Stones Hill Community Church

John 1:14 NIV 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Message Text: John 1:14 God became flesh. The implications of this greatest of all miracles are astounding. The rest of John's Gospel, in fact, is spent trying to unfold the significance of what we have just considered...

Guest Speaker Ben Ruprecht

Message Text: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 - Part 1 Many are preoccupied with the question: Is there life after death? But Solomon who is older now and looking back addresses the all-important question: Is there life before death? * We come to the end of a day, a year, or a lifetime and we instinctively ask “What have I accomplished?” “Will any of it really last?” Solomon is here to push us toward these q...

A Season for Everything 11/27/2022

A Season for Everything The writer of Ecclesiastes undertook a hugely ambitious life experiment and he made himself the guinea pig, the lab rat. King Solomon had the time, money, and power to pretty much pursue any avenue of life he thought would bring pleasure or satisfaction. Solomon decided to conduct a massive experiment in human happiness and meaning. He became his own test subject, his own l...

Life Lab Rat The writer of Ecclesiastes undertook a hugely ambitious life experiment and he made himself the guinea pig, the lab rat. King Solomon had the time, money, and power to pretty much pursue any avenue of life he thought would bring pleasure or satisfaction. Solomon decided to conduct a massive experiment in human happiness and meaning. He became his own test subject, his own lab rat. “I...

Matthew 25:14-30 NIV 14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, th...

Message Text: Matthew 14:22-36 So, last week I spoke to you out of Mark 6:45-52 . Well, in the parallel passage of Matthew 14 , there’s four interesting verses that Mark leaves out in his rendition of this story and they have to do with something that happened to Peter. One commentator calls our passage today a “story within a story.” * A Test Case Jesus knew that the weather toward Him was going...

Lessons Nobody gets to navigate in trouble-free waters. Storms come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes you need the storm to see the glory. Jesus is Lord of the Storm. * Closing What storm are you going through in your life right now? Is it a storm of addiction – trying to break free from a bondage you have had for years? Is it a storm of sickness – praying and believing God for healing? Is it a s...

Matthew 5:13-16 NIV 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to e...

Jesus is 10/9/2022

Message Text: Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus explains what our relationship to the world should look like. Jesus used two common metaphors here. Jesus uses the metaphor of salt because its properties and usefulness provide an excellent analogy to the believer - the believer who slows down the process of cultural decay. Second, Jesus uses the metaphor of light because the world is filled with darkness and b...

Sunday Service 9/25/2022

Message Text: John 14:1-6 The message today is a simple one, but it comes to us in a passage that is filled with love and care for the broken-hearted. * "I’m wandering about; I don’t know where I’m going." Jesus is the way. * "I’m confused; I don’t know what to think." Jesus is the truth. * "I’m dead inside and don’t know if I can go on." Jesus is the life. * Without the way there is no going; wit...

There’s only one place where Jesus tells us about his own heart. Matthew 11:28-30 says “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” *** MESSAGE OUTLINE FIVE CATEGORIES of words used by Jesus here: words that...

Welcome to "Jesus is _______." We invite you to make this journey, which will take us deeper into the life of Jesus. He shows us how to be fully human and alive to God. Would you like to be a fully alive human that is God-responsive, yet earthy and willing to mix it up with others in this messy world? Welcome to "Jesus is _________." Matthew 11:28-30 NIV 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and b...

Living in the Lion's Den: The People of God in Exile Post-Christian Culture It has been said that our world is becoming a “post-Christian” world. Post means after . Christian means an era of time when Christ and His teachings were a dominant influence in society. Culture means the way we think and value things. This means that, over the course of recent generations, there has been an observed decl...

Into the Lion's Den 8/21/2022

Sunday Service 8.7.22 Part 2

Sunday Service 8.7.22 Part 1

What is happening to our world? You and I are witnessing at warp speed the devolution of a nation. If things move toward a “post-Christian nation” and some are now arguing that this is the case, then how should the people of God operate when relegated to the cultural margins? What is the way forward in a hostile world? Welcome to the Old Testament book of Daniel!

Daniel 8:1-27 NIV Living in the Lion's Den: The People of God in Exile Post-Christian Culture It has been said that our world is becoming a “post-Christian” world. Post means after . Christian means an era of time when Christ and His teachings were a dominant influence in society. Culture means the way we think and value things. This means that, over the course of recent generations, there has bee...

Daniel 8:1-27 NIV Living in the Lion’s Den: The People of God in Exile Today's Text: Daniel 7:1-28 Daniel gives these incredible insights as to how we can live in a post-Christian culture, a secular age that wants to push a Biblical Worldview to the margins, if not completely out of the picture. So far, our sermons in the Daniel series can be succinctly stated: Jer. 29:1-14 – Live your life Dan. 1...

Sunday Service 7/10/2022

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