Hillside Church Messages

"Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before." Daniel 6:10  Preparing a prayer plan: place, preset time, and posture of the heart are three keys to crafting a prayer plan for our upcoming 21 days of...

"Lord, make me pure, but not yet." St. Augustine // This message looks at the subtlety of sloth, and how delay, distraction and disappointment can keep us from obedience to Jesus. Matthew 25: 14 - 30 are our foundational Scriptures. We hope this message equips and encourages you in your life with God and others. 

"But knowledge puffs up while love builds up." 1 Corinthians 8:1 & Luke 18:9-14 are our Scriptures for this important message on the blind spot of pride.  "Pride is the habitual practice of centering ourselves at the heart of the universe.  In the end, this centering comes always at the cost of others, in violation of the sovereignty of God and the reality of our createdness.” Grace Hamman, As...

Enjoy this week's message as we discuss the blind spot of greed. Matthew 6 is our foundational Scripture for this message. Greed tells us that our time, our money, and our talent are for our benefit - we believe the Good News of Jesus gives us a better story to live. We hope you enjoy this message. 

"But now you also, lay them all aside: wrath, anger, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth." Colossians 3:8. We are challenged through this sermon to lay anger aside and pursue becoming a patient person. Jesus words and ways lead us to the abundant life: fully of peace, love, and joy. 

"Envy is pain over the good fortune of others." John of Damascus (d.749) Sunday we discussed the Blind Spot of envy. Scriptures include: Genesis 4 (Cain and Abel), James 3:16, Matthew 20:15, and John 21:21-22.  

Part one of our new series: Blind spots. Scripture focus is James chapter 4 verse 1 which says, “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?” 

In this sermon we visit the response and heart of the Father in the Prodigal parable. It is representation of God's heart to each of us: full of unconditional love. 

In this message we look at the older brother in the Prodigal story. Luke 15 is our Scripture as we revisit the parable of the lost sons. We hope you are encouraged and equipped in your journey with God and others. 

Josh Rohl does a wonderful job preaching through the youngest son and his story in the Prodigal parable. Luke 15:11-24. 

Enjoy the first message in our new series: The Prodigal. Luke 15:1-2 are the Scriptures for this message. We hope you are encouraged and equipped in your walk with God. 

We are so grateful for this powerful message from guest speaker: Deon Parker. Scriptures are Judges 4 & 5. We hope you are encouraged and equipped by the message. 

Enjoy our Dangerous Prayer "send me." Scriptures for this sermon are Romans 10:13-15 & Isaiah 6, and the message includes a special quote by Pete Greig from the 24/7 prayer movement. We hope our lives testify to what Paul says in Romans 10:15  "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!"

Enjoy this message as we continue our Dangers Prayers series. This sermon is rooted in a moment Jesus had in John 5 as He brought healing to a man at the pool of Bethesda. 

Our Dangerous Prayers series continues with Search Me from 139:23-24. We are encouraged to invite the Holy Spirit to search us, examine our motives, and the direction of our life. 

In this dangerous prayer we discover the command of Jesus to bless our enemies.  We are challenged to prayerfully bless and treat our enemies as God has so generously treated, and loved us. Matthew 5:40-48. 

Prayers that move us beyond comfort and convenience into the great adventure of following God, and surrendering our lives to Him.  Enjoy the first installment of our dangerous prayer series with: "Yes, Lord." 

This message wraps up our series Gifted discovering spiritual gifts. This particular message highlights the spiritual gifts that draw a sense of awe and wonder in our life with the Holy Spirit. They include: prophecy, knowledge, healing, miracles, faith, tongues, and interpretation of tongues. We hope it's a blessing to you. 

This sermon we look at four communicative spiritual gifts: teaching, encouragement, evangelism, and wisdom. 

On Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the Holy Spirit’s outpouring in Acts 2—the dramatic birth of the church as believers are filled, speak in other languages, and 3,000 respond. This sermon introduces a new series, "Gifted," exploring spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit for the common good of the church and the world. The pastor explains that gifts come from the Spirit, should be desired and pra...