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Every Sunday we meet for our weekly service at 11am. We have an atmosphere which is welcoming and would love to see you there. Our mission is to connect people to Jesus therefore discovering their God given purpose.

  1. Sep 21

    Prayer - Andy Gamble

    What if prayer was never meant to be complicated? In this message, we are invited to strip away the religious formality and rediscover prayer for what it truly is: a living, breathing conversation with God. Drawing from the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1, we see a woman in deep anguish who did not wait until her life was in order before she approached God. She prayed through her tears, through misunderstanding, and through seasons of waiting. And God heard her. That same invitation is extended to us. Prayer is not a performance or a discipline reserved for the spiritually elite. It is the most natural thing we can do as people who are loved by God. Whether it happens in the car, on a walk, in the quiet of the night, or in the middle of a chaotic week, prayer shifts our perspective from what is pressing in around us to the One who lives within us. This message reminds us that a little faith goes a long way, and that even the smallest, most honest cry toward heaven carries weight in the kingdom of God.

  2. Sep 15

    Slow Down - Andy Gamble

    What if the very thing holding us back from a deeper walk with God is not a lack of love for Him, but simply the relentless noise of life crowding out His voice? In this message, we explore one of the most countercultural invitations in Scripture: the call to slow down. Drawing from Psalm 46, we are reminded that God speaks His most powerful words not into calm and easy seasons, but right into the middle of chaos and upheaval. The earth is giving way, the mountains are falling, the waters are roaring, and yet God says, be still and know that I am God. This is not a verse for a quiet Sunday afternoon. It is a declaration of trust forged in the fire of real life. We discover that stillness is not the absence of trouble, it is confidence in the presence of God. And that distinction changes everything. The message gently challenges us to ask an honest question: is God actually silent, or have we simply allowed too many other voices to drown Him out? The answer, for many of us, may be more uncomfortable than we expect.

  3. Sep 9

    Look for Jesus - Andy Gamble

    What if following Jesus is far simpler than we have made it out to be? This message strips away the complexity we often layer onto our faith and brings us back to a single, profound invitation: look for Jesus. Drawing from the road to Emmaus in Luke 24, we are confronted with a striking reality -- two disciples walking, talking, and even grieving over Jesus, all while Jesus himself walks right beside them unrecognized. It is a picture that holds up a mirror to so many of us. We can fill our lives with church attendance, Bible reading plans, underlined verses, and spiritual routines, and still somehow keep Jesus at a distance. The central lesson here is both humbling and liberating: the goal of scripture was never merely to inform us about Jesus. It was always to bring us into a living, breathing relationship with him. When their eyes were finally opened at the table, the disciples asked each other whether their hearts had not been burning all along. That burning is available to us too, not through striving harder or knowing more, but through simply opening our eyes to the one who is already walking beside us.

  4. Sep 1

    You're Doing Better Than You Think - Andy Gamble

    What if the story we have been telling ourselves about our own spiritual lives is incomplete? This message invites us to step back and consider that the way we measure our own faithfulness may be missing something crucial. As we move into a new season, it is easy to take stock of every unanswered prayer, every habit we have not yet broken, every place we expected to be by now and are not. But what if discouragement has been handing us a report that leaves out the most important evidence? Drawing from Jesus' words to the church in Revelation 3, we are reminded of a powerful truth: the people saw their limitation, but Jesus saw their faithfulness. They saw little strength, but he saw that they had kept his word. This is not flattery or empty positivity. It is the honest, clear-eyed perspective of the one who says 'I know your deeds' and means every word of it. He knows the prayers nobody heard, the forgiveness that cost us something, the Sunday we showed up while carrying a private burden. God is not forgetful. He has not missed a single faithful step. And perhaps the most freeing realisation we can carry into this season is this: we have been measuring ourselves only by outcomes, while God has also been looking at our obedience. We are not who we used to be. Grace has been working, and we are doing better than we think.

  5. Aug 24

    This Is Not The End - Andy Gamble

    What if the single most transformative thing we could do for how we live today is to settle the question of where we are going when this life ends? That is the heart of this powerful message, anchored in the words of Jesus in John 11:25-26, where he declares himself to be the resurrection and the life and promises that those who believe in him will never truly die. This is not abstract theology. It is a living, breathing reality that changes everything about how we face our storms, our uncertainties, our losses, and even our daily routines. We are reminded through the story of a woman who faced the end of her earthly life with extraordinary peace, purpose, and hope that knowing our eternal destination is not a comfort reserved for the final chapter. It is a confidence we can carry into every single moment. When our hope is anchored in eternity, the pressures and anxieties of the present lose their grip on us. The peace described in Philippians 4, a peace that surpasses all human understanding, becomes not just a promise on a page but a daily experience. This message calls us to ask ourselves honestly whether we are living from that place of settled hope, and if not, what it would look like to begin.

  6. Aug 13

    Small Step, Big Shift - Victoria Gamble

    What do we do when life shifts beneath our feet and we cannot see what is coming next? This message takes us on a journey into one of the most grounding truths of our faith: while everything around us can change in an instant, God never does. Drawing from Hebrews 13:8, which affirms that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, we are reminded that our anchor is not a plan or a prediction but a Person who does not move. Whether change arrives with a celebration or a loss, whether we chose it or it chose us, we are invited to settle something deep in our hearts before we take another step: who actually reigns in our lives? When our confidence is built on schedules, people, or outcomes, any shift in those things can shake us to the core. But when our confidence is rooted in the King of Kings, we stand on ground that cannot be moved. This is not just a comforting idea but a practical foundation for navigating every season of life with courage and clarity.

  7. Aug 10

    Walking With God - Whit George

    What does it really mean to walk with God? Not just believe in Him, but actually journey through life alongside Him? Drawing from Hebrews 11:8, where we read that Abraham obeyed and went out not knowing where he was going, we are invited into one of the most honest and freeing pictures of faith in all of Scripture. The Christian life is not a single dramatic moment of surrender but a long, progressive walk made up of countless small steps of obedience. Each step may feel insignificant on its own, yet every one of them builds upon the last. Psalm 37 reminds us that our steps are ordered by the Lord, and Jesus Himself did not say merely believe in me but follow me. This message challenges us to ask a simple but searching question: what step is God placing in front of us right now? It might be a conversation we have been avoiding, a habit we need to surrender, or a quiet act of service. The adventure of faith is not about leaping into the unknown but about trusting God with the next small, faithful step. If we keep taking those steps, we may one day look back in wonder at how far He has brought us.

  8. Jun 29

    Built To Last - Nicola Creelman

    What separates a life that withstands the storms from one that crumbles under pressure? This message takes us deep into the familiar parable of the wise and foolish builders from Matthew 7, but challenges us to see it with fresh eyes. Both men heard the same message, both built houses, and both faced identical storms. The crucial difference wasn't what they heard, but how they responded. We're confronted with an uncomfortable truth: the value we place on God's Word is revealed not by our agreement with it, but by our obedience to it. This isn't about accumulating biblical knowledge or being able to quote scripture—it's about building our entire lives upon the foundation of God's Word. The message draws a powerful distinction between knowing about God and actually knowing Him personally. Just as we might follow someone on social media and know facts about their life without truly knowing their heart, we can gather information about God without entering into genuine relationship with Him. The Apostle Paul's radical declaration in Philippians 3:8 challenges us to count everything as worthless compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. When we truly grasp this priceless privilege, our morning prayer becomes a determined purpose: to know Him more deeply, more intimately, and more experientially each day.

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Every Sunday we meet for our weekly service at 11am. We have an atmosphere which is welcoming and would love to see you there. Our mission is to connect people to Jesus therefore discovering their God given purpose.

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  • Creator
    The Hills Church
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    214
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    Clean
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