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Becoming Hillside

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 9:01


On September 17, 2023, Christ Community Church will become Hillside Church. In this episode, Pastor Brandon explains why this change is taking place and invites you to join us in our mission to Belong to Jesus' people, Believe in Jesus, and Become like Jesus.

Sabbath as Justice (Is. 56:1-8)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 40:17


Pastor Brandon returns this week to explore the idea that Sabbath leads to a just world where we are defined not by our circumstances, but by faithfulness to God.

Rest for Your Soul (Ex. 20 & Matt. 11:28-30)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 40:27


This week, Kevin Smyth shares from Matthew 11 on the rest for our souls.

Sabbath as Healing (Luke 13:10-17)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 36:54


This Sunday, Pastor Minde shared the story of a woman

Lord of the Sabbath (Matt. 12:1-14)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 43:15


What does Jesus think is the purpose of Sabbath? Today, we explore two stories from the Gospel of Matthew that show us what Jesus intended the Sabbath to be.

Where To Go When You Can't Keep Going (Matt. 11:28-30)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 31:30


Jesus said, "Come to me," because Jesus' yoke is easy and his burden is light. Today, Reid Thornton unpacks the command, invitation, and promise contained in that simple statement.

Sabbath Priests (Ex. 31:12-18)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 34:44


Creation. Temple. Priesthood. Law. Grace. Rest. These are themes that anchor so much of the Bible's story, and today we see how all of them come together in the seminal practice of Sabbath.

The Two Ways (Luke 16:1-14)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 34:24


The two ways to live is a consistent theme through the Bible. In this passage from Luke, Jesus applies the "two ways" to how we use our wealth.

All to Jesus I Surrender (Luke 18:18-30)

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 39:37


What does it mean to give everything to Jesus? For the young man in today's passage, it means too much.

Our Radically Generous God (Luke 19:1-10)

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 27:43


The Radical Call of Jesus (Luke 9:51-10:2)

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 43:36


The call of Jesus is beautiful, rewarding, joyful, and difficult. Today we encounter Jesus' radical call to follow him.

Communion Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 52:47


Mistaken Identity (John 20:11-16)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 27:44


Pastor Nathan O'Neal explores Mary's encounter with the risen Jesus.

Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ (Rom. 6:1-14)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 35:22


If God's grace is as extravagant as we saw on Easter Sunday, then what should our attitude toward sin be? This week, we turn to Romans 6:1-14 where the apostle Paul addressed this very question.

The Jesus Peter Knows (John 21:15-19)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 28:47


On this Easter Sunday, we explore Jesus' threefold restoration of the apostle Peter.

Palm Sunday (Matt. 21:1-17)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 36:53


Jesus' entry into Jerusalem during the Passover celebration reveals to us a Messiah, a king very different from what we might expect, but exactly the king we need.

The Gospel, Pt 2 (1 Cor. 15:20-28)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 31:37


This week, Monica Romig continues our series on The Gospel, considering the return of Jesus as the completion of the Good News about him and for us.

The Gospel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 34:18


In 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, the Apostle Paul reminds the Corinthian Christians of the good news that he first preached to them. From this passage we learn just what the Gospel of Jesus is.

In Jesus' Name (John 14:12-13)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 27:14


In this conclusion to our series on prayer, Pastor Brandon asks and attempts to answer the question, "What does it mean to pray in Jesus' name?"

Lament (2 Kings 23:28-30, Psalm 44)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 43:06


Is it ever okay to complain to God? Isn't that just whining? Today, Pastor Brandon walks us through one of the most disappointing episodes in Judah's history, the nation's response, and why it is good and right to take all of our complaints to God, especially when we feel hopeless.

Fasting & Prayer (Matt. 6:16-18)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 34:34


Throughout the Bible, God's people are called to fast from food for many reasons. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon explores those reasons and Jesus' expectation that his followers would fast.

Keep it Up (Luke 18:1-8)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 32:42


In Luke 18, Jesus tells a parable about persistence in prayer, and the lesson may be even better than we could imagine.

The Unexpected Answer to Prayer (1 Kings 8:23-30)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 32:20


Guest preacher Reid Thornton joins us today, preaching from 1 Kings 8:23-30.

Prayer Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 37:47


On fifth Sundays at Christ Community, we have a Q&A time instead of a sermon. This month's Q&A was about prayer. We spent the service practicing different types of prayer and then Pastor Brandon answered questions from the congregation about prayer. We hope this time is informative and helpful for your prayer life.

Keep it Real (Matt. 26:36-46)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 35:03


The second principle of prayer: keep it real. No one kept it more real with God than Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before he died.

Keep it Simple (Matt. 6:5-8)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 30:23


Today we explore the first principle of prayer: keep it simple. God already knows your heart and knows what you need. God wants you to come to him, but there's no need to dress up your language or repeat things over and over. Just keep it simple.

We Pray Because God Prays (Rom. 8:26-27)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 29:10


Did you know that the Holy Spirit and Jesus are constantly praying for you? When we come to God in prayer, we're entering an ongoing divine conversation, which should be the most comforting thing in the world when we struggle to pray.

A Life of Repentance (Mark 1:14-15)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 32:23


Repentance is the foundation of life with God. But repentance is much more than saying, "I'm sorry." In this message, pastor Brandon explores Jesus' call to repent because the kingdom of God has come.

LOVE (1 Cor. 13)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 32:39


What is love?

JOY (Matt. 2:1-12)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 43:25


Truth-seekers rejoice with the truth, no matter what it may mean for them.

PEACE (Isaiah 40:1-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 38:21


Jesus' coming means so many things, but most of all it means SHALOM. Today, we explore what Shalom is, how Jesus fulfills it, and how we can partake of God's Shalom.

HOPE (Isaiah 9:2-7)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 35:33


On this first Sunday of Advent, we consider what Christian hope truly is and how having Jesus as our king helps us to live in hope.

Love Your Enemy - Dr. Scott W. Sunquist

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 33:26


In this guest sermon, Dr. Scott W. Sunquist, President of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, encourages us in an age of conflict to be the people who love our enemies.

The Christ-Centeredness of Scripture (John 5:31-47)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 29:59


The Inspiration of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:10-17)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 31:04


In 2 Timothy, the Apostle Paul gives his final instructions to Timothy the young pastor of a church in the great city of Ephesus. Much of his instruction has to do with remaining faithful in the face of temptation and false teaching, and here near the end of his letter, Paul gives his prescription for standing firm: hold fast to God's Word.

The Sufficiency of Scripture (Psalm 19:7-11)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 33:22


Psalm 19 opens to us the two "books" of God's revelation: nature and Scripture, also known as general and special revelation. Verses 7-11 focus on all that we can learn from Scripture, including all that is necessary for the knowledge of God and our salvation.

Authority (Matt. 5:17-19)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 30:06


Where does the Bible get its authority, and why should Christians invest their time in reading and knowing the Bible?

Eat This Book! (Psalm 119:97-104)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 36:26


Meditate - Obey - Delight. This is the pattern the psalmist lays out for approaching God's Word.

Vision 2023: Formation (Rom. 12:1-2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 34:53


God's vision for every person is to become like Jesus (Romans 8:29). As a church, that's our vision, too. This week, we consider how we do our part in becoming like Jesus, and our plan as a church to help people do just that.

Faith & Law (Rom. 9:30-10:13)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 36:44


As we begin this year-long study in spiritual practices, we begin with the questions, What is the relationship between grace and obedience? And, What is the purpose of our obedience to Jesus?

The People Who Wrestle With God (Gen. 32:24-32)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 34:47


In the Bible, God's people are called Israel, which means "to struggle with God." Followers of Jesus are welcomed into the community of Israel, and together we are all the people who struggle with God. And that's very good news for us doubters and those who ask hard questions.

The Foundation of Babylon (Gen. 9:18-11:30)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 34:37


Today we trace human history from the Ark to the Tower of Babel and discover the origins of human empires and injustice and prepare for God's call to Abram to establish a people opposed to the powers of the world.

What Went Wrong (Gen. 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 39:53


We turn our attention to Genesis 3, and humanity's Fall. Today, we begin to answer the question, "What went wrong?" and consider the dual invitations from the world and from Jesus to take and eat.

The Birth of Community (Gen. 2:15-25)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 39:14


The book of Genesis began as a catechesis for God's people, to teach them about who they are and who God is and how to be in the world. Today's text, 2:15-25, introduces Adam and Eve, and from them, we learn at least four things about how humans are made and how we are to live.

Baptism Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 50:50


This fifth Sunday, we did something a little different. Rather than the normal sermon, Pastor Brandon answered questions from the congregation about baptism.

Conformed to His Image (Rom. 8:18-30)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 23:43


The gospel of Jesus has implications far beyond individual forgiveness. In this message from the letter to the Romans, Berkeley explores the meaning of the gospel for creation.

The Power of Kindness (Col. 3:12-17)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 27:07


Just how powerful is kindness? This week Pastor Minde weaves research and Scripture to give us a powerful picture of what kindness can do.

The Rest of God (Gen. 2:1-3)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 32:14


Americans tend to value productivity over rest, and so tend to be really bad at Sabbath. But when the God who needs no rest chooses to, it challenges us to rethink of relationship to rest and why that need is built into who we are.

Be Fruitful & Multiply (Gen. 1:26-31)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 42:30


The whole mission of humanity and of Christ's church is contained in these few verses at the beginning of the Bible that teach us something revolutionary about human value.

A Pandemic of Hope (Mal. 4:1-2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 22:36


This week, pastor Nathan O'Neal shares from the prophet Malachi on the audacity and necessity of Christian hope.

The Word of Creation (Gen. 1:3-31)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 33:31


In this second message in the book of Genesis, we ask, "What is the purpose of the Creation narratives at the beginning of the BIble? Why were they written and what does God really want us to learn from them?" We'll see how even in the first words of Scripture, we're pointed to Jesus and to an ongoing, formative relationship with him and others.

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