Mission Hills Church Messages

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We exist to help people become like Jesus and join him on mission. We are ONE church that meets in multiple locations. We believe that a full life in Jesus begins with transformation, a life fully committed to Him. Whether it's freedom from depression and anger, a broken relationship restored, a commitment to prayer and generosity, or overcoming an addiction, transformation is the natural result of encountering the living God and of obedience to Jesus.

  1. 3d ago

    Continuing the Conversation | Getting More From Your Money | Made For More

    What do you do with what God hands you: wrap it up safe, or risk it for more? Craig Smith and Colin McFarland talk through the parable of the minas from Luke 19, and Craig admits something he hadn't fully named until Colin asked him live on air: for a few years after COVID, Mission Hills Church shifted from taking new ground to protecting what it already had. The conversation gets personal fast. Craig shares how, as a student pastor, he used to give far more unpaid time to the church than he was getting paid for, but still felt tense every summer when $25 mission trip letters came in from his students. They talk through why 'generous' might be the wrong word for a lot of what we call generosity, why 'faithful' is often more honest, and how the disciples' outrage over the woman anointing Jesus with a year's wages of perfume reveals how easy it is to be generous with someone else's money while avoiding our own discomfort. 👉 f you've wondered whether you're protecting what God gave you instead of investing it, your time, your money, your church, your gifts, this conversation gives you language for it.  🎧 Listen to this weekend's full sermon first, then come back here to go deeper. New episodes drop midweek. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation.  Like, share, and comment if this episode hit home. As always, shoot us your questions at info@missionhills.org and enjoy today's episode. Also, check out our YouTube Channel and the Playlist titled "Questions with Craig" for more resources. Or submit your PRAYER REQUESTS for our care team. ============================= Continuing The Conversation: Feed Credits ============================= HOST:: Colin McFarland, Craig Smith  PRODUCTION + MIXING:: Zac Anderson  CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland  VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland A Product of The Mission Hills Podcast Network in Littleton, CO. © Mission Hills Church - All Rights Reserved

    Continuing the Conversation | Getting More From Your Money | Made For More

  2. 5d ago

    Getting More From Your Money | Made For More | Craig Smith

    Craig Smith teaches from Luke 19:11-27, the parable of the ten minas, and asks a question that hits close to home: Is the line between a faithful follower of Jesus and a hypocrite thinner than we think? This message breaks down why the king in the story is the most generous character in the Bible, and why your faithfulness with money, not your results, is what unleashes that generosity in your own life.

    Getting More From Your Money | Made For More | Craig Smith

  3. Sep 23

    Continuing the Conversation | More Than Just A Problem | Made For More

    Craig Smith admits the 80/20 rule- twenty percent of people doing eighty percent of the work- made him bitter for years before it made him grateful. He and Kelly talk about why comparison is mostly an environmental problem, why he hasn't opened TikTok since summer, and a three-word filter (content, pattern, relationship) for confronting someone without making a mountain out of a molehill. Plus the word Luke actually uses for Martha, which sounds less like distraction and more like a donkey dragging a load. 👉 If you've ever felt stuck in pain that's become your whole perspective on life, this conversation is for you.  🎧 Listen to this weekend's full sermon first, then come back here to go deeper. New episodes drop midweek. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation.  Like, share, and comment if this episode hit home. As always, shoot us your questions at info@missionhills.org and enjoy today's episode. Also, check out our YouTube Channel and the Playlist titled "Questions with Craig" for more resources. Or submit your PRAYER REQUESTS for our care team. ============================= Continuing The Conversation: Feed Credits ============================= HOST:: Kelly McSparran, Craig Smith  PRODUCTION + MIXING:: Zac Anderson  CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland  VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland A Product of The Mission Hills Podcast Network in Littleton, CO. © Mission Hills Church - All Rights Reserved

    Continuing the Conversation | More Than Just A Problem | Made For More

  4. Sep 22

    More Than Just A Problem | Made For More | Craig Smith

    What if the difficult person in your life is more than the problem you can see? In Luke 10, Martha's frustration with her sister quickly spills over into resentment toward Jesus. But instead of treating Martha like a problem to fix, Jesus looks beyond her behavior and responds to her with both compassion and truth. He shows us that the problems we see in people can sometimes be the product of pain we don't see—and that our own pain can shape how we see others. In this message, Craig Smith explores how to approach difficult relationships without excusing harmful behavior, why our response is our responsibility, and what it looks like to combine compassion with clear boundaries. Jesus sees people to be loved, not problems to be solved. Discover how that truth can change the way you see others—and yourself. Watch or listen, reflect, and consider one relationship where God may be inviting you to respond differently this week.

    More Than Just A Problem | Made For More | Craig Smith

  5. Sep 15

    Made For More Than a Paycheck | Made Fore More | Craig Smith

    Most of us have a complicated relationship with work — we pray for it, then complain about it. Pastor Craig Smith opens Genesis 1 to make a case that work isn't a curse; it's the first thing God ever called us to. When you see your job as joining God in creating, caring, organizing, and ruling, everything looks different.

    Made For More Than a Paycheck | Made Fore More | Craig Smith

  6. Sep 8

    Stand-Alone Messages | Come To The Table | Scott Ridout

    In 2 Samuel 9, King David goes searching for someone — anyone — left from the house of his fallen friend Jonathan, just so he can show them kindness. What he finds is Mephibosheth: lame, hiding in a place called Lo-debar (which literally means 'nothing'), convinced the king is coming to destroy him. What David does next is one of the most stunning pictures of grace in the entire Bible. This message from Scott Ridout unpacks the Hebrew word hesed — the unconditional, action-oriented, asymmetrical love of God — and why the table is where that love has always shown up.

    Stand-Alone Messages | Come To The Table | Scott Ridout

  7. Sep 2

    Continuing the Conversation | Find Your Moment | It's Complicated

    You had the best intentions. You picked your words carefully. So why did it still go sideways? In this episode of Continuing the Conversation, Craig Smith and Colin McFarland dig into one of the most practically useful ideas from Sunday's message in the Proverbs series — the difference between knowing a truth and knowing when and how to speak it. They unpack a framework of three Ms: motive, manner, and moment. Get one wrong and even the most important truth can land like a grenade. Craig shares a real and surprisingly difficult example — what should a pastor's wife say when her husband genuinely isn't a strong preacher? — to show just how layered these situations get in real life. Colin pushes back with a great observation: most of us check one or two boxes and convince ourselves that's enough. It's not. All three have to be in place. This episode also goes behind the scenes of sermon prep — including the rare week Craig had to trash a nearly finished message and start over days before Sunday, and why single-verse preaching makes him more anxious than almost anything else.  👉 Whether you're navigating a tough conversation at work, at home, or in your small group, this one gives you a practical grid for thinking it through before you open your mouth.  🎧 Listen to this weekend's full sermon first, then come back here to go deeper. New episodes drop midweek. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation.  Like, share, and comment if this episode hit home. As always, shoot us your questions at info@missionhills.org and enjoy today's episode. Also, check out our YouTube Channel and the Playlist titled "Questions with Craig" for more resources. Or submit your PRAYER REQUESTS for our care team. ============================= Continuing The Conversation: Feed Credits ============================= HOST:: Colin McFarland, Craig Smith  PRODUCTION + MIXING:: Zac Anderson  CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland  VIDEO + SEO DIRECTORS:: Zac Anderson, Colin McFarland A Product of The Mission Hills Podcast Network in Littleton, CO. © Mission Hills Church - All Rights Reserved

    Continuing the Conversation | Find Your Moment | It's Complicated

  8. Sep 1

    Find Your Moment | It's Complicated | Craig Smith

    You meant well. So why did that conversation make everything worse? Pastor Craig Smith unpacks Proverbs 27:14 — a proverb about a guy who loudly blesses his neighbor at sunrise and gets cursed for it — to reveal three things that determine whether a hard conversation heals a relationship or damages it: motive, manner, and moment. If you have a conversation you've been dreading, or one you regret, this message is for you.

    Find Your Moment | It's Complicated | Craig Smith
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We exist to help people become like Jesus and join him on mission. We are ONE church that meets in multiple locations. We believe that a full life in Jesus begins with transformation, a life fully committed to Him. Whether it's freedom from depression and anger, a broken relationship restored, a commitment to prayer and generosity, or overcoming an addiction, transformation is the natural result of encountering the living God and of obedience to Jesus.

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  • Creator
    Mission Hills Church
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    103
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    Clean
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