Hillside Church's Podcast

Isaiah 6:1-8 Sometimes when people talk about what God is like, it can feel like, "yeah, that's true, but what difference does it make? I need practical help. I'm trying to figure out how to pay my bills!" That wasn't the case for Isaiah. When he saw God, it impacted every area of his life. It challenged him and changed him and comforted him and encouraged him. This morning we're beginning a series in which we'll try to learn to see what Isaiah saw when he saw the Lord.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

What do you think about abortion? What does the Bible saying about homosexuality? Do you think we should fight Islamic terrorism? What is God saying about poverty? Who are you supporting for the election? We all have questions and we like to discuss things with our family and friends. But when it comes to answering these questions, where do we go for guidance? An easier question to answer is "who won the game last night?" - we just need the information. But to what or where do we go for guidance to answer the complex questions of life?Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 5:27-30 As we finish up our series on the Seven Deadly Sins, we think about one of the most challenging of the fatal attractions - lust. God created sex and sexual desire to be a good gift for us. But because of sin, this gift can be a real challenge to deal with. This morning we'll try to understand the good and the bad of God's gifts of sex and sexual desire.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Joshua 7:1, 19-25 If anger is the deadliest of the seven sins – as it leads to violence, murder, and wars – gluttony is the most paradoxical: it is one of the most easy to commit and one of the hardest to overcome. It is a perverted obsession with things that we commonly need in order to exist, such as food and drink, but it certainly distorts other carnal desires. This Sunday morning we’re going to understand that this sin darkens the mind and blinds the heart, yet the Holy Spirit can empower us to fight against and resist this huge temptation. Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

I Timothy 6:6-10 For many of us, we know that we have all the “stuff” that we need. We know that we have more than most of the rest of the world and we know that we have every reason to be content with what we have. But we still struggle with the voice inside our heads that says, “Yeah, but wouldn’t it be great if you had just a little bit more? Not a lot—just a little bit more.” This morning we’ll think about dealing with that voice.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Ephesians 4: 22-24 Remember the old song from Sesame Street about One of these things is not like other, one of these things just doesn't belong? That seems to fit when we get to this point in our study of the seven deadly sins. We know envy is deadly. And we've all felt the string of anger. But sloth? Really? Is it that bad ti take it easy? Don't we all need to learn to relax more? This morning we'll think about why Sloth makes its way into the seven deadly sins.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Ephesians 4: 26-27 We all get angry! This is a reality we have to live with. But is there a difference between sinful and righteous anger? Our society has portrayed the God of the Bible as a very angry and raging God, who not only causes genocides but also encourages others to violence and ethnic cleansing. Is God angry? And what about God's children; can we be angry and not sin? Let's look closer this Sunday at what Christ is teaching us about anger.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Proverbs 14:30 The Bible tells us to rejoice with those who rejoice and to weep with those who weep. But that's not always easy. Sometimes we find ourselves rejoicing when others weep and weeping when others rejoice. We take a secret joy in someone who is put in her place and we secretly struggle when someone has a great success. And too often the culprit behind this is envy - our next fatal attraction.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Mathew 6: 1-4 Little kids are obvious about it: "Look at me!" they say. " I can make a big splash ! Look at me!" As we grow older we learn it's not good to tell everyone to look at us. But that doesn't mean we're over our desire to have other people notice us. We like to be noticed. We like to have people say nice things about us. That's not necessarily wrong, but when it gets out of control, it can be the fatal attraction we call vainglory. Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Daniel 4 We’ve all done it. We’ve said to ourselves, “I know I’ll pay for this in the morning, but I’m still going to do it.” Or we’ve looked back at something we’ve done and asked ourselves, “What was I thinking?” The fact is that bad things sometimes look really attractive, but they can be fatal. This morning we’re going to start a new sermon series on some of the Fatal Attractions the Bible warns us about.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Proverbs 10:9 One of the pressures many of us face in our workplaces is the pressure to compromise our integrity in order to make a buck or get a promotion or keep a job. It's hard to complete with people who seem to be able to cut corners whenever they want if we have to tell the truth and try to do the right thing. This morning we'll think about whether it's worth it to try to keep our integrity in the workplace. Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Exodus 3:9-12 We all have patterns - Certain ways of doing things. When we look at the Bible, we see that God has some patterns as well - He tends to work in the same way over time. It's helpful if we know these patterns and this morning we'll look at four things God never does.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:14 The Text for this Sunday is not in the NIV version, but is in NASB (New American Standard), yet it is a text we all recite: "For yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen." You only go around once, so why not strive for an effective prayer life? As we wrap up our sermon series on the Lord's Prayer we find that the last line is not found in the best New Testament manuscripts. However, the church through the centuries has always used this powerful ending for the Lord's Prayer. This morning we'll discover that God wants every person to learn how to pray effectively in order to have abundant life.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:13 This morning we come to the 6th and final petition of the Lord's Prayer, "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." At first glance, we might ask, "does this petition suggest that God is the one who leads us to temptation? That doesn't seem right!" We'll dig a little deeper to better understand what we're asking for in this petition and what this prayer might tell us about God. Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:12 Forgiveness is one of the most difficult words to translate into other languages. We often pray for the forgiveness of our sins, but do we grasp the depth of what it is we are truly asking for? When we ask God to forgive us our sins we are then faced with a choice to live in a universe governed by grace or by law. Which will you choose?Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

In the first half of the Lord’s Prayer we’ve been praying some very high and lofty, world-changing things. We’ve asked God to hallow His name, to bring in His Kingdom and to have His will be done. These are clearly important and spiritual issues. But Jesus wants us to know that being spiritual doesn’t mean forgetting that we’re also material—we need food! We’ll think about asking the Father to give us our daily bread this coming Sunday. Text: Matthew 6:11 Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:10 If you could have anything in this world, what would it be? If you could change one thing in this world, what would you change? For most of us when we think about these things we have some ideas that immediately come to our minds. We all have things we want. But this morning Jesus teaches us that the best thing for us is to recognize that what God wants for us is better than what we want for ourselves. This morning we learn to pray, "Your Will be Done."Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:10 - Your Kingdom Come When you pray the line "Your Kingdom Come" from the Lord's Prayer, what comes to your mind? Living in a republic form of government, the concept of kingdom seems hard to relate to, yet it is an ancient concept that Jesus and the Bible often use in relationship to God's rule and dominion. This Sunday morning we're going to take a deeper look at what do we really ask when we pray: Come! Come! Father, Your Kingdom Come!?Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:9 When was the last time you've hallowed something? Not hallowed. Not hollered. But hallowed. Hallowed is not a word we use very much, but Jesus says that the first thing we ask for in our prayers is that God will hallow his name. This morning we'll think about what that means.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)

Matthew 6:8 Beginnings are really important. As Aristotle supposedly once said (and Mary Poppins as well), “Well begun is half-done.” It’s not always easy to know where to start, but once we do, we can get going. This morning we’ll take a look at what Jesus says about starting our prayers, about how we approach God in prayer.Support the show (https://pushpay.com/g/hillsidechgr?src=hpp)