Mercy Hill

In this week's sermon, Pastor Brandon walks through Mark 10:1-12.

We all have faith in countless things. Sports teams, relationships, careers, and medicine are just a few of the things we put our faith in. But what God calls us to is faith in Him. In fact, the bible tells us that with just a little bit of faith God can do amazing things in our lives. As we continue our series in Mark we see Jesus come down the mountain from His tranfiguration and begin His journ...

On this special snow day message, Pastor Brandon speaks about how we are able to love our neighbors well.

We're starting a new series to finish out the book of Mark!

We start off the new year talking about Psalm 103. Pastor Brandon walks through how we can change our posture as we walk into a new year.

You've been planning, preparing, and purchasing for weeks, or even months, for Christmas. Christmas morning is wonderful, full of joy and excitement. And then, after a few hours, it's over. Soon everyone heads back home, back to work, and by mid January, it seems like we're back to the same old grind. Christmas has a way to creating a longing in us for something more. It is a taste of the goodness...

In the middle of a dark time for the people of God, Isaiah writes,  "I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD..."  (Isaiah 63:7).    Our ultimate hope in dark and difficult days is that we are loved by God. He loves us with a steadfast, faithful, never changing love. This week, Associate Pastor Mike Childs teaches how Advent reminds us that even in the darkness we can move...

Advent is full of joy and celebration. Yet, for many of us, the joy of Advent is mixed with sorrow. Often, Christmas is a reminder of what we've lost, who isn't present, and how things have not worked out. The Bible gives us a spiritual practice to help us walk through sorrow, called lament. This Sunday, we're going to learn about the practice of lament and how it can help us find mercy when we ne...

Christmas is more than an overly commercialized holiday invented by marketing agencies to sell more stuff. It’s a time of hope. It is an undeniably good day that brings the promise of good gifts and good cheer in the middle of a dreary season. We live in a fallen and broken world, for sure, but a world in which Jesus, the true King, has arrived. At Christmas, we remember the history altering...

In Mark 8:27-33, Jesus and his disciples are traveling together and Jesus asks the disciples who the crowds say that he is. In other words he is asking, "what's the word on the street about me?" After a few different answers, Jesus asks his disciples a question that we all have to answer at some point, "What about you? Who do you say I am?" That is a key question for every single one of us. Who do...

In Mark 7:31-37, Jesus is back in Israel near the Sea of Galilee. A large group of people bring him a man who is deaf and has a speech impediment and ask Jesus to help. And Jesus helps! The key to this story is the way Jesus helps. He does, of course, heal the man, but more importantly he heals him in a way that is meaningful to the man. He goes out of his way to ensure this man isn't a spectacle,...

This week, Jason Keel joins Pastor Brandon to dive into the section in Mark 6 where Jesus sends the disciples out.

So far, our series, The True King, has painted a vivid picture of who Jesus is. He is the true king who forgives, provides, loves, teaches, heals, and multiplies. In our text this week, Mark 7:1-23, Jesus turns his attention to us, to our hearts. He wants us to see that our hearts drive everything else about us, and he has come to address the very heart of who we are.

This week, Dave Black joins Pastor Brandon to discuss where the True King and Brokenness meet.

In this week's bonus episode, Jason Lumpkin joins Pastor Brandon to talk about Hometown Problems.

In this week's episode of Expanding On The True King, David Black joins Pastor Brandon again to talk about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

In Mark 5:21-43, we get these two stories sandwiched together, which at first don't seem to have much to do with each other. A man comes to Jesus to ask him to come quickly to his house and heal his daughter. On the journey they are interrupted by a woman, who has a significant need, but not one that is nearly as urgent. Jesus's response to both of these people leaves us scratching our heads. But...

This week, we've got Jason Lumpkin joining us to expand on knowing Jesus and making Him known to the nations.

This Sunday we examined Mark 4:35-41, the story where Jesus calms the storm, which may be one of the wildest stories about Jesus. Many of us may have heard the story so many times, seen so many cheesy saying about Jesus and our storms on coffee mugs, or scrolled past so many Instagram posts with flowery backgrounds and a cute font that we have perhaps become too familiar with this story. What do I...

In these parables we studied on Sunday - the parable of the sower, the growing seed, and the mustard seed - Jesus is teaching a view of the Kingdom that is runs counter, not just to the Pharisee's view of the Kingdom, but to ours as well. The Kingdom is born from those who are willing to receive it. This "radical revolution" comes from the heart, not from massive action. Another thing we learned f...

In this week's bonus episode, we're welcoming David Black to chat with Pastor Brandon about fasting and the kingdom.

This week, Associate Pastor Mike Childs teaches through the next section of Mark where we see Jesus meeting sinners where there are. Not only does Jesus call sinners to follow him, He Himself comes to those in need and is the only one that could ever handle the problem of sin. 

In today's episode of Expanding on the True King, Pastor Brandon Nichols is joined by Tre Wiggins, the Equipping Pastor of The Grove Church in Acworth, GA, to walk through a passage using the HEAR Journal technique.

Now that you know how to use a HEAR Journal, how do you utilize it in order to go through a passage? In today's episode of Expanding on the True King, Pastor Brandon Nichols is joined by Tre Wiggins, the Equipping Pastor of The Grove Church in Acworth, GA, to walk through a passage using the HEAR Journal technique.

How do you read your Bible? Do you simply find a passage and read through it? Or do you pray, reflect, and deeply listen to what God is teaching you. In today's episode of Expanding on the True King, Pastor Brandon Nichols is joined by Tre Wiggins, the Equipping Pastor of The Grove Church in Acworth, GA, to discuss utilizing a HEAR Journal in order to assist you in responding to what the Bible is...