Hillside Community Church Podcast
550 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHillside Community Church will live out Jesus’ life-changing message, seek to love our neighbors well, and develop authentic community where all people are welcome, worthy, and have a place.
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In Christ: The Old is Gone, the New has Come
February 11, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MB2 Corinthians 5:17 The apostle Paul tells us that those who are "in Christ" are new creations. What does this newness look like? What does it mean to be in Christ? We'll explore these questions this morning. Support the Show.
Taking the Word to Heart: How to Chew
February 04, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBJoshua 1:8The Bible talks a lot about meditating on, pondering on, and considering God's Word. But how do we do that? How would we chew on God's Word? This morning we'll talk about some of the ways we can do that. Support the Show.
Taking the Word to Heart: Some Challenges We Need to Overcome
January 28, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBPsalm 1:1-2We've been talking about getting into God's Word and about getting God's Word into us. Getting into God's Word is a great thing to do, but it's not always easy to do it. This morning we'll look at some of the challenges we face if we are to take the Word to heart. Support the Show.
Life is Like a Jigsaw Puzzle
January 14, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBPsalm 148 Life is like a toy store! God is the Creative owner who has many games and toys for us. As we solve puzzles and play with God’s toys and games we discover his personality and character. Let’s allow God’s wonder to captivate our creativity and imagination as we open his Word together this coming Sunday. Support the Show.
Advent: A Season to Wait
December 17, 2017 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBMicah 7:7One of the most difficult things for many of us to do is to wait. Whether we’re waiting in the doctor’s office or in a line at a store or in a traffic jam that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, we don’t like to wait. It’s tough to wait for anything, but it’s really tough when we have to wait for God. We want things to change and we want them to change NOW. But that’s not the way God works. He goes at His pace. He moves at the right time. This morning we’ll think about waiting for Go...
Advent: A Season To Hope
December 10, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MBLast week Daniel talked about the pain and suffering there is in our world and we saw that when we think about all that's wrong in this world we more and more want things to be different. We want things to be made right again. This morning we'll think about id there is any reason to believe that things will actually get better. We'll thinking about using this time of getting ready for christmas by growing in our hope in God and what God is doing. Support the show
Advent: A Season To Hope
December 10, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MBLast week Daniel talked about the pain and suffering there is in our world and we saw that when we think about all that's wrong in this world we more and more want things to be different. We want things to be made right again. This morning we'll think about id there is any reason to believe that things will actually get better. We'll thinking about using this time of getting ready for christmas by growing in our hope in God and what God is doing. Support the Show.
Advent: A Season To Want
December 03, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBRevelation 12As we step into the season of Advent, we enter into a time of waiting, we are getting in touch with our wants. There is a lot of stuff we might want for Christmas: an action figure, a new car, a winter coat, or a ticket to a new vacation spot. From a historical perspective, Christ's birth was anticipated for thousands of years. People's expectations were shaped by the promises of God, "the Savior will come!" What do we really want for Christmas? Support the Show.
Spinning Plates
November 26, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBAs we head into the heart of holiday season, we know that for many of us we will find ourselves extremely busy. We'll be running here and there, doing this and that and often feeling exhausted. This morning we'll take a look at a story from the Gospel of Luke that calls us to carve out some time for Jesus in the midst of our busyness. Support the Show.
What's God calling us to do for the 1%?
November 19, 2017 05:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBLuke 15:1-7 Last Sunday we finished the sermon series on “one another.” We looked at God’s will to love, forgive, or pray for one another. You can think of these “one another” as being 99% of people who are part of our circle, of our bubble. This Sunday we’re taking a look at the 1%. What is God’s call regarding “the lost”? What is God calling us to do with the 1%? Support the Show.
Speak The Truth To One Another (Ephesians 4:25)
November 12, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBThis morning we'll take a look at one of the most challenging of the One Anothers. We like to get along and we don't like to confront anyone--or have anyone confront us. Bu the Bible says that if we love one another, we'll speak the truth to one another! Support the Show.
One Another // Wash One Another's Feet
November 05, 2017 04:00 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBThis morning we'll take a look at one of the most radical "one anothers" in the Bible-the call to serve one another. While most of us try to find ways to get other to do things for us, jesus calls us to lean to seek ways to do things for others-He calls us to serve. Support the Show.
The Main Thing is to Keep The Main Thing
October 29, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBRomans 1:16-17 We all have a tendency to drift in our lives. We get caught up in rabbit trails. We lose sight of what’s most important. Every once in a while we need to stop and remind ourselves of The Main Thing. As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we’ll take some time to remember The Main Thing for Christians. Support the Show.
One Another // Encourage One Another
October 22, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBI Thessalonians 5:11Sometimes we my feel like there isn't a lot we can do for someone when he or she is struggling. We can't fix the problem or take away the pain. But we can encourage that person. With our words and deeds we can try to inspire that person to not give up but to keep on going. This morning we'll think about how we can build each other up. Support the Show.
Forgive One Another // Carry Each Other's Burdens
October 15, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBSome among us treat everything as a load and do not share with anyone their troubles and temptations. But others threat everything as a burden and are anxious about everything. This Sunday we will learn the different between caring our own load and carrying each other's burdens. Support the Show.
Forgive One Another // Part II
October 08, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBLast week we started talking about one of the biggest challenges many of us face - God's call to forgive those who have hurt us unfairly. We talked about why we should forgive and about what forgiveness is. This morning we'll take a look at how we can forgive - we'll look at some practical ways we can work at forgiving. Support the Show.
Forgive One Another
October 01, 2017 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBColossians 3:13While doing what God calls us to do is often difficult, this morning we're going to begin to talk about doing one of the most difficult things God calls us to do - something that goes against our natural instincts in many way. We're going to talk about forgiving people who have hurt us. Support the Show.
Accept One Another
September 24, 2017 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBWe all want to feel like we have a place, like we belong. This morning we'll take a look at how the Bible calls Hillside to be a place where everyone who belongs to Jesus Christ is accepted as belonging with us.Text Romans 15:7Message by Pastor Ron Kool Support the Show.
Pray for One Another
September 17, 2017 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBJames 5:16We’re taking a look at what the Bible says about how we are supposed to treat each other as Christians. This morning we’ll take a look at one of the most important things we can do for each other – even though it doesn’t always feel like we’re doing something for someone else. This morning we’ll take a look at praying for one another. Support the Show.
Love One Another
September 10, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBJohn 13:34-35Did you know that there are fifty-nine “one another” commands in the New Testament? Time and time again Jesus and the Apostles call us to “love one another” or “pray for one another” or “submit to one another.” They knew that the way we treat each other was going to be an important part of our witness in this world.This morning we’ll begin a sermon series looking at eight of these “one anothers.” Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: In Search of Happiness
September 03, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBPsalm 1The American dream promises us "the pursuit of happiness," yet the current state of the country proves that the world cannot offer us true happiness. Christians claim that God wants us to be happy or blessed, but how can we attain happiness? In Psalm 1 we have such a path, so let's explore this Psalm this Sunday. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: Seeking God's Strength in Trouble
August 27, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBPsalms 50:15, Joshua 1:7-9A lot of us go through a time of transition. Students may attend a new school, families seal with sickness, or we face the death of a loved one. How is the Lord encouraging us? Who will give us strength to face the tomorrow? The Lord has a message of encouragement and strength for us - let's come this Sunday and hear his Word speak to us. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: When We Need to Find Our Place
August 20, 2017 04:00 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MBPsalm 131We all want to find our place in this world. We want to know where we fit, where we belong. This morning we’ll take a look at a short Psalm that helps us find where we belong – at rest in the hands of God. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: God is Our Refuge
August 13, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBPsalm 46Sometimes in our faith journey we find ourselves needing a safe place to rest, a safe place from danger. Where do we go to find that place? One theme we constantly see pop up in the Psalms is the fact that God is our refuge. We'll unpack what it means for God to be that safe place, our refuge. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: When We've Tasted God's Goodness
August 06, 2017 04:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBPsalm 30When we’re in trouble many of us have learned to turn to God for help. We’ve learned that we need to cry out to Him, tell him our problems, lean on his strength. But we might forget to turn to God when things are going well. In Psalm 30 David invites us to bring our lives to God when God has been good. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: When We've Blown It
July 30, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBPsalm 130We've seen how the Psalms teach us to bring our lives to God when we are sad and scared and when life is unfair. This morning we're going to look at how we bring our lives to God when we've blown it, when we've sinned against God and others. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: When we are Afraid
July 16, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBWe live in a broken world that is full of threats and dangers. Our lives can get turned upside down in an instant. It would be nice if faith in God means that nothing bad happens to us but that’s not the case. Sometimes we’re in pretty scary situations. This morning we’ll look at how David brought his life to God when he was in a very scary situation. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: When We've Been Slandered
July 09, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBEver have anyone talk about you behind your back? Tell a story that wasn't completely true (or that shouldn't have been told?) Ver had anyone try to smear your good name? If you have, then you can relate to David. This morning we'll look at Psalm 7 - a prayer that David prayed when someone was spreading rumors about him. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: God's Songs in a Culture Out of Tune
July 02, 2017 04:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBMany Christians today feel that our culture is regressing, that as a western society we are losing our soul. But this is not a totally new feeling. David felt many times that his world was crumbling. What do you do when the foundations of your world are cracking? What is God’s answer when humanity seems to have lost its way? This Sunday morning we’re going to look at God’s answer in Psalm 19. Support the Show.
Bringing Our Lives to God: When We Can't Get to Sleep
June 25, 2017 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBPsalm 4Have you ever laid in bed at night, knowing that you need sleep, but you just can’t turn your mind off? If you’ve ever experienced that, you’re not alone. In Psalm 4 David shares with us what he would do when he was lying in bed and couldn’t get to sleep. We’ll think about what David did to give his day to God when the day was done. Support the Show.
God's Plan for your Pain
June 11, 2017 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBSooner or later we all experience pain, all of us have troubles. This Sunday we’ll look at God’s work in the life of Naaman, the Syrian army leader, who suffers with an incurable illness. We’ll discover how God is using Naaman’s pain to fulfill His purpose. God is using a slave girl to bring about a heart transformation. Can you trust God that all your life troubles work out according to His plan? Do you see that your pain has a purpose in God’s plan. Support the Show.
Better Off?
June 04, 2017 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBJohn 16:5-15Jesus said a number of things that were confusing to the disciples. But at the Last Supper He said something that really had them wondering. He said, "It is for your good that I am going away." They had to be thinking, "Really?" Have you seen how we've done without you?" This morning we'll think about why Jesus said the disciples would be better off when He' gone. Support the Show.
Life After Easter: Do Everything in the Name of Jesus
May 28, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBMotivation. What was the motivation behind the words? Intentions. What was the intention behind this deed? In our politically charged climate, we scrutinize every word or deed of public people, trying to define intention and motivation behind these. The Bible tells us that we must do everything in the name of Jesus. What does it mean then to bake cookies, to pass a test, to work hard at school or in your job, to put on that dress, to drive that car, to serve, to speak those words, to sm...
Life After Easter: Nurture Peace
May 21, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBWe live in a world where storms can strike out of nowhere. Some are small storms. Some are huge. But when those storms strike it can feel like we are being tossed around by waves that push us in all sorts of different directions. In that kind of world, Paul calls us to let the peace of Christ reign in our hearts. It sounds like a great idea, but how do we dot that? Support the Show.
Life After Easter: Put on the New
May 14, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBColossians 3:12-14Baseball players wear baseball uniforms. Soccer players wear soccer uniforms. The Apostle Paul tells us that if we are Christians we have a “uniform” as well – we are to dress ourselves with compassion, kindness, gentleness, humility and patience. These are the clothes that we fit into better and better as we learn to live in the power of the risen Jesus. Support the Show.
Life After Easter: Put to Death the Old Ways
May 07, 2017 04:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBColossians 3:5-11For the past couple of weeks, we've been talking about learning to live in the power of the risen Jesus. This morning Paul calls us to do something really difficult - He calls us to take out a contract on our old ways. We need to be ruthless, Paul says, as we attack the sin that still lives in us. Support the Show.
Life After Easter: Set Your Hearts and Minds
April 30, 2017 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBColossians 3:1-4One of the most amazing things the Bible teaches us is that Jesus is alive in us and we can live by His power. But how do we do that? How do we learn to live in the power of the risen Jesus? This morning we'll see what Paul calls us to do with our heads and our hearts in order to live in the power of Jesus. Support the Show.
Life After Easter: A New Outlook
April 23, 2017 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBColossians 3: 1-4Last week we had a big celebration – Easter. We celebrated that Jesus rose from the dead and is alive in us today. But what does that mean? What kind of an impact does that have on my day-to-day life? This Sunday we’re going to begin a new series in which we take a look at how we can learn to live the life that God is calling us to live. Support the Show.
Questions of the Last Week: Who Will Roll the Stone Away?
April 16, 2017 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBOne of the lessons some of us have learned as we’ve gone through life is that we should be really careful when we get our hopes up. We shouldn’t let ourselves dream too big because then we’ll be disappointed. We shouldn’t ask for too much because we’ll get hurt when we don’t get it. But today — Easter Sunday — God wants us to know that He wants to do more for us than we could ever ask orimagine. Today He invites us to dare to believe thateverything is going to be just right.Text: Mark 16:1-8 ...
Questions of the Last Week: Who is this?
April 09, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBMatthew 21This question was spoken on the first day of the week as Jesus entered Jerusalem. We try so hard to put Jesus in a box so that we can understand Him easily. The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. Support the Show.
Questions of the Last Week: Who is it You Want?
April 02, 2017 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBJohn 18:1-10Whether you've been going to church for your entire life or you just swung by in the last few months, Jesus is asking us a basic question today: What are you looking for? or Who do we want? On the night Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the garden of Gethsemane He asks the soldiers who came to arrest Him: "Who is it you want?" The soldiers give the right answer, "Jesus," but did they have the right reasons? This Sunday God challenges us to seriously consider this question: "W...
Questions of the Last Week: Surely you don't mean me, Lord?
March 26, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBMatthew 26: 20-25Many of us try to be good people. We try to be kind and caring, compassionate and giving. We try to tell the truth and keep our promises. We want to believe that there are some things that we would never do - some people might, but not us. This morning we'll look at how Jesus challenges us to recognize that, without Him, we can fail in some really big ways. Support the Show.
Questions of the Last Week: Are You Asleep?
March 19, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBMatthew 26:36-46In the worst moment of your life, to whom do you turn for help? In the greatest crisis, who do you ask for help? Jesus is facing the greatest crisis of his life when he is in the Garden of Gethsemane. Let’s take a look this Sunday at what Jesus does while contemplating the incoming storm. Support the Show.
Questions of the Last Week: Why Have You Forsaken Me?
March 12, 2017 05:00 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MBSupport the Show.
Questions of the Last Week: Why This Waste?
March 05, 2017 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBMatthew 26:6-13This morning is the first Sunday of Lent, a time in the church year that leads us to two of the most important days of the year - Good Friday (when Jesus dies) and Easter (when Jesus rose from the dead). This is often a time where Christians reflect on both our own brokenness and sinfulness AND the amazing love and sacrifice of Jesus. In order to help us do that this year, we're going to look at questions that came up in the week that ended with Jesus going to the cross. Thi...
Meeting Our God: Lovers of Jesus, Love One Another
February 26, 2017 05:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBMatthew 25:31-46, 28:19-20Many non-Christians and Christians alike are disgruntled today. There are some things that we can;t stand: abuse, racism, human trafficking, crooked politicians, persecution of Christians, generational poverty, friends straying away from God, etc. But God so loved the world, the bible tells us. This Sunday we'll hear Jesus tell us that we must be like God and love. Love the needy, love one another! What does that mean for you? What if your love for Jesus is measured ...
Meeting Our God: God Speaks in Holy Moments
February 19, 2017 05:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBMatthew 28:19-20 and Luke 22:19-20We’re finishing up our series on worship. We’ve looked at what we say to God in worship and we’ve considered how God speaks to us through His Word and the sermon. We finish up with two more ways God speaks to us – Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Support the Show.
Meeting Our God: How Does God Speak to Us?
February 12, 2017 05:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBII Timothy 3:16We've been looking at the things we say to God in a worship. We've talked about how we say, "You are awesome" or "Please forgive us" or "We need You" to God. Now we're going to take a look at what God is saying to us during a worship service, and we';; think about how we can listen to His voice better. Support the Show.
Meeting Our God: Giving Our Lives to God
February 05, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBPsalm 119:11We’ve been looking at things we say to God in a worship service. We’ve talked about saying, “We love You”, “We’re sorry”, and “We need You”. This morning we’re going to touch on one more thing we say to God – “We give ourselves to You”. Part of what we do when we get together with God is we make ourselves available to Him – with all of our heart and soul and mind and strength. Support the Show.
Meeting Our God: Bring Our Needs to God
January 29, 2017 05:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBPsalm 102:1-2Most of us like to think that we're pretty independent. We don't like to ask for help - whether it's asking for money or directions. We want to take care of things on our own. But this morning we'll recognize that part of what we do when we get together for worship is we ask God to help us. The good news is that God is very excited and happy to hear our requests. Support the Show.