Foothills Church

Under the InfluenceWhose voice gets the first word, the most words, and the last word in your life? In a world full of competing influences, the cross of Christ stands as God's wisdom, power, and invitation to true life

Two sons. One wandered far away. One stayed home but drifted just as far.Somewhere between duty and desire, we can lose sight of the Father's heart.In this message from Luke 15, we are challenged to ask: Have I traded the Father's mission for my own priorities? And do I still rejoice when the lost come home?What was lost can be found again.

Jesus overturned tables because the mission mattered more than the marketplace. Nothing should stand in the way of people finding and following Him. Yet good things can become obstacles, comfort can become isolation, and division can damage the mission. Jesus calls His church to clear the way, make room for those far from God, and join His rescue mission by helping people find and follow Him. Who is God calling you to help bring closer to Jesus today?

Two Criminal's beside Jesus on the cross. One saw Jesus clearly and one didn't.

Don't just stand in the crowd. Reach.One woman reached through her pain. One father held onto faith through heartbreak. In a world full of answers that don't heal, Jesus still meets the desperate, restores the broken, and speaks life where others see no hope. Your suffering is not beyond His reach.

Are you being pulled away from Jesus without even realizing it?Martha became so distracted by what needed to be done that she missed the opportunity to simply be with Jesus.

What happens when we stop looking down on others and start looking up to Jesus?In Luke 7, a Pharisee and a woman encounter Jesus in the same room. But they walk away completely different. One thought he had done enough. The other understood how much she had been forgiven.

In Genesis 26, Isaac returned to the wells his father Abraham had dug—wells that had been buried by jealousy, conflict, and time. Instead of focusing on the dirt, he went looking for the water.This message is a reminder to honor what God has done before you, recognize how far His grace has already brought you, and keep digging so the next generation can drink from what God is doing today. Beneath every obstacle, every disappointment, and every setback, God is still the source of living water.Don't spend your life staring at the dirt. Keep digging. There's water underneath

Here Comes TroubleWhat we hide becomes trouble, but what we confess can become hope.In Joshua 7, Achan buried what should have been surrendered—and what was hidden in his tent eventually came to light. This message explores the danger of concealed sin, the freedom found in confession, and the grace Jesus offers to make us right with God.Freedom Starts Here:• Name it – Be honest about what's hiding in the dark.• Bring it to God – His light exposes, but His grace restores.• Tell the right person – Healing grows in trusted community.• Remove access – Starve what keeps pulling you back.• Make it right – Repentance is more than regret; it's a new direction.What is buried in your tent?

When David found himself weary and running for his life, Barzillai set a table.Not a small gesture, but an extravagant one. He showed kindness for a king who had nothing to offer in return.Scandalous hospitality meets people at their worst moment and gives more than they deserve. It refuses to let a difficult season become the final chapter of someone's story.The table Barzillai set in the wilderness became a legacy that outlived him. And it reminds us that sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer is simple, undeserved grace.

Jesus went through Samaria on purpose. Not for a crowd, but for one woman carrying a jar and a lifetime of thirst.At a well in the middle of an ordinary day, she met the Messiah. He saw her story, offered living water, and changed everything.She came carrying a jar. She left carrying a testimony. Leaving the jar behind, she ran to tell everyone what Jesus had done.Some encounters change everything.Leave the jar. Come and see.

Maintain Your HeadingIt's easy to drift—one distraction, one compromise at a time. But God calls us back to center.“Love must be sincere… cling to what is good… keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” (Romans 12:9–11 NIV)This message is a call to realign—to examine your life, refocus, and choose consistency from this day forward.Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12)Live in harmony… as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12:16, 18)No matter what comes—“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21 NIV)Stay steady. Stay rooted.Maintain your heading.

We can know about God and still remain distant. There comes a moment when knowing is no longer enough—when belief must become surrender.This message tells a story shaped by grace: that we have all fallen short, yet God met us in our sin with love. Through Christ, what was broken is offered new life.To those who believe and receive Him, He gives a new identity—children of God.The invitation is simple, but the decision is personal: to accept, to choose, to follow.

Mary's words still lead us: “Do whatever He tells you.” Obedience turns ordinary moments into places of glory.Let His Word steady you,let His Spirit remind you,and let His people guide you.At Cana, the servants simply followed His voice—and the water became wine.Sometimes the miracle is on the other side of doing what He says.

“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.”We carry things we were never meant to bring—the voice that says “I don't deserve another chance,”the fear that whispers “I'll always be this way,”the shame that declares “I am my worst moment.”Paul felt the tension—wanting good yet wrestling with sin.Still, the answer wasn't effort… it was Jesus.Because of Him:You are not condemned.You will not be condemned.You cannot be condemned.The law couldn't save us—so God did what we couldn't do.Through Jesus, sin lost its claim and grace had the final word.So why carry what heaven already cleared?Jesus was condemned for your sin—so you could walk in freedom, not shame.

We're born bent toward ourselves — toward comfort, image, and control.But Jesus shows us another way.Paul calls us to humility… to lay down selfish ambition… to see others as better than ourselves.And Christ gives us the pattern: God in flesh choosing a towel, kneeling low, serving with love.Selfishness turns relationships into transactions.Servanthood opens the door to real joy.When life stops being about me,Jesus becomes the center —and love finally has room to breathe

Worship isn't background noise — it's a battlefield posture.When Jehoshaphat needed direction, he didn't look at the dry valley… he asked for a worshiper. And while the harp played, God filled what looked empty.Worship refocuses us.Worship makes room for God to move.Worship shifts us from passive to prepared.If He can fill a dry valley without wind or rain, He can fill the dry places in you.Worship like it matters.

To encourage is to put courage back into one another.In the middle of the storm—when the sun disappears and hope runs thin—Paul reminds us of what God has promised. The ship may break apart, but God's word will not.This message explores how encouragers speak truth, point people to God's provision, and steady others toward shore. Because all of God's promises find their unshakable Yes in Christ—and sometimes, encouragement doesn't just comfort… it saves lives.

Nathan stood before David.Paul stood before Peter.Real friends stand in the light.Because truth in love is mercy,and clarity is kindness,and calling someone out is something you do for them, not to them.Before we speak, we search our own hearts.Before we correct, we confess our own logs.And when the truth lands—healing begins,wandering stops,and forgiveness finds its way home.

Curiosity opens the door, and questions make room for truth.Nicodemus came in the quiet of night, searching — and Jesus met him there.Wisdom listens. Understanding leans in. And the Spirit moves like the wind,gentle, unseen, but impossible to ignore.We learn by asking.We grow by listening.And we're shaped by the One who already knows what's in our hearts.If you wait for every answer, you'll never take a step —but God meets you in the stepping.A reminder that honest questions don't push Jesus away.They draw you closer to the life He's been offering all along

A real apology doesn't hide behind excuses. It starts with godly sorrow that leads to true repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10). Like the prodigal son, we return home owning what we've done (Luke 15:20–24). And when we confess, God forgives (1 John 1:9) and healing begins (James 5:16).A real sorry restores what was broken.

Pray first. Move now. Give sacrificially. Stick together. John said, “Look—the Lamb of God.” And they followed. Jesus said, “Come and see.” And everything changed. Come and see Jesus for yourself. Go and tell others. Invite them to see Him too. Philip brought Nathanael. Jesus already knew him. Already saw him. Already called him higher. Let Jesus defend Himself. We just bring people to Him.

Tetelestai.It is finished.The cross wasn't a moment of defeat—it was the completion of a promise.The empty tomb means every word Jesus spoke can be trusted.The Servant who came to give His life… finished the work.The spotless Lamb… passed every inspection.The Artist… completed His masterpiece.The Redeemer… paid every debt.The Liberator… opened every prison door.Because He lives, grace is a gift.Because He finished, we are forgiven.Because He rose, we are free.Tetelestai. Paid in full. Forever.

Sometimes faith looks like friends who won't give up—who pray first, move now, give deeply, and stay close.Mark 2 shows us what happens when love carries someoneright to the feet of Jesus.Revival begins in quiet obedience.Hope rises when Jesus speaks.And lives change in ways only God can explain.Mark 2:10–12 NLT

Small faith still moves under a big God.A pedal pressed. A seed planted. A quiet beginning.Start small.A father kneels. A son suffers.“I believe—help my unbelief.” Mark 9:24God rejoices in beginnings. Zechariah 4:10Step out.Faith becomes visible when it becomes action.James 2:14–18Stay with it.A mustard seed speaks to mountains.Endurance keeps its eyes on Jesus.Hebrews 12:1–3And in the end, the boy is healed.Matthew 17:18Small beginnings. Steady steps. A faithful God who finishes what He starts.

From inside the tent, life feels small, limited, and impossible.But God keeps calling us outside , into a sky full of promises.Abraham questioned, waited, and still believed.And God counted him righteous because of his faith.Step outside the tent.Re‑count His promises.Do the next right thing.God's math always adds up.Genesis 12 • Genesis 15 • Romans 4

True humility isn't timid — it's bold in God.Elijah shows what happens when you stop wavering and stand fully on the Lord's side. When your passion is aimed at Him, heaven answers.Get off the fence. Get a fresh word. Build a real history with God.The Lord—He is God.

When you feel like you've got nothing left, God asks the same question Elisha asked the widow:“What do you have in the house?”2 Kings 4:2 NLTShe thought she had nothing—but God multiplied the little she offered.Grace doesn't erase effort; it transforms it.Bring God your empty places.Bring Him your need, your jars, your “nothing.”Because in His hands, emptiness becomes overflow,poverty becomes richness,and what you thought wasn't enough becomes more than enough.2 Corinthians 8:9 NLT

When the math doesn't math, God rewrites the equation.Weakness becomes strength.Obedience overturns the odds.Less becomes more in His hands.Gideon's story reminds us: when God is for us, nothing can stand against us.Romans 8:31; Romans 10:9

Life doesn't always show us the whole picture. What feels overwhelming in the natural often has a spiritual root.Ephesians 6:12 NLTIn 2 Kings 6, the servant saw an army — but God showed Elisha the greater reality: heaven was already surrounding what surrounded them.2 Kings 6:16–17 NLTSometimes the battle isn't your circumstance.Sometimes it's your perspective.God fights for you.God surrounds you.And through the cross, Jesus has already disarmed every spiritual power that rises against you.Colossians 2:15 NLT

1.  You are not guaranteed tomorrow. 2. God does not operate according to yourtimeline. 3. You won't have an excuse for not beingready.

1.    Don't confuse the long way with the wrong way. 2.    In the detour, draw faith from those before you. 3.    Trust the guide, not the map.

In a world that had drifted far from God, Scripture tells us that His heart was broken by what He saw. Yet even in the middle of widespread corruption, one line changes everything: Noah found favor with the Lord.This message explores what happens when God calls something broken to an end and invites obedience to begin. Through Noah's story, we're reminded that following God often means trusting Him with what we build, how we remain faithful over time, and what we allow to come with us into the next season. God's grace doesn't always erase the past, but it does shape a different ending.

Comparison has a quiet way of changing how we see ourselves and others. What starts as noticing someone else's blessing can slowly turn into measuring, competing, and carrying resentment we were never meant to hold.This message walks through the story of Cain and Abel and reminds us that God's favor is not a limited resource. When hurt turns inward and anger goes unchecked, it shapes our choices and our relationships. But God invites us to rule over sin instead of letting it rule over us.

Why Do I Fail So Easily?

Day One 

A Move of God

Prince Of Peace

Everlasting Father

Life feels heavier when everything depends on you. Problems grow when your perspective shrinks. And wonder slowly gets replaced with worry.This message invites you to slow down long enough to see God as He really is, not small or distant, but present, powerful, and near. When you stop trying to carry what was never meant for you to hold, you make room to receive strength that does not run out.

Some seasons feel confusing. Other seasons feel heavy. And sometimes you can sense that something deeper is going on in you, even if you can't name it yet.Jesus doesn't just see the surface of your life. He knows you fully, understands the struggles beneath the struggles, and offers the kind of hope you can't manufacture on your own. If you've been searching for clarity or craving real change, this is a reminder that the light you're looking for isn't far away.

We weren't designed to walk out our faith alone. God places us in community on purpose so we can strengthen one another, carry each other through challenges, and live out a mission none of us could accomplish by ourselves.

We all want our lives to point toward something meaningful. We want to invest our time, attention, and resources into what truly lasts. But how do we know where to aim our lives… and what God is inviting us into next?In this message, we explore Jesus' words about treasure and how the things we value shape who we become. If you've ever wondered how to align your life with God's purpose, or how to be part of something that continues long after you're gone, this message will encourage you to trust Him with what matters most.

Sometimes we get caught staring at what God did… and miss what He's calling us to do next. In Acts 1, the disciples were looking up into the sky, waiting—until two messengers reminded them: “Why are you standing here?” Jesus had already given them a mission, power, and a promise. Their next step wasn't to stay still, but to move.This message is an invitation to do the same. To pray first, yes—but then to move with God, to give sacrificially, and to stay united as we step into what's ahead. If He's calling, we won't stand still. We'll move now.

You've got a next step to take.You're not sure which one.Do you move first—or ask first?This message looks at David in Ziklag: before he acted, he prayed. That pause changed everything—God gave clear direction, and what was lost was restored. If you want to know what to do next, learn to make prayer your first move, not your last.