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I Will Build My Church: The House of God
This last Sunday Alex spoke about the Church as the House of God, specifically drawing from 1 Peter 2v4-10 and Genesis 28v10-17. God’s house is meant to be a…
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I Will Build My Church: Church as a Family
From the Scriptures and the earliest church tradition, we see that salvation wasn’t solely unto a personal experience of life with God, but a reality that you…
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I Will Build My Church: Church As A Journey
As the Church, how do we live in both the tragedy of life and the victory of the resurrection? What Paul is describing in Romans 15v-1-7 is the family of God…
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I Will Build My Church: The Discipline of the Church
The primary metaphor for the relationship between the people of God and their leaders, is that of shepherd and sheep. This is the way Jesus sets up his Church…
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I Will Build My Church: Scattered as His Incarnation
Jesus builds His church by gathering us, revealing Himself to us, and then sending us into the world to reveal Him. We are His workmanship, intentionally…
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I Will Build My Church: Gathering
The people of God in every place and time function in two spaces: scattered and gathered. On Sunday, Alex shared three reasons why we gather as the local…
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I Will Build My Church: An Alternative Society
On Sunday we looked at Matthew 16v13-20, where Jesus states that the work of the Church is to reflect heaven on earth. God is reconciling all things to himself…
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I Will Build My Church: The Church and The Trinity
On Sunday, we began our Fall vision series “I will build my church” - based on Peter’s confession of the Messiah in Matthew 16v16-17. Jesus is building his…
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Questions Jesus Asks: What Is It To You?
In John 21v15-22 Peter learns that you can’t follow Jesus while looking at someone else. Discipleship is not a steady increase of growth or us becoming our…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Does This Offend You?
In John 6v30-69 Jesus gives a teaching that even his disciples call scandalous. His very literal statements about eating his flesh and drinking his blood and…
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Life of the Church: As The Father Has Sent Me, I Am Sending You
On Sunday we had the privilege of hearing from one of our missionaries, Mariah, on what is means to be sent by God. Jesus sends his disciples as sons and…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Jesus asks, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”—a question that reveals the weight of what Christ endured as he took our sin upon himself, while also…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Who Do You Say I Am?
Jesus’ question from Mark 8:29, “Who do you say I am?”, must be answered by each of us. To see Jesus as Messiah and Lord is more than knowing the right…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Gain The Whole World, Yet Forfeit Your Soul?
Jesus’ question in Matthew 16 invites us to consider what we’re truly living for. In this passage, we see that real life isn’t found in pursuing control…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Freedom from a Worried Life
Jesus' question, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?", reveals that anxiety comes from treasuring the wrong things and trying to…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Do You Want To Be Well?
Jesus' question in John 5v6 is really an invitation to the wholeness only He can give. The healing at the pool reveals that our greatest need is not simply…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Do You Understand?
On Sunday, we looked at the question Jesus asks his disciples after washing their feet in John 13v12. With His question, Jesus invites us to move beyond simply…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Love Your Enemies
On Sunday, we jumped back into our summer series looking at what we believe are some of the most important questions Jesus asks. This week, we looked at the…
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Life of the Church: Prayer in Groaning Times
This last Sunday, Gerry Breshears gave us a theology of prayer in times of groaning, based on Psalm 13. Christians in the West have largely seen suffering as a…
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Life of the Church: Do Not Grow Weary
On Sunday we got to hear from one of our summer guest speakers, John Rosensteel on Galatians 6v7-10. Paul’s words to the church in Galatia in are just as…
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Questions Jesus Asks: Persistent Faith
This summer, we will be looking at what we believe are some of the most important questions Jesus asks. On Sunday, Pete began with the question Jesus asks in…
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Pentecost: Redeemed History and Present Power
On Pentecost Sunday, Bria read the famous story from Acts 2v1-13 and presented Pentecost as the redemption of Babel - where humanity once sought power and…
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Life of the Church: The Path of Trust
This Sunday, Jacob Vigil taught from Proverbs 3v5-6, exploring the idea that the entire Christian life is about trust. From humanity’s earliest moments to our…
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Pentecost: Holy Alignment
On Sunday, we continued our Pentecost series with a teaching from one of our elders, Pete Donor. In Acts 1v6-8, the disciples ask Jesus when He will restore…
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Pentecost: A Memory, A Future, A Friend
On Sunday we began our annual series on the Holy Spirit during Pentecost. Acts 1v1-5 highlights a crucial command for the disciple: wait. Even after all the…
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Life of the Church: The Stone
On Sunday we looked at 1 Peter 2v4-10 and what it means to trust Jesus. Peter, though he stumbled, recognized that communion with the Lord is what would hold…
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Life of the Church: Friendship with God
On Sunday we looked at John 15v1-17 and what it means to be friends with God. Throughout the entire Bible, we read about God coming close and drawing near in…
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The King is Here: The Ascension
On Sunday we concluded our Luke series after four years. After His resurrection, Jesus appears to his disciples to help them understand that the whole Jewish…
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The King is Here: The Resurrection
This last Sunday, Alex spoke about the Resurrection of Jesus being historically plausible, existentially hopeful, and emotionally satisfying. The story that…
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The King is Here: The Crucifixion
As we enter into Holy Week, our Luke series has brought us to the passage of Jesus’ crucifixion. As we read through this passage we are rightfully shocked to…
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The King is Here: Truth on Trial
Luke 22v66-23v25 plays out like a trial in a courtroom. Truth himself stands before the Law and the people responsible for upholding the Law refuse to…
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The King is Here: The Disillusionment of Denial
On Sunday, Bria taught from Luke 22v47-65. Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s denial both reveal the tendency of humanity, to deny what is true for the sake of our…
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The King is Here: Faith Like Jesus
The Scripture reading this week from Luke 22v39-46 kicks off what is known as “the passion,” or, the suffering of Christ. Jesus, being the true man, shows us…
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The King is Here: The Sifting
In Luke 22v31-38 Jesus warns his disciples that a sifting is coming. Their trust in Him will be tested in the coming days. Jesus points out that it is Satan…
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The King is Here: The Solution to the 7 Deadly Sins
On Sunday, one of our elders, Austin Smith, explored Jesus’ radical definition on greatness found in Luke 22v24-30. While the disciples argue about status…
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The King is Here: The Last Supper
On Sunday we got to hear from Bria on the Last Supper passage in Luke 22v1-23. The Last Supper is not just a famous scene, but an intentional fulfillment of…
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The King is Here: The End of the Age
Luke 21v5-38 has been interpreted by many modern Protestants as an end times prediction. On Sunday, Alex gave us some helpful tools to aid in our…
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Saints in the World: Labor
The overarching idea of this series is that we live in this world, we don’t live in heaven fully yet. God designed it this way, and it means we have a role to…
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Saints in the World: How Should We Vote?
In this series we have been talking about how we experience our faith in the world around us. This week, Alex aimed to answer the question, what sort of world…
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Saints in the World: Why Politics?
Is Christianity mainly about the Spirit catching people up into the progression of heaven on earth? Or is Christianity mainly about building institutions…
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Saints in the World: The Mission of God
The entire Bible is about the mission of God. God wants to restore trust with humans, which will lead to the restoration of all creation. In the Scriptures, we…
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Saints in the World: What is the Good News to the World?
On Sunday we began a new series by reading Colossians 1v15-23 and asking the question, “What is our message to the world?” Our conviction is that the gospel is…
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Life of the Church: Do Not Shrink Back
Advent has brought us to the birth of Christ, the celebration of Christ with us, but even after his arrival the Scriptures tell us that all is still not as it…
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Christmas Eve 2025: A Reason for Hope
During our Christmas Eve gathering this year we looked at the story of Jesus in John 1. Because Jesus came we have hope in the midst of a troubled world and we…
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Advent 2025: The Angels’ Song
On Sunday, Pete read the Angels’ Song from Luke 2. The Angels’ Song is one of hope realized. The angels come to the lowly shepherds to announce the good news…
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Advent 2025: Magnificat
On Sunday we continued in our Advent series looking at the songs of Advent. This week we turned our attention to Mary. Luke 1v46-55 is Mary’s song. She sings…
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Advent 2025: Life Through Union
The prophecy of Zechariah in Luke 1v67-79 reframes our reality by showing us what the coming of Jesus really means, so that we can orient our lives…
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Advent 2025: North Star
On Sunday, Andoni reminded us of why it’s so important to keep the gospel as our North Star. In an age of endless information, knowledge and influence we must…
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Join the Family: The Next Era of Saints’ Hill
On Sunday, we reflected on the journey Saints’ Hill has been on over the past seven years, and where we feel like God is taking us. The current shift we are…
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*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 8) / feat. Lexi Schirm
Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life…
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Join the Family: The Child - Life Together
On Sunday we wrapped up our vision series, Join the Family, with a message on the identity of a child. God’s answer to a world filled with lack, is the…
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*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 7) / feat. Pete Donor
Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life…
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Join the Family: The Priest - Give and Serve
Our aim in this vision series has been to define what God is specifically doing with Saints’ Hill in this time and place, and how you can join that. One…
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*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 6) / feat. Jacob Vigil
Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life…
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Join the Family: The Bride - Worship and Prayer
This last week we continued in our vision series with a teaching on what the identity of Bride means for the people of Saints’ Hill. The Bible begins with a…
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*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 5) / feat. Bria Wolter
Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life…
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Join the Family: What is the Social Contract of Saints' Hill?
As a part of this vision series we want you to know what you can expect from us at Saints’ Hill and what we want to be able to expect from you, in other words…
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*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 4) / feat. Michael Dutt
Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life…
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Join the Family: The Fountain Person
What is Saints’ Hill trying to do to you? As we get more and more specific in this vision series, we want to talk about what our hope is for each person at…
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*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 3) / feat. Andoni Montaño and Mike and Barbi Doran
Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life…