Cedar Hills Community Church

Come Follow Me: Abiding & Prayer Pastor Steve Poole   1. We all abide in something 2. Abiding in Jesus means orienting our lives around Jesus the source of life, strength and vitality. • “Just as branches draw life and nourishment from the vine, so believers draw spiritual life, strength and vitality from Christ. He is not an accessory to our lives; He is the source of our life.” (Rev. Kyle Borg,...

Come Follow Me Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Following Jesus in 2026 will transform our lives.     TEXT - Mark 1:16-20, 35-39 1. Be with Jesus. (Vision)  • What does abiding with Jesus look like?  • What kind of person will I become when I abide with Jesus?  • What is at stake if I don’t abide? (Why is this a better alternative?) 2. Become like Jesus. (Intention)  • Have I truly decided to change?...

He Shall Reign: Eternal Song Pastor Kent Landhuis Revelation 4 1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who s...

He Shall Reign: Rejoice!  Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Celebrate God’s glory revealed in lowliness. TEXT - Luke 1:46-55 GRACE #1- God’s shows mercy to the lowly.  • Luke 1:46-49  • “The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.” ~ Job 5:11 GRACE #2 - God shows grace to the lowly.  • Luke 1:50-53  • “For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose...

Grace & Truth: A Reign of Gritty Love Pastor Steve Poole   TEXT: Luke 2:22-35   TRUTH #1: King Jesus is God’s salvation • Luke 2:29-32 & Exodus 13:2, 12-14 • Luke 2:30 –“For my eyes have seen your salvation…” • Galatians 4:4-5   TRUTH #2: King Jesus embodied gritty, sacrificial love • Hosea 13:10-14 • 1 Corinthians 15:51-56   NEXT STEPS 1. Believe in King Jesus for salvation 2. Reread the “Christm...

Grace & Truth: King Jesus is Coming Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Prepare for King Jesus TEXT - Luke 1:57-79 1. Expect a visit. • Luke 1:68 – “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people.” (ESV) • James 4:8 – “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” 2. Expect a visit from God. • Luke 1:69-75 • Isaiah 9:6 – “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, a...

GRACE & TRUTH: King Jesus, Light In The Darkness  Pastor Steve Poole   KEY VERSES: Isaiah 9 & 1 Corinthians 6   TRUTH: The world is dark and hopeless without Jesus ·        Isaiah 9:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10   GRACE: King Jesus has come to bring light to the darkness  ·        Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 6:11-12   NEXT STEPS 1. Mourn the darkness of this world. Let the sadness and despair prepa...

Grace & Truth: No Small Dissention  Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME: The early church established communities of grace & truth.  TEXT: Acts 15 TRUTH: Disputes Happen. Acts 2:42-47 Acts 4:12 Acts 10:44-45 Acts 13:1-2, 38-39 Acts 15:1-2 - Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be save...

GRACE & TRUTH: Acts 1-3 Commissioned, Empowered, and Unleashed  Pastor Steve Poole   TRUTH The Church is COMMISSIONED to be the witness of Jesus Christ ··· ACTS 1:8 - “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” ··· ACTS 2:22-24; 2:36-38 – “Men of Israel, hear these words: J...

Grace & Truth: The Best is Yet to Come Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Jesus brings hope through scandal. TEXT - Mark 14:27-31 1. Embrace the scandal of Jesus. * Mark 14:27 “All of you will fall away.” * Mark 6:3 “And they took offense at him.” * Matthew 15:12 “(They) were offended when they heard this.” 2. Embrace the scandal of our weakness. * Mark 14:29 “Even if all fall away, I will not.” * 1 Cor...

Grace & Truth Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Jesus saves. TEXT - Luke 19:1-10 1. What must I do to be saved? * Acts 16:30-33 * Luke 18:18-23 * They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved - you and your household.” Acts 16:31 2. Who can be saved? * Luke 19:1-10. * For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 3. What does salvation change? * Luke 15:11-32...

Grace & Truth: People Get Ready! Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Pay attention to the signs of readiness.  TEXT -  Luke 12:13-56 Four questions to diagnose readiness: 1. Is your focus now or not now? Luke 12:13-21. Parable of the rich fool. Signs: greed or gratitude. 2. Is your strategy wise or not wise? Luke 12:35-41. Parable of the unwise steward. Signs: unfaithful or faithful.   3. Is your posture...

Grace & Truth: The Anatomy of Disgust Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - We are defiled by what comes out of our hearts.  TEXT - Matthew 15:10-28 1. Truth: Jesus was unapologetically offensive. Matthew 15:12 Matthew 15:1-9 2. Truth: Evil comes from the heart. Matthew 15:10-20 Luke 6:65 Proverbs 4:23 3. Truth: We are easily disgusted by “them.” Matthew 15:21-22 4. Grace: Jesus is not disgusted by the thi...

Grace & Truth: God Reigns Above All!  Pastor Steve Poole TEXT - Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” GRACE - Jesus offers rest to all who come to Him. TRUTH - Jesus was unapol...

Grace & Truth: Truth and Trust Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Temptations are always temptations to trust in something far less than what God offers. TEXT -  Luke 4:1-30  1. Who do you trust when called? • Luke 3:21-22 2. Who do you trust when tempted? • Luke 4:1-13 • Deuteronomy 6 & 8   3. Who do you trust when challenged? • Luke 4:14-30   Next Step: When called. His divine power has given us every...

Grace & Truth: Hearing the Word  Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - God’s word establishes all things. TEXT - Nehemiah 8:1-12 1. God’s Word establishes reality, • Genesis 1:1-3 • Nehemiah 8:1-6 2. God’s Word establishes truth. • Psalm 33:4 • Proverbs 30:5 • John 17:17 3. God’s Word establishes hope. • Nehemiah 8:7-12 • 2 Timothy 3:16 NEXT STEPS                           1. Read your Bible. 2. Do what yo...

Grace & Truth: Prophetic Songs Pastor Kent Landhuis   THEME - Singing prophetic songs shapes our lives.  TEXT - Zechariah 4:6   1. Hum a prophetic tune. Not by might. Not by power. But by my Spirit.   2. Sing prophetic lyrics. God will confront evil. God will restore goodness.   3. Dance a prophetic jig. God sees. God cares. God works.   NEXT STEPS                           1. Speak the truth in l...

Grace & Truth: God Reigns Above All! Pastor Steve Poole TEXT - Daniel 4:28-37 TRUTH - God’s sovereignty and kingdom > man’s sovereignty and kingdom “...for his dominion is an everlasting dominion,  and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;  …all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants o...

Grace & Truth: A new heart and spirit Pastor Steve Poole TEXT: Ezekiel 36:22-36 GRACE: God will save, restore, forgive, bless and establish His people. TRUTH: God restores and blesses His people to bring glory to His name. LEV & RUAKH “...Character, personality, will, mind are modern terms which all reflect something of the meaning of ‘heart’...” (Banwell) “...ruakh is used to talk about humans, i...

Grace & Truth: Don’t miss it! Pastor Kent Landhuis Today's message will mention this sermon audio from Tim Keller: "God Our Lover" THEME - Use Biblical prophecy to focus on what matters most.  TEXT - Ezekiel 16  1. Ezekiel’s weird, misunderstood mission. Ezekiel 1.  A vision of God. 2. Ezekiel’s weird, disregarded visions. Act 1 - Ezekiel 16:1-14. Act 2 - Ezekiel 16:15-59. Act 3 - Ezekiel 16:60-63...

Grace & Truth: It’s over… or is it? Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - Surrender leads to freedom. TEXT - Jeremiah 52 1. What scares you? Jeremiah 52:1-11. Fear and the loss of control. 2. How do you respond to fear? (Loss of control?) Jeremiah 52:12-30. Anxiety or surrender? 3. How does surrender conquer fear? Jeremiah 52:31-34 Fear or trust? Lamentations 3:22-23 Lamentations 5:19-22   NEXT STEPS      ...

Grace & Truth: Listen to the Living God Pastor Steve Poole TEXT - Jeremiah 35:12-16 TRUTH - Listening to God’s voice is difficult in such noisy world. GRACE - Hearing Jesus leads to new and eternal life! NEXT STEPS                                            1. Believe in Jesus Christ for new and eternal life. 2. Reflect and discuss: What voices are you listening to instead of God? 3. Reflect and d...

Grace & Truth: Complaint, Lament, & Repentance Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - God is near, God is listening, and God cares. TEXT - Jeremiah 12:1-5 1. Why do the wicked prosper? Jeremiah 12:1-4 Is God watching? 2. Why do God’s people suffer? Jeremiah 15:5-21 Does God care? 3. Why me? Jeremiah 20:7-18 Do I matter? 4. God is near, God is listening, and God cares. Jeremiah 12:5 Complain Lament Repent NE...

Grace & Truth: Threat and Response Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - We are finite, God is infinite. TEXT - 2 Chronicles 32:1-23.  1. “I can do it myself.” (Verses 1-8) a. Fight. b. Flight. c. Freeze. d. Faint. (Flop) 2. TRUTH: “You can’t do it yourself.” (Verses 9-19) a. You are weak. b. Nobody can do it. c. The enemy is cruel, cunning, well-equipped, and determined. d. 2 Kings 19:15-19 3. GRACE: “I a...