Helotes Hills United Methodist Church

Pastor Will is on vacation this week and we welcome Rev. Charles Anderson to deliver our sermon! Scripture references: Genesis 24:34–38, 42–49, 58–67; Psalm 45:10–17; and Ezekiel 37:1-14 “AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL” -- CCLI Song # 33368  |  Katharine Lee Bates | Samuel Augustus Ward  |  © Words: Public Domain  |  Music: Public Domain  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights res...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 10:24–39 and Jesus' unflinching word to those he sends: it will cost you something, and do not be afraid. Not because the cost isn't real — but because the God who counts the sparrows has counted you. “HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD” -- CCLI Song # 4348399  |  Chris Tomlin | Ed Cash | Jesse Reeves  |  © 2004 sixsteps Music (Admin.by Capitol CMG Publishing) ...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9:35–10:8, where Jesus hands his own gut-level compassion to ordinary followers and turns them into sent ones. The grace is that the work begins before we ever know to call it ministry — something has been moving toward us the whole time. Scripture references: Genesis 18:1–15 (21:1–7); Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19; and Matthew 9:35–10:8 (9–23) “IT REALLY IS AMAZI...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9, where Jesus stops for a tax collector, a bleeding woman, and a grieving father — three people with nothing left b…This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9, where Jesus stops for a tax collector, a bleeding woman, and a grieving father — three people with nothing left but their need. The sermon asks what it costs us to say the words I'm in troub...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Trinity Sunday and the Great Commission in Matthew 28, where Jesus delivers world-changing instructions to eleven grieving, doubting people on an unnamed mountain.  Scripture references: Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a, Psalm 8, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8 “IF WE ARE THE BODY” -- CCLI Song # 4196589  |  MarkHall  |  © 2003 My Refuge Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  | ...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Acts 2 and the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost — not a blank Tuesday, but an ancient harvest festival already set aside for firstfruits. On Confirmation Sunday, the sermon asks what it means when the Spirit falls on all flesh, young and old alike, and whether we are ready to receive what God is bringing forth. Scripture references: Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Ascension Sunday and the question the angels ask the disciples standing slack-jawed on a hillside: Why do you stand looking up toward heaven? It's a question that still finds us — waiting for Jesus to come back and finish what he started, when the commission has already been handed to us. Scripture references: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; and Luke 24:44-53 “LORD I...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 14:15–21 and what it means to live out Jesus’ command to love. In this Easter season sermon, we explore how love is not something we earn, but something we live from—and how the Spirit abides not just within us, but among us. It’s an invitation to see how Christ’s promise is being kept through the life we share together. Scripture references: Acts 17:22-31;...

Scripture reference - John 14:1-14

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 10:1–10 and the image of the Good Shepherd. In a world full of competing voices, this sermon explores what it means to recognize the voice of Christ— and how we learn it through time, proximity, and attention. It’s an invitation to stay close to the One who leads us toward a life that is not just sustained, but abundant. Scripture references: Acts 2:42-47; P...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Luke 24:13–35 and the road to Emmaus. As two disciples walk in confusion and grief, the risen Christ comes alongside them—unrecognized, yet present. This sermon explores how we often miss God in the ordinary moments of life, and how, looking back, we begin to see that we were never walking alone. “HERE I AM TO WORSHIP” -- CCLI Song # 3266032  |  TimHughes  |  © 2...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 20:19–31 and the story often reduced to “doubting Thomas.” Instead of a warning against doubt, this sermon explores how faith actually takes shape—through questions, waiting, and encounter. It’s a reminder that wherever we begin, the risen Christ meets us there and calls us toward belief. Scripture references: Acts 2:14a, 22-3, Psalm 16, and John 20:19-31 “R...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 20:1–18 and the question that echoes through Easter morning: “Is it true?” Beginning in the darkness of the empty tomb, this sermon explores how resurrection faith often starts with doubt, grief, and unanswered questions. It’s an invitation to listen for the risen Christ calling our name—and to discover that Easter is not the finish line, but the beginning....

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 21:1–11 and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. As crowds shout “Hosanna,” we see what happens when people have truly encountered the presence of God. This Palm Sunday sermon explores how the church isn’t called to manufacture excitement, but to become a place where that transforming presence is experienced and shared. Scripture references: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 11:1–45 and the raising of Lazarus. Standing at the tomb, we encounter both the reality of grief and the promise of resurrection spoken into places that feel too far gone. This sermon explores what it means to hear Jesus call us forth—and how communities of faith are invited to help unbind one another and walk into new life. Scripture References: Psalm 130,...

Pastor Will was on vacation today and our Lay Pastor, JB Briggs, blessed us with the sermon. Scripture references: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, and John 9:1-41 “OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART” -- CCLI Song # 2298355  |  Paul Baloche  |  © 1997 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. byCapitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))  |  Foruse solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights r...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the answers—sometimes it’s simply an invitation: come and see. Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, and John 4:5...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 3:1–17 and the nighttime conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Moving beyond bumper-sticker faith, this sermon explores what it really means to be “born from above” and to receive eternal life as something that begins now. It’s an invitation to step out of compartmentalized faith, trust God’s initiative, and come out of the dark into the light. Scripture...

Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness — no distractions, nowhere to hide. Lent invites us to do the same. This week, Pastor Will walks through Matthew 4:1-11 and the temptations Jesus faced, asking what we might find waiting for us when we finally put down our distractions and go into the wilderness on purpose. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32, and Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7;...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 17:1–8 and the Transfiguration. As Epiphany reaches its climax, Jesus is revealed in dazzling glory on the mountain. This sermon invites us to see clearly who he is—and to follow him down the road that leads toward the cross. Scripture references: Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, and Matthew17:1-9 “BEAUTIFUL ONE” -- CCLI Song # 3915912  |  Tim Hughes  | © 2002 T...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:13–20 and Jesus’ words, “You are the salt of the earth.” This sermon explores salt not as a compliment, but as a calling—meant to preserve life and bring flavor to the world. It asks what it would look like for the church to truly live into that purpose today. Scripture references: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10, and Matthew 5:13-20 “THIS IS AMAZING GRA...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the answers—sometimes it’s simply an invitation: come and see. Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, and John 4:5...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:1–12 and Jesus’ words from the mountaintop. In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns our assumptions about blessing upside down, revealing that God’s favor rests in places we’re not used to looking. Scripture references: Psalm 15, Micah 6:1-8, and Matthew 5:1-12 “MIGHTY TO SAVE” – CCLI Song # 4591782  |   Ben Fielding | Reuben Morgan  |  © 2006 Hillsong Music Pub...

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 4:12–22 and Jesus’ invitation, “Follow me.” This sermon explores how that call is not just for pastors, but for all of us, and asks what we might need to leave behind in order to follow faithfully in our everyday lives.

This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 1:29 and John the Baptist’s words, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” In this Epiphany sermon, we explore what that image meant to those who first heard it and what it reveals about who Jesus is for the world today. It’s a reminder that Christ’s saving work is bigger than any one of us and speaks to a world in need of healing. Scr...