open for all people to enter, an invitation for those of every nation, tribe, and language to come home to serve the risen Jesus. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

Acts 9: "Only Jesus has the capacity to change the deepest recesses of hatred and replace it with God’s love and grace." This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.    

The women who came to the tomb of Jesus brought spices, but also their expectations that he would still be there. They carried their sadness, disappointment, and heartache as well, only to be surprised when Jesus surprised them with his resurrection. Resurrection life with Jesus begins as our expectations are shattered by God's grace.

When Jesus enters our situations, a moment of truth arrives that requires a response. Palm Sunday commemorates the beginning of Holy Week, the moment Jesus entered Jerusalem on the way to the cross. The people expected a king with power, but Jesus entered as a king of sacrifice. The question we all must ask--how will I respond when Jesus enters my life in a way that I am not expecting?

Acts 8:1-40 God uses our scattering to take Jesus to others through the power  of the Holy Spirit.  This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

Acts 6:1-15 The church is built not on what activities it does but by who we become. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

As a follower of Jesus, we have become representatives of Him, channels by which the Holy Spirit can flow. We step out in faith not because of our own strength of character, but through our dependence on and openness to God. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout...

Our aim is to be a church where we are united around our understanding of God’s enormous love for us, our growing love for God, and to see our understanding spill over into our love for one another. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

Uncertainty and waiting are the untold story of God’s miracles. We want to celebrate the miracle, but forget the season of waiting. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process. Acts 4:23–32

Being with Jesus should affect my character, my witness, and my courage. Acts shows how Jesus began creating a community of believers, the first church. It was a messy process, but the Church was born.

Jesus always has something better for us. In a world that operates like a zero sum game, God operates with an endless river of grace. This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.

Acts shows how Jesus began creating a community of believers, the first church. It was a messy process, but the Church was born. This week, Pastor Levi shares  about how God created a family, as seen in Acts 2.

This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process. God’s desire has always been to be with us, know us, and have relationship with us. You are not alone. You will never be alone.

This series on the book of Acts explores the amazing process of Jesus creating a community of believers, the first church, and how God worked through His followers throughout that messy process.