What is required to be a Christian? We believe that trusting in Jesus for salvation, confessing him to be your Lord and Savior, is the necessary step for being a Christian. At the same time, there is much more the Bible has to say that it is important for Christians to know and to grow in the truth of and what follows gives you an understanding of how we understand different key Biblical teachings at Little Hills.
Join Pastor Tim as we begin a new series and start it out by talking about fools (Prov. 26:4-5)! It217;s often a passage that has been cited to say the Bible contradicts itself, but it actually has a very straightforward and very applicable message for us.
We217;re drawn to people who seem useful, impressive, ready to contribute—and in Luke 18, the disciples felt the same way when they turned away parents bringing infants to Jesus. But Jesus stopped them: 220;Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.221;
It is easy to read “You shall not commit adultery” and decide that command belongs to someone else. But in Matthew 5, Jesus carries it beyond the outward act into the hidden life of our looks, desires, and thoughts—so where does that leave any of us, and why does God care so deeply about our purity?
The Bible says we should care for the poor, but also suggests limits on what we do. How do we understand that balance so we can be Christ-like to those around us?
Merry Christmas (in July)! Let217;s jingle our way into 1 Corinthians today! Oh what fun it is to share God217;s Word with you! 🎄
Problems pile on until life feels more like a grave than renewed life, and we wonder where God is. The Book of Ruth opens with Naomi back from Moab empty and bitter, renaming herself Mara because the Almighty has dealt harshly with her—still certain God is King, yet unable to see whether that King still loves her. Is there hope when we find ourselves feeling the same way?
Most of us have something we217;d rather not put on the table before God—something we217;re holding just tightly enough that we hope He won217;t notice. In Luke 18, a ruler who has kept the commandments since his youth comes to Jesus asking what he still must do to inherit eternal life, and Jesus names exactly the one thing he isn217;t ready to hear.
Amid turkey and pie and football, we can list what we217;re thankful for and still miss the point. Psalm 95 won217;t let us settle for vague gratitude; it calls us to sing to the Lord and come into His presence with thanksgiving to the rock of our salvation.
As the Israelites finds themselves out in the wilderness for years, Numbers 20 shows a people in a fog of discouragement 212; even Moses himself loses sight of what God is doing. But even when the discouragement feels overwhelming, we don217;t have to let it get the final word.