We began looking at what Matthew is telling us about Jesus in his genealogy last week, and we’re going to continue that this week.  As Matthew continues to name ancestors, he continues to tell us who Jesus is and why He came. This week, we...

Matthew is going to tell us the amazing story of Jesus the Messiah, the King of kings and the Savior of the world.  He’s got so much to say. But he starts with a list of names—a genealogy.  It’s not something that many of us find very...

In this second session on “How Can There Be One True Religion?” Pastor Ron Kool focuses on how Christians should respond when someone they love says, “I don’t believe what you believe anymore.” Instead of rushing into arguments, he urg...

In the wonderful Christmas carol Joy to the World, we sing the words, “Let every heart prepare Him room.” We need to do that! This morning, we begin the season of Advent—a time when we prepare room in our hearts for Jesus to come to us...

Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on the goodness of God in our daily lives, provisions, relationships, and in God's faithfulness. This Thanksgiving, Pastor Morné Marais will share on being thankful for hope.

We all have rhythms in our lives—patterns, certain times when we do certain things.  This morning, we’ll see that God knows we need some of those patterns in our lives, as we look at the rituals, celebrations, and offerings that God called...

Pastor Ron Kool opens by noting the enormous religious diversity in the world—over 11,000 religions—yet almost everyone falls into seven major groups, with Christianity and Islam comprising more than half of the global population. Using worldwi...

God's people are just about to head into the Promised Land, but are completely unaware of a threat behind the scenes. The prophet Balaam was hired to curse the Israelites and damage their relationship with the God of Israel. What we'll explore ...

God’s people are on the move and the nations around them are getting extremely nervous.  They band together and call on a Prophet for Profit—Balaam.  Balaam knows God and knows he should obey God.  But, like us, sometimes it’s ha...

In this session, Pastor Arek O'Connell explores the central Christian claim that Jesus is truly God. He begins by affirming that for Christians, the trustworthiness of Scripture matters deeply because so much rests on what it says about Jesus. ...

In one of the strangest and most memorable stories in the book of Numbers, God sends salvation to His people—but it’s a bronze snake on a pole! The people at the time didn’t know it, but that snake on a pole would become a great picture of Jesu...

One of the lessons we’re learning about being in the wilderness with God is that the wilderness is a mixed bag.  There are extremely difficult moments followed by instances of amazing grace.  This morning, we’ll see that so clearly as...

What do we do when challenges to leadership arise from within? What should we cautiously consider before challenging our leaders? How do Godly leaders respond to challenges? How does the community caught up in the mess respond in a way that hon...

Kristin Hileman kicked off a practical session on “Can I trust the Bible?”—framing it as the foundation for the whole "Defending Your Faith" series.After a playful fact-or-fiction opener, she shared Sean McDowell’s story to underline th...

There are times when the challenges ahead of us feel overwhelming. As a person, a family, or a church, there are times when we feel like we don’t have what it takes to keep moving forward, to stay faithful to God in the face of the temptations ...

It doesn’t take long for things to go bad for Israel.  Up to this point in the book of Numbers, the people have been listening to and obeying God. But almost as soon as they hit the road, the complaining starts.  God hears their compl...

Pastor Ron Kool introduced a new season of adult discipleship focused on apologetics—defending the Christian faith. He emphasizes that apologetics is about offering reasons for belief in Christianity and exposing weaknesses in alternatives, wit...

God knows that when we’re in the wilderness, it can be hard for us to trust Him. When things aren’t going well and the problems seem overwhelming, God knows that we will be tempted to believe that He forgot us. This morning, we’ll look at some ...

As we journey through the wilderness of our lives, we need to know that we are not on our own.  This morning we’ll see how God tells Aaron to “put His name” on the people through blessing them.  This is perhaps the most important thin...

As Israel gets ready for the journey through the wilderness, there is another matter they must take care of: how are they going to be organized? Who is going to go first? Second? Third?  And who is going to camp where?  And who is goi...

You don’t just leave on a long trip.  You’ve got to have some organization.  You need to know who is sitting where and where you’ll be stopping for breaks.  You need to be prepared for problems that may come up on the road. ...

As followers of Jesus, we want to tell others about Him. We want to bear witness to Him in our neighborhoods and school and with our friends.  We also want to tell others about Him at work, but that can be a little tricky.  This morni...

So often we equate loving “the least of these” with doing something to or for them. However, the way Jesus interacts with “the least of these” in the Gospel shows that the most empowering way to love “the least of these” is to do life with them...

Last week we saw that all of scripture testifies to the unique love, care, and relationship God has for “the least of these.” This week, we take a real, practical look at the passage and explore ways we can love “the least of these” here at Hil...

This week, we start a new 3-week series on what it means to love “the least of these” as Jesus commanded us to do in Matthew 25. But before we do anything to or for “the least of these,” we need to understand that we’re called to love “the leas...