Episodes
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
The King is Here: Rich Toward God
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
What does it mean to be rich toward God?
On Sunday, Jake Vigil taught us through Jesus’ words in Luke 12v13-21.
In this passage, Jesus tells a parable and warns against building up earthly treasure without being rich toward God. Some of the ways we get rich toward God are by crucifying the flesh, daily Bible reading, a lifestyle of prayer, fasting, generosity, and gratitude that leads to contentment.
Praying that this message leads us to repentance and deeper contentment in Jesus, that we might be able to sow into eternity now by being rich towards God with our lives.
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Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
The King Is Here: A Secret Life
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
This last Sunday Alex taught us through Luke 11v33-12v12, emphasizing the wisdom of prioritizing your inner world.
In these passages, Jesus is giving a warning to anyone who chooses to build their life around the perception of others. He warns that this way of living will not produce the kingdom of God in you, but the fear of man.
The fear of man says that God doesn’t see you, only people do. But if you choose to build your life on His love in the secret place, you will become the love you receive from Him - a light to the world.
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
The King is Here: A Dwelling Place
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
We have placed a focus on this year in our church as a year of connection with God. Our desire is to become a consecrated place for the Lord to dwell, individually and as a family.
As Bria taught us further through Luke 11 on Sunday, we saw that this consecration does not happen by accident. If we are the house that God intends to dwell in, our love cannot be divided. We are for Him or against Him. If we are the house that God intends to dwell in, we must give Him ownership and authority over the house. This is a blessed way to live because it’s what we were made for - dependence on and complete surrender to Him.
When we live this way, we will see heaven come to earth in us and through us. May it be so in Jesus’ name.
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Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
2024: The Year of Connection
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
At the beginning of every calendar year we take time to ask God how He wants to lead us in the coming months. On Sunday, Alex shared with us that 2024 will be the year of connection for Saints’ Hill.
When we say connection what we mean is communication with God in reality, or what Jesus in Luke 11v1-13 calls prayer.
Where there is connection in reality (prayer), trust is developed.
Where trust is developed surrender is possible.
When surrender happens, God acts in power.
This is how you become the gift God designed you to be on earth. We each get to play our role and discover His purpose for our life that we might become fruit that remains.
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Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Life of the Church: Your Life Has An Aim
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
This last Sunday we closed out 2023 with a teaching from Ephesians 2 - what it means to have individual purpose and walk in the fear of the Lord.
God made you and has a specific purpose for your life. Your gifts, interests, personality, limitations, and weaknesses, when they are channeled through and redeemed by submission to Christ, are designed to leave a mark. Receiving your identity in Christ and walking in the fear of the Lord is what sets you up to do the good works He prepared in advance for you. You were designed to depend on Him, and to give away what you receive.
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Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Advent 2023: The Light of Mankind
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
In John chapter 1 we discover that Jesus came into the world re-create humans with light.
According to the Scriptures, the problem with the world is spiritual blindness. There is no way to know God other than through the face of Christ. If you don’t look him in the face, you will live without light. To live without light is to live without hope, direction, and identity.
When we expose ourselves to the light in the face of Christ, when we look into His eyes, we begin to see ourselves and the world around us, correctly. He came to be generous with all that He is, so that you could see the world with the same generosity.
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Advent 2023: His Government
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
In our third Sunday of Advent we examined the famous prophecy about Jesus in Isaiah 9v2-7.
Jesus came to get the principles and policies of heaven to become the standard of life you exist in. When you let Him set up His government in your heart, you get access to a Wonderful Counselor, a Mighty God, an Everlasting Father, and a Prince of Peace.
We rely on this internal government to produce God’s will in us and around us. Freedom no matter the circumstance.
May this Advent season awaken again our need for and our dependence on Jesus.
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Advent 2023: Liberation From The Gods
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Jesus’ incarnation liberated us from the gods.
According to the Scriptures, humans cohabit this world with gods who are lesser than Yahweh. The aim of these lesser gods is to un-do what God wants to do. Their goal is to un-create us by getting us to agree with demonic ways of seeing ourselves and God.
This is why Jesus’ advent is so meaningful. He comes to re-create humans. He gave us an example of what it looks like to say no to the gods and yes to the Father, and he gave us the power and authority to do it.
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Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Advent 2023: The Incarnation Heals Creation
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
As we enter the season of Advent we ask ourselves the question, why did God become human?
Alex proposed on Sunday that one of the reasons for the Incarnation was to teach us how to be human in this physical world. All the way back in Genesis 3 we see that humans have a problem with material. They desire to worship what they think it can offer them, outside of relationship with God. There was pride in Adam & Eve’s hearts, and it was revealed through their interaction with the physical world. Now creation groans under the weight of our idolatry, because it was never meant to bear it.
The purpose of creation is to act as an access point to the love, purpose, and peace in God’s heart. This is the example that Jesus set forth through His incarnation and the example that we want to follow!
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
The King is Here: One Thing Is Needed
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
In Luke 10v38-42 we find a strikingly significant story in the life of Jesus.
In the story, Jesus explains that there is one thing that matters most - to sit at His feet. Mary’s actions teach us that success in life is a heart full of adoration, with eyes that stay gazing on Jesus.
There will indeed be many God-given things to get done in your life, but your chief purpose is to stay connected to Jesus. This lifestyle not only pleases Him, but will lead to flourishing in everything that you put your hands to.
We pray that you would once again, or for the first time, be captivated by the beauty of Jesus and decide to put your connection with Him before everything else.