Church on the Hill, McMinnville

We are to be on guard with our hearts so as to not be deceived by the evil one! For Jesus, embracing the light was the key to the schemes of the darkness being revealed. The call today is for us not to be swept away in the devil's lies but to stand strong in freedom in the light of Christ. Jesus is the light of the world and in him there is no darkness! GROUP LIFE QUESTIONS: 1. What's one idea fro...

What's the best way to share the gospel in today's culture? Being aware of the sensitivity of sharing the good news, there are still ways we can show Jesus to others and bring them into the faith. We have work to do! Only 2% of Christians have shared their faith with someone in the past year. Today, we say, "Let your life speak" as we look at some things we can do as Christ-followers to share the...

The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by 40 different authors. It tells one story of our God that shows our need for Jesus. It is powerful, life changing, and feeds our soul like no other.  As beginners with the Word, we will explore 5 questions from the book of Philemon: Is there a sin to be avoided? Is there a promise to be claimed? Is there an example to follow? Is three a command to ob...

The best habit we can have all throughout the week is time with our heavenly Father. Today, we look at the benefits of studying God's Word and some practical steps on how to apply it to our lives. The Bible is not meant to just inform us, but to transform us!   Group Life Questions: 1. Talk about your typical week. How much time do you spend doing various tasks compared to the time you spend with...

We as Americans face a big problem today- loneliness. Today we will talk about one of the ways we as Christ followers can tackle loneliness through the extension of phileo love.  Group Questions  1. In what ways have you experienced phileo love?  2. Have you experienced loneliness? How were you able to come out of it? 3. What part of John 15:12-17 stands out to you? 4. How can you help others expe...

A healthy marriage requires spiritually healthy individuals. We will talk about what a healthy marriage needs, and how to view eros love through an agape lens. Together we learn that the key to a healthy marriage is in Christ alone.  Group Questions: 1. How do you care for your relationship with God? Is it surface level? Or deeper? 2. What spiritual disciplines are you interested in learning more ...

Today, we seek to understand what agape love is and the gravity in how much the Creator loves His creation. We will look at several passages that highlight the depths of God’s agape love for us, and then examine how we are meant to respond to such a love. What are we to do with God’s agape love? We will also answer the question about HOW we reciprocate God’s agape love, which we will further devel...

What is our role in a miracle? Taking a quick look at Mark 5 today will reveal that our role is to press into Jesus and pressing past the negativity of others, religion, and the disappointment we might feel. YOu might feel like quitting....God says 'press past the pain'! We will also hear some miracle watch stories to increase our God-awareness! This is the year of miracles! Expect great things! G...

There are some common lessons to be learned when it comes to miracles! With each one, we know that God's grace is the source and miracles also increase our God-awareness. Today, we will explore the man in John 5 who was healed from his physical ailment but wasn't healed in his heart. Sometimes we seek the physical miracle and forget to ask or acknowledge the heart transformation that Jesus expects...

Is there a miracle you are currently waiting on? Within that waiting time, our souls can become troubled. Today's challenge is "what to do with a troubled soul". Hold out hope! Jesus has not said that it's over. Jesus raised his friend up from the grave and Lazarus removed his grave clothes. This means that his past was cleaned and cleared and hope and life was restored! For Mary and Martha, their...

Our theme for 2024 is Expect Great Things! We enter into this weekend and 21 days of prayer expecting God to do the miraculous. As we look through two miracles in Mark's gospel (7 & 8), we will see that God works miracles according to his ways, not ours. We will also see that there is something that is happening in us when we bring forth instances for the miraculous to Jesus himself. We are the 's...

Today marks the final Sunday of the year. While we eagerly anticipate the arrival of 2024, we recognize the importance of using this time to explore the great things that God has been preparing you.

Why does God make us wait? What happens to us in the time of waiting is just as important as what we are waiting for. Throughout Scripture, God commands others to wait for His timing. Oftentimes, we want God's blessings but we don't want his timing. Today, we take a look at the people who were there when Jesus was born and what they learned in the waiting for the Savior. God is not going to waste...

Have you ever been disappointed with God? Are you disappointed with God right now? Chances are our disappointment with God comes from our plans being changed because of his plans. We look at the life of Mary and Joseph and how God changed their plans to bring the Savior into the world to save us from our sin. And through all the changes in their plans, they chose to worship through and trust. Thei...

Advent celebrates the coming of our Lord! His arrival means that he is with us in the center of our hopelessness. We could not get to him, so he came to us! This love that came from heaven above is not something that we should be distant from. This love that came for us was real and it's personal. It can change us forever. It can be our missing piece.   Group Questions: 1. Begin your time by prayi...

This advent season, while some of us joyfully come together to celebrate the birth of the Messiah, there are some who, in this same season, battle feelings of sadness, loneliness and hopelessness. However, one of the most exciting things Jesus came to do in the world is give us HOPE. Hope for a better life. Hope to achieve eternal life. Hope to receive the promised miracle. Hope that his presence...

Sometimes our lives are taken to the point where we have nowhere else to turn except to God himself. In those times, we are challenged to get ourselves out of tough times or to have a full dependance on God. Today, we talk about what we need and what we have and will be challenged to take the next step in giving what we have to see God do amazing things that only He can do. #hillchurchmcminnville

Let's start to prepare for 2024! As the year comes to an end, we can put behind us the year that was and start to focus on what the Lord is calling us to do as a church community in the next 12 months. Today, we talk about our goals for next year and how God continues to call us into the deep waters of growth and discipleship making. This is the challenge we need to help us focus again! Our goals...

The only thing God wants from you is EVERYTHING. What can be better than the presence of God taking total control of our lives? Join us as we talk about what it means to dive deeper into our relationship with the Father. 

Without the church, the culture doesn't know who it is or who it should become. In Revelation 1:20, the seven churches that would be addressed in chapters 2-3 were called 'Lampstands." Today, we take a look at what it means for Church on the Hill to be a Lampstand as we shine a light on what has been sacrificed. This also means we are a light to our homes. We pray that Jesus fills us up with the l...

Emotional health and spiritual health cannot be separated. For this series, we have been challenge the church to search beneath the surface to uncover the parts of our soul that God wants to transform. We focus on our behavior yet ignore what is happening beneath the surface. The challenge today is to allow God to play to your weaknesses and admit that we are a broken people. Just like the men and...

There is so much more to your journey than what is seen on the surface. Under the iceberg of your life are the joys, griefs, losses, and dreams that God has asked us to face as we become spiritually mature. Today, we think about our bodies being the temple of the Holy Spirit. As Jesus entered the temple, he turned over the tables of the money changers that were corrupting the relationship between...

Have we been able to face the losses in our lives? Maybe you find yourself stuck in the disorientation part of life and you are having trouble finding you way through all that life has thrown at you. Jesus offers the power to face our losses with courage and bravery and grow into a place where we find His goodness once again and move on in a healthy way. Today, we challenge you to face losses indi...

What happens in one generation often repeats itself in the next. But God can transform your family pain with forgiveness and healing! There's so much to your story than what's happening on the surface of things. Under the iceberg of your life are the joys, griefs, losses, and dreams that God has uniquely planted in your heart. Today, we take a deep dive into our past, more specifically, our family...