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Huron Hills Church

313 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings

Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for Huron Hills Church in Ann Arbor, MI, where we are seeking an honest, compassionate, and hopeful faith.Visit us at huronhills.org, or find us on facebook: Huron Hills Church.

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Episodes

A House For All, wk1

October 13, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Pastor Nathan kicks off our new series exploring multiethnicity, unity, and the Church. Support the show

Finding Home: Hopeful

September 28, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

Preaching from Luke 13:1-9, Pastor Nathan wraps up our Fall Vision Series. We are seeking an honest, compassionate, and HOPEFUL faith in Jesus Christ. Support the show

Finding Home: Compassionate

September 21, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

Preaching from Matthew 9, Pastor Nathan continues our Fall Vision Series. We are seeking an honest, COMPASSIONATE, and hopeful faith in Jesus Christ. Support the show

Finding Home: Honest

September 14, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

Preaching from Luke 18:9-17, Pastor Nathan continues our Fall Vision Series. We are seeking an HONEST, compassionate, and hopeful faith in Jesus Christ. Support the show

Finding Home: Seeking

September 08, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Pastor Nathan kicks off our Fall Vision Series! We look to Luke 15 to illustrate how we are SEEKING an honest, compassionate, and hopeful faith in Jesus Christ. Support the show

Messy: Loving Others Isn't Easy, wk5

August 31, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff takes us through Romans 13:8-14 and shows us how neighbor-love is the seal of God. Support the show

Messy: Loving Others Isn't Easy, wk4

August 24, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MB

Our Pastoral Resident, Nate Veldhoff, walks us through the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) and shows us that the love of God is a love that abolishes borders. Support the show

Messy: Loving Others Isn't Easy, wk3

August 17, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Preaching from Matthew 19:16-22, Pastor Nathan shows us that the way to encounter true and everlasting life is not through our actions but through knowing and encountering the God who knows and loves you. Support the show

Messy: Loving Others Isn't Easy, wk2

August 10, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Returning to Leviticus 19:1-4 and 9-18, Pastor Nathan highlights the profound grace of God in the call to holiness. Support the show

Messy: Loving Others Isn't Easy, wk1

August 06, 2020 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Pastor Nathan kicks off our new series about the sometimes messy work of loving each other. Turning to Leviticus 19:1-4 and 9-18, we see the breadth and reach of God's call for us to love one another. Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk7

August 06, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Pastor Nathan wraps up our stay in 1 Thessalonians 2 and points us toward the work of the Holy Spirit in us: a work of supernatural love and connection. Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk6

July 20, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16, Pastor Nathan reminds us of God's constant, faithful presence and work in our lives. By the grace of God, we are the Holy Resilient. Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk5

July 13, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff encourages us to take a call-in posture with on another that is modeled after God's own call-in posture toward us.  Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk4

July 06, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB

Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff preaches from 1 Thessalonians 2:8-10 and highlights the difference the gospel makes in our lives as a crucial component of our witness. Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk3

June 29, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-8, Pastor Nathan highlights tender care as another pillar of a Spirit-filled witness. Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk2

June 22, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 2:3-7, Pastor Nathan points us toward a Spirit-formed witness that is characterized by integrity.  Support the show

Thessalonians 2.0: Witnesses to the World, wk1

June 15, 2020 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

Returning to the book of 1 Thessalonians and preaching from 2:1-2, Pastor Nathan calls out the characteristics of a Spirit-formed, courageous witness. Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk7

June 01, 2020 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

On this Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Nathan points us to 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 as an example of Spirit-filled testimony.  Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk6

May 26, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 1:4-7, Pastor Nathan walks us through six signs of a Spirit-filled Church. Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk5

May 18, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Pastor Nathan encourages us to seek comfort in our God of Love who is always present and always active. Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk4

May 11, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-5, Pastor Nathan reminds us that through Christ's work on the cross, we are brothers and sisters with Jesus, at home with God and at home with one another. Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk3

May 04, 2020 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Preaching from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, Pastor Nathan encourages us to cling to the virtues of faith, hope, and love even in the face of uncertainty.  Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk2

April 27, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Preaching from 1 Thes 1:1-5, Pastor Nathan points us to the bedrock Christian practices of gratitude, prayer, and mindfulness. Support the show

Thessalonians: Faith in Uncertain Times, wk1

April 20, 2020 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

Pastor Nathan kicks off our new sermon series with 1 Thessalonians 1:1. Even in uncertain times, we can find comfort by knowing who we are, where we are, and what we have as Jesus's Church. Support the show

Easter Sunday, 2020

April 13, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

This year, Easter looked pretty different from what we are used to. But, even as we shelter in place with the disciples on that first Easter morning, we declare: He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Support the show

Palm Sunday, 2020

April 06, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

Preaching from John 12:12-16, Pastor Nathan points us to the faithful presence of Jesus on this Palm Sunday. Support the show

I Am the True Vine

March 30, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB

Preaching from John 14:30-15:8, guest speaker Rick Goetsch encourages us to abide in Jesus, the True Vine. Support the show

I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life

March 23, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Preaching from John 13:31-14:7, Pastor Nathan shares with us an invitation of Jesus to join Him in fellowship and trust. Even though we will encounter fears and failures, Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, says "Let not your heart be troubled. Trust God; trust also in Me." Support the show

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

March 16, 2020 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Preaching from John 11:1-44, our Youth Minister Jeremy Stringer gives us a message of hope and confidence in Jesus who is Resurrection and Life. Support the show

A Word from Pastor Nathan

March 16, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MB

A pastoral word of encouragement and wisdom as we navigate COVID-19 together as a church family and hand-in-hand with our Lord Jesus. Support the show

I Am the Good Shepherd

March 09, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Preaching from John 10:11-18, Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff shares with us how Jesus's claim as the Good Shepherd is an invitation into belonging and a statement of Jesus's own deep devotion toward his flock. Support the show

I Am the Gate

March 02, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Preaching from John 10:1-10 Pastor Nathan points us to Jesus as the Gate to God the Father. We are encouraged to bring ourselves hand-in-hand with all those who are hurting and in need to this Gate. Support the show

I Am the Light of the World

February 24, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Preaching from John 8:12 and 9:1-7, Pastor Nathan points us to Jesus as the Light of the World. Jesus's light reveals to us who we are and reveals to us who God is. Support the show

I Am The Bread of Life

February 17, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Preaching from John 6:35-40, our Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff kicks off our series on the I Am statements of Jesus. Jesus describes himself as the Bread of Life, our spiritual nourishment that fulfills our deepest needs. Support the show

Make Space: The Better Blessing

February 03, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

To wrap up our series, Pastor Nathan looks to Acts 20:35, 1 Timothy 6:17-19, and 2 Corinthians 9:12-13 to show us how great a blessing it is to give. Support the show

Make Space: Give and Love like God

January 27, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

Looking to Proverbs 3:9-10 and Ephesians 5:1, Pastor Nathan shows us that when we give, we are imitators of God's own heart. Support the show

Make Space: Joy with More or Less

January 20, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

Preaching from Ecclesiastes 4:4-9, 5:19 and Matthew 6:19-21, Pastor Nathan points to the virtue of contentment and how cultivating contentment brings us into the very heart of God. Support the show

Make Space: Me, My Stuff, and God

January 13, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Pastor Nathan kicks off our new series preaching from Matthew 25:14-30. We are given vision for how our money and possessions are tools through which we can align ourselves with God's purposes and the work God is doing in and through each of us. Support the show

The First Sunday of 2020

January 06, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Pastor Nathan encourages us from Ephesians 2:1-10 and turns us toward a new year. Support the show

The Sunday After Christmas - Jesus Joins with Us

December 30, 2019 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

Preaching from Hebrews 2:10-18, Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff encourages us to see Christmas as the first steps of Jesus taking the long way to join with us. Support the show

Unforgettable Christmas - wk3

December 30, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MB

Pastor Nathan preaches from John 1:1-5, 10-14. Support the show

Unforgettable Christmas - wk2

December 16, 2019 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

Preaching from Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-7, Pastor Nathan walks us through the messiness of the manger story. Support the show

Unforgettable Christmas - wk1

December 09, 2019 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

Preaching from Luke 1:26-38, Pastor Nathan shows us how in the story of the Annunciation, we see a God who chooses to enter into the world by working in the impossible. Like Mary, we are encouraged to give God our "Yes" and be one by whom Christ is birthed into the world. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk8

December 04, 2019 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Pastor Nathan preaches from Ephesians 5:1-20. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk9

December 02, 2019 18:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

Pastoral Resident Nate Veldhoff finishes off our Ephesians series, urging us toward reconciliation, unity, and courage in the power and presence of God. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk7

November 18, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Pastor Nathan highlights the value of a soft and bright heart before God and others in Ephesians 4:17-32. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk6

November 13, 2019 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB

Guest preacher & pastor Cyd Holsclaw discusses mutual submission as a mark of being a people filled with the Spirit. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk5

November 04, 2019 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Pastor Nathan points us toward the foundational nature of Unity in Ephesians 4:1-16. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk3

October 21, 2019 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

Pastor Nathan on Ephesians 2:11-22. Support the show

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, wk2

October 17, 2019 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Our Pastoral Resident, Nate Veldhoff, preaches from Ephesians 2:1-10. In this passage we see how God's grace restores to us value, worth, and identity. Support the show