Hillside Covenant Church

Join us this Sunday morning at 10:00 AM for the kickoff of our Advent series, "Big Present Christmas" from an unexpected source, Galatians 4:4-7. Did you know it's not just Matthew and Luke who tell the Christmas story? Paul has a version of it too in his intense letter to the Galatians. However, whereas Matthew and Luke emphasize the story (shepherds, kings, mangers, etc.), Paul emphasizes the me...

Join us this Sunday morning at 10:00 AM for the kickoff of our Advent series, "Big Present Christmas" from an unexpected source, Galatians 4:4-7. Did you know it's not just Matthew and Luke who tell the Christmas story? Paul has a version of it too in his intense letter to the Galatians. However, whereas Matthew and Luke emphasize the story (shepherds, kings, mangers, etc.), Paul emphasizes the me...

Hillside! We are so excited to hold a special baptism celebration this Sunday! Join us as we witness the public declaration of inward faith in Jesus Christ from Hillsiders. We will have a life-giving time of worship, an opportunity to share how God has been at work in our congregation's lives, and, of course, baptisms! This is a joyous morning you won't want to miss! If you are new to Hillside and...

Hillside! We are so excited to hold a special baptism celebration this Sunday! Join us as we witness the public declaration of inward faith in Jesus Christ from Hillsiders. We will have a life-giving time of worship, an opportunity to share how God has been at work in our congregation's lives, and, of course, baptisms! This is a joyous morning you won't want to miss! If you are new to Hillside and...

Hillside!  This will be the final stop of our Journey to Jerusalem Series. We will take a fresh look at the familiar story of Jesus’ encounter with the Rich Young Ruler. We’ll consider how this story serves as an exclamation point to our journey which has been re-orienting us around the upside down nature and values of the Kingdom of God. Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as Pete Stafford...

Hillside! We look forward to gathering together this Sunday at 10:00 AM for our worship service. This will be the final stop of our Journey to Jerusalem Series. We will take a fresh look at the familiar story of Jesus’ encounter with the Rich Young Ruler. We’ll consider how this story serves as an exclamation point to our journey which has been re-orienting us around the upside down nature and val...

Hey Hillside family! We're gathering this Sunday at 10:00 AM on the hill for our worship Sermon. What's on the docket for Week 12 of "Journey to Jerusalem", our fall series from Luke? Invigorating music, a scintillating message, news about upcoming church events, and Communion! Join us to please God (yes, believers are called to bring a smile to the Lord's face--Ephesians 5:10), to learn something...

Hey Hillside family! We're gathering this Sunday at 10:00 AM on the hill for our worship service. What's on the docket for Week 12 of "Journey to Jerusalem", our fall series from Luke? Invigorating music, a scintillating message, news about upcoming church events, and Communion! Join us to please God (yes, believers are called to bring a smile to the Lord's face--Ephesians 5:10), to learn somethin...

Our Lord and master-teacher Jesus has been downright funny at times as he's tried to impress ultimate reality into our minds during the "Journey to Jerusalem" we've taken with him. In the Luke 18:1-8 story and parable we reach this week in Week 11 of our fall series, he makes us laugh again on the way to making a serious point about how to live before the "storm"? What is this "storm"? Join us thi...

Our Lord and master-teacher Jesus has been downright funny at times as he's tried to impress ultimate reality into our minds during the "Journey to Jerusalem" we've taken with him. In the Luke 18:1-8 story and parable we reach this week in Week 11 of our fall series, he makes us laugh again on the way to making a serious point about how to live before the "storm"? What is this "storm"? Join us thi...

Jesus tells three parables in this passage.  Parables are less about what to do than they are about how to think and how to connect head and heart and hands. Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as David Nystrom teaches from Luke 15:1-32. To view or download a copy of this week’s sermon notes follow this link: http://u.pc.cd/fpJ7 Download the study guide “Facing the Journey Ahead” which acco...

Jesus tells three parables in this passage.  Parables are less about what to do than they are about how to think and how to connect head and heart and hands. Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as David Nystrom teaches from Luke 15:1-32. To view or download a copy of this week’s sermon notes follow this link: http://u.pc.cd/fpJ7 Download the study guide “Facing the Journey Ahead” which acco...

Join us this Sunday at 10:00 AM for an exciting joint service with our friends from Open Table Church in Walnut Creek. Our teaching for the morning will come from Luke 14:12-24 and advance our "Journey to Jerusalem" fall series. Don't miss this opportunity to welcome a bunch of new friends. Can't wait to see you! Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as Dan Seitz and Wayne Phillips teaches from Lu...

Join us this Sunday at 10:00 AM for an exciting joint service with our friends from Open Table Church in Walnut Creek. Our teaching for the morning will come from Luke 14:12-24 and advance our "Journey to Jerusalem" fall series. Don't miss this opportunity to welcome a bunch of new friends. Can't wait to see you! Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as Dan Seitz and Wayne Phillips teaches from Lu...

Ever been in church when the service was interrupted? I have several times, and I like it! It means that things are happening and the Lord is moving. In the story from Luke we're looking at this Sunday in Week 8 of "Journey to Jerusalem," it's Jesus himself who makes the interruption. Why did he do it and what can we learn from it? Join us at 10:00 AM (hopefully in person!) to find out. Maybe you'...

Ever been in church when the service was interrupted? I have several times, and I like it! It means that things are happening and the Lord is moving. In the story from Luke we're looking at this Sunday in Week 8 of "Journey to Jerusalem," it's Jesus himself who makes the interruption. Why did he do it and what can we learn from it? Join us at 10:00 AM (hopefully in person!) to find out. Maybe you'...

The parables Jesus tells in Luke 12:35-48 can both shock and awe us. They can cause us to wonder like the apostle Peter if Jesus is telling these parables for us. We will look at these parables to see how we can be found ready and faithful when Jesus returns. Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as Becky Garner teaches from Luke 12:35-48. To view or download a copy of this week’s sermon notes fol...

The parables Jesus tells in Luke 12:35-48 can both shock and awe us. They can cause us to wonder like the apostle Peter if Jesus is telling these parables for us. We will look at these parables to see how we can be found ready and faithful when Jesus returns. Worship with Hillside Covenant Church as Becky Garner teaches from Luke 12:35-48. To view or download a copy of this week’s sermon notes fol...

Jesus becomes the intriguing guest of honor for a Pharisee and his religious companions' party this week on our Journey to Jerusalem. During the party, Jesus neglects to wash his hands before the meal. Gasp. And this seemingly insignificant decision tumbles into a robust discourse about religious practices, the inner health of the soul, and the vibrant outer life Jesus desires his friends to have...

Jesus becomes the intriguing guest of honor for a Pharisee and his religious companions' party this week on our Journey to Jerusalem. During the party, Jesus neglects to wash his hands before the meal. Gasp. And this seemingly insignificant decision tumbles into a robust discourse about religious practices, the inner health of the soul, and the vibrant outer life Jesus desires his friends to have...

Jesus becomes the intriguing guest of honor for a Pharisee and his religious companions' party this week on our Journey to Jerusalem. During the party, Jesus neglects to wash his hands before the meal. Gasp. And this seemingly insignificant decision tumbles into a robust discourse about religious practices, the inner health of the soul, and the vibrant outer life Jesus desires his friends to have...

Jesus becomes the intriguing guest of honor for a Pharisee and his religious companions' party this week on our Journey to Jerusalem. During the party, Jesus neglects to wash his hands before the meal. Gasp. And this seemingly insignificant decision tumbles into a robust discourse about religious practices, the inner health of the soul, and the vibrant outer life Jesus desires his friends to have...

One of my many happy childhood memories is my mom and dad taking my brother and me to Century 21 to see "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Having entered the theater sulking (foolishly wishing that we were seeing "Clash of the Titans" instead), I exited soaring. "This movie is the greatest ever," I blurted in breathless excitement to my parents. Although I'd seen only a few other movies by the point, and...

Any morning in which Allison bakes scones is a great morning in the Seitz home. "Hot out of the oven" scones have the power to turn a bad day into a good day, a bad mood into a good one (I've sometimes wondered whether the "cake" that the Angel of the Lord brought to sad-sack Elijah in I Kings 19:6 was actually a scone). Recently, Allison gave me an impromptu scone-baking lesson. Something she sai...

Any morning in which Allison bakes scones is a great morning in the Seitz home. "Hot out of the oven" scones have the power to turn a bad day into a good day, a bad mood into a good one (I've sometimes wondered whether the "cake" that the Angel of the Lord brought to sad-sack Elijah in I Kings 19:6 was actually a scone). Recently, Allison gave me an impromptu scone-baking lesson. Something she sai...