Posts Tagged ‘Spiritual Growth’
One Voice // Part 3: Reaching Out
Our Calling as Disciples At Rolling Hills, we have a Vision Statement that says We are a people of God reaching out, growing up, and giving all. The first facet of that vision is reaching out. As Christians and as members of God’s body, we have a duty and a calling to reach out to…
Read MoreOne Voice // Part 2: A People of God
Listening to the Voice of God When we take a look back at all that happened in 2020, we can see everything from a worldwide pandemic to a presidential election to a bombing on Christmas Day. Throughout all of the change, uncertainty, and unforeseen circumstances that we witnessed, the voices in the media, on the…
Read MoreOne Voice // Part 1: Why Church is Important in 2021
Walking into a New Year as the Church A new year brings much hope and newness. We’re in a new year now – 2021. After a year like 2020 was, walking into this year may feel like walking into the unknown. We don’t know what 2021 will bring, and, if it’s anything like 2020 was,…
Read More2020: A Year in Review
2020: A Year in Review Looking back over 2020, we have had challenges that we’ll all share and remember, but we have even more stories of how God has provided, sustained, and blessed His children and His Church. We wanted to spend our final service of 2020 reflecting on the different challenges we faced this…
Read MoreFinish Strong // Part 7: Legacy
Being Thankful No Matter the Circumstances For many, if not all of us, 2020 has been a very challenging year. It’s been a year of loss, sickness, difficulty, and uncertainty. We’ve had to navigate through a global pandemic, through transition and change, and through division in our nation. Our natural inclination may be to question…
Read MoreFinish Strong // Part 6: The Faithfulness of Caleb
Living By Faith “Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.” – William Carey If you look at the news, magazine covers, social media, and most sources of information about what’s going on in our world today, it’s hard not to feel fearful or anxious about today’s circumstances. There are very real threats,…
Read MoreFinish Strong // Part 1: The Call of Joshua
Finish Strong Being Called By God Many of us who have been around “church culture” or who have attended church for any length of time have likely heard the words Be strong and courageous. These words are found throughout the book of Joshua and are first said by God in Joshua 1:9. God calls Joshua…
Read MoreForward // Part 4: Forward in Faith
Forward: Faith Looking Forward in Faith When runners are training for a race, they are constantly looking ahead at the track, ready for the next turn or the other runners ahead of them. From a young age, they’re taught to always look forward and never, under any circumstance, look back. They press on, knowing that…
Read MoreForward // Part 2: Forward in Christlikeness
Forward: Christlikeness Culture vs. Scripture We are living in a world that tells us it’s all about self. Our culture tells us that you are the star of your own movie. It’s all about you and what people can do for you. When we make our lives all about our own selves like the world…
Read MoreWords from the Mount // Part 5: Put It Into Practice
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 1. The gift of prayer Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who…
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