Calvary: the Hill Sermons

Glimpse the astonishing heart of God—a Father whose longing for his rebellious children predates them, remains with them through their wandering, and ultimately transforms them through the saving work of Jesus Christ.

God’s discipline—though painful—is the loving training of a good Father who uses repentance, suffering, and trust to lead his children into lasting life.

Exile reveals humanity's sin, God's justice, and God's mercy—and all three find their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

We live in a culture that loves shortcut solutions, but spiritual laws cannot be cheated. In this study of Hosea 8, we look at a time when Israel traded genuine faith for cheap politics and hollow idols. They thought they were just getting by, but they were actually setting disaster in motion. This message unpacks the law of the harvest, why reaping is always greater than sowing, and how God uses...

Humanity continually sabotages itself through misplaced loves and false refuges, yet God offers freedom through honest self-awareness, wholehearted repentance, and remembering his faithful love.

God doesn’t merely want outward religion from us, but hearts that trust his sovereign goodness through repentance and faith — a grace ultimately made possible through Jesus Christ.

In Hosea chapter 5, God's judgment on ancient Israel intensifies, serving as a powerful mirror for our own hearts today. It convicts us of the ways we still mimic Israel's sin and disobedience, while ultimately reminding us that God remains good and unfailingly faithful.

We explore how the gods we worship shape the people we become—and how only truly knowing Jesus Christ can free us from the idols that deform our lives, relationships, and society.

The love of God always comes “again” — redeeming us from slavery, preparing us through seasons of pruning, and transforming us through Jesus the promised King.

God’s “severe mercy” uses painful truth, wilderness seasons, and radical grace to expose our idols and restore us to deep, lasting relationship with him.

Hosea’s heartbreaking family becomes a living picture of God’s pain over human unfaithfulness—and the stunning promise that his mercy will have the final word.

In this unique service, we read the entire book of Hosea aloud, inviting us to hear God’s heartbreaking yet hopeful question—“How can I give you up?”—and to encounter His relentless love that holds together both justice and mercy.

In the final paragraph of this gospel, Jesus calls us to recognize him as King, respond by making disciples, and live every day anchored in his promised presence.

On Easter morning, Jesus Christ’s empty tomb confronts humanity with two competing stories — one clinging to fear, death, and self-preservation, and the other announcing that because he is risen, everything has changed forever.

When Jesus dies, the curtain tears, the earth shakes, and even graves open—revealing that his cross is not defeat but the beginning of the end of cosmic, spiritual, and physical death.

In his shame-filled crucifixion, Jesus Christ reveals himself as the true upside-down King - crowned, marched, and enthroned through suffering in order to go to the root of human sin and display the radical faithfulness of God.

When Pilate offers the crowd a choice between Jesus Barabbas and Jesus who is called Christ, a deeper question emerges for every generation: Which Jesus do you want?

Jesus invites us to face our own self-preserving failures honestly, trusting that he meets human failure with grace that leads to repentance, restoration, and new life.

On the night he was betrayed and abandoned, Jesus entered the deepest loneliness imaginable—trusting the Father, fulfilling Scripture, and standing alone so that we would never ultimately have to be.

On the night before his death, Jesus transforms Passover into the Lord’s Supper—showing that he is the true Lamb, the gracious host, and the gift his people receive until he comes again.

We will all experience different seasons of faith. At times, we are too "smart" to see the truth of Jesus. At other times, we are fully in love and immersed in his love. Then, we will have times when we reject Jesus because God doesn't fall in line with what we think is good. But regardless, we are always invited to come to the table and receive. Its only a question if we accept it.

Jesus declares that he is the final Judge of all people, the final Bringer of justice, and that true faith is revealed not by religious claims but by everyday acts of Christlike love for the least and the overlooked.

What happens when a church gets its priorities right? We take a look at how gospel-centered values shape a Spirit-filled community that lives with purpose, unity, and mission.

Calvary: The Hill is called to be a distinctly Christian, deeply contextualized, gospel-driven community that serves Capitol Hill in love - believing its longings are not too far gone, but are invitations to encounter the fullness of life found in Jesus Christ.

In a neighborhood full of big questions and deep longings, God calls ordinary people to serve their neighbors with honest truth and genuine love.