Hillside Community Church Podcast

Your friend asks you, "What shall I pray for you?" What would you say? furthermore, when you pray for others, what do you want God to do for them? Paul is praying for you and for me in this text. What do you think Paul is asking God on your behalf? Or, what would you tell Paul to mention in his prayers for you? This morning we'll explore Paul's prayer for us. It's a famous...

Text: John 21:1-4We all have times when we're not sure what to do. Should we jump in with both feet? Or should we look before we leap? Sometimes we have that as followers of Jesus - we're just not sure what we should be doing. This morning we'll see how Jesus helps His disciples get going again. Support the show

John 20:24-29The Bible calls us to believe in Jesus. But the Bible also recognizes that believing in Jesus doesn’t come the same way for all of us. This Sunday we’ll look at five different responses to the amazing news that Jesus rose from the dead. Support the show

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John 15. We live today by connecting to and remaining in and with Christ. Jesus continues to give us life and strength. Our goal is to bear fruit. Support the show

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John 10:11-18Even though we may think we don’t need anyone to lead us and protect us, even though we may feel like we can stand on our own two feet, the Bible makes it clear that we all need a shepherd – we all need someone who will take care of us. This morning we’ll look at Jesus and His claim to be the Good Shepherd. Support the show

John 10:1-15People believe all roads lead to heaven. All faiths are equal. But is Jesus then unique? Is he the only way? How exclusive is Jesus' statement? Let's explore this statement this Sunday. Support the show

John 8: 12-20Whether we admit it or not, we're all at least a little bit afraid of the dark. You can't see in the dark and you don't know what's out there. We get lost in the dark and we feel really vulnerable. This morning we'll take a look at a wonderful claim of Jesus - He'll tell us that He is the Light of the World. Support the show

2 Corinthians 5:17 The apostle Paul tells us that those who are "in Christ" are new creations. What does this newness look like? What does it mean to be in Christ? We'll explore these questions this morning. Support the show

Joshua 1:8The Bible talks a lot about meditating on, pondering on, and considering God's Word. But how do we do that? How would we chew on God's Word? This morning we'll talk about some of the ways we can do that. Support the show

Psalm 1:1-2We've been talking about getting into God's Word and about getting God's Word into us. Getting into God's Word is a great thing to do, but it's not always easy to do it. This morning we'll look at some of the challenges we face if we are to take the Word to heart. Support the show

Psalm 148 Life is like a toy store! God is the Creative owner who has many games and toys for us. As we solve puzzles and play with God’s toys and games we discover his personality and character. Let’s allow God’s wonder to captivate our creativity and imagination as we open his Word together this coming Sunday. Support the show

Micah 7:7One of the most difficult things for many of us to do is to wait. Whether we’re waiting in the doctor’s office or in a line at a store or in a traffic jam that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, we don’t like to wait. It’s tough to wait for anything, but it’s really tough when we have to wait for God. We want things to change and we want them to change NOW. But that’s not the way God work...

Last week Daniel talked about the pain and suffering there is in our world and we saw that when we think about all that's wrong in this world we more and more want things to be different. We want things to be made right again. This morning we'll think about id there is any reason to believe that things will actually get better. We'll thinking about using this time of getting ready f...

Revelation 12As we step into the season of Advent, we enter into a time of waiting, we are getting in touch with our wants. There is a lot of stuff we might want for Christmas: an action figure, a new car, a winter coat, or a ticket to a new vacation spot. From a historical perspective, Christ's birth was anticipated for thousands of years. People's expectations were shaped by the promis...

As we head into the heart of holiday season, we know that for many of us we will find ourselves extremely busy. We'll be running here and there, doing this and that and often feeling exhausted. This morning we'll take a look at a story from the Gospel of Luke that calls us to carve out some time for Jesus in the midst of our busyness. Support the show

Luke 15:1-7 Last Sunday we finished the sermon series on “one another.” We looked at God’s will to love, forgive, or pray for one another. You can think of these “one another” as being 99% of people who are part of our circle, of our bubble. This Sunday we’re taking a look at the 1%. What is God’s call regarding “the lost”? What is God calling us to do with the 1%? Support the show

This morning we'll take a look at one of the most challenging of the One Anothers. We like to get along and we don't like to confront anyone--or have anyone confront us. Bu the Bible says that if we love one another, we'll speak the truth to one another! Support the show

This morning we'll take a look at one of the most radical "one anothers" in the Bible-the call to serve one another. While most of us try to find ways to get other to do things for us, jesus calls us to lean to seek ways to do things for others-He calls us to serve. Support the show

Romans 1:16-17 We all have a tendency to drift in our lives. We get caught up in rabbit trails. We lose sight of what’s most important. Every once in a while we need to stop and remind ourselves of The Main Thing. As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we’ll take some time to remember The Main Thing for Christians. Support the show

I Thessalonians 5:11Sometimes we my feel like there isn't a lot we can do for someone when he or she is struggling. We can't fix the problem or take away the pain. But we can encourage that person. With our words and deeds we can try to inspire that person to not give up but to keep on going. This morning we'll think about how we can build each other up. Support the show

Some among us treat everything as a load and do not share with anyone their troubles and temptations. But others threat everything as a burden and are anxious about everything. This Sunday we will learn the different between caring our own load and carrying each other's burdens. Support the show

Last week we started talking about one of the biggest challenges many of us face - God's call to forgive those who have hurt us unfairly. We talked about why we should forgive and about what forgiveness is. This morning we'll take a look at how we can forgive - we'll look at some practical ways we can work at forgiving. Support the show

Colossians 3:13While doing what God calls us to do is often difficult, this morning we're going to begin to talk about doing one of the most difficult things God calls us to do - something that goes against our natural instincts in many way. We're going to talk about forgiving people who have hurt us. Support the show