Hillside Community Church Podcast

How do we as Christians learn to see God moving in our lives? In times of distress and confusion, often times we feel like God is absent and we are all alone. Where is God in times of trouble? Elisha's servant asked a similar question in a moment of panic. We'll see this morning how Elisha enabled his servant to have Christian double vision and how we can also learn to see God moving. Su...

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Judges 6 & 7 One of the questions that we often ask ourselves is this:  Do I have enough?  Do I have enough food to feed everyone?  Do I have enough money to pay the bills?  Do I have enough patience to deal with all the people in my life?  We do the math and we try to figure it out.  But this morning we're going to be reminded that, when we add God into our equations, everything changes....

Samuel 3:1-10 What do you do when someone shares that God told them to do something? Do you cringe? Celebrate? Wonder why God didn’t tell you to do something? This morning we’ll talk about what it means to listen for God’s leadings as we live by faith.  Support the show

Galatians 6:11-18 As Paul closes out his letter to the Galatians, he wants us to know where he gets his confidence, his strength, and his identity.  He ends up where he began - at the cross.  Support the show

Even though we are saved by grace alone, we know that we are supposed to be good and do good. But why? If we don't have to be good to earn God's favor, why should we even try to be good? This morning we'll look at one of the ways Paul answers that question. Support the show

Galatians 6:1-6 Ever feel like a tattle-tale? What do you do when your best friend is living dangerously? The Spirit Teaches us something radical. While you must rescue your friend, you better watch out so you don’t end up in the same sin. What??? This Sunday you’re invited to explore with us this issue.  Support the show

Most of recognize that there is a battle going on inside of us. There are things we don’t want to do that we do, and things we down to do that we don’t do. We get frustrated because we aren’t the people we know we should be. This morning we’ll take a look at why we are in this situation and what Paul tells us to do about it. Text: Galatians 5:16-26 Message by Pastor Ron Kool Support the show

Galatians 5: 13-15 What does it mean that you are “called to freedom?” Are Christians expected to live without regard to precepts and laws? This Sunday we’ll explore what the Bible says authoritatively about Christian freedom in relation to ourselves, to others, and to God. Support the show

Galatians 5:5The Bible teaches that we are saved (brought into Graceland) by Jesus and Jesus alone – not by what we do. But how do we live in Graceland? Can we do whatever we want? Paul gives us some guidelines about how we live in God’s grace and the first one is this: Refuse to return to Slaveland! Paul wants us to protect our freedom. This morning we’ll continue to think about how we can resist...

As we've worked our way through Galations, we've learned that we are set free by Christ alone - not by anything we've done. Now we have to ask the next question: How do we live free? How do we live without the rules and masters of Slaveland? This morning we'll start to look at some of the guidelines Paul give us for living as free people. Support the show

Galatians 4:21-31What makes someone a Christian? Is it a political position? A set of values? Going to church? This morning we’ll see what Paul has to say about what makes someone a Christian Support the show

Why did Jesus come? How did he accomplish his mission? In our text, Jesus encounters a chief sinner, Zacchaeus. Lets explore together what Jesus teachs us in this life-altering encounter. Support the show

Galatians 4:8-20 What does a good leader look like? More specifically, what does a good Christian leader look like? Given some of the scandals in churches today, it’s important that we think about what it means to be a leader in our churches and in our families. In the passage we’re going to look at this morning Paul is going to remind us that Christian leadership is always servant leadership. Sup...

When we put our faith in Jesus we enter into a whole new world - a world where we have rights and privileges and freedom. That’s great but its also a little scary. This morning we’ll begin to think about how live as Sons and Daughters of God. Support the show

As we've gone through the first half of Galatians, we've noticed that the Apostle Paul has had some harsh words and descriptions for the Law that the Jews cherished and followed. Paul even went so far as to say that those who were following the Law were under a curse! If that's true, that following God's Law can put us under a curse, then the question needs to be asked...Why di...

We believe that Jesus brings life and hope and peace. He brings the forgiveness of our sins and strength for us to live by. This morning we’ll see that we must not let anything, even God’s word, keep us from Jesus. Text: Galatians 3:10-18Message by Pastor Ron Kool Support the show

Galatians 3:1-9We live in a time when the church and our human society is under the attacks of the enemy. The devil is trying to fool us. He is trying to bewitch us to believe that Christianity is just like any other religion: you work hard and you get saved. Satan wants to add anything to our salvation by “faith alone:” justice works, philanthropic works, or moral works. After establishing his cr...

Paul has been making it clear to the Galatians that we are saved y grace alone. It's not what we've done that saves us - It's Jesus alone. Now Paul is going to start to deal with the objections - and there are some good ones. This morning we'll look at the question of whether being saved by grace alone means that we can sin all we want. Support the show

Galatians 2:11-16One time in Antioch Paul got right tin Peter's face and chewed him out. Paul was sure of one thing: Peter needed to be straightened out! And Paul didn't back down. So what had Peter done that was so terrible? What made Paul confront him in front of everyone else? This morning we'll take a look at one of the biggest fights between church leaders that the Bible tell u...

Galatians 1:10 – 2:10Preachers want us to believe what they say. They want us to trust them? But how do we know what a trustworthy preacher looks like? What does a trustworthy preacher do? This morning we’ll take a look as Paul tells us why the Galatians should trust him when he tells them that his gospel is the right gospel. Support the show

This morning we're going to begin a study of one of Paul's letters - the letter to the Galatians. This is one of Paul's most passionate letters - he's actually pretty angry as he writes it! We'll begin by trying to figure out what the problem was - why did Paul write this letter? Support the show

We arguably live in a secular age, a period of time we might call "the Babylonian Captivity of the Church." The society we live in is as odds with God's Word. It can't stand to hear Christians like us believe in "The Truth," in claiming that only through Jesus we have "The Way" to God. Our culture constantly claims we have to bow down and tolerate and affirm...

As Christians, often we ponder the question, "what is the most important thing to do as a Christian?" There are so many spoken and sometimes unspoken rules to following Jesus. What was Jesus's answer to this question and how does it affect the way we live our lives as followers of Jesus today? Support the show

As summer approaches, many of us will begin to spend more time outdoors. One of the things that means is that we'll see more animals, from ants to zebras. The Bible tells us that we can learn some very important life lessons from these animals. Join us this Sunday as we look at what a wise guy by the name of Agur tells us we can learn from four little animals. Support the show