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Hillslife ChurchWhere is your faith? - AudioIn a world of chaos what can we learn from the Gospels? This week we turn to Mark 4:35-41, where Jesus calms the storm and seek to learn from the lessons Jesus shared with the disciples.2020-04-0532 minHillslife ChurchThe C Word - AudioWith a global change occurring around the world, this week is the first of the online video messages available on our Facebook page. The C Word ... if you were to try to sum up the culture for the last 50 years throughout the West what would that word be? That's what we try and look at this week as we dive into the Word.2020-04-0222 minHillslife ChurchThe Parable of the Restaurant - AudioContinuing the One Encounter series, Pete Sumskas dives deeper in to the opening message ... when you are invited to be part of something extraordinary, something special. Listen in as Pete shares the Parable of the Restaurant and an encounter with Jesus.2020-03-2032 minHillslife ChurchRejected - AudioJohn 4 records the story of an incredible encounter, one that rocked the disciples more than turning water into wine. Jesus not only embraces the Samaritans, but welcomes them into worship. He even discloses his true self, to a Samaritan ... WOMAN! A woman. The scandal. Join us this week as we explore the encounter with the woman at the well.2020-03-0832 minHillslife ChurchFishers of Men - AudioIn Matthew 4 we read of Simon Peter's encounter with Jesus ... as he walked along the shore, he saw two brothers and said, "Come, follow me" and they immediately did. But is this the whole story? There is a risk reducing the Gospel to short snippets and sound bites. This week we explore the harmony of the Gospels and the broader account of Peter's encounters with Jesus.2020-03-0131 minHillslife ChurchChinese Whispers - AudioThe game of Chinese Whispers is humourous when the message that starts travels along the line and is often completely different by the end. Though while humourous if a game, what if the Gospel was at risk of a similar fate? That what was first said, over centuries, has been mistranslated, or miscommunicated. The book of Galatians contains evidence of this happening within the first century. How about now? Have we misinterpreted some of the Gospel? Have we diluted some of its meaning? Join us this week as we explore akoloutheo.2020-02-2331 minHillslife ChurchYour Move Chief - AudioGod is all in, He sent His only Son to redeem us ... we can be under that covering, that sacrifice, but it's our choice. Your Move Chief is a challenge, an encouragement, a question ... if it's our move, how will we play it? Are we all in? Or all out? There's no lukewarm, sitting on the fence.2020-02-0224 minHillslife ChurchActively Seeking - AudioFrom the beginning, an encounter with Jesus was polarising; you either actively sought or actively avoided. This week we explore the early account from the Gospel of Matthew. The wise men, King Herod and the teachers of the law ... their reactions to the "good news" that Israel's redemption was nigh.2020-01-2622 minHillslife ChurchMeeting in Manhattan - AudioA Muslim, a Hindu, A Buddhist, an atheist, an agnostic and a Christian walk into a bar ... no scratch that, a restaurant. In fact to be politically correct a vegetarian restaurant. Sounds like a joke, but rather a reflection. What are our stereotypes? Our character traits? What conversations would occur? Would they be hostile or cordial? Who are the characters? Are they male or female? Old or young? Ethnicity? This week we explore the "script", Meeting in Manhattan.2020-01-1931 minHillslife ChurchThoughts Prayers Actions - AudioAs we finish 2019 and enter into 2020 I want to offer a challenge, the Thoughts, Prayers, Actions Challenge. That as Christians we step into the new year seeking opportunities to serve, not to be served.2019-12-2943 minHillslife ChurchYou are the Light - AudioYou are the light of the world, a city on a hill cannot be hidden. Who is the light of the world? You are! I am! We are. We are the hope bringers, the light savers, the carriers of the good news and it should shine through our lives like a bright blazing candle. People should be drawn to us wondering why we are joyful. We should stand out in the dark. We should be the one people look to for hope.2019-12-2032 minHillslife ChurchBouncing Around - AudioThis week we bounce around faith, look at our hope, our confidence and our questions and doubts. As captured in Mark 9, the father who says to Jesus, I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief. So too I share my hopes, my faith, and Lord, help me overcome my unbelief.2019-12-0834 minHillslife ChurchDry Bones - AudioCan these dry bones live? Son of man? Can they? Ezekiel is asked whether he has the faith to witness the transformation of a nation, the turning of hopelessness into hope - can it be done? Church ... can it be done? Can we be the light bearers? The hope bringers?2019-11-2437 minHillslife ChurchThe Groom Awaits - AudioTomorrow my wife and I celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary. While this is super exciting to me, what relevance is that to you? Join us this week as we talk about the groom awaits ... Jesus who stands with arm outstretched at the end of the aisle awaiting our commitment.2019-11-1741 minHillslife ChurchThe Right Orbit - AudioGetting into the right orbit is essential if we seek to live in God's promises. If you desire a life filled with peace, with joy, love, patience ... then ensuring your orbit is aligned is key.2019-11-0335 minHillslife ChurchThe Accident - AudioThis week we explore ministry and calling by visiting the scene of an accident. Where are you in the picture?2019-10-2741 minHillslife ChurchNot Just Input - AudioWe can sit and receive, listen, hear, absorb and take in as much information as we like ... but unless we process it and then convert that to an output then all the inputs are irrelevant. Knowing God's Word, His promises, how to pray and how to worship are great inputs, but unless they result in something then they are meaningless.2019-10-2035 minHillslife ChurchIn Season - AudioThe Israel community were largely an agricultural society throughout the Old and New Testament, which is why there are so many verses relating to farming; sowing, pruning, harvesting. This week we apply this thinking to our own Christian walk - which season are we in?2019-10-1336 minHillslife ChurchWhere's Your Nose - AudioOk, I suffer from Baby-itis ... the inability to act like an adult when I'm around small children. I feel compelled to pull a funny face, make funny noises, seek to elicit a laugh, a moment of joy. This is ok while dealing with a young child - but it wouldn't translate well if it were continued in a shopping queue with adults. Just as we age physically, so too are we called to mature spiritually. Join us this week for our chat on Spiritual maturity.2019-10-0635 minHillslife ChurchOne for One - AudioThis week Hillslife Church welcome Pete Sumskas to bring the Word. Many churches talk about outreach, evangelism, growth programs, but are we missing the point? Is it about growing churches? Growing congregations? Or are we called to something more? Something deeper? Listen in as Pete explores loving others.2019-09-2951 minHillslife ChurchThe Good News - AudioThere is a language in the world, an undertone, that resonates constantly in our mind ... you are not enough, not good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough, not rich enough. This barrage is the language of the world. But walk in the world or walk in the Word? The Word has a different promise, a different language, the Word offers Good News! Listen in to this week's podcast from Hillslife Church.2019-09-2241 minHillslife ChurchSolid Rock - AudioFacing a challenge? A trial? A storm? It is during this time we best witness our foundations ... whether they are built on rock or on sand. Like the wise and foolish builders - are we preparing daily for the storms of life? For they will come. This week, we talk about solid rock ... the faith built on the foundations of rock.2019-09-1527 minHillslife ChurchThe Right Foundation - AudioAre you walking in the world? Or walking in the Word? That is the challenge today. Paying attention to our infrastructure more than our facade. We spend way too much time worrying about appearance, but not about the spiritual poverty we and those around us endure.2019-09-0820 minHillslife ChurchWall of Faith - AudioThis week we dive deeper into our questions of faith, whether God exists, why is there good and bad, and where are we headed? To defend the faith requires equipping, and this week we seek to equip with a helicopter view at some of the major arguments that affirm the existence of God, of moral law and of our destiny. Join us as we uncover the Faith Wall.2019-08-2544 minHillslife ChurchIs There a God? - AudioWe all have questions, questions of faith, of purpose, meaning, about prayer. Is the bible true? Factual? Do dogs go to heaven? Is there a heaven? A hell? So many questions. This week we start exploring these and begin our discovery to God's answers to these and more. Join us on the journey to truth.2019-08-1831 minHillslife ChurchWhat is your Status? - AudioWhen it comes to love there is a giant chasm between the way the world portrays and the way God portrays. Hollywood offers the best glimpse into love from a worldly view, it's fast, frantic and ever changing. But that's not God - He is constant and committed. Join us for the series launch on relationships.2019-08-1132 minHillslife ChurchWalking the Tightrope - AudioOur walk in faith is a little like walking a tightrope; it requires focus and balance. How do we know where we are going if we don't have a target? A focus? Which is up or down? Left of right? Right or wrong? If we have no target to guide us?2019-08-0432 minHillslife ChurchBoot Camp Graduation - AudioAs we wrap up the series, Boot Camp, we seek to tie it all in a bow! These eight elements are key to a relationship with God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Join us as we wrap up the series in Hillslife fashion!2019-07-0737 minHillslife ChurchPeace - AudioPeace, it changes everything. To get biblical peace, the fruit of the Spirit, peace, it will change everything. Join us this week as we close off the final pillar of our faith, or belief leading to our deepening relationship with God.2019-06-3035 minHillslife ChurchRadical Teaching To Serve - AudioAs we continue to unpack the pillars or foundation stones of our relationship with God, it has to start with grace. Grace leads to hope, to faith, to love, to justice, to joy and this week to serving. The radical teaching of Jesus, to serve others!2019-06-2335 minHillslife ChurchJoy More Than A Feeling - AudioAs we move into the 6th pillar of unlocking our relationship with God, we move to joy. Not just a joyful moment, but a life of joy! Join us for this weeks podcast as we dive into knowing joy.2019-06-1631 minHillslife ChurchJust Us or Justice - AudioAs we continue to work through our Boot Camp series, we dive deeper into our belief and what underpins it. This week we talk about justice ... from two views, first is accepting God's justice, second is whether it is "just us".2019-06-0929 minHillslife ChurchLove It Is Personal - AudioAs we continue on revelation of the pillars of our faith, this week we speak about love ... a revelation of love! The Father's love.2019-06-0234 minHillslife ChurchHope ... Not Just Optimism - AudioWhen it comes to hope is it just optimism? Just wishful thinking? Or is biblical hope more? What does scripture tell us about hope? Join us for this week's second installment of our boot camp as we explore hope.2019-05-1235 minHillslife ChurchGrace - AudioAs we explore some of the foundations of our faith, we look at the pillar of grace - it's relevance!2019-05-0529 minHillslife ChurchRelevance - AudioIs Church relevant? That is the question we begin to explore today. Kicking off a series, Boot Camp - we are diving into some of the pillars of our faith, our Christianity ... and ensuring we understand the question of relevance.2019-04-2827 minHillslife ChurchIt is Finished - AudioWelcome to Resurrection Sunday, to Easter and it is finished. The word Tetelestai had much deeper meaning to those assembled at the foot of the cross. Come with us as we explore the traditions of the Old Testament and the depth of the meaning to Jesus' final words.2019-04-2129 minHillslife ChurchWhose Eyes - AudioWhose eyes are you going to look through? Those that have defined your past? The baggage? The anxieties? The fears? The history? Or with God's eyes, the promise of a future filled with hope. Filled with a promise! Whose eyes will you look through?2019-04-1428 minHillslife ChurchFoundations - AudioAs a Christian sometimes it can feel like we are an imposter - doing all the right things on the outside, and yet, internally feel unworthy of that tag. Join us as Pete dives into what matters most.2019-04-0740 minHillslife ChurchReach Your Sphere - AudioOn the road to Emmaus, two disciples walked solemnly, when joined by Jesus - who they did not recognise. Journeying through the Old Testament, Jesus showed how it all came together to be perfect for the outworking of what was now happening. Today we explore the journey of the nation, through to the new church, new covenant and new way.2019-03-3129 minHillslife ChurchLight of the World - AudioThis week we unpack Matthew 5:14, that we are the light of the world. Though have I interpreted this scripture correctly? Is the focus on my light, my actions, my deeds, my fruit? Or is my focus on how God can shine through me? Join us as we dive into light of the world.2019-03-2428 minHillslife ChurchTactics of Time - AudioContinuing our use of the Command Post analogy, this week we look at one of our enemy's tactics. The tactic of time ... the attempt to force us into the finite rather than the infinite, a focus on the present rather than eternity. Join us as we explore tactics of time.2019-03-1730 minHillslife ChurchThe Two Toms - AudioThis week we explore the testimony of two Tom's ... both born in Mobile, Alabama in 1946, one moved to Washington, one to Mississippi. Both attended a bible based church, yet went on to walk two remarkably different paths.2019-03-1031 minHillslife ChurchLiving with Intent - AudioOne claim on the Internet says we make up to 35,000 choices per day. From simple choices like which shoe to put on first, to more complex one's. Today we explore what it is to live with intent. To be intentional in our decision making, our choices, our actions and words. Can you step up to the challenge? Live with intent.2019-03-0336 minHillslife ChurchThe Command Post Intro - AudioAs we step into a new series we explore the concept of a command post. The Command Post is the hub of strategy, of setting tactics, of recuperating, of debriefing ... so too, in many ways, is a church. The outpost of the global church within a given region.2019-02-2430 minHillslife ChurchWhat Would You Do If - AudioWe are made for a purpose. Rick Vincenti brings the word this week and poses the question of What Would You Do if ... are we prepared for if? Does our preparation make us ready for the change? Will we walk in God's purpose for our lives and occupy the land given to us?2019-02-1733 minHillslife ChurchGod Prompts 3 - AudioIn this wrap up of the mini series, God Prompts, we seek to understand how to discern. What is discernment? Why do we need to discern? How do we apply our learning? Join us as we lean in closer to God and learn how to hear His voice.2019-02-1035 minHillslife ChurchGod Prompts 2 - AudioIn this second part on hearing God speak. we move onto the "heavenly communication spectrum"! From Wow factor to Doubt factor ... discerning God's presence and calling in your life. Join us as we continue to lean in and listen to God's still small voice.2019-02-0342 minHillslife ChurchGod Prompts 1 - AudioHave you ever wondered what is meant by "it's on my heart" or "God said to me"? Do some of us have the ability to speak directly to God while others don't? This week is Part 1 of the message God Prompts, hearing from God. We can all hear from God, in fact, God desires our attention and wants to commune personally with all of us. Listen in to this weeks message to practice the presence.2019-01-2734 minHillslife ChurchLead Us Where - AudioThis week we wrap up our initial framework of Fostering Our Relationship by looking at the final line in Matthew's version of the Lord's Prayer. Lead us not into temptation ... does God tempt? Does God lead us into temptation? Does God allow temptation? This is some of what we looked to explore today.
Please excuse any audio issues due to distortion of recording.2019-01-1337 minHillslife ChurchForgive as we Forgive 2 - AudioPart 2 of the lines on forgiveness in the Lord's Prayer as captured in Matthew. Do you say forgive us our sins? Forgive us our trespasses? Or do you say forgive us our debts? The actual word is Opheilema ... we dive in a bit deeper this week as we explore what this and other words mean.2019-01-0622 minHillslife ChurchForgive as we Forgive - AudioOne of the greatest barriers that stops us entering a true relationship with our Father is our inability to accept forgiveness. As we continue the series, we move to the next line of the Lord's Prayer, "And forgive us for our debts, as we forgive those indebted to us". Join us this week as we seek to dive deeper into a relationship with our Father.2018-12-3027 minHillslife ChurchOur Daily Bread - AudioAs we work our way into the second half of the Lord's Prayer, we move to our bold request - give us this day our daily bread! Yet our confidence in delivery relies heavily on our understanding of the first half of the Lord's Prayer. Join us this week as we talk about Jehovah Jaireh, Lord, the provider.2018-12-2336 minHillslife ChurchOn Earth as it is in Heaven - AudioWhile our church may have been without power this week - the service wasn't! As we continue our series on Fostering our Relationship with God we stepped back and explored the real question in life ... IS THERE A GOD? For your answer to this question frames everything else in your life!2018-12-1632 minHillslife ChurchHidden in Plain Sight - AudioAs we continue our series on Fostering Our Relationship with God, this week we dive deeper into discovering God's will for our lives and developing our heavenly language. To know God's will is to get the language in context.2018-12-0933 minHillslife ChurchVocabulaire Dieu - AudioAs we continue our series on Fostering Our Relationship with God, this week we explore how we discern God's will. In the Our Father, the second petition is Your Will Be Done ... but what does that mean? What does it mean to do God's will. Is it different to my will? How do I know? Join us as we look into understanding God's will.2018-12-0228 minHillslife ChurchThe Pendulum - AudioHas our Church swung too far towards familiarity? Have we embraced our childlike faith so much that we've lost our reverence? Our respect? Our fear? Has the very word God become just another curse word in our language? These are some of the themes we explored today.2018-11-2526 minHillslife ChurchHow Great is our God? - AudioHow great is our God? Highlight on the question mark. Far too often, Christians have become, what Tozer calls, Santa Claus Christians. Listing our many prayer requests (demands) but neglecting our gratitude, our worship. So, how great is our God? How awesome is He? Really?2018-11-1829 minHillslife ChurchLest We Forget - AudioToday marks 100 years since the conclusion of World War I and is known as Remembrance Day. It's a day of celebration and of reflection. Those three words, Lest We Forget, have become synonymous with military service and Remembrance Day. Yet these were taken from a poem that was penned before World War I even began. Join us this week as we launch a new series on Fostering Our Relationship with God.2018-11-1120 minHillslife ChurchIt's a Wrap - AudioTo bring the series to a close, What is a Christian? A Christian is someone on the journey - someone actively seeking a deeper relationship with Christ. Someone who has entered a covenant, a marriage contract between themselves and God. The bride who was engaged upon the Salvation prayer, continues onto marriage through an ever deepening relationship with the Father.2018-11-0431 minHillslife ChurchBilingual Parrot - AudioSo this is the story of Nigel, the African Parrot - a bilingual bird! It's a journey of Disney proportions and captures the heart of our calling as a Christian. Today we explore submarine and battleship Christians. Join us for this weeks message.2018-10-1433 minHillslife ChurchLast Words - AudioIf these were my last words ... what would I say? This is the premise of today's message. If this were the last time to speak, the last time to share, the last time to offer a glimmer of hope ... what would I say?2018-10-0730 minHillslife ChurchFound - AudioTrying to understand God's promises is difficult when, for so many, God appears more like a celebrity than a friend. When we are just a fan or a follower, rather than family. This week we look to break through more of the barriers that stop us from having a loving, intimate, personal relationship with our Father.2018-09-3032 minHillslife ChurchThe 5 R's - AudioHe who has ears, let them hear. Breaking through to the kernel of Christianity seems veiled by layers upon layers of man made religion, Spiritual attack and a lack of desire. Yet God's promises are clear, that we are free and empowered! This week we kick off a new series, a sub series, to unveil what it is to be Christian.2018-09-1630 minHillslife ChurchGrow Up - AudioIf our 11 years old son was still breastfeeding that would be odd, wouldn't it. In fact, that would be rather distasteful. Though not such a reflection on our son, as much as on the parents. This week we explore what it is to be a Christian and pose the question, are you growing up? Or are you still on milk? An infant's faith, rather than a reflection of your years as a Christian.2018-09-0934 minHillslife ChurchPrayers for the Week - AudioWhen we ask Jesus to be our Lord and Saviour, it comes with both the promise and the responsibility. This week we talk about prayers for the week, not the weak! Are you bold enough to pray these prayers? To step out in faith and be stretched? Used? Available?2018-09-0231 minHillslife ChurchStep 1 - AudioAs we explore what it is to be a Christian we dive back into the first step, or step 1. There is something we must do - as it is a choice. We are not forced into submission, rather choose to pray the salvation prayer. Have you done so? Have you done so with knowledge?2018-08-2635 minHillslife ChurchKnown is Safe - AudioThis week Maddison brought the Word and challenged us on our safe zone. Where do we consider safe? Where do we put our trust? In our finances? Our work? Our relationships? The things we see, feel? Or are we ready to put our trust, our faith, in the one and only thing that truly is safe?2018-08-1915 minHillslife ChurchAre We Free - AudioThe baby elephant chained to a peg learns it cannot free itself ... then when it is powerful enough to easily move on - the learned behaviour is enough to imprison the powerful animal. So too, all too often we are chained to our old self, our old ways and our old pegs that shackle us to our past. But we are free ... aren't we?2018-08-1226 minHillslife ChurchSo That's a Christian - AudioWhy is it that those outside the Church seem to think if they ever walked in the roof would cave in? Or that they wouldn't be welcomed, that they aren't worthy? Or those that have left the church because they felt judged, ashamed, heavy laden? This week we look at Christian stereotypes and some underlying behaviours that have driven this type of thinking.2018-08-0539 minHillslife ChurchLove the Lord - AudioCould the answer be so simple? Could our quest to discover what is a Christian be wrapped up in so few words? Love the Lord your God, love your neighbour as yourself. Then why don't we hear this message more? Why can't we receive it? Why are we so busy doing Christian rather than being Christian? Join us this week as we continue to explore what it is to be a Christian.2018-07-2929 minHillslife ChurchThe Answer is - AudioStarted out seeking to answer a simple question; What is a Christian? Yet found an amazing complexity layered in years of interpretation and practice. Have we got ourselves so muddled up that we can't answer it anymore? Well, The Answer is ... just that ... the answer! Join us as we dive deeper into what it means to be a Christian.2018-07-1536 minHillslife ChurchBeing or Doing - AudioAre you being Christian or doing Christian? There's a huge difference between the two. When Shakespeare asked "the question", To Be or Not To Be ... he was asking to live (or exist) or not to live. Well a similar question applies to Christians To be a Christian or to do Christian. Listen in as we explore what is a Christian.2018-07-0826 minHillslife ChurchWhat is a Christian - AudioDoes the word Christian still carry the meaning it did back in Antioch where it was first coined? Has our definition changed? Our expectations? Our conviction? Today we look at the different perspectives of Christianity.2018-07-0138 minHillslife ChurchThe Good News - AudioSomething a little different today, exploring the good news. The Gospel means good news and so three of our own talked what is the good news to them. Some great perspectives. Thanks to Rick, Rusty and Pete.2018-06-2429 minHillslife ChurchWhat Matters Most - AudioWould anyone choose to walk for 40 years when the journey was only 11 days? Before you say no, has anyone lived with fear, anger, worry, anxiety, bitterness or depression for an extended time? Would you say you chose to? Today we explore what matters most ... a continuation from our last message on follow me.2018-06-1729 minHillslife ChurchCould Go That Way - AudioHow often do we find ourselves outside of God's plan? Walking a track that we don't want to be on ... and then cry for help! Or maybe there are areas of your life that you would prefer to keep outside your "Christian" walk. Or that your prayers are only activated when life gets tough. Follow me seemingly is a simple statement, yet how come we so often seem to translate it wrong?2018-06-1028 minHillslife ChurchLeaning In - AudioWhat happens when it seems God isn't present? When our faith feels like a drought. It's time like these you need to lean in, to really seek out God and listen. Join us with Rusty this week as he shares a little of his recent journey and the need to lean in.2018-06-0335 minHillslife ChurchDon't Tell Anyone - AudioThis week we explore the gift of evangelism, the various models the church has used, and then, focus on how Jesus did it. As we explore scripture we witness virtually the reverse of what we would expect for an outreach program or an evangelism drive ... don't tell anyone!2018-05-2028 minHillslife ChurchHokey Pokey Is All It's About - AudioOh the Hokey Pokey! That's what it's all about! What if it is that simple? That life is just about the Hokey Pokey. Can you put your whole self in and then your whole self out? Join us this week as we explore what it is to be fishers of men and answer the calling of the Great Commission.2018-05-1342 minHillslife ChurchEmpowered by the Holy Spirit - AudioA car's purpose is only fulfilled when it's petrol tank is full. A torch only works when it's batteries are charged. A person can only achieve their purpose when they are filled with the Holy Spirit. Are you empowered? Are you recharged?2018-05-0629 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Discernment - AudioThe gift of discernment is the ability to distinguish what is of God and what is not of God. Our lives are filled with noise - coming from all directions. Today we explore how to discern the voice of God from the voice of the enemy. Be equipped, be prepared, know you are in battle and be ready!2018-04-2231 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Faith - AudioEaster Sunday is a day of hope, of new opportunity, of a new light. It is a day of fulfilled promises. What better day to talk about the gift of faith. Join us this week as we reflect on the days leading up to Easter and the mountaintop faith that resulted on Easter Sunday. He is risen!2018-04-0131 minHillslife ChurchThe Kernel of Wheat - AudioIn the greatest display of Jesus' humanity, Good Friday marks the day of his death. Heralding three of the longest days in history, where all hope seems lost. Join us for this short Good Friday message.2018-03-3009 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Step Up - AudioTune in for the 12 steps to accessing your Spiritual Gifts, or maybe the 5 keys to Working in the Spirit, or maybe the Dummies Guide to the Holy Spirit ... well if you are looking for that don't bother! This message is not a prescription to outworking the Holy Spirit, rather a Scripture based focus on developing our relationship with the Holy Spirit.2018-03-2541 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Ascension Gifts - AudioThis week Hillslife Church welcome guest speaker, Rick Vincenti to share on the five fold ministry or Ascension gifts as written in Ephesians 4:11. Join us as we dive into the scriptures to gain a deeper understanding of the gifts of the Spirit.2018-03-2037 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Hands & Feet - AudioContinuing our series on Spiritual Gifts, this week we look at how the gifts work through the body of Christ ... His hands and feet. This week we take stock of our series on gifts and hope to challenge and caution as we dive deeper into the power of the Spirit working through the church.2018-03-1127 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Giving - AudioContinuing to explore the gifts of the Spirit, this week we delve into one of the most challenging of all the gifts; giving. From poverty theology to prosperity teaching, the thoughts on giving range far and wide. Join Hillslife as we dive into the scriptures to seek a true understanding of tithes, offering and giving.2018-03-0436 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Service - AudioFollowing on from hospitality in the first week, we have now moved on to service. While these gifts may not be controversial they are nonetheless challenging. We are all called to serve, but some are truly gifted. Join us this week as we explore the Spiritual gift of serving.2018-02-2525 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - Hospitality - AudioOne of the earliest known spiritual gifts would have to be hospitality. As three men approached Abraham's tent, he was quick to serve, host and entertain these strangers. As we delve into Spiritual Gifts, we explore our calling to be hospitable, while for some it is there gifting.2018-02-1828 minHillslife ChurchSpiritual Gifts - AudioThis week Hillslife Church welcomed Pastor Narelle Estherby to bring the Word. Capturing the theme of Spiritual Gifts, are we acknowledging the gifts bestowed upon us? Are we living in our gifting and stepping up into these?2018-02-1141 minHillslife ChurchLove is the Key - AudioAs we dive into Spiritual Gifts and our eager desire to witness the power of the Holy Spirit working through us and our Church, we first turn our eyes to the foundation, love.2018-02-0535 minHillslife ChurchRemoving the Road Blocks - AudioIf we believe that God is all powerful, that Jesus came and resurrected, that we were sent a helper, the advocate, the Holy Spirit and that power worked through the apostles and through the ages ... then what is stopping the same power working through us? What are the road blocks that are hindering the power of the Holy Spirit launching through our lives, our churches? Listen in today as we explore the five road blocks to living a spirit filled life.2017-12-0339 minHillslife ChurchDiscovering Purpose - Are you ready? - AudioWe all want to know why we're here, what's our purpose. We struggle with questions on life and meaning, and yet could it really be this simple? Could it be that God's plan and purpose for us can be summed up in just a few words? Join Hillslife Church this week as we continue part 3 of the message on discovering purpose.2017-11-2633 minHillslife ChurchDiscovering Purpose in Moments - AudioWhen I get enough training then I'll be able to fulfill my purpose. Or maybe, when I get the right job, calling, ministry position. NO! God's purpose can be outworked now ... it's not about position, place or time and yet it's about all those things. God will use you when you are available but it may not be where you thought. Join us for part 2 of discovering purpose.2017-11-1933 minHillslife ChurchDiscovering Purpose - Part 1 - AudioWe all want to understand our purpose, our calling. How do we know if we are living in the Spirit? How do we know if we are on the narrow path? Listen in to this short series on discovering your purpose and living the Spirit filled life.2017-11-1227 minHillslife ChurchThe Fruit of the Holy Spirit - AudioIn this series wrap up on the fruit of the Spirit, listen in as we look at 5 key points that we explored throughout the series.2017-11-0531 minHillslife ChurchFruit of the Spirit - Part 10 - Self Control - AudioWithout a target all roads are the same. What does it matter how we live, what we do if there is no purpose. This week we explore the final fruit of the spirit, self control. Join us as we wrap up the sub series!2017-10-2226 minHillslife ChurchFruit of the Spirit - Part 9 - Gentleness - AudioContinuing our series on the fruit of the Spirit, we move onto gentleness. The root of which is meekness. While meek is an attitude, gentleness is the action. Meek is not weak! It is enormous strength.2017-10-0830 minHillslife ChurchFruits of the Spirit - Part 8 - Faithfulness - AudioWhat do you trust? Do you trust family? Friends? Finances? Health? Tomorrow? The ground you walk on? Where is your faith, the things you see and touch or beyond that? Join us this week as we step into the next fruit of the Spirit, faithfulness.2017-10-0130 min