Rolling Hills Community Church // Franklin Campus

Everything we have comes from God. He is our Provider. In His infinite mercy and grace He has given us His Son, Jesus. Jesus provides for our every need. He meets our daily physical needs as well as our deepest spiritual needs. The danger is we can fall in love with the gifts and miss the Giver. It is all about Jesus. We must learn to trust in Him each day and know that He will provide for us. Are...

Redemption is a gift from God. We cannot redeem ourselves. In fact, when you were dead in your sins, God made you alive in Christ. It is God who does the work. He sent His Son to pay the price for our sins and to redeem (buy back) us from our old way of life. The redemption of Christ calls us to change. We receive the redemption He offers and live our lives for His glory. Jesus has come to the wor...

The beauty and mystery of Christ's sovereignty is that He can heal but doesn't always heal. His plans and ways are higher than our own and He always works for the good of those who love Him. Jesus displays His power and truth through healing.

Come to Jesus. The Teacher can handle your questions. He can handle your worries. He can handle your problems. Just come. Come and meet the One who knows everything about you. But, just know, when you come, you will be invited to change. By God’s grace and the power of the Holy Spirit, He will transform you. Not just teach you or fix you, but make you new. And, your life will never be the same. Yo...

Jesus is Sovereign. This is great news for us today! This means that Jesus is in control of all. Nothing surprises Him. He is in all and greater than all. For you and me, there are so many times we worry and feel like our lives are out-of-control. At those times, we must stop – take a deep breath – and realize, God’s got this. He is still on His throne. Our eternity is secure and we are on the win...

Everyone has an opinion on Jesus. Many people believe Jesus was a great moral teacher. Others, even some major world religions, will say that Jesus was a prophet. Still others believe he was a philosopher and the leader of a movement. But, Jesus made it clear that He was, and is, the Son of God. His Name even means, “Salvation.” So, what about you? Who do you say Jesus is? And, if He is truly our...

Solomon was the wisest and wealthiest man who ever lived. In the later years of his life, he reflects back only to realize that he invested in the wrong things. He pursued pleasure, knowledge, work and wealth thinking that in these he would find fulfillment. Yet, now he reaches this conclusion: Life is all about God and pursuing Him. May we learn from his wisdom and invest our lives in what really...

Living in a Christ-centered community encourages passionate faith, accountability and sincerity. God never intended for us to walk through life alone, so we must surround ourselves with the right people. Take a moment today to consider who is in your community. Are they encouraging you to pursue Christ? Are you helping each other grow in faith?

When we allow time to dictate our actions, we give it the power to rule over our thoughts and heart motivations. This slippery slope can quickly shift time to the first slot on our list of priorities, making it an idol. In Ecclesiastes 3, we read, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." God will redeem the time you give Him. Choose to put Him first toda...

Jesus calls us to be His “witnesses.” A witness is someone who simply tells what they have heard, seen or experienced. We are not called to be perfect or to know everything, but to authentically share with others what God has done for us. In the process, God moves through the power of His Holy Spirit to impact others with His love. As we invest our lives in those around us, our God is glorified an...

The measure of a healthy church isn’t how many are coming to know Christ. It isn’t even how many are growing and becoming like Christ. The real measure is how many are sharing the responsibility of Christ’s mission to make disciples.

All of us are called to grow in our faith. Much like physical growth, there is a process of spiritual maturation that should take place in each of us. Spiritually, we grow by feeding on the Word of God and investing the love of Christ in others. There are definite challenges to spiritual growth, and many people never reach their full potential in Christ. Yet, God has an awesome plan for each of us...

What is a disciple? A disciple is a growing follower of Jesus Christ. A “growing follower” is a believer who is taking intentional steps toward Christ-likeness and investing in others to do the same. At Rolling Hills, we understand the four key characteristics of following Christ: identifying with Christ, growing in faith, sharing the mission and multiplying your life.

Pastor Jeff Simmons identifies key areas for us all to focus on as we strive to grow in our walk with Christ in the new year.

This has been called, “The most wonderful time of the year.” Yet, for many this is the most challenging, difficult time of the year. At the holidays, our emotions are magnified. When things are good, they are really good – when things are hard, they are really hard. However, God wants us to experience joy! And, joy is not based on our circumstances; joy is based on Christ. Joy comes when we fall i...

Love must be expressed. When you love someone, you want to give. This is why we buy gifts, address cards, make food and so much more at Christmas. This time of year is all about expressing our love. And, that originated from God - “For God so loved the world He gave…” John 3:16. God gave His One and Only Son for you. He gave the Greatest Gift of all. Love inspires us to give – to give gifts to tho...

Most of the time, peace is the last thing we expect to experience during this time of the year. Our lives are so busy. Yet, we all long for peace. Peace with God, peace with our family and peace with ourselves. However, true and lasting peace only comes from the “Prince of Peace,” Jesus Christ. As He transforms your heart, you can live with peace in the midst of a crazy world. Do you have peace in...

There is power in hope. Knowing God has a plan and a purpose for your life is what spurs us through the mundane and ordinary events of a given day. Our hope should be in Christ and in His love for us. Trusting God can, and He will, do what only He can do. Where is your hope today? So many times our hope can be in money, a career, a child, or even a friend. Yet, all these things can change. However...

We all have so much for which to be thankful. Many times we spend our lives focusing on what we don’t have, but Thanksgiving calls us to open our eyes and hearts to what we do have. Through Christ, we all have been given the Gift of love, life, joy, peace and hope. Then, over-and-above, God lavishes His grace on us by giving us so much more. This week, take some time to write a “thank you” note to...

We are all so blessed. God has given us His “indescribable Gift” in His one and only Son, Jesus Christ. Then, He lavishes on us family, friends, church and meets our every physical need. Our God draws us to Himself and invites us on a journey to look more like His Son. As we focus on His “indescribable Gift,” we want to give back to Him and invest in His Kingdom. As we love and give we grow spirit...

This morning we are beginning our Holiday Series, “Share the Gift.” As we prepare our hearts for this special time of year, we realize all our God has done for us. Christmas is the celebration of the Greatest Gift – God’s own Son, Jesus Christ. And, Thanksgiving comes out of the overflowing joy of God’s grace. As we Share the Gift that was given to us, we become more like Christ Jesus. Let’s prepa...

Having faith doesn't mean things will always work out the way you want. Having an "even, if not" faith gives us hope, even in times when we don't understand what God is doing. Habakkuk is a book about trust. We must trust God to lead us and let hope rise.

God's answer to our complaint is to lean in and trust Him. We will never have it all figured out, but we can have hope in knowing that God holds our past, present and future in His hands.

We live in a culture much like Habakkuk – the Bible seems to be neglected, there is violence and injustice, and government leadership appears corrupt. We call out to God for answers, and yet when God does answer, we don’t always like His answers. God tells Habakkuk to do three things: Write, wait and live by faith. So, in the midst of our questions, fears and concerns, God says to us: Write what I...

Every day we are faced with situations that cause us to questions why this is happening. As we wrestle and try to embrace the truth in the struggle, our goal is to switch our question from "why is this happening" to "what do you want to teach me through this, to make me more like Jesus." And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according t...