Podcast appearances and mentions of alex rettmann

Every year our senior leader, Alex Rettmann, takes time to pray and think about a word that might give an aim for the coming year. This year that word is depth.  In an age where the Church is thought of as a place to help you realize your project self, we want to put front and center, the Cross.   The Cross calls to us, come and die, lay down your life and trust only in Jesus. When we answer the call of the Cross, we can receive the power of the Cross - a life of otherworldly triumph and miracles.   It requires depth and maturity to recognize that we live by faith in a world of brokenness, while also living with the possibility of heaven on earth.  Thank you Jesus for the Cross.

This past weekend we had our very first all church camp out at the Oregon coast. Our senior leader, Alex Rettmann, spoke from 1 Peter 4:7-11 about the two priorities we have as we live in the last days: People and Prayer.

This last Sunday our senior leader, Alex Rettmann cast some vision for us as we enter the new year. We are invited to live a Kingdom life, not just a Christian life. Jesus didn't just come to get you into heaven, He came to get heaven into you, so that heaven would come through you. This is the mission God has set out from the creation of the world and when you are on this mission with Him, life isn't boring. Our strategy to live this Kingdom life on offer cannot be one of lack. We must put Him as our goal rather than checking the temperature of everything around us to determine our course of action. He will make you a thermostat who changes everyone else's course. Like Jesus, we limit the activity of our life to only what we see the Father doing. A strategic choice of dependence, to step into more of his goodness. That's what we're after this year.

This last Sunday we kicked off the New Year with a message from Alex Rettmann on where we're headed this year as a church family. At the beginning of every year we take time to ask what God might be saying over us as a church specifically for the coming year. What we felt collectively was that 2022 will be the year of why. We believe that the best way to get ready for the new thing God is doing is to ask why a lot. We need to ask why about many of the things we do and believe in order to discover if we have any old wineskins that just won't suffice for the new wine He intends to pour out (Mark 2v18-22). There are two things specifically that we want to focus in on: our theology and our methods. We must ask ourselves questions about our theology to make sure Christ is the main thing. There is a danger of drifting from what the church was supposed to be when we emphasize and celebrate things that Jesus neither emphasized or celebrated. “Open my eyes to see and understand what is major to you Jesus; may my life be about You and not a philosophy.” We ask ourselves questions about our methods to make sure family remains the metaphor of our church. Saints' Hill exists to increase relationship between you and God. It isn't a business or a social club…it is first a place to meet God, to remember your first love. Everything else flows from that and won't be programmed by us. The church is only as valid as it is effective in doing what Jesus did. In the coming year, may God give us a value for the wine, for more wine. May He grant us wisdom to know where we need new wineskins this year.

This last Sunday we heard from Alex Rettmann on what the journey of discipleship looks like for the believer. The journey is one of breakthrough and process. The process of discipleship is about becoming a child again through the exchanging of fear for freedom through seeing God accurately. It's a happy journey of glory to glory - walking in the delight of a paid for reality with a father who celebrates all growth no matter how small, and whose aim is that we get more fruit and get more joy.  When we see Him clearly, we begin to change from love instead of fear. God's goals for us are not a moral standard but a free relationship that destroys fear.  All our fear, conquered by all His love...to make us more fruitful and full of joy. Blessings!

Since the beginning we see that it is our agreement with the serpent that empowers hell on earth. The essence of spiritual warfare is all about what you think. This is why there is the invitation to daily have our minds renewed by The Lord. This past Sunday, Alex Rettmann continued with Part 3 in the Spiritual Warfare series. We are reminded that a major part of spiritual warfare has to do with ourselves! - Sin and The Flesh. Therefore, Alex walks us through Ephesians Chapter 6 to show us we are more than equipped to fight this spiritual battle! The chapter tells us its our job to resist the enemy with Truth! - Lastly, Alex leads us through the book of Romans to show us that sin and the flesh have been dealt with through the work of Jesus Christ. We are dead to sin and slaves to righteousness! - So take a firm stand against darkness and ask yourself today - Which voice are you listening to? - For us today we can see two major voices are wealth and politics. So, in other words what are you “taking and then eating?” What is truly pleasing to the eyes of our heart? May it be his thoughts and his voice over our lives. Be strong and courageous! Blessings!

Focusing on the Abraham and Isaac story in Genesis 22, Alex Rettmann challenges us with the “test” we see in the scriptures and in our lives - “do you love God for God or do you love Him for what He does for you?” This test requires us to step back and look at what we have done with what He has given us - to realize that our virtue does not come from earthly blessing but from surrender. This message invites us to loosen our grips and surrender to God, to see the brevity of life and live with abandon to the God we can trust, the God who did not even hold His Son from us. May we be a people who, like Abraham, pass the test - who love God for God and see the transformation of surrender. 

This week Alex Rettmann proposed the question: What is the good life? - Philosophers have been asking this question for ages, but what is the answer for a disciple of Jesus? Does it come from the pursuit of understanding, morals, or even Justice? Yes in part, but on each of those routes we must be aware of any false gospels that could be attached to those life pursuits. More importantly the path towards "The Good Life" for believers is all about "Kingdom Partnership" - A supernatural powerful life filled with the Holy Spirit and partnering with Jesus to expand Eden on Earth once again.      Be encouraged! Thanks for listening; We love you!  

This week Alex Rettmann shares with us out of Acts 19. - What is revival? And, what are the signs of revival taking place? To have revival, means that people are being revived back to life! The signs are people rejecting religion, choosing relationship/lordship, and continually being baptized by the Holy Spirit. - We want the more of God! We want to experience His glory in much deeper ways, so may we have hearts that stay faithful to Jesus and open to the unusual! Blessings!

This Sunday, Alex Rettmann proposed these 2 questions: What does it mean to be a part of Saints Hill Church? & What sustains family revival? Being a part of Saints Hill looks like “being a big person” - Someone that fully lives out the Finished Work of The Cross and applies Jesus’ blood over every aspect of life. Where we lack nothing and can walk out, what Alex shared is the “in and out” lifestyle. Where we live to be “in” the presence of God and carry that “out” to our community/families. - One practical way we see family revival sustained is through biblical confrontation. This takes us walking in humility and purity. We pray that your spirit is encouraged and equipped by truth!

Do you fully need to understand a culture in order to reach it? Do you need to be a cultural critic to adequately make the argument for Christ? How intelligent does somebody have to be to lead someone to Christ? This past Sunday, Alex Rettmann continued on in our "House of Acts" series. He spoke to us out of Acts 17 where we see how Paul evangelized and engaged with culture. This poses the question to us: When we have the greatest news in the entire world; How do we engage with Culture? "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power" - 1 Corinthians 2:4 Be blessed and encouraged in boldness to share the simple truth of the Gospel and Jesus our Messiah!!

This past Sunday, Alex Rettmann shares some new year prophetic insight that we believe the Lord is calling us into for 2021. Seeing what the Lord is saying for the year is important because we can be aware of Holy Spirit invitations. These invitations allow us to stay focused on what Jesus is doing in our midst.  For the year 2021, we believe the Lord is inviting us into a renewed focus on healing, specifically physical healing. We have always prayed for healing, however, this renewed focus we believe will build/create/reveal His beautiful church. That our church will be attractive to the world because Jesus the Healer is tangible and present.  Be encouraged and stirred with passion while listening! We urge you to prepare yourself for risk and deeper invitations of healing from the Lord. For yourself, and for others around you. Blessings!!

This Sunday was our Christmas gathering, where We ended our series “Signs Point!” It has been a beautiful time of being reminded what Christmas time really means for us as believers. A time of learning and seeing the prophetic signs that all point to Jesus which ultimately lead to our relationship with Him. This week, Alex Rettmann, shows us that the Magi were that way. The Magi had the ability to see a sign, follow the sign, and explore it fully, because they recognized their need of a King. These signs that God reveals to us are all invitations to participate in Heaving coming to earth. So may our eyes be open this season! To see the signs in front of us that have Jesus on the other side of them. Where in purity of heart we partner with the Spirit to reveal Jesus to the world. Blessings and good tidings of great joy!!

Thanks for continuing on with us on in our Advent series: Signs Point. Alex Rettmann walks us through a coming messiah prophecy found in Isaiah 9. This passage reminds us of what Christmas really is all about; That the antidote for a life that feels unclear/gloomy is God himself coming to us and setting up his "Government" in us, to bring great joy.  We learn that the single thing that will accomplish this great miracle is: The zeal of the Lord. It was the Lord's Zeal that caused His son Jesus to come to Earth. -True revival is when Gods zeal collides with mans zeal towards Him. Be blessed and stirred in relationship towards our wonderful Father!

This Sunday we started our Advent Series: "Signs Point". As a family, we will be looking through the moments in the Bible that prophesy and point to the Messiah coming. In looking at these signs we will find out what they really say about Jesus and therefore what that means for humans. --Physical signs point to a deeper heavenly relationship that we are invited into.-- Alex Rettmann walks us through the books of Genesis and Daniel to show us why the "Son of Man" truly came. It was to invite humans back into a royal identity; to rule and reign over "The Snake" We pray that you feel encouraged and strengthened into your victorious identity! Blessings!!

We join Alex Rettmann to dive into our 10th, and last, value in the vision series. Legacy is a handing down of the shared history, victory and culture of a place so that the next generation starts where you finished. Our goal is to leave a spiritual inheritance for those who come after us to enjoy and receive, and that they would go further with the Father as they stand on our shoulders. 

This Sunday we continue our Vision series with our ninth core value. Alex Rettmann shows us through the early church we see the Church actually is a family. That it was designed to be an infrastructure of service and Hosting the Lords presence. He reminds us that the church is not just a 501c3 or to be ran like a "business" but instead a family that celebrates greatness and makes The Presence of God the priority. This type of family is what creates true diversity and empowerment, and not just uniformity of thought or control.   Thanks for listening! We love you family!

As we continue our vision series Alex Rettmann reminds us that if we want to see Newberg transformed we need our minds to be renewed.  Through a strong identity in Christ we are able to think renewed and be transformed.  Alex walks us through the importance of agreeing with who God says we are in Christ, and not who we used to be.   We hope that this message encourages and strengthens you.  That it reminds you of who He has called you.  We love you church!

Church Family! We are so excited because, this past Sunday, we started our Vision Series! This is one of our favorite times of the year; Where we go back to our basics, revisit, and dive even deeper into our vision and values as our church! - Psalm 112 says "Blessed are those who fear the Lord who find great delight in His commands" -- Alex Rettmann shares how for us this year, "The Lord is going to give the church integrity through the fear of the Lord" The Fear of The Lord is about a people whose hearts are tender to the Lord, doing everything in life with Him in mind. This starts with us choosing to be people that "stay in the tent of the Lord." Our vision for this year starts with us saying yes to the presence of God!   Be blessed while listening to this talk. We pray you feel your heart becoming tender again and that you would feel the pull into deeper encounters with Jesus   We love you!

This past Sunday, Alex Rettmann shared how, in this time, we must gain a heart of wisdom! Psalm 90 teaches us how by "numbering our days" -- Life here on Earth is but a vapor compared to eternity! So we must have Eternity in mind, move from the fear of death, and onward to the Love of Christ, found in the promise of Resurrection! So fear not! Blessings, Joy, and Strength to you!

Peace is not the absence of conflict or hurry; Peace is the presence of a Person, Jesus.   In this talk, Alex Rettmann shares with us that in this current time, we are to be people that host peace, and peace is a Person. That our heavenly peace, that we are to give away is based on proximity to Jesus, and not just activity or the lack thereof.   Alex also shares, via 1 Timothy, that a key ingredient to a peace filled home/town/nation is intercession and prayer. Praying for our families, neighbors, and leaders in authority.   Blessings!   SH

This last Sunday, was our first corporate gathering back amidst Covid 19! We are currently having Church in the field, and it was a fun time of worship and learning from the scriptures together.   In this talk, we hear from Alex Rettmann about pioneering. We believe, as a church, it is our privilege to pioneer new territory with the Holy Spirit leading us. All for the sake of revival coming to our town, and to leave a spiritual legacy for others. Alex reminds us that pioneering first starts with us personally then moves outward to then lead others!   Blessings and thanks for tuning in :)   SH

We continue in our House of Acts series with Alex Rettmann. We look at what it means to have the mind of Christ, and to ask God what He thinks about the different voices we hear. We are designed to host His presence and respond to Him in every situation. 

Alex Rettmann continues in our House of Acts series. Jesus offers His people an identity that is not defined by fear, but by His goodness. Explore the solutions of Jesus as taught by the scriptures, and how we can engage in our present cultural moment fully sure in who we are in Him. 

Alex Rettmann continues in our House of Acts Series. The fear of God positions us to love what God loves and with the fear of God there is integrity to revival. We believe that a people of faith will see the impossible. 

Alex Rettmann continues in our House of Acts series. We are invited to step into the culture of heaven and live in a gospel reality - a people that exist to worship Jesus and be fathered by God. 

Week two of Home Sundays. Join Saints' Hill from wherever you are as Alex Rettmann takes us deeper into what it means to be disciples of Jesus. Peace to you in these times! God is so good!

Alex Rettmann and Saints' Hill Church invites us to partner with the Holy Spirit in prophecy, as we learn the Biblical context, and powerful application of this gift that is for today. Blessings!

Alex Rettmann kicks off a month long series called, "Family Culture." The hope for this series is to get sharper on some of the things we already care about and value in our family. To have a "family tune-up" if you will. In this first talk, Alex shares with us the importance and need for a renewed mind. That as believers we are called to live life and deal with what it brings with a renewed mind. To solve earths issues from "Heaven to Earth" not "Earth to Heaven" - to bring about supernatural solutions. -- Thanksgiving is, one way that Alex shares, that fuels the renewed mind.  Be encourage by this message, we pray peace and blessings over you!

This Sunday, Alex Rettmann gives us some kingdom insight on how to properly steward life and what it brings. True life and peace comes from surrender and following The Lord's voice. Getting a right perspective of Gods goodness is the key to stewarding a life that is full of The Kingdom. May we be the people that never limit our "asking" of the Kingdom. Jesus said that The Kingdom is at hand, so attainable now, in its fullest! Blessings!

This week as we continue in the "House of Acts" series, Alex Rettmann shares on Acts 5 and how the Apostle's and early church viewed evangelism.  Alex discusses how the early church lived, what they faced because of their ministry and how we can live in the same boldness.  He also discusses how to find freedom from the things that would hold us back from sharing the good news today.  Thank you for joining us, peace and blessings to you.

Thanks for listening in on our first gathering of 2020!! We believe Jesus has BIG things in store for our church family! Alex Rettmann kicks off the year with a talk on freedom. Prophetically, we believe 2020 will be a year of freedom. A deep, true, and specific gift of freedom for each person. Alex talks about house this freedom stands on the shoulders of a deeper surrender and therefore a deeper trust. Let 2020 be a year for Saints Hill that we look back on! A year where we can say "we laid all of ourselves down for Jesus!" - He is so good and worthy of everything! Blessings!

Thanks for joining us as we take a holiday break from our current series, "House of Acts" and start "The God Who Comes Near." - For the month of December, we will be reading verse by verse the origin story of Jesus our Messiah in the book of John.  Listen in as Alex Rettmann shares how Jesus is the origin of everything. He is the great definer and great designer. He is the word and when He speaks it is the voice of God. Therefore in this holiday time, the supremacy of Christ is crucial.  "We are only as strong as our exaltation of Jesus"

This week we hear from Alex Rettmann as he walks us through Act 3! We read about the amazing healing that took place between a man and Peter! We are reminded that power being poured out on humanity was a promise from Jesus. As believers, moving in signs and wonders is an invitation and mandate that we are called to walk in. Not by our might, but because of Jesus and faith in His name! We want to see our valley become a "sickness-free zone" and that starts with giving the people in front of us an encounter with Jesus. Christ IN YOU in the hope of GLORY! Blessings!

This week, Alex Rettmann continues in our current series: House of Acts. We believe Saints Hill Church will be a House of Acts! For any of that to be possible we must have, receive, be filled, and baptized by The Holy Spirit!  Alex Rettmann walks us through the day at pentecost in Acts 2. He helps define biblically what "Wind" and "Fire" mean, and shows us how significant this outpouring of the Spirit really was. And, how we can have that again today! Saints Hill Church is a growing family, and we look at the Sunday gatherings as a laboratory if you will. A place where we honor and follow Jesus, and desire to follow The Holy Spirit wherever He leads. We don't have all the answers and are learning from Him. But, our heart is, just like Alex proclaimed at the end of his talk: There is more!!

Thanks for joining us as we start our new series "House of Acts!" During this series we will be going through the book of Acts and really diving into the Spirit of God and how he wants to move in our midst! Alex Rettmann kicks it off in part 1, and talks about what it means to "Wait on The Spirit" -- Saints Hill will be a church with the single desire to ultimately wait and follow the Holy Spirit wherever He leads us. We are hungry for a move of God! Blessings!

Thanks for joining in as we kick off our Vision series! Every fall as a church, we love to go back to the basics. It is a time for us to relish in what Jesus has done in the past year, what He is saying for us today, and most importantly where we are going prophetically! Alex Rettmann starts off the series with the story of how our church was birthed, and recounts how Gods' fingerprints were all over the process. We are reminded that our biggest fuel for faith, in entering this next year, is remembering what He already did! There is a prophetic inheritance for every believer and every church, and we want to be the people that hunger and thirst for it!  Blessings and joy to you as you join in on this journey with us!

Our panel convenes to take up questions regarding the creedal world BELIEVE. Is the Wesleyan Quadrilateral (Scripture, Reason, Experience, Tradition) really helpful? Many Christians in our context agree that Scripture is valuable—but “tradition”? Isn’t tradition dead? We also talk about depravity and the problem of evil.

Join us as we continue with Part 2 of our current series, "The Throne of David" - Our pursuit in this season is to, more than ever, grow in our confidence in Gods character. Alex Rettmann walks us through Psalm 16 and shows us what it is like to find our full refuge in the Lord. In this message, we are reminded just how stable, consistent, and faithful our God really is! And, therefore we can trust Him with our full surrender and allegiance. To make him Lord over every aspect our lives!    

Listen in as we kick off the first part of our new series "The Throne of David." Alex Rettmann walks us through Psalm 25 and reminds us that the intimate relationship David had with God is available to us now. Saints Hill Church, this is a time and season for us to rest. To press into intimacy in our friendship with God, and make history with him like David did. Therefore, our heart is to grow in our unwavering confidence in Gods character. -- “We are not called to believe in principles, thats not the Christian life. We are in pursuit of a King. We are called to believe and to know a person. Its relationship that God wants with His people. Thats why He loved Davids heart so much. Because David longed for intimacy and communion.” - Alex Rettmann

Listen as we hear from Alex Rettmann on a Theology of Excellence. Here we remember that God is a rewarder of good gifts and therefore we value the good things we have in this life and admire excellence! However, our main pursuit is seeking first his kingdom and through contentment finding true joy in giving! - Thanks for joining in as we follow King Jesus.   -- A Cycle of Joy: 1. Giving in secret 2. Forgetting about the reward 3. God is faithful, so then reward comes, and we enjoy it 4. Its time to give again!

Listen as Alex Rettmann continues with Part 4 in our Current Series; Abundant Valley - Here he gives us a fresh theology on Beauty, and shares how all good and beautiful things are road map to God. Join us as we learn and grow towards Jesus together.    

In the final message of our Vision and values series we look at starting a church with the end in mind.    We want to leave an inheritance of breakthrough and revelation for the next generation. listen in as Alex Rettmann talks about how this happens. 

We honor because we have been honored. Our 8th core value is that we celebrate every person by creating an environment of honor.Join us as Alex Rettmann teaches on what a culture of honor looks like within Saints' Hill. 

Alex Rettmann walks us through why it is important that Jesus is Lord, how that influences our lives and why it is a necessary but good thing.

What does it look like for God to move? How do we bless what he is already up to in our place and time? Maybe even more important is how do we encourage God to move among us? Join us as Alex Rettmann looks at three key things for the family of God to do to bless his movement.

In this teaching, Alex Rettmann leads our Church through the theology of prayer as outlined by the life and teaching of Jesus. This is a great resource for bringing the Kingdom to your community or church by understanding different types of prayer as well as practical steps for engaging the Spirit of God. 

Today our 7 part series comes to a climactic close with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Can a movie staggering beneath the pressure of fan expectations possibly live up the hype? Where does it rank amongst the complete saga? Did going Star Wars Pure enhance our viewing experience? Was Bethany a knucklehead at the theater? It’s time to let the truth be known.Featuring: Abi Porter, Alex Rettmann, Bethany Allen, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns, and Tyler Hanns.Spoilers: Massive and complete spoilers for The Force Awakens loom throughout this entire episode. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and you listen to this episode, you hate movies. You’ll also get spoilers for the other six Star Wars films as well as Godzilla 2014, You’ve Got Mail, Frozen, Frank, Prometheus, While We’re Still Young, the TV show Girls, the Disney direct-to-video Tinker Bell films, Pride and Prejudice, About Time, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Bewitched, the Hunger Games series, Home Alone, It Follows, and Jurassic World.  

A long time ago, on a podcast far, far away….Today we begin our journey to Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The journey will be long, but adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things.This week, we must somehow endure episode I: The Phantom Menace without succumbing to the dark side of the force.Featuring: Abi Porter, Alex Rettmann, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Tyler Hanns, and Vanessa Porter.Spoilers: The Star Wars Saga, Clerks, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jurassic Park, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Mad Max Fury Road, and the Full House character Stephanie Tanner. 

We accuse critics and audiences alike of hating movies, for they did not fathom the greatness that is Zack Snyder's adaptation of Watchmen. Featuring: Abi Porter, Alex Rettmann, Josh Porter, Patrick Porter, Sarah Hanns, and Tyler Hanns.Major spoilers for the graphic novel Watchmen and its subsequent film adaptation. Minor/abstract spoilers for: 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, the Simpsons episode "Husbands and Knives," Fight Club, Suckerpunch, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Saw, Frozen, Birdman, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Grey's Anatomy seasons 2, 3 and 5.

Alex Rettmann teaches from the scriptures at Sunset: A Jesus Church