Clovis Hills - Weekend Messages

Sunday, April 12, 2026

The resurrection doesn’t calm your world — it anchors you inside it. 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put h...

“After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.  As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.  Untie it and bring it here.  If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lo...

Jesus meets our deepest need and offers grace to all who believe—because He is God and He is good. MAIN VERSE:   4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.7 When a Samaritan woman came to...

He must increase. You must decrease. And that's not a burden—it's freedom. 1. The Problem - “We all want to be the hero of our own story”  They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.” John 3:26 27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is...

WE WANT INFORMATION, JESUS POINTS TO TRANSFORMATION. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Su...

Big Idea: John writes so that we may see Jesus as more than a reformer but as the Son of God. Jesus disrupts the temple activity to show his identity as the Son of God. 13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cord...

Today we are going to look into the book of John and see what is called the first sign. John’s gospel account is laid out in a really cool structure. It is the first of Seven Signs that point to Jesus being the Son of God.  Turning water into wine, Healing the official's son, healing the paralytic, feeding the 5,000, walking on water, healing the blind man, raising Lazarus.  31 But these are w...

John 1:19-34 NIV Big Idea : It’s not about you, it’s about Jesus. Use your life to point to Him. Backround : John the Baptist was a rock star!  A prophet living in the Jordan River Valley who had a big following.  People from all over would come to listen to his message of repentance and baptism.  John had his own disciples, who would later become Jesus’s disciples.  Also, John the Baptist was a r...

John 20:31 John 1:1-14 1. WHO IS JESUS? John 1:1-5 John calls Jesus "the Word." In Greek, that's Logos . Now, if you were a Greco/Roman listener hearing this, your ears would perk up. Logos was a big deal in Greek philosophy—it meant the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason behind everything. If you were a Jewish listener, you'd think of how God SPOKE c...

1 Kings 18:16-21 1. Some gods never answer And here's the tragic irony: The more your god doesn't answer, the MORE you sacrifice to it. The prophets of Baal started dancing. Then shouting. Then cutting themselves. Why? Because when your god doesn't work, you think: "I'm not doing enough. I need to try harder." I heard someone once call it “ the treadmill of false worship....

1. UNITED PRAYER RELEASES EXPONENTIAL POWER Matthew 18:19-20 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 2. CORPORATE PRAYER BUILDS SPIRITUAL UNITY 3. COLLECTIVE PRAYER CARRIES SHARED AUTHORITY Acts 4:29-30 4. COMMUNAL PRAYER ENCOURAGES WEAK FAITH James 5:16

Matthew 6:9-13 1. START WITH WHO GOD IS, NOT WHAT YOU NEED "Prayer doesn't start with your problems—it starts with God's perfection." Starts with Our Father (intimate) Not "Dear Sir" or "Almighty Judge" or "Distant Creator." Father.   But notice: He doesn't just say "my Father"—He says "OUR Father." Prayer is never just about...

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 1. PRAYER CONNECTS YOU TO GOD'S POWER John 15:5 2. PRAYER CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVE Philippians 4:6-7 When you pray, problems don't necessarily get smaller—you get bigger You start seeing with God's eyes, not just your circumstances You begin to see God clearer… JESUS GETS BIGGER ”Every Year you grow you will find me bigger” 3. PRAYER CLARIFIES YOUR PURPOSE Psalm 3...

Intervention: The Act of stepping into a situation to change its course, especially to prevent harm or improve an outcome. Galatians 4:4-7 There are two important things when it comes to an intervention: Timing and Purpose Galatians 4:4-7 reminds us that’s what Christmas is all about. 1.    God Intervenes at the right time (v. 4) (Timing) “But when the set time had fully come, God sent His Son, bo...

‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭45‬-‭56‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I. MAGNIFY: Worship Begins with Right Perspective Luke 1:46-47 ESV Mary doesn’t say “my soul feels the Lord”—she says “my soul magnifies the Lord.”  Worship isn’t about amplifying your feelings; it’s about amplifying God’s greatness Illustration: "A telescope doesn’t make stars bigger—it helps you see how big they already are.” “You become small when you make your...

Luke 19:1-10 NIV Jesus’ actions reveal his authority- He does what He wants to, where He wants to, how He wants to, for whomever He wants to do it. Jesus’ actions reveal his kindness- why he does it, when he does it, even though he doesn’t have to do it.  Jesus personally invites the most unlikely and undeserving people into His presence and He uses the church to extend that same life-changing inv...

John 4:1-15 FIVE PRINCIPLES FOR SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS TRANSITION: “From Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman, I want to give you five practical principles that you can use THIS WEEK PRINCIPLE #1: START WHERE THEY ARE “Notice how Jesus begins. He doesn’t launch into a sermon. He doesn’t hand her a tract. He asks for a drink of water! John 4:7  Jesus started with something natural, somethi...

1 Timothy 2:1-7 NIV 1. PRAY WITH BOLDNESS 1 Timothy 2:3-4 - "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." God wants ALL people to be saved Your prayers matter more than you think Don't apologize for praying big prayers God's will is for everyone to know Him Free will/predestination debates  Who’s your one and...

Romans 1:16 Colossians 2:13–15 1.   The Gospel has the power to bring life to the dead. “When you were dead in your sins… God made you alive with Christ”. -         Paul begins with our condition.  We are separated from God and spiritually dead.  Sin is not just a bad thing we do, not just an obstacle between God and us, no it is spiritual death. Because of that we don’t just need resuscitation we...

1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 Let me speak the truth in love right out of the gate this morning.  Or put another way, let me address the “pink elephant” before we even get started.” 1. This morning’s message is about Generosity/Giving .  Just giving you a heads up.  The topics of stewardship, giving , and generosity are central in Scripture.   My convicti tv on:   it’s spiritual malpractice for pastors...

Ephesians 6:10-20 THE BATTLE IS REAL, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 Your real enemy isn't your boss, your ex, or your circumstances—it's much more dangerous than that."...

Ephesians 4:17-24 I. You Have Been Taught Better (v. 20-21) “That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ” Ephesians 4:20 A. Learning Christ vs. Learning About Christ •Paul says we “learned Christ” - not just facts, but a person •Christianity is encountering Jesus, not adopting a moral system Truth isn’t a system to master; truth is a person to know. And knowing Je...

The reality of the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of Christianity.  b. The resurrection of Jesus is a historical fact.  c. The resurrection of Jesus informs our view of the future.  The believers response to the resurrection a. Stand on the truth b. Stand up for the truth c. Stand out for the truth 

  Ephesians 2:1-10 NIV 1. YOUR ENEMY HAS A STRATEGY "You followed the ways of this world" Ephesians 2:2 A. He Uses Cultural Currents Satan doesn't need to possess everyone; he just needs to influence the culture When the culture moves away from God, people drift with it naturally "Satan's greatest victory isn't making people bad - it's making bad things normal in a w...