Hillside Community Church
Episodes
720 episodes
What Are You Packing? - Karl Romeus
Most of us spend our lives trying to prove we're strong enough. Strong enough to hold the marriage together. Strong enough to handle the bad news. Strong enough to carry the pressure.But what if that's exactly the wrong thing to pack?
True Freedom in Christ - Woody Morwood
Most people think freedom means doing whatever you want. But what if that's exactly what keeps you stuck?In Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul writes to a group of churches that had already encountered the gospel — and were drifting away fro...
We Pass on What We Praise - Aaron McRae
What if the stories you tell your kids reveal more about your values than you realize?In Psalm 145, David — a king with real power — does something surprising. He refuses to take credit. Instead, he points upward and says: you are the real ...
The Father Nobody Expected-Aaron McRae
What makes someone a great father? Biology is just the beginning.On Father's Day, Pastor Aaron McRae explores one of the most surprising ideas in Scripture — that spiritual fatherhood isn't reserved for dads. It's a calling for anyone willi...
More Than a Moment: What Baptism Marks in Your Life - Aaron McRae
What Actually Happens When You Get Baptized?Most of us have watched a baptism. The water, the moment, the applause. But what if there's something happening beneath the surface that most people never stop to think about?Here...
Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. - Woody Morwood
Summer is the season we're most tempted to make everything about us. Our plans. Our rest. Our best life. But what if God had something better in mind?In this stand-alone message, Pastor Woody Morwood opens Micah 6:8 — one of the most quo...
The Church Isn't a Place — It's a People - Aaron McRae
Most of us have some version of church we've settled for. Show up. Sit down. Go home. But what if that's nowhere near what the church was actually designed to be?In Acts 2, the earliest followers of Jesus didn't just attend some...
The Holy Spirit & the Birth of the Church-Aaron McRae
On Pentecost Sunday — the 50th day after Passover — something extraordinary happened that changed everything. God wasn't just receiving offerings that day. He was giving the ultimate gift: His Holy Spirit.In this message, we exp...
Rest Greater Than Hustle - D.A. Horton
What if the exhaustion you feel isn’t just physical? In this message, Pastor D.A. Horton walks through Matthew 11:25–30 and Jesus’ invitation to weary people carrying heavy burdens: “Come to me… and I will give you rest.”In a culture ob...
When Jesus Sees the Real You - Aaron McRae
This Mother’s Day message takes us into one of the most personal and powerful encounters in the Bible—Jesus and the woman at the well in John 4.A woman hiding from people.A life marked by shame, brokenness, and disappointment.A c...
Rediscovering God’s Purpose for the Church - Aaron McRae
Why do we go to church—and what is it actually for?In this message, Pastor Aaron McRae challenges a common, modern assumption: that church exists to meet our personal needs, preferences, and expectations. Instead, through Ephesians 3<...
New Heaven. New Earth. Real Hope. - Aaron McRae
What if everything you’ve believed about heaven is incomplete?In this message we explore a powerful biblical truth: eternity isn’t about escaping earth—it’s about God restoring everything.Walking through Revelation 21 and the br...
In the Light of Eternity - Woody Morwood
What if your perspective on eternity could completely reshape how you handle disappointment, frustration, and conflict today?In this powerful message, Pastor Woody Morwood unpacks how a biblical understanding of eternity re...
What the Bible Actually Says About Eternity-Aaron McRae
What do you actually believe about eternity?If honest, a lot of us have picked up ideas about heaven that aren’t really rooted in Scripture. Maybe it’s images of clouds and harps… or just the assumption that eternity is distant, unclear,...
3 Days That Changed the World - Aaron McRae
What do you do when God feels silent?This message explores Holy Saturday—the space between the cross and the resurrection. A day of waiting, doubt, and disappointment… just before everything changed.Through Scripture and story, ...
What does it mean that Jesus Saves? - Aaron McRae
What does it actually mean when we say, “Jesus saves”?In Week 2 of What We Believe: Part 2, Pastor Aaron McRae walks through Matthew 21 and the events leading to the cross to uncover a deeper, often misunderstood truth: Jesus di...
The Mystery of God With Us - Aaron McRae
What you believe about Jesus doesn’t stay theoretical—it shapes how you live, how you respond to suffering, and how you love people who are difficult to love.In Week 1 of What We Believe: Part 2, Pastor Aaron McRae walks through...
What Jesus Says About Money and Your Heart - Aaron McRae
What does it really mean to be rich toward God? And what does Jesus have to say about the way we handle money, possessions, and our future?Today, Pastor Aaron McRae explores one of Jesus’ most challenging parables in Luke 12 — the...
Generously, Joyfully, Willingly - Woody Morwood
In this message, Pastor Woody Morwood shares a powerful teaching from 2 Corinthians 9:6–8, exploring the biblical heart behind generosity, stewardship, and joyful giving.Through a moving personal story from 1991—when he liv...
The Power of Words in a Culture of Noise - Aaron McRae
In Week 8 of our James series, Pastor Aaron McRae walks through James 5:12–20 and explores one central theme: the power of words.From truthful speech to corporate prayer, from confession to restoring someone who has wandered from ...
Waiting Well in a Hurry Up World - Aaron McRae
What do you do while you’re waiting on God?In James Week 7, Pastor Aaron walks through James 4–5 to uncover a counter-cultural wisdom for planning, handling wealth, and waiting on the Lord. James confronts arrogant assumptions about tomo...
The War Within- Jayden Zwerner
What causes fights, jealousy, and division—even among believers?In this powerful message from James 4, Pastor Jayden Zwerner walks us through one of the most confronting passages in Scripture. James doesn’t blame circumstances, politics,...
The Untamable Tongue - Aaron McRae
In James Week 5, Pastor Aaron McRae tackles one of the most challenging and relevant issues in our everyday lives: our words. From trained animals and massive ships to raging wildfires, James uses vivid imagery to show that while humans can tam...