Eastern Hills Podcast

This Sunday, we continue our study through the names of God. Doug Bullock, former Lead Pastor of Eastern Hills Bible Church, will join us. He’ll help us better understand Yahweh, the essential one, and the importance of going to Him first.

Today, we will continue our study of the many names of God found throughout the Bible. We will be joined by Leon McKenzie, a candidate for the role of Associate Pastor of Adult Ministries and Spiritual Formation. You can learn more about Leon through his website, LeonMcKenzie.com. He will unpack the name El Shaddai. We will see that though God contextualizes who He is, He doesn't compromise wh...

Join in as we kick off a brand new Summer series, AKA God, with a special devotional from Brad Crofoot.

Currently, Amazon offers 57,136 books with the word “leadership” in the title. Organizations invest significant resources every year in training leaders. When it comes to the local church, Jesus built a movement that is thousands of years in the making through a group of unproven leaders who needed significant development. This week, we wrap up our study in 1 Peter, considering the role of leaders...

Brian Laxamana, who is interviewing for the Adult Ministries Pastor position, will deliver the message this Sunday as we continue our study of 1 Peter. His wife, Jennine, and their one-year-old baby girl, Winona Rose, will also join him. The Laxamanas currently live in Muskegon, MI, and are excited to spend time with our church family. Please be ready to give the Laxamana family a warm welcome. 

Have you wrestled with feeling loved or chosen? We all have at some point, and if we are honest, we have asked ourselves, "Does God really love me?" This Sunday, we will break from our series in 1 Peter to answer the question, "Why does God love me?" and remember Christ's sacrifice for us through communion.

This Sunday, we will continue our study through 1 Peter. We will be joined by Michael Rome, who is interviewing for the Next Gen and Teaching Pastor position. His wife, Anna, and his two sons, Chancellor (14) and Coulson (8), will join him. Michael’s oldest daughter, Maszie, recently graduated High School and will be away at camp before attending Cairn University this fall. Please grab your bible...

We are continuing our series on Identity, a Study through 1 Peter. We'll unpack what it looks like when we allow God to transform our hearts, the tension that comes with transformation, and our response to that tension.

Memorial Day is known as a day of remembrance—those who have given up their life so that others may live. We take communion with the same premise in mind. Paul's letter to Corinth helps us better understand the other ordinance that's a "have to" for his church.

1 Peter chapter 3 ends with one of the more difficult passages to understand in the New Testament. Does Peter teach that Jesus preached in Hell? Are we saved through baptism? This Sunday, we consider how a religious or irreligious approach to life falls short and how the Gospel can help us persevere.

Mother’s Day is a day of mixed emotions as some celebrate and honor while others grieve and hurt. This Sunday, we will break from our series in 1 Peter to reflect on a simple truth, “He gets us,” and consider a prayer to help us in our struggles.

It’s not an exhaustive list, but there seem to be three predominant groups in the evangelical Western American church: prize fighters, secret agents, and ambassadors. Peter’s letter helps us see how we might reflect and respond to the group we see ourselves in while considering persecution as followers of Jesus.

A batting average over .300 is respectable in the game of baseball, but when it comes to 1 in 3 Christian marriages ending in divorce, we can do better. This week in Peter’s letter, we’ll see how our identity in Christ impacts our understanding of marriage. When Peter says submit, what does he mean?

Where does our citizenship lie? How do we submit when we don't agree? How can we embrace suffering? These are big questions, and thankfully, God has given us guidance on how to answer them in 1 Peter. Spoiler alert: We need Jesus!

How is it possible to love Jesus while being unloving? To identify with Jesus and deny Jesus?  To be a united people in Jesus but live like a divided people? This can happen in any believer who stops trusting Jesus and instead looks to something else for significance, security, or satisfaction. 

Today, we begin a new study through 1 Peter. His letter addresses suffering through the lens of our identity. Some work for their identity, but as followers of Christ, we work from who we are in Christ. The difference is a matter of standing firm in true grace.

We've learned anything we believe or respect about Jesus from a group of antiheroes called the disciples. These followers gave their lives for a message of hope in death. Today, many claim something good about Jesus, but few claim the resurrected Christ because of what that means for the rest of their lives. If we are going to bank on anything about Jesus, why not the most important thing?

You asked, and we are answering! Last Sunday, over 50 questions were submitted covering several different topics. This week, we will look at what the Bible says as we grapple with theological complexities and seek guidance for everyday living. Join us on a journey of discovery as we seek truth, wisdom, and understanding in the pages of the Bible.

Would you rather build your life on what’s preferable or reliable? What if we could have both?

Life unfolds in three phases: where I’ve been, who I am becoming, and what I’m leaving behind. All are shaped by one fundamental question, “What am I willing to give up now for what I want most later?” Join us as we finish our study in the book of Ruth!

God is working in what we don't see to make what we will see better. Join us for week five of our series through the book of Ruth.

Join us as Pastor Wendell dives into week four of our series through Ruth.

When you take refuge in God, he is put on display. Join us as Pastor Trae takes us into week three of our series through Ruth.

Forgiveness isn't reconciliation, justification or empathy, but it is a choice, a moment and a miracle. Join us as Pastor Rob dives into week two of our series through the book of Ruth.

What does it mean to wrestle with God? Join us as Pastor Rob kicks off a brand new series through the book of Ruth.