Hillside Young Adults Podcast

In this message, Daniel Hallenbeck walks through two powerful encounters with Jesus: Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb and John’s vision of the risen Christ, to answer one of the most important questions we can ask: Who is Jesus? Through these stories, we discover that Jesus is both the compassionate Savior who meets us in our grief and the victorious King who reigns in glory. Whether you're e...

In this week’s message, studying Daniel 6, Jayden walks us through the story of Daniel in the lions’ den and the ordinary faithfulness that formed his life long before the crisis ever came. In a world where compromise feels expected, we’re reminded that faithfulness to God is built in the small daily moments of prayer, obedience, and trust. As Daniel’s life points others toward the goodness and po...

In this week’s message from our series WITNESS, Jayden walks us through the story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well in John 4, inviting us to rediscover what it means to be truly enamored with Jesus. We’re reminded that an encounter with Christ moves us from curiosity to transformation, and ultimately to sharing our story with others. Jesus meets us in our need, sees us fully, and cho...

In this week’s message from our series through the Book of James, Jayden walks us through James 3, inviting us to consider the power of our words and what they reveal about our hearts. We’re reminded that though the tongue is small, it carries the potential to bring life or destruction, shaping our relationships and reflecting the depth of our faith. James challenges us to pursue a wisdom that doe...

In this week’s message opening our series: Walk With The Wise: A Scripture Study Through James, Osahon walks us through James chapter 1, inviting us to see how faith and wisdom work together to shape a life that honors God. We’re reminded that following Jesus isn’t about quick answers or surface-level belief, but about learning to trust God through trials, asking for wisdom, and living out what we...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans, we conclude our journey through Romans by looking at what it means to love others well and live on mission together. Walking through Romans 14–15, we’re reminded that unity, conviction, and love are essential to being one body on mission for Christ. We’re invited to share the gospel not out of obligation, but out o...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans, we step into Romans 12 and explore what it means to live out our new identity in Christ, one that changes in an instant but is formed over a lifetime. Through the image of adoption and the call to transformation, we see the difference between being conformed by the world and being renewed from the inside out by the...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans, Jayden walks us through Romans 9-11. We’re reminded that salvation isn’t earned through heritage, effort, or background, it’s received through faith in Jesus alone. Paul’s heartache for Israel becomes a picture of God’s heart for all people, inviting us to trust that His mercy is wider, deeper, and more surprising...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans, Sean walks us through the hope and freedom found in Romans 8, one of the richest chapters in all of Scripture. With honesty, humor, and a reminder that we’re all still learning to trust Jesus, he shows that the good news isn’t just that God forgives us, but that He is with us. In a world full of guilt, shame, and i...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans , Woody unpacks Romans 7 and reminds us that the Christian life is a daily battle between our desire to do what’s right and our tendency to fall short. While the law exposes our brokenness, the grace of God steps in to redeems and heal. And as Paul cries out, “Who will rescue me from this body of death?” we find the...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans , we look at what it means to live freely in the transforming power of God’s grace. In Romans 6, Paul reminds us that grace isn’t a license to keep living as we once did, it’s the power that frees us to live a brand-new life in Christ. Through the imagery of baptism and the reality of being united with Jesus, we see...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans , we explore what Scripture reveals about God’s grace, His unearned, undeserved favor and the faith that receives it. Through Romans 3–5, we see that the gospel isn’t something we outgrow, it’s the foundation that continually transforms us as we grow. Even in our weakness, God’s power is made perfect. His grace meet...

In this week’s message from This Is the Gospel: A Study Through the Book of Romans, we look at what Scripture teaches about sin: what it is, where it began, and how it shapes our world and our hearts. Through Romans 1–3 and the story of God’s covenant with Abraham, we’re reminded that sin isn’t just the brokenness around us, it’s the brokenness within us. But the good news is this: God did somethi...