Hillside Community Church Podcast

Matthew 26:36-46In the worst moment of your life, to whom do you turn for help? In the greatest crisis, who do you ask for help? Jesus is facing the greatest crisis of his life when he is in the Garden of Gethsemane. Let’s take a look this Sunday at what Jesus does while contemplating the incoming storm. Support the show

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Matthew 26:6-13This morning is the first Sunday of Lent, a time in the church year that leads us to two of the most important days of the year - Good Friday (when Jesus dies) and Easter (when Jesus rose from the dead). This is often a time where Christians reflect on both our own brokenness and sinfulness AND the amazing love and sacrifice of Jesus. In order to help us do that this year, we'r...

Matthew 25:31-46, 28:19-20Many non-Christians and Christians alike are disgruntled today. There are some things that we can;t stand: abuse, racism, human trafficking, crooked politicians, persecution of Christians, generational poverty, friends straying away from God, etc. But God so loved the world, the bible tells us. This Sunday we'll hear Jesus tell us that we must be like God and love. L...

Matthew 28:19-20 and Luke 22:19-20We’re finishing up our series on worship. We’ve looked at what we say to God in worship and we’ve considered how God speaks to us through His Word and the sermon. We finish up with two more ways God speaks to us – Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Support the show

II Timothy 3:16We've been looking at the things we say to God in a worship. We've talked about how we say, "You are awesome" or "Please forgive us" or "We need You" to God. Now we're going to take a look at what God is saying to us during a worship service, and we';; think about how we can listen to His voice better. Support the show

Psalm 119:11We’ve been looking at things we say to God in a worship service. We’ve talked about saying, “We love You”, “We’re sorry”, and “We need You”. This morning we’re going to touch on one more thing we say to God – “We give ourselves to You”. Part of what we do when we get together with God is we make ourselves available to Him – with all of our heart and soul and mind and strength. Support...

Psalm 102:1-2Most of us like to think that we're pretty independent. We don't like to ask for help - whether it's asking for money or directions. We want to take care of things on our own. But this morning we'll recognize that part of what we do when we get together for worship is we ask God to help us. The good news is that God is very excited and happy to hear our requests. S...

Psalm 51One of the important phrases we teach children to say is, “I’m sorry.” We want them to learn to admit their mistakes and ask for forgiveness. We want them to learn this because we know that this is the way to freedom and healthy relationships. This morning we’ll look at the fact that God wants us to learn that lesson as well. This morning we’ll think about what it means to say “I’m sorry”...

Psalm 145Some things call for a response. When we see a great football play or a beautiful sunset, when we read a great book or hear an awesome song, it stops us. We enjoy it and need to do something - clap or smile or tell someone about it. We need to praise the thing or person. It's what we do. This morning we're going to recognize that when we see God and what He has done, we need to...

Imagine you’ve been praying for someone who doesn’t know Jesus. You’ve tried to live out your Christian faith and you've shown them hospitality. Then it happens. They actually say, “Tell me about your Christian faith. How might I become a Christian?” What would you do ? What would you say? This Sunday we’ll think about how you might be ready to talk about your faith. Text: I Peter 3:15-16Mess...

We’ve been talking about sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with those who don’t know Him. We’ve talked about praying and about living a life that is weird andwonderful. This morning we talk about another part of sharing the Good News—showing hospitality. One of the ways we connect with people is by spending time with them and just getting to know them. It takes time (and maybe some money), but...

When people we love don’t know Jesus as Lord and Savior, we have a desire for them to experience God’s amazing grace and peace. But how can we help people come to know Jesus? Last week we said that the first thing we can do is to pray for them, that God would open doors to their hearts. This Sunday we’ll take a look at a second thing we can do: Live a life that would help them to see the joy and p...

God is the One who opens people’s hearts and minds to the gospel. He is the One who saves. So prayer is a key and powerful tool for outreach and evangelism! It’s like the spiritual artillery that “softens the ground” before the troops move in. Without prayer we often find ourselves working in our own strength and we accomplish little. But with prayer and God’s help, we accomplish much (John 15:5)....

Genesis 22 We come to the end of our study of Abraham this morning. We've seen Abraham's ups and downs, but this morning we're going to see the ultimate test of whether Abraham trusts God with all that he has. As we look at Abraham we'll have to ask how deep our trust in God is. Support the show

Genesis 20One of the dangers we face as we go through life is making assumptions. We think we know what people are like. We think we know who is good and who is bad. And sometimes we even think we know who God likes and does not like. As we turn again to Abraham this morning we’ll see that sometimes God surprises us with where He is at work. Support the show

Genesis 19Two weeks ago we saw that the sins of Sodom were so great that God decided to bring judgment to the city. You'd think it would be easy for everyone who knows that to just leave, right? This morning we'll see that even though sin destroys us, we often have a hard time leaving it behind. Support the show

Luke 10: 1-20Have you ever felt fully satisfied in Christ? Can you think of a time when you fully and physically alive? Abundant living is not only a goal for you, but it's a place where Jesus wants us to be in order to be used by Him in transforming our culture. This Labor Day Sunday we'll look at a kingdom building effort triggered by Jesus. It's an intensive cultural engagement c...

The Bible clearly teaches that God is full of grace and mercy and love. But the Bible also says that there are times when God says, “Enough!” There are times when God says that judgment needs to come. This morning we’ll look at what Abraham learned about God’s heart and His mercy and judgment when it comes to Sodom and Gomorrah. Support the show

Genesis 18:1-15Have you ever felt like you deeply wanted something but didn't dare get your hopes up? You don't want to let yourself believe that something good could happen because you "know" that once you start to hope, you're going to be deeply disappointed? If you have eve felt this way, you'll be able to relate to Sarah was feeling in our text this morning and yo...

Genesis 18:15-27 We’ve seen that God makes it clear to Abraham that He is going to work through Isaac, the son not yet even born to Abraham. That’s great, but it also raises a question: What about Ishmael? What about the one who is not “The One?” What does God do with the outsider? Support the show

How do you identify yourself to your peers? Who determines your identity? This morning – in the story of Abram – God dispels the cultural illusion that we can decide for ourselves our own identity. Let’s take a look at how God establishes our identity. Support the show

Genesis 16 Last week we saw Abraham meet God in such a way that strengthened his belief and faith in God's promise. Some might say he quite literally had a mountain top spiritual experience. When Abraham returns home he's faced with reality and a decision to make: it's a decision we're all too familiar with today... Do I wait on God or is God calling me to take action. Support...

Genesis 15 Waiting is not easy. Especially when we're waiting for something really important. This morning we'll look at two gifts that God gives Abram that helped him (and can help us) while we're waiting for God to work in our lives. Support the show

Each one of us has life struggles. We’re engaged in various battles. This Sunday we will look at the war Abraham led in order to rescue his nephew, Lot. Was Abraham successful? Was Abraham alone in waging this war? Support the show