Hillside Community Church Podcast
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What We Really Need | Matthew 9:1-8
If someone were to ask you, “What’s the biggest problem in your life right now?” how would you answer? Would you mention a physical problem? Financial difficulties? Some person? This morning, Jesus challenges us to recognize that the bigg...
The One Who Changes Everything | Matthew 8:28-34
Almost everyone wants to change. We want to have more joy and peace. We want to be a bit nicer or gentler. We want to change, but many of us don’t want to change too much. And that can be a problem with Jesus, because when He comes into o...
He's Got The Power | Matthew 8:23-27
Matthew has been telling us about Jesus—that He has the power to heal and to drive out demons. Now Matthew takes it a step further and tells us that Jesus has power over nature itself. He speaks and the wind and waves obey. - Pastor Ron K...
The Cost of Discipleship | Matthew 8:14-22
Following the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus started attracting large crowds that would follow him and watch him perform miracles. Some in the crowd were so amazed by his miracles that they wanted to become his disciples. What they learned an impor...
Jesus is Willing and Able | Matthew 8:1-13
What do we do when we're out of options? Who do we turn to for help when we've tried everything in our power and still come up empty-handed? A leper and a centurion turn to Jesus in Matthew 8, hoping that he can help them. What we'll learn in J...
Unit in a Divided World | Psalm 133
One of the major challenges facing Christians in our day is the challenge of finding unity in a very divided world. It is not easy. But the Bible calls us to unity over and over and over again. This morning, we’ll look at what King ...
The Decision | Matthew 7:13-29
Jesus has been talking about the upside-down way of the Kingdom of God. He has described a way of living that is challenging and difficult but that ultimately leads to the good life. Now, at the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that i...
How Should We Treat Others? | Matthew 7:1-12
The Bible teaches us that one of the main indicators of our spiritual health is how we treat other people. If we have a healthy relationship with God, it will impact how we treat the people around us. As Jesus prepares to conclude t...
Don't Worry | Matthew 6:25-34
Of all the commands Jesus gives us, the command not to worry is, for many of us, one of the more difficult ones. Is that even possible? This morning, we’ll look at what Jesus meant when He called us to set aside worry, and we’ll think abo...
Treasures | Matthew 6:19-24
We all have treasures—things that we value and protect and seek more of. Our treasures are the things that matter the most to us. Jesus reminds us that what we treasure will have a significant impact on how we live, and He challenges us t...
When You Pray | Matthew 6:5-15
Jesus continues to teach us about how we should live as His disciples. This morning, we’ll take a look at what Jesus says about prayer—an activity that was absolutely critical to His work. In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus...
Secret Agents | Matthew 6:1-6; 16-18
There is something inside each of us that wants to be noticed and appreciated. We want others to think highly of us. We want to be respected. And that’s not all bad. This morning, Jesus gives us a warning. He wants us to be careful&...
The Spiritually Mature Disciple | Matthew 5:33-48
As we come to the end of the first section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus ends the first section with an interesting command... Be perfect! Of course, none of us can be perfect, only God is, so what did Jesus mean? He didn't mean to be sinle...
No Adultery | Matthew 5:27-32
Jesus is continuing to interpret the Hebrew Scriptures—explaining and deepening them as He does so. This morning, we’ll look at some of the most challenging words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount: His words about marriage, adultery, divorce,...
If You Get Angry | Matthew 5:21-26
Sometimes we religious folks really like the rules. Tell us exactly what we can and cannot do, and we will live within the boundaries. We may walk up to the boundaries, but we won’t cross them. This morning, Jesus begins to te...
Easter - The Resurrection Power of God | Matthew 28:1-10
Before Matthew tells us about the resurrection, he paints a rather hopeless, depressing scene. After Jesus was put to death and buried, we learn that the most powerful people in the World did everything in their power to undermine God's plans a...
The King Arrives - Maundy Thursday | Matthew 21:1-11
Today is Palm Sunday, so we’re going to jump forward in the book of Matthew to chapter 21. Here, Matthew describes Jesus coming into Jerusalem and the people greeting Him with palm branches and shouts of Hosanna. As we go through this pas...
It's All About Him | Matthew 5:17-20
We have two parts to our Bibles—the Old Testament and the New Testament. We say that both are the Word of God, but how do they relate to each other? How much of the Old Testament are we supposed to follow if we are Christians? This mornin...
Why Does God Allow Suffering? | Defending Your Faith
Pastor Arek O'Connell explains that suffering is a real, complex, and deeply personal experience—and there are no simple answers that fit every situation. He emphasizes that God is not the cause of suffering; instead, suffering exists because s...
Salt and Light | Matthew 5:13-16
We have just finished learning, through the beatitudes, what the blessed life in the Kingdom of Heaven looks like for faithful disciples. And while the future promises of inheritance, comfort, satisfaction, and mercy are things we can hang our ...
Blessed Persecution | Matthew 5:10-12
We’ve recognized that the beatitudes of Jesus are upside down and counterintuitive to the wisdom of our world. This morning, we’ll finish up the beatitudes with what is perhaps the most counterintuitive beatitude: Blessed are those who are ...
Can I Be Sure of My Salvation? | Defending Your Faith
In this session, Kirk Kingsley teaches that believers can have assurance of salvation because salvation is God’s work from start to finish, not something we earn or keep by our own effort. He says the real fear behind this question is often, “W...
When Jesus Fills Us | Matthew 5:7-12
In the fourth statement about those who are blessed in the Kingdom of God, Jesus promises that when we hunger and thirst for righteousness, we will be filled. The next four “blessed are” statements go on to describe what a person who is f...
Blessed are the Hungry and Thirsty | Matthew 5:1-6
As Jesus describes the Kingdom of Heaven in the Sermon on the Mount, He invites us to think about what we desire, about what we dream about, about our hunger and thirst. And He tells us that we are blessed when we hunger for righteousness...
