Saints‘ Hill Church Podcast

On Sunday we jumped back into our Luke Series with a teaching from Alex on Luke 18v35-43.

On the surface, this is a story about Jesus healing a blind man. With a closer look, we realize that Jesus is illustrating much more than just his power to heal.

God meets us in reality. Beyond physical ailments that we experience in this life, we are spiritually blind without Jesus. Our reality is that we are in need of Him, and when we are able to recognize this, He meets us there with His love, His joy, and His freedom.

The blind man in this story knew he was blind, and was bold enough to ask Jesus to meet him in his reality of need. We too need a fresh revelation of the glory of Jesus, so that we can acknowledge our position before Him and receive his grace again for our lives. 

 

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On Sunday we got to hear from one of our missionaries, Nicole Mosher, on what adoption into the family of God looks like. 

This new identity of adopted sons and daughters affects every part of our lives.  

It means we can’t find identity in our giftings or what we can do for God anymore. We simply rest in His unconditional love, and yield to His perfect leadership. We get to labor alongside Him from that place of security.  

It means that we can overcome any earthly circumstance, not with our own strength or wishful thinking, but because of who our Father is.

It is only as we stay connected to His heart, and receive everything we need from Him, that we will see the kingdom expand in us and around us. 

 

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05.18.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday Alex continued our Luke Series with a teaching from Luke 18v31-34.

In this passage Jesus reveals to his disciples that He is the Son of Man who was destined to do what humans have not been able to do, by trusting in God and therefore crushing the head of the serpent.

He is apart of God’s plan to redeem not just Israel, but the nations.

His death and resurrection were real and bodily, meaning when we are baptized into Him we obtain resurrection life now, and the future hope of heaven and earth being fully united.

And because He knows our frame, and that our ability to grasp the eternal is limited, He’s given us a meal. 

The bread and the cup, His body and His blood. This meal is how we see.

 

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05.11.25 Sermon Guide

This week’s message centered on the rich young ruler and Jesus’ invitation to “come, follow me,” highlighting how surrender is not about losing, but about making room for something greater—intimacy with Christ.

 

We explored how Jesus isn’t after our performance, but our hearts. Like the young man, we’re often held back by what we won’t release, yet Jesus looks at us with love and calls us to trust Him. Following Him means letting go of our grip on control, possessions, and pride so that we can live in the fullness of His way. The call is personal, costly, and deeply worth it—and it begins with a surrendered yes.

 

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05.04.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday we got to hear from one of our leaders, Laura Sharp on the passage in Luke 18v15-17 where Jesus teaches his disciples about childlikeness.

This story highlights the human desire to be great, and how Jesus’ definition of greatness differs from the world’s.

God designed us to be dependent on Him, but God is not dependent on us. He will never use our need to manipulate us. We have an all sufficient Father who wants to love and take care of us. 

The mark of maturity in Christ is not sophistication, but humility - when we finally put aside the illusion that we are in control and begin to care about what God our Father cares about. 

Our lives are meant to be like Jesus’ - wrapped up in dependence, longing and communion.

 

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04.27.25 Sermon Guide

This Resurrection Sunday we got to hear from one of our elders, Austin Smith. He shared from Scripture and personal experience what it means to encounter the risen Christ. 

The Scriptures identify spiritual blindness as the thing that keeps people from knowing, believing in, and experiencing the person of Jesus and all that He is for us.

When you get a revelation of Jesus, not only do you become spiritually alive and receive power to live a new life, you get the joy of knowing him and being loved by Him. This is the ultimate place to live from and what all of us were made for.

 

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04.20.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday, we got to hear from one of our elders, Andoni Montaño on Luke 19v29-38. This passage retells the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem as He begins His journey to the cross. 

In this singular moment we see a multitude of people reject the current world’s opinions and standards of power, leaving their personal issues and problems aside, to honor Jesus as King.  

Our worship of Jesus, even when it’s not practical or convenient, is what moves His heart and ushers in His kingdom.  

 Andoni’s invitation to each of us is to consecrate ourselves again to set Jesus as the priority of our lives. 

 

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04.13.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday, Bria taught on Luke 18v9-14 where Jesus address the self-righteous with a parable about humility.

True humility, Jesus illustrates, is rightly placed confidence. This humility can only come from seeing God rightly, and responding rightly in worship with our whole lives. 

To humble ourselves in worship will invite the conviction of the Holy Spirit, leading us to confession and repentance. If God meets us in reality, then we have to tell the truth in order to receive His grace that covers all. This is what a life of prayer looks like. 

May our need for Him and our confidence in Him continue to grow as we become the Church he made us to be.

 

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04.06.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday we had the privilege of hearing from our friend, Pete Donor on the Parable of the Persistent Widow in Luke 18v1-8. 

In this string of parables in Luke, Jesus is preparing people for how to live in light of His return. The Parable of the Persistent Widow highlights how necessary it is for us to pray at all times and trust God to keep His promises. We must stay aware of our need for God and continually receive His merciful provision through Jesus.

Lord, increase our faith as we prepare for Your return. Find us praying always, with courage and confidence in who You are. 

 

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03.30.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday we resumed our Luke Series with a teaching from Bria on Luke 17v20-37. 

This passage highlights the dual realities of the kingdom of God and invites us to faithfulness amidst the tension.  

The kingdom is now and not yet. We live in and stand on the victorious blood of Jesus now, yet we also long for the day when He returns for His bride and makes all things new.  

In the kingdom, the only way to truly live is to die to yourself - to throw off sin and every worldly pursuit so that you can live into your true identity in Christ by the power and grace of the Holy Spirit.

 

The kingdom of God is both visible and invisible. We must steward both if both are true - risking for visible manifestations of His presence, and also believing what He says about the invisible realities in which we live and move.

 

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03.23.25 Sermon Guide