Mountainside Community Church Podcast

Romans 6:1-14   Pastor Andy deHoog Alive and Free The gospel reverses our fundamental reality –– identity and position –– so that we can live truly alive and free.

Exodus 40:1-38 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larsen In the consumeristic culture that we live in today, we often look to the things God can give us instead of seeking His very presence.  As Moses completes the work of the tabernacle, we see how the presence of God as their guide was the reward for their obedience, which they viewed as the greatest gift of all. The result of obedience to God's command is...

Exodus 39:32-43 Pastor Andy deHoog Rather than resting in Christ's finished work, we continually drift toward trusting our own unfinished work for acceptance, approval, and assurance. Our salvation rests not on our finished work for God, but on Christ's finished work for us. Moses saw and blessed –– something like getting a gold star on your chart. But because of sin, it’s impossible to earn a gol...

Exodus 36:8-39:31 Pastor Andy deHoog In a lengthy passage like this, it can be easy to get lost in the details and ask, what does this have to do with me? The purpose of the tabernacle fulfilled in Christ, the beauty of the tabernacle displayed in Christ, and the work of the tabernacle accomplished in Christ.

Exodus 35:1-36:7 Pastor Andy deHoog Much like the people of Israel, we can be described as “stiff-necked” (Exodus 34:9); stubborn, rebellious, etc. It’s easy to criticize from afar and think, ‘Those people were the worst!’ but the truth is that we are all ‘those people’. Exodus 35 is a picture of a people transformed by God’s great mercy. Head, heart, and hands are all involved as all the people c...

Exodus 36 Interin Jesse Larson In our walk with God, we often forget to reflect on who God has revealed Himself to be.  When we do this, we fail to see Him at work all around us. If we begin to pay attention, we will find far more rest in what God has done and continues to do. In Exodus 34, the renewal of the covenant informs the believer of the character and glory of God at work in their life.

Acts 2 Pastor Andy deHoog Pentecost is like the birthday of the church. Celebrated fifty days after Passover, it corresponded with the Feast of Harvest (Shavuot), associated with the giving of the law at Sinai. At Sinai, God formed Israel into a nation; at Pentecost, through the sending of the Holy Spirit, Christ formed and empowered his church for its mission in the world.

Exodus 33:1-23 Pastor Andy deHoog Spiritual Growth Exodus 33 reminds us that spiritual growth begins when sinners, humbled by grace, seek the presence of God, learn His ways, and behold His glory ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ.

Exodus 32:1-35 Pastor Andy deHoog The Golden Calf Because sin (wandering from God) comes so easily and is so serious, we need a mediator who can truly stand in our place.

Exodus 30:1-31:18  Pastor Andy deHoog Smoke, shekels, a sink, spices, skills, and Sabbath. What do these all have in common? In a word: worship. Worship forms us to trust God so that we stop striving and learn to rest in Him.

Pastor Andy provides clarification regarding the reference Brent Chapman made to the decision to remove 8 churches from the Fellowship (at 18 minutes 55 seconds in the sermon recording).

Ephesians 4:1-3 Brent Chapman, Regional Director of Fellowship Pacific Let us walk worthy. Let us walk humbly. Let us walk together... boldly forward, never alone. Please also listen to the Fellowship Sunday Addendum by Pastor Andy deHoog.

Exodus 28:1-29:46  Pastor Andy deHoog As God continues to establish His relationship with His people and a way of life centered around worship, He now provides instructions to set apart and clothe Aaron and his sons as priests. The overarching purpose of these priestly garments is stated in Exodus 28:2 and 28:40: “...for glory and for beauty.”

Exodus 26-27 Guest Speaker: Stacy Falk God gives Moses instructions on how to construct the tabernacle, the altar of burn offering and the court of the tabernacle. Why?

Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12 -19 Pastor Andy deHoog As Jesus approaches Jerusalem for the last time, he instructs two of his disciples to obtain a specific donkey, telling them that if anyone questions them, they are to say simply, “The Lord needs it.” Cloaks are placed on the donkey and spread on the ground, along with palm branches, creating a kind of ‘royal red carpe...

Exodus 25:1-40 Pastor Andy deHoog As a result of the fall (Genesis 3), the common human condition apart from hope in Christ is that we are separated from God, deaf to the voice of God, starving for the Word of God, and blind to the light of God's face. In the tabernacle God restores glimpses of His presence - His word, His life, and His light - fulfilled in Christ and restored forever in eternity.

Exodus 24:3-8 Pastor Andy deHoog Our good intentions are no match for God's perfect action demonstrated in the sacrificial blood of Christ.

Exodus 23:10-33 Pastor Andy deHoog God redeems us to root us - in His people, His presence, and His purpose.

Exodus 20:22-23:9 Pastor Andy de Hoog Jesus reveals the true heart of the law: love. Love must shape our worship. Love must overarch our sense of justice. Love must motivate restorative action. Love must catalyze care for the vulnerable.

Exodus 20:1-21 Speaker Caden deHoog Despite how restricted I may feel, God's law is designed for human flourishing/freedom and it points to Jesus.

Exodus 19:1-25 Pastor Andy deHoog God comes down in grace, reveals His holiness, and calls a people to belong to him and respond to him in obedience - ultimately through Jesus.

Exodus 17:1-18:27 Pastor Andy deHoog God does His best work where our limits are most obvious, pointing us to Jesus, who is everything we lack.

Exodus 16:1-36  Pastor Andy deHoog In spite of my grumbling, my refusal to listen, and my failure to trust, God still provides exactly what I need : Himself.

Exodus 15:22-27 Pastor Andy deHoog God uses wilderness seasons to test our trust, align our lives with his ways, and lead us into deeper dependence on his healing care.

Exodus 13:1-15:21 Pastor Andy deHoog Spirtiual formation involves leaving behind what was, passing through a decisive moment of separation and renewal, and being re-oriented toward the new life God is bringing us into.  This can be summarized in three major movements: out, through and in.