Pine Hills Church

In this episode, we learn that while there might be a lot of areas in our lives where we don't currently embody the way of Jesus, overtime, and through the practices we slowly become the type of people who do—a people who are full of love and peace. For more information about our community visit us online. Discussion Questions: What’s your experience with the practices of Jesus? What practices...

In this episode, we start to learn how to make a shift away from unintentional spiritual formation to intentional spiritual formation. We not only need to know what to start cutting out and deconstructing but also need to incorporate four specific things to help us continue to become the people that Jesus wants us to be. You will be surprised how small changes in a positive direction have such pro...

In this episode, we learn more about the web of forces that have unintentionally formed us spiritually. By becoming more aware of these influences in our lives, we can follow Jesus's path to inner transformation, healing, and peace. For additional resources, pick up Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer. If you are finding value in the series, consider making a donation to Practicing the Way....

We kicked off a new series based on the Practicing the Way Course. In this conversation, we discuss the need to understand that we are all being formed by something, how to intentionally be formed into the way of Jesus, and why it's important for followers of Jesus to show up in their city as apprentices of Jesus. Towards the end of our discussion questions to dive deeper and practices to give a t...

In this episode, we discuss God's intention for our growth through our commitment to living in community and by our commitment to engaging with others around us. There are some specific questions at the end for you to process with the Holy Spirit to discern what God might ask you to step in as we start a new year. For more information about our community or to support in any way please visit us on...

In this episode we learn from event the birth story of Jesus that He came to welcome the outsider into the center of God's renewal story. All that Jesus has done for us is motivated by His unwavering love and commitment to us. This message will not only connect you to the treads of the Christmas story but will help you to respond to what God wants to do in your story. For more information about ou...

In this episode, Jordan Smart continues our advent series on finding joy because our roots are in a larger story. We spend so much time living our other's stories that leads to more stress and anxiety. When we orient ourselves in God's larger story we can find joy because we can lean on the promises of many generations who have gone before us and have experienced God's promised joy amid difficult...

In this episode, we continue our Advent Series as Megan Pooler teaches from her life experience how Jesus can bring hope to our moments of despair. We don't have to downplay our emotions or fake our way into positivity we can allow Jesus to meet us where we are and bring us along the journey. The psalms are a great tool to give words for what we might be feeling but they also teach us how we can p...

We kicked off a new Advent Series, where we will look at the four themes of peace, hope, joy, and love as we build to celebrate Christmas. In this episode, we look at how Jesus offers a path to peace in an anxious world. The teaching includes a practice that you can implement into your day-to-day life, journal, prayer reflection, or with a counselor. For more information about our community, pleas...

In this episode, we wrap up our Mark series, which we started after Easter and are finishing at Advent. In this conversation, we reflect on the implications of the resurrection of Jesus. Mark has been building his case to show that Jesus is the savior of the world and he ends his story by inviting you to reflect on what you believe about Jesus and what are you going to do with that? If we have bee...

In this episode, we look at Jesus' final moments in the garden, His trial, and His crucifixion. In these events, we can see how Jesus' habit of getting alone with God in the garden helped Him in His hardest moment. We can find our own garden-like place that forms the well we can draw from when we go through our own sufferings. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode we walk through Mark 14 as we reflect on the meaning of the passover in the historical background of God's people and see how Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of passover as He is the one to lead us out of spiritual slavery into a new life. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, we examine a conversation between Jesus and His closest followers as He advises them on what is coming and what will come. He invites them to be active partners with God and not passive bystanders. Many helpful things from that conversation can be applied to our lives today. For more information about our community, visit us online.

In this episode our friend Megan Pooler invites us to consider how we are loving God with all of our being as we seek to place God first in our lives and how that love spills over to others as we share that love with them. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode we look at how Jesus responds to different challenges from the highest levels of religious leaders as they continue to look for ways to get rid of Him. From these challenges we learn more things about Him and also get to process some warnings from His interactions with these leaders. If you would like more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, we think about Jesus' invitation to be a people who experience the presence of God through prayer and carry that presence out to people that we come across in our families, neighborhoods, and workspaces. At the end of the episode is an invitation to incorporate times in your daily rhythm where you can connect to God's presence through prayer. For more information about our communi...

In this episode, we reflect on how we were able to experience excitement, wonder, and mystery a lot better when we were kids than as adults. To receive God we need to get back to the time when we were excited to receive anything whether it was big or small. To experience all that God has for us we need to receive Him as He is. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, we see Jesus challenged again with questions around marriage in their cultural moment and Jesus uses the opportunity to push us back to God's intentions and not lesser visions. Jesus always meets us where we are with grace and then gives us the grace to move back to God's intentions for our lives. Whatever feelings might get stirred up from this conversation bring all of i...

In this episode, we catch you up in the conversation by recapping our journey through the gospel of Mark looking at who Jesus was, what Jesus was like, and why that matters for our lives. We ended with an invitation to center our lives intentionally around practicing the way of Jesus through a Rhythm of Life. You can find the worksheet link below as well as links to connect with our community. Rhy...

In this episode, we reflect on what God has been doing in our community for this last year and look forward to what God is inviting us into. We look at some of the words of encouragement from a letter written to a church plant facing cultural opposition to the spread of the gospel through their community. Despite the difficulties they might face at times, Paul encourages them to stay committed to...

In this episode, we talk about heaven and hell and really focus on how Jesus wants us to be mindful of the practices that we allow into our lives as they will not only form us into who we are becoming but have the power to influence others toward the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of hell. For more information about our community visit us online.   Tim Mackie: Compelled-Speaking and Living the Gosp...

In this episode, we explore the path of greatness defined by Jesus and not our culture. We are prompted to reflect on what we are focusing on, who Jesus might be calling us to serve and to include practices that will place incredible value on others. For more information about our community connect with us online.

In this episode, we dive into Mark 9 where we see how Jesus responds to someone who is willing to ask for help in the areas that it is a struggle for him to believe that Jesus can and will intervene. There are also some truths that we can apply to our lives as we learn to walk the way of Jesus together. For more information about our community or to access the Rhythm of Life Worksheet visit us onl...

In this episode we will see that in order to see and understand more of Jesus we will at time have to give up our way, pick up our cross, and continue to follow even when it conflicts with our will. We are praying for your journey with Jesus. For more information about our community click here.

As we look in Mark Chapter 8, we can see how some make demands of Jesus, some focus on temporal things, and some aren't careful about how their hearts are formed. The challenge of the message is to not withhold belief but to trust Jesus' work in our lives. For more information about our community, please visit us online.