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Resilient Hope Week 1: A Process for Cultivating Hope

Outline: 1. Reveal Yourself to Us, God (1-2): A plea for God to dramatically reveal Himself, tearing through the heavens, and making His name known to the nations. Seeking God's presence in the midst of uncertainties.   2. Remember God's Good Deeds (3-4): Recounting the awesome things God has done unexpectedly. Reflecting on personal experiences of God's unexpected goodness and relating them to Psalm 77.   3. Remember Your Best Efforts Fall Short (5-7): Acknowledging our uncleanliness a...

Preparing our Hearts for Advent

    Scripture References:   Malachi 3:1-6 Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 54:7-8; Isaiah 29:13; Micah 6:8 Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:18-19 Ephesians 1:15-23 Numbers 6:24-26 Episode Highlights:   Anticipating the Messenger's Arrival: Reflect on John the Baptist preparing the way and the significance of waiting for Christmas. Allowing Our Hearts to Be Refined: Understanding God's refining fire and how it shapes us into vessels of grace. Pursuing Truer Worship: Exploring the call for genuine wors...

Prodigal- Finding Grace Week 4: Discovering Grace: The Ultimate Satisfaction

Philip Yancey once said, "Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more, and grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less." In this captivating episode, we embark on a journey to unravel the profound nature of God's grace. We confront a universal problem—we often strive for satisfaction through experiences, material possessions, self-interest, community, and joy but find ourselves unfulfilled. Drawing wisdom from the parable of the prodigal son, we explore...

Prodigal- Finding Grace Week 3: Embracing the Costly Gift: God's Grace—Priceless for You, Free for All

In this inspiring episode, we journey through the profound concept of grace, exploring how it stands as a powerful game-changer in our lives. The episode opens by highlighting the common struggle of many: misunderstanding or underestimating God's grace. In a world that celebrates achievement and merit, grace often feels too good to be true, leaving us hesitant to accept it. The core problem is our varied ways of relating to God, either dismissing grace as unattainable or trying to earn it t...

Prodigal- Finding Grace Week 2: Discovering Grace and Belonging

In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the timeless parable of the prodigal son, exploring its profound lessons on grace and belonging. The episode begins with a compelling quote from Tim Keller, painting a vivid picture of two sons, one 'bad' and one 'good,' both alienated from their father, using him as a means to their ends rather than seeking a genuine relationship. The problem is universal: we all relate to God differently and sometimes bargain with Him, creating agreements t...

Prodigal- Finding Grace Week 1: Longing for Home

In this episode, we explore the profound message of grace and belonging through a captivating parable. We begin with a striking painting, diving into its details and the emotions it evokes, setting the stage for our journey. The problem is universal – we all long for moments of "homecoming," where grace and belonging embrace us. We see this echoed in the stories of the 'sinners' and 'Pharisees' drawn to Jesus, and we realize that we, too, seek these elements in our lives. The context unfold...

Navigating Chaos Week 3: Embrace the Incarnational Love of Jesus

In this episode, we dive deep into the heart of our series, exploring how to navigate the fear and chaos that surrounds us. We begin with a touching story about a fearful child seeking comfort, highlighting the very real fears we all face today. From shifting societal values to concerns about religious freedom and political polarization, there's much that can cause anxiety. But, as we'll discover, the incarnation of Jesus is our guide in these turbulent times. The incarnation represents God'...

Navigating Chaos Week 2

In today's insightful episode, we're diving deep into the timely topic of tribalism – how our differences can divide us, both in the church and in our world. Join us as we unpack Romans 14:1-13, exploring practical ways to pursue unity, resist judgment, and embrace a Kingdom-centered perspective. Get ready to trade tribalism for unity and become a community of grace and peace. Tune in now!

Navigating Chaos Week 2: The Power of Three Questions

In today's insightful episode, we're diving deep into the timely topic of tribalism – how our differences can divide us, both in the church and in our world. Join us as we unpack Romans 14:1-13, exploring practical ways to pursue unity, resist judgment, and embrace a Kingdom-centered perspective. Get ready to trade tribalism for unity and become a community of grace and peace. Tune in now!

Navigating Chaos Week 1

This series message content is largely based off of Pete Scazzarro's book, "Emotionally Healthy Discipleship." Buy the book HERE

Navigating Chaos Week 1: Moving from "I-It" to "I- Thou" in our Relationships

This series message content is largely based off of Pete Scazzarro's book, "Emotionally Healthy Discipleship." Buy the book HERE

Encountering Jesus Week 14

Saint Augustine writes in his Confessions, “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” This is the reality. We search for a savior or a king, we will always be restless in that search until we rest in Jesus. Tune in this week as we hear from Pastor Jason in week 14 of our latest teaching series, "Encountering Jesus."

Encountering Jesus Week 13

Join us for Week 13 of our 'Encountering Jesus' message series on gracehill901.com! In this episode, we explore the profound theme of rescue in the kingdom of God. Throughout Scripture, we see how God has consistently rescued His people through divine acts, individuals, or circumstances. In Mark 4, we encounter Jesus as the great rescuer, calming the storm and revealing His power over the chaos in our lives. Discover how the story of Jesus resonates with the need for rescue in our own hearts ...

Encountering Jesus Week 12

Join us this week as we delve into an extraordinary encounter of Jesus with a man possessed by demons, as recorded in Mark 5:1-20. This powerful teaching from our 'Encountering Jesus' series sheds light on the transformative impact of authenticity and the profound message of grace. In this episode, Jesus sails across the Sea of Galilee to the Gerasenes region, a place populated by Gentiles with diminished knowledge of God. There, He encounters a man possessed by an unclean spirit who lived a...

Encountering Jesus Week 11

Join us in Week 11 of the Encountering Jesus podcast as we delve into the issue of hypocrisy. Explore Jesus' scathing critique of religious hypocrisy and discover how we can overcome this subtle poison in our own lives. From fake purity to neglecting love and justice, Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and offers a transformative path to genuine discipleship. Learn how Jesus' humility, love, and internal transformation can free us from hypocrisy and lead us to a life of authenticity...

Encountering Jesus Week 10

Join us for Week 10 of our "Encountering Jesus" podcast at Grace Hill Church. In this episode, we dive into the captivating story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. Discover the deeper meaning behind this encounter and its relevance to our lives today. We'll explore two significant temptations Jesus faced: questioning His identity and forsaking His allegiance to God. Through Scripture, we see how Jesus responds flawlessly, showing us the way to overcome temptation. Find encouragement in ...

Encountering Jesus Week 9

Picture this: Jesus shows up at a wedding party, and disaster strikes when the wine supply runs dry. Can you imagine the embarrassment and shame the couple must have felt? But here's where it gets interesting. Jesus' mother, Mary, steps in and brings the problem to Jesus. Now, pay attention to the translation: Jesus responds with respect, addressing her as "Dear woman." There's a beautiful dynamic between a mother and son here. Mary knows Jesus can fix this, and she has confidence in him. So,...

Encountering Jesus Week 8

In this episode, we delve into a powerful encounter between Jesus and a royal official in Cana of Galilee, as recorded in John 4:43-54. As we explore the passage, we discover that Jesus' miracles were not merely wonders to be amazed by, but signs pointing to a deeper truth. We also reflect on the parallels between the official's desperate plea for his son's healing and our own experiences of seeking Jesus in times of need. Join us as we unravel the significance of true faith and the transform...

Encountering Jesus Week 7

Join us as we delve into the encounters between Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4. In this episode, we'll journey alongside the Samaritan woman, whose life was forever changed by a remarkable encounter. Despite societal boundaries, Jesus defied norms, reaching out with acceptance and compassion. His love knows no limits and touches even the most broken places within us. Her past no longer defines her as Jesus reveals Himself as the Messiah. n this episode, we explore two pivotal aspe...

Encountering Jesus week 5

Join us for Week 5 of our podcast series, "Encountering Jesus." In this episode, we dive into a powerful encounter between Jesus and two of his closest friends, Martha and Mary. Explore the questions and emotions they wrestle with as they face the death of their brother Lazarus. Discover why Jesus delayed his arrival and how their faith is tested in the midst of grief. Jesus's profound statement, "I am the resurrection and the life," challenges us to rethink our understanding of life, death,...

Encountering Jesus Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 of the "Encountering Jesus" series, brought to you by Grace Hill Church. In this episode, we dive deeper into the profound teachings from Luke 24, exploring the questions that both the disciples and we wrestle with in our lives when encountering the resurrected Jesus. What does it mean for us? How does it change us? Last week, we discovered that when we encounter Jesus, we begin to see that He is the center of a grander story, the cause of a greater hope, and the certainty ...

Encountering Jesus Week 3

In this week's episode of "Encountering Jesus," we dive into a significant moment in the disciples' journey with Jesus just before his ascension. As we reflect on the disciples' encounter with Jesus, we can imagine the questions they must have asked themselves. What do we do with a resurrected Jesus? How does this impact our lives? What changes does this bring? These questions resonate with us today as well. In our modern Western context, we have often been presented with a shallow version o...

Encountering Jesus Week 2

Encountering Jesus Week 1

Think Differently Week 12

Think Differently Week 11

Think Differently Week 10

PRIMARY TEXT: Philippians 4:2-9  1 Corinthians 1:10 Matthew 5:11  James 1:2-4   PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon. N...

Think Differently Week 9 (Easter Sunday)

PRIMARY TEXT: Philippians 3:18-21 Romans 8:11 John 13:34-35 Revelation 11:15 PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon. N.T. ...

Think Differently Week 8

Welcome to the Grace Hill Church sermon podcast! This week marks "Think Differently Week 8," and we are excited to feature a message by Randall Johnson, one of our elders, who spoke on Philippians 3:1-11. In his message, Randall explores the two paths to salvation taught by the world's religions: works and faith. While every other religion teaches salvation by works, Christianity offers a different path. Christianity recognizes that we don't have the ability to win God over by our goodness a...

Think Differently Week 7

PRIMARY TEXT: Philippians 2:19-30 James 2:1-4 PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.  N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter to t...

Let's Talk About: Grace and Peace Episode 3- Joseph Woods

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Think Differently Week 6

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Philippians 2:12-18 Deuteronomy 6:3-9 John 14:15 James 1:4 2 Peter 2:5-8: 5 PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and ...

Let's Talk About: Grace and Peace Episode 2- Jessica Risinger

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Let's Talk About: Grace and Peace Episode 1- Matt Anzivino

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Let's Talk About: Grace and Peace Episode 1

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Think Differently Week 5

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Philippians 2:1-11 Isaiah 53:3;7 PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.  N.T. Wright, Paul and His Letter t...

Think Differently Week 4

PRIMARY SCRIPTURE TEXT: Philippians 1:20-30 Romans 12:2 Mark 8:34 PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.  N.T. Wright, Pau...

Think Differently Week 3

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Philippians 1:12-20 Colossians 1:19-20 James 3:1   PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters– Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.  N.T. Wright, P...

Think Differently Week 2

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Philippians 1:3-11

Grace Hill: Think Differently Week 1

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Acts 16:11-15 Philippians 1:1-2 Mark 10:43-45 1 Corinthians 1:30 2 Corinthians 7:1 1 Thessalonians 4:7 1 Peter 1:14-16 1 Peter 2:9-10   PRIMARY SOURCES: Markus Bockmuehl, The Epistle to the Philippians, Black’s New Testament Commentary John Hellerman, Following Jesus Christ (ed., John K. Goodrich) M. J. Edwards, ed., Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Dave Guzik, The Enduring Word Commentary N.T. Wright, Paul for Everyo...

Grace Hill: Becoming Week 4

Scripture Text: Revelation 2:4 ‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬ Isaiah 26:8‭ Ezekiel 37:1-14 Philippians 2:5-11   Primary Sources: The Enduring Word Commentary: Dave Guzik Barna: https://www.barna.com/stateofthechurch/ Live No Lies: John Mark Comer

Grace Hill: Becoming Part 3

Scripture Text: Jeremiah 29:4-7 1 Peter 1:1-2 1 Peter 2:10-12 Luke 10:33-37 Micah 6:8 Acts 6:1-3 Amos 5:21-24 Amos 5:10-13 Primary Sources: Live No Lies- John Mark Comer Radiant Church- Tara Beth Leach The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast Interview with Tim Keller 

Grace Hill: Becoming Part 2

Scripture References: Luke 10:1-9 1 Corinthians 12:12-14;27 Galatians 3:26-29 Matthew 13:32-32 Acts 10:36 John 14:27 Primary Sources: Living the King Jesus Gospel (various authors) Following Jesus Christ (Mark L. Strauss and John K. Goodrich)

Grace Hill: Becoming Part 1- Our Vision for our Future

A recent Barna Group study found that only 10% of young adults identify as "resilient disciples." That's a far cry from the 65% of American adults who still identify as Christian. So how do we respond to this growing challenge? In this week's episode of our new teaching series called "Becoming," you'll find a message aimed at helping our church clarify how we take steps toward this problem. We have a new vision for our future, and in sermon one, Pastor Jason shares about a major shift that ...

Grace Hill: The Power of Prayer 01

THIS EPISODE: Prayer is one of life’s great mysteries.  Most people pray at least sometimes; some people a great deal. For some, it seems like shouting into a void on the off-chance there may be someone out there listening. For others, prayer merges into love, and the presence of God becomes palpable.  But for most Christians, it's somewhere in the middle. And for many of us, it's not just a mystery but a puzzle. We know we ought to do it, but aren’t quite sure how to “do it right.” Jesu...

Grace Hill: Learning to Lament 01: Where are you, God?

THIS EPISODE: “Where are you God? Why is this happening?” Pain, trauma & tragedy are inevitably circumstances that seem to challenge everything we think we know about the goodness of God. As followers of Jesus trying to process these things, it's the deep questions we find ourselves facing & wrestling with (often quietly) that make us timidly wonder, “Can I really even say that out loud?” The answer is yes. The “Psalms of Lament” give us permission & even a framework of sorts to how we can...

Grace Hill: Learning to Lament 04: Lamenting Together

THIS EPISODE: Don't we have a few things worth lamenting together? A lament is spiritual permission to process the pain of life all while searching for God’s grace and understanding. We'll never escape pain, heartache, or disappointment in this lifetime, but we can more surely become better equipped to process it with the Lord.  In this episode we look at when a group or nation vocalizes corporate pain, grief, fear, or some other strong emotion together. And we consider how communal lamen...

Grace Hill: Learning to Lament 03: Prayers of Imprecation

Is it okay to pray for the destruction of your enemy? Recently we’ve come to understand Biblical lamenting as honestly bringing our raw complaints to God (even if they are about Him), praying boldly for Him to right the wrongs, and choosing to trust Him with His answer. But what when Godly people pray for children of their enemy to be harmed? Or what about Jonah earnestly praying to God for God to destroy the Ninevites? Is this a good way of lamenting or simply mean-spirited? These are pr...

Grace Hill: The Trinity... Does it Matter?

THIS EPISODE: How much does the Trinity matter to you? If you found out tomorrow that God is actually only one person instead of three, would your relationship with God feel any different? Would it require a drastic overhaul in the way you think or witness or pray? While most Christians have retained a formal belief in the Trinity, what we need to recover is an understanding of what it really means and why it matters so much.  Let's unpack this and more in today's message…  ___ PRIMARY ...

Grace Hill: Learning to Lament 02: Dear God, this sucks!

THIS EPISODE: “The longer we live, the more pain we see. God could intervene, but there are times—many times—when he chooses not to...”  That’s the tension we face, as followers of Jesus, when facing dire or dismal circumstances in life that leave us feeling forgotten, anxious, alone, and even defeated. But, what if the goal of lamenting is not to resolve the painful situation, but to restore your hope in God? Through lament, we have permission to be utterly raw and real—interacting with G...