Hillside Community Church

Hillside Community Church
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To see God's hope transform out cities one story at a time.. that is why we exist. Whether you are brand new to Church or you’ve been around for a while; we want to say welcome! Our goal is to create moments and opportunities for you to encounter God in the midst of your life. We want you to join us just as you are and experience the hope we have in Christ.

  1. 1d ago

    Nehemiah and the 7 C's: Community

    Ever wanted deeper community but couldn't figure out why it wasn't happening? You can build a church without building a community. You can have the walls, the chairs, and the programs and still feel alone in the room. In Week 3 of Nehemiah and the 7 Cs, Pastor Aaron McRae shows how God rebuilt more than Jerusalem's wall. He rebuilt His people. The big idea: community is a work God does first IN us before He does it THROUGH us. God builds that community in us through three things: A shared identity: we know WHO we areShared rhythms: we learn HOW to be togetherSelfless sacrifice: we choose WHOSE interests come firstSome of us don't have a community problem. We have a calendar problem. This week, ask yourself: Have I built room in my life for real Christian community to happen? Scripture: Nehemiah 2:17–18; 3:1–5; 4:6; 9:38; 10:28–29 · John 17:20–21 · Ephesians 4:3–6 · Acts 2:42–47 · John 15:12–13 · Philippians 2:1–7 Resources Mentioned Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together (quote adapted)Francis Schaeffer, The Mark of the Christian (idea adapted)Robin Dunbar, research on social circlesJohn Mark Comer, Practicing the WayFor the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  2. Sep 28

    Nehemiah and the 7 C's: Courageous

    Afraid of the conversation you need to have? The decision you can't avoid? The step you know God is asking you to take? Most of us picture courage as loud and heroic. Biblical courage is usually quieter. It's telling the truth when it costs you. It's loving someone when you don't feel like it. It's refusing to compromise when everyone around you does. In Nehemiah 2, a cupbearer who is "very much afraid" steps into a moment far bigger than himself. What carries him isn't confidence in his own ability. It's knowing "the gracious hand of my God" is on him. In Week 2 of Nehemiah and the 7 Cs, Pastor Aaron McRae shows how courage helps us: --see what God is doing, --step up when He opens a door, and --stand when opposition comes. Courage isn't about who you are. It's about who God is. 📖 Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1–20 · Ephesians 6:13 · Matthew 5:43–45 · Romans 12:14 · Ephesians 3:12 · Hebrews 4:16 · Ephesians 6:19 · Philippians 1:20 · John 16:33 📚 Resources Mentioned -Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae -Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics #Courage #FaithOverFear #Nehemiah #BibleStudy #ChristianLiving #Sermon #HillsideChurch #7Cs For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  3. Sep 21

    Nehemiah and the 7 C's: Compassionate

    You can feel heartbroken by the news and still never do anything about it. Catastrophizing. Doomscrolling. Compassion fatigue. Comfort-zone syndrome. We have a dozen ways to feel deeply about suffering in the world — and still keep it at arm's length. This week kicks off a new series through the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, and it starts in an unexpected place: not with a plan, but with a broken heart. Nehemiah had comfort, access, and success. He also had a choice: stay safe, or let someone else's pain interrupt his life. Before he ever picked up a hammer to rebuild a wall, he wept, fasted, and prayed. In this message, we talk about: Why proximity changes compassion from a feeling into an actionThe four foundations of biblical compassion — starting with turning to God, not trying to fix, avoid, or numb what hurtsWhy the greatest test of compassion isn't when we're hurting, but when we're comfortable and someone else isKicking off a 7-week series on the character God is shaping in us — starting with Compassion. Scripture referenced: Nehemiah 1:1–11 · Matthew 9:36 · Isaiah 49:15 · 1 John 1:9 #Nehemiah #Compassion #SermonSeries For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  4. Sep 14

    Connected to the Source - Karl Romeus

    What if the goal isn't a different season — it's deeper roots? Everybody is trusting something to hold their life together: control, approval, success, another person, themselves. It works fine until the heat comes — a diagnosis, a closed door, a kid who won't choose right, a prayer that isn't answered on your timeline. Suddenly you find out what your roots were really in. In Jeremiah 17:5–8, God gives a picture of two lives: one like a shrub in the desert, one like a tree planted by a stream. Both face the same drought. Only one stays green. The difference was never the weather — it's the source. In this message, we talk about: Why pressure exposes what you're actually trusting, not what you say you're trustingWhy God is often more interested in your roots than your branchesWhat it means that "the greatest threat isn't the drought — it's disconnecting from the Source during the drought"Why "stuck" doesn't mean "forgotten," and how sanctification can be happening even when your circumstances aren't changingHow Jesus' invitation in John 7:37 — "if anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink" — changes what it means to grow, mature, and produce fruitIf you're in a season that isn't changing yet, this one's for you. Scripture referenced: Jeremiah 17:5–8 · John 7:37–39 · Matthew 26:38–39 · Exodus 30:23 · Ezekiel's temple vision (Ezekiel 47) #Jeremiah17 #StayConnected #FaithInTheDrought #SermonSeries For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  5. Sep 7

    The Journey of God's People - Sean Murphy

    What if the hardest season of your life isn't a sign God has abandoned you — but proof you're right in the middle of His story? In Exodus, God's people are rescued from slavery in Egypt... only to land in a wilderness with no food, no water, and no map. It's easy to judge them for grumbling. It's harder to admit we'd do the same. This week, Sean Murphy walks through the pattern that shapes the entire Bible — and our own lives: Out of bondage, Through the wilderness, Into promise. It's the story of Israel, and it's the story Jesus fulfills completely — facing down sin and death so we could be free, not just from something, but for something. You'll walk away asking: Where am I still stuck in a cycle I keep choosing over God? Do I trust God's provision one day at a time, or do I just complain when it's hard? Am I quick to forget who actually provided the good things I have? Scripture referenced: Ephesians 2:4-5, Exodus 3:7-8, Exodus 6:7, Exodus 14:10-16, Exodus 16:2-3, Deuteronomy 8:10-18, Judges 21:25, John 3:16, Matthew 4:4, Luke 23:40-43, John 8:31-36, Psalm 139, Jeremiah 1:5 Resources mentioned: The Critical Journey by Janet Hagberg & Robert Guelich; Bible Project #Exodus #Freedom #Wilderness #FaithJourney #Discipleship #HillsideChurch #GodsStory #Redemption Stay Connected with us.  Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches  Hillside Website | https://hillsidechurches.com Stay connected with us throughout the week: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com We’re glad you’re here. For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  6. Sep 6

    The 6 Stages in Our Journey of Faith - Aaron McRae

    What if the plateau you're feeling isn't failure — it's just one stage of a much longer road? In the final week of our "What We Believe" series, Pastor Aaron McRae maps out the real stages of a life of faith — from first discovering God, to the busyness of serving, to a harder inward season many people never talk about, and finally into a life marked less by striving and more by love. Drawing on Jesus' words in John 15 and research showing most Christians plateau far short of real transformation, Aaron makes the case that getting stuck isn't the end of the story — it might just mean you're due for a turn you didn't expect. This teaching: Why "being active at church" and spiritual transformation aren't the same thingWhat "the Wall" is, and why it's often a sign of growth, not failureOne honest question to ask about where you actually are on this journeyScripture: John 15:1–17 #HillsideChurch #AaronMcRae #WhatWeBelieve #ChristianLifeSeries #SpiritualGrowth #John15 #FaithJourney #Discipleship #CriticalJourney #SpiritualFormation #StuckInFaith #ChristianMaturity For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  7. Aug 24

    How to Live As A Child of God - Aaron McRae

    What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of effort, but a wrong starting point? In Ephesians 4, Paul describes two very different ways to live — one marked by exhausted striving, and one that starts somewhere completely different: belonging. Pastor Aaron McRae opens our new series on Scripture and the Christian Life by asking a strange question — what does your life actually smell like to the people around you? — and unpacks a simple but life-changing order: you don't become to belong. You belong, so you become. Why "putting off" old patterns only works when it flows from identity, not effort What adoption into God's family actually means — and why it changes everything One practical shift you can make this week in how you speak, handle anger, or respond to conflict Scripture: Ephesians 4:17–5:2 | Romans 8:14–15 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Stay connected with us throughout the week: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

  8. Aug 17

    Life Oriented in God's Word

    What's your relationship with your Bible actually look like right now? For some of us, it's a stack of good intentions — worn in some places, untouched in others. In this message, Pastor Woody walks through a personal journey with Scripture — from childhood to now — anchored by a surprising Old Testament command: even Israel's future kings were told to personally write out and read God's Word every single day of their lives. Not delegate it. Not outsource it. Own it. If Scripture is that essential for a king, it's essential for the rest of us too. In this message you'll discover: -Why proximity to God's Word matters more than good intentions -What Deuteronomy 17 reveals about humility, consistency, and long-term faithfulness -A simple next step to re-engage with the Bible this week — no matter where you're starting from Scripture referenced: Psalm 1, Deuteronomy 17:18–20, Psalm 119:105, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 3:8/Luke 3:8, Matthew 11:29–30, Psalm 71:18, 2 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 34 Resources mentioned: Move by Greg L. Hawkins and Cally Parkinson Welcome to Hillside Community Church. Wherever you are joining us from today, we’re glad you’re here! If you would like to experience this gathering among community with others engaging online, head to our Church Online site https://live.hillsidechurches.com/ to utilize a chat or request prayer from our team.  Stay Connected with us.  Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches  Hillside Website | https://hillsidechurches.com For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel.   Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church. Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurch Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurches Website | https://hillsidechurches.com

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To see God's hope transform out cities one story at a time.. that is why we exist. Whether you are brand new to Church or you’ve been around for a while; we want to say welcome! Our goal is to create moments and opportunities for you to encounter God in the midst of your life. We want you to join us just as you are and experience the hope we have in Christ.

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    Hillside Community Church
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    2017 - 2026
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