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John 14:25-27 explores the profound truth of Sabbath rest and its vital importance for our spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. In a world that glorifies constant hustle and views rest as laziness, God offers us something countercultural: His peace and the gift of intentional rest. Sabbath rest is not merely an Old Testament rule but an enduring principle woven into the fabric of creatio...

In John 15:1-11, Jesus uses a powerful image of the vine and branches to teach us about spiritual growth. At its core, the Christian life is not about striving harder but abiding deeper. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit by its own effort but only by remaining connected to the vine, we cannot manufacture spiritual fruit through willpower alone. Jesus invites us to remain in Him, promising that...

There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, and the Holy Spirit has freed us from the law of sin and death. There is an ongoing battle between living according to the flesh (our old, sinful nature) versus living according to the Spirit. The key insight is that where we set our minds—what commands our attention and shapes our decisions—determines whether we experience spiritual death and di...

Ephesians 2:1-10 reminds us that we were once spiritually dead—completely unable to save ourselves. But God, because of His great love for us, made us alive in Christ through grace. This isn't a story about what we've done for God; it's about what God has done for us. We were rescued, transformed, and created as His masterpiece for the good works He prepared in advance for us to do.

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While everything in life changes—leaders, jobs, families, churches, and even our health—God's faithfulness endures forever. Through Moses' final song and blessing to Israel, we discover that our ultimate security never comes from our own strength, but from the everlasting arms of God beneath us. It reminds us to recognize the danger of spiritual drift through forgetfulness and calls us to anchor o...

Moses challenged the Israelites standing on the edge of the Promised Land with a critical decision: Would they choose life with God or turn away to other things? After 40 years in the desert, they faced the temptation to credit the abundance of the land to false gods rather than to Yahweh, the true Source of all blessing. This message reminds us that to experience the life God wants for us, we mus...

Moses prepared Israel before entering the Promised Land. Just as they faced countless detestable practices and false voices in Canaan, we face an overwhelming number of voices today—social media influencers, news commentators, self-help experts, and cultural ideologies—all clamoring for our attention. Moses' message was clear then and remains urgent now: we must intentionally tune out destructive...

God was forming Israel into a radically different kind of community by teaching them about justice, authority, and leadership. As they prepared to enter the Promised Land, God wasn't simply giving them laws for a functioning society—He was shaping them to reflect His character in every area of life, especially when they held influence over others. Power has a way of revealing what's already inside...

What is actually forming you? Are you being shaped by God or have you subtly begun shaping your faith around your preferences and schedule? Through Moses' instructions to Israel about worship, we discover that God doesn't leave our formation to chance. He calls us to center our lives around Him, not because He's controlling, but because worship is formative—it shapes who we become.

God uses wilderness seasons in our lives—those difficult, stretching times—to teach us vital lessons about His character and our dependence on Him. Just as God led Israel through forty years in the wilderness to humble them, test them, sustain them, and discipline them, He does the same in our lives today. These hard seasons aren't random or meaningless; they're opportunities for God to shape us,...

It is easy to live a life that feels full yet remains spiritually divided—not because we've rejected God, but because we've allowed Him to move from the center to just another compartment. Moses' words to Israel on the edge of the Promised Land speak directly to us today: prosperity and busyness have a way of quietly pushing God to the margins. The call to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, a...

Israel stood on the edge of the Promised Land after 40 years of wilderness wandering, and before they could step into their future, God called them to look back and remember His faithfulness. This pattern of remembering what God has done is not just ancient history—it's essential for our spiritual lives today. When we forget God's past faithfulness, we begin to doubt His goodness, question His pre...

Isaiah 25:6-9—verses written over 700 years before Jesus' resurrection, explore the profound promises of Easter. We discover that Easter is not just about a historical event, but about God's faithfulness to keep His promises. The resurrection validates everything Jesus taught and claimed, proving He is completely trustworthy. Through Isaiah's prophetic vision of a great feast, we see three powerfu...

On this Good Friday, we gather to remember the depth of Christ’s sacrifice, the weight of the cross, and the overwhelming love that made a way for our redemption.

Jesus, alone, took on our sin and its penalty to bring us peace with God. Isaiah's prophecy reveals Jesus as both fully God and fully human, who willingly endured unimaginable suffering not for His own sins, but for ours. Through the powerful imagery of the Old Testament scapegoat, we see how Jesus literally carries away our guilt, shame, and sin—removing them completely from our lives. His missio...

Through Isaiah 65-66, we see that God isn't interested in empty rituals or pretending. He desires humble, obedient hearts that genuinely seek relationship with Him rather than just His blessings. The text reveals that while judgment awaits those who rebel against God, an overwhelming future of joy, restoration, and intimacy with the Lord awaits His faithful servants. This includes the promise of n...

God's universal invitation for all people—the thirsty, the weary, even the wicked—is to come to Him and find true satisfaction. Humanity often looks to everything except God to fill the void in our souls, spending our energy and resources on things that can never truly satisfy. But only Christ can quench our deepest spiritual thirst. This passage challenges us to examine where we're seeking fulfil...

God alone is our Rock and there is no other. God reaffirms His unchanging commitment to His people, promises to pour out His Spirit on us and our children, and exposes the absurdity of trusting in anything other than Him. The message challenges us to identify modern idols in our lives—ambition, sexuality, politics, self-worship, technology, and even family—that we may be asking to bear the weight...

God addresses His people in moments when everything that once felt secure suddenly isn't. When leadership fails, institutions crumble, and plans collapse, a quiet question surfaces: "Where is God in this?" We are challenged to recognize that our security doesn't rest in our circumstances or performance, but in our belonging to the God who created us, redeemed us, and promises to walk with us throu...

This is a powerful passage that speaks directly to those experiencing prolonged discouragement and weariness. Isaiah addresses a people facing exile and extended hardship, but his message transcends time to speak to our own seasons of struggle. The central truth is this: Though we are finite and frail, God is everlasting in his renewal and care. Unlike our human strength that withers like grass, G...

Today is Worldview Sunday at Foothills. This year, we are privileged to hear from Dr. Kathy Koch, author of "Raising Gender-Confident Kids” with co-author Dr. Jeff Myers from Summit Ministries. Come back at 2PM to attend her free afternoon workshop: Resiliency, a Necessity in Today’s Times. Invite your friends and bring your questions for her Q&A. Free childcare is available for the afternoon work...

Foothills Church is part of the Christian & Missionary Alliance where the heart is: All of Jesus for All the World! Our international workers from Guinea Africa will be joining us to share what God has been doing in their ministry and in the lives of the people that He’s called them to. 

Foothills Church is part of the Christian & Missionary Alliance where the heart is: All of Jesus for All the World! Our international workers from Guinea Africa will be joining us to share what God has been doing in their ministry and in the lives of the people that He’s called them to. 

Daily obedience and trust in God prepares us to trust Him when crisis strikes. Through King Hezekiah's response to both national threat and personal illness, we saw that what we rehearse each day is what we'll repeat in crisis. Just as emergency responders practice for disasters, our spiritual "muscle memory" is built through consistent, daily trust in God. This has profound implications for our s...