Shows
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusBREATH, DOVES, CLOUDS & FIRE: Week 5: FIRE (Monica Peña)We all have moments when we feel lost and alone, not sure what decision to make or path to take. And when these moments come, it spikes our anxiety and shakes our confidence. God’s solution to this is to give us His Spirit. But what does that mean? How do we relate to the invisible? If that sounds mysterious, abstract, and confusing to you, you’re not alone. The writers of Scripture spoke of the Holy Spirit almost exclusively in metaphor, echoing four word-pictures in particular. What can unpacking these metaphors teach us about the practical ways the Holy...2022-08-0320 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusKNEW NORMAL: Week 2- "FAITH"“What to do when what you thought you knew turns out not to be true (anymore)”
Let me tell you what this series is all about....… We keep hearing about the “new normal,” but, if we’re honest, most of us just want the old normal back. But as so many things in our lives have changed in the last 12 months, what if what we knew as normal no longer exists?
What if, in our pursuit of normal, we miss out on some important growth?
Maybe what we knew as normal isn’t even what’s be...2021-01-1145 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusKNEW NORMAL: Week 1- "CHANGE"What to do when what you thought you knew turns out not to be true (anymore)”
Here’s the thing… We keep hearing about the “new normal,” but, if we’re honest, most of us just want the old normal back. But as so many things in our lives have changed in the last 12 months, what if what we knew as normal no longer exists?
What if, in our pursuit of normal, we miss out on important growth? Maybe what we knew as normal isn’t even what’s best for us?
Yes; you knew normal...2021-01-0736 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusCHRISTMAS AT SOUTH HILLS: Week 5- "My Story"Listen to Bob Rader and Val Chagolla share some of their story!2020-12-2825 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusCHRISTMAS EVE: "A Change of Plans"A message catered to those who may be facing something that wasn't planned, something went a little bit different than maybe they thought it would and thus a change of plans.2020-12-2843 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusChristmas at South Hills: Week 4 - "LOVE"When most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, the big fat guy in the red suit & sugar cookies.
But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent.
It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah...2020-12-2433 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusChristmas at South Hills: Week 3- JOYWhen most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, the big fat guy in the red suit & sugar cookies.
But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent.
It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah...2020-12-1537 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusChristmas at South Hills: Week 2- "Peace" by guest speaker Pastor Mike MyersNow, when most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, shopping sprees & sugar cookies.
But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent.
It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah..Jesus Christ!
It remin...2020-12-0737 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusCHRISTMAS at SOUTH HILLS: Week 1- "Expectations"Most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, shopping sprees & sugar cookies.
But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent.
It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah..Jesus Christ!
It reminded the peop...2020-11-3030 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNO THANKS: Week 2- Embracing ContentmentThankfulness is a virtue we all recognize. Parents try to instill thankfulness in their kids, people buy packs of cards to say “thanks,” and there’s even a whole day each year dedicated to thankfulness. Yet, somehow, we grow frustrated with what we have, disappointed in who we’re with, and discouraged about where we’re at. We all want to be thankful, but why is it so easy for us to have no thanks?2020-11-2435 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNO THANKS: Week 1- Expressing GratitudeThankfulness is a virtue we all recognize. Parents try to instill thankfulness in their kids, people buy packs of cards to say “thanks,” and there’s even a whole day each year dedicated to thankfulness. Yet, somehow, we grow frustrated with what we have, disappointed in who we’re with, and discouraged about where we’re at. We all want to be thankful, but why is it so easy for us to have no thanks?2020-11-2439 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE: Week 2- "Post Election"Politics make people crazy. You’ve seen it recently—once level-headed people, turning their backs on life-long friendships & family members, and spiritual communities. People that have known & lived next to & served alongside each other for years aren’t on speaking terms, block each other on social media, and won’t even look each other in the eye at the grocery store. And all of us are wondering—What’s next?2020-11-1441 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSeparation of Church & Hate: Part 1- Pre-ElectionRegardless of who wins this election: Where do we go from here? How do we survive the election with your soul intact. The message of Jesus has something significant & surprising to say about all of this. And we believe if we latch onto it, it just might change everything—for the better.2020-11-0324 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH - Week 4: Guest Speaker - Chris Kretzu Coasta Mesa Campus PastorEvery year we devote an entire month to families. We talk and teach about families. We design messages and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family.
I think we would all admit that...We want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments where we are crushing it…But theres a good portion of us who feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow up with great examples. Many of us inherited unhelp...2020-10-2833 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH 2020 - Week 3: "VALUES REQUIRE INTENTIONAL DISCIPLINE"Every year we devote an entire month to families. We talk and teach about families. We design teaching messages and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family.
Let’s be real...We all want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments where we are crushing it…But for the most part, a lot of us feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow up with great examples. Many of us inherited unhelpfu...2020-10-2141 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH 2020 - Week 2: "Values Have to Be Actionable"At South Hills we’re passionate about helping our community have healthy families.
Every year we devote an entire month to doing just that. We talk and teach about it. We design group discussion curriculum and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family.
Listen, We all want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments…But for the most part, a lot of us feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow u...2020-10-1240 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH 2020 - Week 1: "Values Are More Caught Taught"At South Hills we’re passionate about helping our community have healthy families.
So every year we devote an entire month to doing just that. We talk and teach about it. We design group discussion curriculum and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family.
Cause here's the thing... we all want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments…But for the most part,
a lot of us feel like we have no idea what we’re doing...2020-10-0539 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSTORYLINE: Week 3- "Tell It Again – When You Tell Your Story, You Tell God’s Story"Storyline is this incredible series of talks about how to make sense of your story.
Because, we all have a story, and at the same time we all are a story. But when we read our past well, it guides us as we co-author our future with God. And when we can be honest about our experiences, we discover our strengths. When we tell our story, we tell the greatest story.2020-09-2839 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSTORYLINE: Week 2- A Tension to Be Managed – Our greatest gifts often come from our greatest pain.Storyline is a series of talks about how to make sense of your story.
Because, we all have a story, and at the same time we all are a story. When we read our past well, it guides us as we co-author our future with God. When we can be honest about our experiences, we discover our strengths. When we tell our story, we tell the greatest story.2020-09-2243 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSTORYLINE: Week 1 - "Reading Backwards: Finding God in our past fuels our future"Storyline is a series of talks about how to make sense of your story.
Because, we all have a story, and at the same time we all are a story. When we read our past well, it guides us as we co-author our future with God. When we can be honest about our experiences, we discover our strengths. When we tell our story, we tell the greatest story.2020-09-1635 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US- Week 8: "WE’RE THE FIRST TO SERVE AND LAST TO BE SERVED"Over these last couple of months we have been sharing with you the core values of South Hills Church. The things that identify us, that make us who we are, our priorities, why we do what we do and where we got these ideas from.
THIS IS US!2020-09-0129 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US - Week 7: "WE DON’T WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO REACH OUR FRIENDS"A series that answers the questions of who we are, what are our priorities, why do we do what we do, and where did we get these ideas from?
This Is Us.2020-08-2534 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US- Week 6: "WE GIVE UP THINGS WE LOVE FOR THINGS WE LOVE EVEN MORE"So we are midway through our summer series on the core values here at South Hills Church.
A series that answers the questions of who we are, what are our priorities, why do we do what we do, and where did we get these ideas from?
This Is Us.
**DISCLAMIER**
The audio may be a bit off this week. We do apologize for the inconvenience."2020-08-1942 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US- Week 5: "WE WANT TO BE HEALTHY & HEALTHY THINGS GROW"This series that we’re in is all about our core values at South Hills Church.
Just like every family has a way of thinking, talking, and handling things. The same is true of every church. The same is true for our church.
Who are we, what are our priorities, and where did we get these ideas?
Over these last weeks we have been sharing our core values. All of which are based off of biblical stories and sayings from the first generation of Christians that summarize the sort of church that we set...2020-08-1940 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US- Week 4: "WE ARE CALLED TO BE OURSELVES, NOT COPY SOMEONE ELSE.This series that we’re in is all about our core values at South Hills Church.
Just like every family has a way of thinking, talking, and handling things. The same is true of every church. The same is true for our church.
Who are we, what are our priorities, and where did we get these ideas?
Over these last weeks we have been sharing our core values. All of which are based off of biblical stories and sayings from the first generation of Christians that summarize the sort of church that we set...2020-08-1927 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US- Week 3: "We Reach New & Different People By Trying New & Different Things"This series that we’re in is all about the core values here at South Hills.
Now, every family has a way of thinking, talking, and handling things. The same is true of every church. Our church.
So, who are we, what are our priorities, and where did we get these ideas?
Now, there are a handful of stories and sayings from the first generation of Christians that summarize the sort of church that we set out to be.
Our mission here at South Hills is to lead unchurched people into a...2020-07-2930 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US- Week 2: "We Want Our Church Family To Reflect The Diversity Of Humanity"Every family has a way of thinking, talking, and handling things. The same is true of every church.
So, who are we, what are our priorities, and where did we get these ideas? Now, there are a handful of stories and sayings from the first generation of Christians that summarize the sort of church we set out to be. South Hills isn’t a bunch of buildings, it’s a diverse family of followers who share certain values.
This is us!2020-07-2123 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusTHIS IS US - Week 1: "We Work Intentionally To Build A Healthy Family"Every family has a way of thinking, talking, and handling things. The same is true of every church.
So, who are we, what are our priorities, and where did we get these ideas? Now, there are a handful of stories and sayings from the first generation of Christians that summarize the sort of church we set out to be. South Hills isn’t a bunch of buildings, it’s a diverse family of followers who share certain values.
This is us!2020-07-2134 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusASKING FOR A FRIEND: WEEK 3- "WHY DO PEOPLE MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT BAPTISM?And the premise behind this series is that everybody has questions—about faith, God, Scripture, spirituality. Well, OTHER people do; obviously not YOU. So, we thought we’d take a few weeks to talk through some things people we know wonder about and wrestle with, from both inside and outside of the church. And you get to eavesdrop. Because CLEARLY these aren’t your questions. They all came from other people, and even they were just asking for a friend.”2020-06-0335 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusASKING FOR A FRIEND: WEEK 2- "Is The Bible Reliable? Isn't It Full Of Errors?"“Everybody has questions—about faith, God, Scripture, spirituality. Well, OTHER people do; obviously not YOU. So, we thought we’d take a few weeks to talk through some things people we know wonder about and wrestle with, from both inside and outside of the church. And you get to eavesdrop. Because CLEARLY these aren’t your questions. They all came from other people, and even they were just asking for a friend.”2020-06-0325 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusASKING FOR A FRIEND: Week 1- Can I be a Christian and still have doubts?This is a new series.
“Everybody has questions—about faith, God, Scripture, spirituality. Well, OTHER people do; obviously not YOU. So, we thought we’d take a few weeks to talk through some things people we know wonder about and wrestle with, from both inside and outside of the church. And you get to eavesdrop. Because CLEARLY these aren’t your questions. They all came from other people, and even they were just asking for a friend.”2020-05-2035 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusMOTHER"S DAY AT SOUTH HILLS: Guest Speaker Monica PenaThe Gift of Grace & Salvation!2020-05-1338 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusDEAR GOD! - Week 1: GIVE US TODAY YOUR DAILY BREAD!So we’ve been talking about prayer over these last few weeks and how prayer is an incredibly effective tool in order to communicate with God. In fact, It’s a powerful thing because it allows us to recognize and acknowledge who God is and establishes our dependence on Him.2020-04-2128 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusEaster With South Hills: May Your will Be DoneHow the will of God for Jesus ties into the will of God for us!2020-04-2148 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusPRAY LIKE THIS: Week 3- "Let Kingdom Come Soon"People say, “Pray, don’t panic.” And we all want to. But many of us don’t feel like we know how. Or maybe we’re just not good at it.
I want to believe that prayer works; that it changes things; that it can make the world better; that it can make me better. But...how?
People during the days of Jesus asked the same sort of questions. And he responded by teaching his followers to pray in a revolutionary way.2020-04-1228 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusPRAY LIKE THIS: WEEK 2: MAY YOUR NAME BE KEPT HOLYPeople say, “Pray, and don’t panic.” And we all want to. But many of us don’t feel like we know how. Or maybe we’re just not good at it or even sure that it works.
We say to ourselves… “I want to believe that prayer works; that it changes things; that it can make the world better; that it can make me better. But...how? How do I pray?”
People during the days of Jesus asked the same sort of questions. And he responded by teaching his followers to pray in a different way. In...2020-04-0126 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusPRAY LIKE THIS: Week 1 - "Our Father In Heaven"People say, “Pray, don’t panic.” And we all want to. But many of us don’t feel like we know how. Or maybe we’re just not good at it.
I want to believe that prayer works; that it changes things; that it can make the world better; that it can make me better. But...how?
People during the days of Jesus asked the same sort of questions. And he responded by teaching his followers to pray in a revolutionary way.
The Lord's Prayer.2020-03-2337 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusHOPE IN THE DARKBelieving God is good even when life is not!2020-03-1744 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusDOLLARS & SENSE: WEEK 2- "DEBT IS SLAVERY" BY PASTOR CHRIS SONKSENThis is a series about Money. Mula, Bacon, Benjamins, Buckaroos, Cheddar, Dinero, Moola, Paper, Pesos, Shekels, Plata, Cha-Ching or whatever you like to call it.
We all want & need it, but there never seems to be enough of it. So many of us find ourselves consumed with financial stress.
But Jesus had plenty to say about it. This series is all about introducing you to a God-centered view of money, helping you tunnel out of debt, and build values-based giving rhythms into your lives that cultivate kingdom-mindedness, generosity, and fulfillment.2020-03-1043 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusDOLLARS & SENSE: WEEK 1- "You Are A Stewart"This is a series about Money. Mula, Bacon, Benjamins, Buckaroos, Cheddar, Dinero, Moola, Paper, Pesos, Shekels, Plata, Cha-Ching or whatever you like to call it.
We all want & need it, but there never seems to be enough of it. So many of us find ourselves consumed with financial stress.
But Jesus had plenty to say about it. This series is all about introducing you to a God-centered view of money, helping you tunnel out of debt, and build values-based giving rhythms into your lives that cultivate kingdom-mindedness, generosity, and fulfillment.2020-03-0338 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusIt's Complicated: Week 4- "People Not Objects"Love. Sex. Dating. Marriage….It’s all complicated. Like a crazy maze with a lots of dead ends.
But what if you could map the maze? Wouldn’t that help a ton.2020-02-2437 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusIT'S COMPLICATED: Week 3- "Real Relationships Require Real Work"Love. Sex. Dating. Marriage….It’s all complicated. Like a crazy maze with a lots of dead ends.
But what if you could map the maze? Wouldn’t that help a ton.2020-02-1747 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusIt's Complicated: Week 2- "Is Sex Really This Casual?"Love. Sex. Dating. Marriage….It’s all complicated. Like a crazy maze with a lots of dead ends.
But what if you could map the maze? Wouldn’t that help a ton.2020-02-1233 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusIT'S COMPLICATED! - Week 1: "Someone else will not complete you"Love. Sex. Dating. Marriage….It’s all complicated. Like a maddening mase with a lot of dead ends. But what if you could map out the maze! 2020-02-0337 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 4: The Cost of Not: TIME-BLOCKING YOUR PRIORITIESThis series is about...
Understanding that most of us have some idea of who we want to be & what we want to do, but we’ve also got this elaborate mental list of who we feel like we have to be & what we have to do.
We can’t be and do it all.
So... How do you know what to do & pursue? And how do follow through and stay on task? What would it look like to get to the end of this year with the satisfaction of having lived it well—on pur...2020-01-3136 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 3: The Cost of Not- AVOIDING THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF DISTRACTIONThis series is about...
Understanding that most of us have some idea of who we want to be & what we want to do, but we’ve also got this elaborate mental list of who we feel like we have to be & what we have to do.
We can’t be and do it all.
So... How do you know what to do & pursue? And how do follow through and stay on task? What would it look like to get to the end of this year with the satisfaction of having lived it well—on pur...2020-01-2145 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 2: The Cost of Not - "HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH PACTS"You see… each new year is full of possibility & potential. It’s also full of pressure. Most of us have some idea of who we want to be & what we want to do, but we’ve also got this elaborate mental list of who we feel like we have to be & what we have to do.
Now, these lists don’t always overlap. And it’s not like we have infinite time & energy. We can’t be and do it all. There lies the pressure.
A new year can feel exciting, yet overwhelming.
So... How do...2020-01-1339 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 1: The Cost Of Not - Identifying Your ValuesEach new year is full of possibility & potential. It’s also full of pressure. Most of us have some idea of who we want to be & what we want to do, but we’ve also got this elaborate mental list of who we feel like we have to be & what we have to do.
Now, these lists don’t always overlap. And it’s not like we have infinite time & energy. We can’t be and do it all.
Like I said… Pressure.
A new year can feel exciting, yet overwhelming. So... How do you know...2020-01-0854 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusPre-New Years Message: Reflections & Expectations2020 is just around the corner. Literally!
And 2019 is just about finished. Everything and anything that happened last year happened...the good, the bad and the ugly..is over.
A new year will soon be upon us.
If last year was confusing and chaotic, be encouraged that a new year is coming.
If last year was full of disappointments, setbacks and challenges, be encouraged...a new year is coming.
If last year was your best year yet, be even more encouraged that a new year is coming.
All...2020-01-0246 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 4: Christmas at South HillsNow most of us know the Christmas story—or at least some version of it. But in this series, as we talk about the Christmas Story...We are focusing one the people in the story. And asking questions like… Why did God choose these people, at this time in human history to tell such an incredible and significant story?
And if we were to push past WHAT God did & take a deeper look at WHO He did it through, what might we see that we didn’t see before?
How might Christmas come alive for us whe...2019-12-2944 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 3: Christmas at South HillsWe are in an incredible Christmas series called…Christmas at South Hills
Now most of us know the Christmas story—or at least some version of it. But stories aren’t just about plot points, or about an incident that directly impacts what happens next in a story. They’re about people.
And in this incredible story of Christmas…
We are asking questions like ….Why did God choose these people, at this time in human history to tell such an incredible and significant story?
And if we were to push past WHAT God did...2019-12-1937 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 2: Christmas at South HillsSo last week we kickoffed an incredible series specifically for this time of year. One we like to call Christmas at South Hills
Now most of us know the Christmas story—or at least some version of it. But stories aren’t just about plot points, about an incident that directly impacts what happens next in a story. They’re about people.
And in this incredible story of Christmas…
Why did God choose these people, at this time in human history to tell such an incredible and significant story?
And if we were t...2019-12-1039 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusWeek 1: Christmas at South HillsNow most of us know the Christmas story—or at least some version of it. But stories aren’t just about plot points, they’re about people.
And in this incredible story of Christmas…
Why did God choose these people, at this time in human history to tell such a significant story?
And if we were to push past WHAT God did & take a deeper look at WHO He did it through, what might we see that we didn’t see before?
How might Christmas come alive for us when we breathe ne...2019-12-0437 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusEMOJINAL: Week 4A series all about our emotions.
Depression and anxiety are on the rise. More of us are feeling disconnected—from ourselves, others, and the meaning of life.
So why is that and what can we do about it?2019-11-2546 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusEMOJINAL: Week 3A series all about our emotions.
Depression and anxiety are on the rise. More of us are feeling disconnected—from ourselves, others, and the meaning of life.
So why is that and what can we do about it?2019-11-2041 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusEMOJINAL: Week 2 (w/ Ps. Mike Brook)A series all about our emotions.
Depression and anxiety are on the rise. More of us are feeling disconnected—from ourselves, others, and the meaning of life.
So why is that and what can we do about it?2019-11-2028 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusEMOJINAL: Week 1This is a series all about our emotions.
Here’s the thing....There’s no denying it. Depression and anxiety are on the rise.
More of us are feeling disconnected—from ourselves, others, and the meaning of life.
So why is that and what can we do about it?2019-11-0451 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH - Week 4We are talking about Relationships.
Specifically ...“What makes relationships work?
Why do we seem to click with & feel cared for by certain people, while others give us the impression we’re insignificant, invisible, or in-the-way?
How is it some families can hardly stomach one another, but others seem so close?
Is it all an act, or do they know something we don’t?
Well, as it turns out, both scripture & science agree on the answer.
And the good news is—all the research suggests certain practices
have t...2019-10-2953 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH - Week 3We are talking about Relationships.
Specifically ...“What makes relationships work?
Why do we seem to click with & feel cared for by certain people, while others give us the impression we’re insignificant, invisible, or in-the-way?
How is it some families can hardly stomach one another, but others seem so close?
Is it all an act, or do they know something we don’t?
Well, as it turns out, both scripture & science agree on the answer.
And the good news is—all the research suggests certain practices
have t...2019-10-2645 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH - Week 1Relationships.
Specifically ...“What makes relationships work?
Why do we seem to click with & feel cared for by certain people, while others give us the impression we’re insignificant, invisible, or in-the-way?
How is it some families can hardly stomach one another, but others seem so close?
Is it all an act, or do they know something we don’t?
Well, as it turns out, both scripture & science agree on the answer.
And the good news is—all the research suggests certain practices
have the power to turn...2019-10-1630 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusFAMILY MONTH - Week 2We are talking about ...Relationships.
Specifically ...“What makes relationships work?
Why do we seem to click with & feel cared for by certain people, while others give us the impression we’re insignificant, invisible, or in-the-way?
How is it some families can hardly stomach one another, but others seem so close?
Is it all an act, or do they know something we don’t?
Well, as it turns out, both scripture & science agree on the answer.
And the good news is—all the research suggests certain practices
have t...2019-10-1644 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusQUIT CHURCH: Week 5We are a church for the unchurched. We work really hard to be the kind of place where people who maybe don’t believe in God, are wrestling with faith, or were wounded by religion can come and feel welcomed and embraced and find common ground. Some of you in this room fit that exact category. And we are so glad you’re here. And there will be some benefit to you in this series. But I want you to know, you are off the hook. This series is not really about you.
Over the next several week...2019-09-3040 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusQUIT CHURCH: Week 4We are a church for the unchurched. We work really hard to be the kind of place where people who maybe don’t believe in God, are wrestling with faith, or were wounded by religion can come and feel welcomed and embraced and find common ground. Some of you in this room fit that exact category. And we are so glad you’re here. And there will be some benefit to you in this series. But I want you to know, you are off the hook. This series is not really about you.
Over the next several week...2019-09-2937 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusQuit Church: Week 3We are a church for the unchurched. We work really hard to be the kind of place where people who maybe don’t believe in God, are wrestling with faith, or were wounded by religion can come and feel welcomed and embraced and find common ground. Some of you in this room fit that exact category. And we are so glad you’re here. And there will be some benefit to you in this series. But I want you to know, you are off the hook. This series is not really about you.
Over the next several week...2019-09-2935 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusQUIT CHURCH: Week 2- Just ServeWe are a church for the unchurched. We work really hard to be the kind of place where people who maybe don’t believe in God, are wrestling with faith, or were wounded by religion can come and feel welcomed and embraced and find common ground. Some of you in this room fit that exact category. And we are so glad you’re here. And there will be some benefit to you in this series. But I want you to know, you are off the hook. This series is not really about you.
Over the next several week...2019-09-0940 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusQUIT CHURCH: Week 1- Just Quit!Before you listen to this series, I want to say, that we are a church for the unchurched. We work really hard to be the kind of place where people who maybe don’t believe in God, are wrestling with faith, or were wounded by religion can come and feel welcomed and embraced and find common ground. Some of you listening fit that exact category. And we are so glad you’re here. And there will be some benefit to you in this series. But I want you to know, you are off the hook. This series is not real...2019-09-0343 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEV7N: WEEK 8: GLUTTONY (Pastor Chris Sonksen)So here’s what we have been talking about…
The fact that we always seem to get caught on certain stumbling blocks in our lives that cause us to trip and fall and put distance between the best life that God has for us and how we are living it today.
History has nicknamed these stumbling blocks or tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
So we have been going through these seven sins in hopes of finding out where do they come from? Why do they trip us up?
And what can we do ab...2019-08-2842 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEV7N: WEEK 7: LUSTThe fact that we always seem to get caught on certain stumbling blocks in our lives that cause us to trip and fall and put distance between the best life that God has for us and how we are living it today.
History has nicknamed these stumbling blocks or tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
So we have been going through these seven sins in hopes of finding out where do they come from? Why do they trip us up?
And what can we do about it?
Because as Jesus followers...as Chri...2019-08-2350 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEV7N: WEEK 6: GREEDSo here’s what we have been talking about…
The fact that we always seem to get caught on certain stumbling blocks in our lives that cause us to trip and fall and put distance between the best life that God has for us and how we are living it today.
History has nicknamed these stumbling blocks or tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
So we have been going through these seven sins in hopes of finding out where do they come from? Why do they trip us up?
And what can we do about...2019-08-1643 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSE7EN: WEEK 5: SLOTHSo here’s what we have been talking about…
The fact that we always seem to get caught on certain stumbling blocks in our lives that cause us to trip and fall and put distance between the best life that God has for us and how we are living it today.
History has nicknamed these stumbling blocks or tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
So we have been going through these seven sins in hopes of finding out where do they come from? Why do they trip us up?
And what can we do about...2019-08-0550 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSE7EN: WEEK 4: WRATHSo here’s what we have been talking about…
The fact that we always seem to get caught on certain stumbling blocks in our lives that cause us to trip and fall and put distance between the best life that God has for us and how we are living it today.
History has nicknamed these stumbling blocks or tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
So we have been going through these seven sins in hopes of finding out where do they come from? Why do they trip us up?
And what can we do about...2019-08-0545 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEV7N: WEEK 3: ENVYBehind every surface behavior is the desire to meet a deeper need. And how you go about getting them met determines what kind of human you’ll be.
But we always seem to stumble with a few things along the way that cause us some major hiccups. History has nicknamed these tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
Where do they come from?
Why are do they trip us up?
And what can we do about it?
These are the questions we aim to answer.
As Jesus followers...Christians, we should...2019-07-2346 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEV7N: WEEK 2: PRIDEBehind every surface behavior is the desire to meet a deeper need. Now, having needs isn’t weak or wrong, it’s human. But how you go about getting them met determines what kind of human you’ll be.
Strangely, we all seem to self-sabotage in exactly the same ways, almost as if it’s encoded in our DNA. History has nicknamed these tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
So where do they come from?
Why are we all so susceptible to them?
And what can we do about it?
These are the qu...2019-07-1545 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSEV7N: WEEK 1: INTRO TO SEVEN DEADLY SINS VS THE BEATITUDESBehind every surface behavior is the desire to meet a deeper need. Now, having needs isn’t weak or wrong, it’s human. But how you go about getting them met determines what kind of human you’ll be.
Strangely, we all seem to self-sabotage in exactly the same ways, almost as if it’s encoded in our DNA. History has nicknamed these tendencies the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
Where do they come from?
Why are we all so susceptible?
And what can we do about it?
These are the questions we aim...2019-07-1038 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusBecause Of South Hills...Since we launched our campus 10 months ago...we have purposed ourselves with creating the "Perfect Place For Imperfect People." Over these few months, we have had the incredible blessing of seeing God do what he does best...Change and transform Lives!
For the next several minutes we’re going to hear what God has done, how he has transformed and changed the lives of people we greet, smile, worship and do life with here at our campus.
So sit back, get your tissues ready, be encouraged, let your hearts swell with gratitude for what God ha...2019-07-0146 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNEW: Week 5- "The New Body"We have been talking about the NT. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “new” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, new ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a new covenant, a new commandment, and a new way of living.
So what do these things mean?
And how do they have the potential to change everything? 2019-06-2545 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNEW: Week 4- "Jesus Came To Bring Us Something New"We have been talking about the NT. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “new” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, new ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a new covenant, a new commandment, and a new way of living.
So what do these things mean?
And how do they have the potential to change everything?2019-06-1744 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNEW: Week 3- "Jesus Came To Bring Us A New Commandment"f you’ve ever thumbed through a Gideon Bible at a hotel, you may have noticed that it’s divided into two sections, or testaments, the old and NEW . The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “new” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, NEW ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a NEW covenant, a NEW commandment, and a NEW way of living.
So what do these things mean?
And how do they have the potential to change everything? Everything we believe i2019-06-1136 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNEW: Week 2- "Jesus Comes To Fulfill The Law"If you’ve ever thumbed through a Gideon Bible at a hotel, you may have noticed that it’s divided into two sections, or testaments, the old and new. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “NEW” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, NEW ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a NEW covenant, a NEW commandment, and a NEW way of living.
So what do these things mean?
And how do they have the potential to change everything? Everything we believe2019-06-0345 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusNEW: Week 1- "But Then It Happened"If you’ve ever thumbed through a Gideon Bible at a hotel, you may have noticed that it’s divided into two sections, or testaments, the old and new. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “NEW” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, new ways and turns the religious community upside down.
He spoke of a NEW covenant, a NEW commandment, and a NEW way of living.
So what do these things mean?
And how do they have the potential to change everything...2019-05-2845 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusHOPE RISES: Week 4- "How Do I Respond?"We all like the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under you and you find yourself feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten?
So what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief?
Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Can hope rise up in the midst of our suffering....of our chaos or confusion.2019-05-2243 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusMother's Day Message (Monica Pena): "Perseverance"The definition of PERSEVERANCE is the persistence in doing something despite difficulty or DELAY in achieving success.
In other words REFUSING TO GIVE UP WHEN LIFE GETS HARD!
As believers, our FAITH requires us to PERSEVERE!
You see, there is a direct connection between perseverance and God’s character! Listen and see how so!2019-05-1428 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusHOPE RISES: Week 3- "What Do I Do In The Meantime?"Now, everyone likes the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under you and you find yourself feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten?
Sometimes in life we experience a suffering that doesn’t even have a purpose, so what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief?
Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Can hope rise up in the midst of our suffering? In the midst of our chaos or confusion?2019-05-0645 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusHope Rises: Week 2- "Why Is This Happening?"Now, everyone likes the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under you and you find yourself feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten?
Sometimes in life we experience a suffering that doesn’t even have a purpose, so what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief?
Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Can hope rise up in the midst of our suffering. Of our chaos or confusion.2019-04-3035 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusHOPE RISES: WEEK 1 - "EASTER"Everyone likes the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under us and we find ourselves feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten? Sometimes we experience a suffering that doesn’t even have a purpose, so what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief?
Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Of our suffering. Of our chaos or confusion.2019-04-2526 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLove Where You Live: Week 4- "Invite Boldly"This series is based around the fact that Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor.
So what would happen if a group of people actually took this seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically?
What if we decided to invest the best of who we are into the
people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now?
What would it look like to really love where you live?2019-04-1550 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLove Where You Live: Week 3- "Serve Collectivly"This series is based around the fact that Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor.
So what would happen if a group of people actually took this seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically?
What if we decided to invest the best of who we are into the
people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now?
What would it look like to really love where you live?2019-04-0942 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLove Where You Live: Week 2- "Start Tiny"Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor.
But what would happen if a group of people actually took that seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically?
What if you & I decided to invest the best of who we are into the
people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now?
What would it look like to really love where you live?
Over these next several weeks we want you all to care inclusively instead of staying inside your own little bubble, we want you to sta...2019-04-0245 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLOVE WHERE YOU LIVE: Week 1 - "Care Inclusively"Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor.
But what would happen if a group of people actually took that seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically?
What if you & I decided to invest the best of who we are into the
people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now?
What would it look like to really LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE?
Over these next several weeks we want you all to care inclusively (instead of staying inside your own little bubble), we want you to sta...2019-03-2539 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita Campus(re)GIFTING: Week 3 - Living The Generous LifeSo we have been talking about money.
Where did what you have come from? What is it for? And why does what you do with it matter?
It’s important that we as a church intentionally carve out time to do an entire series on money, because money is a big part of life.
We want to help you realize that everything you have is from God and He gave it to you in order to empower you to expand His Kingdom. We want to encourage you to leverage the practice of percentage givi...2019-03-1843 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita Campus(re)GIFTING: Week 2 - What Is Your Priority?This series is about MONEY.
Where did what you have come from? What is it for? And why does what you do with it matter?
And the consensus out there is, “Why do churches talk so much about money?”
Now, I cannot speak to what other churches do. But here at South Hills, we intentionally carve out time to do an entire series on money, about once or twice a year. And we do this because money is a big part of life.
We want to help you realize that everything you hav...2019-03-1136 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita Campus(re)GIFTING: Week 1- "Whose Money Is It?This series is about MONEY.
Where did what you have come from? What is it for? And why does what you do with it matter?
And a lot of people think, “Why do churches talk so much about money?”
Now, I can’t speak to what other churches do. But here at South Hills, we intentionally carve out time to do an entire series on money, only about once or twice a year. And we do this because money is a big part of life.
We want to help you realize that ever...2019-03-0429 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLOVE HANDLES: Week 4- "Love Handles Failures"We’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love.
And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well. And they do.
Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time.
You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when they hurt us? Or fail us? Or what about the moments when we realize just how different we really are? What do we do then? What...2019-02-2532 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLOVE HANDLES: Week 3 "Love Handles Differences"We’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love.
And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well and be infused with love. And they do.
Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time.
You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when they hurt us? Or fail us? Or what about the moments when we realize just how different we really are? W...2019-02-1836 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLOVE HANDLES: Week 2 "Love Handles...Hurts"You see… we’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love.
And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well and be infused with love. And they do.
Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time.
You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when they hurt us? Or fail us? Or what about the moments when we realize just how different we re...2019-02-1140 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusLOVE HANDLES: Week 1 "Love Handles...ALL"We’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love.
And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well. And they do.
Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time.
You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when they hurt us? Or fail us? Or what about the moments when we realize just how different we really are? What do we do then? What...2019-02-0535 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSomething'S Got To Give : Week 4We’re talking about “Delayed Gratification.”
You see...
Success in almost every area of life requires you to ignore an immediate reward in favor of an eventual reward.
This is nothing new...we all know this.
We see it play out all the time in people’s lives. Most of us know what we need to do to be successful in whatever area of our life we struggle the most in, right?!
But here’s the thing...
Most people’s problem isn’t knowing what to do, or even getting...2019-01-2841 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSomething's Got To Change: Week 3We can get so obsessed with plotting the perfect thing that we never get around to doing much of anything. Let's get from being in MOTION to being in ACTION....
JUST START!2019-01-2144 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSomething's Got To Change: Week 2Creating New Habits for a New you in 2019.
We tend to do what we’re used to. Which is a problem if what you’re used to isn’t good for you.
Get around people & places that make what you want to do clear & compelling to you.2019-01-1845 min
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita CampusSomething's Got To Change: Week 1Most of us have things about our lives we don’t particularly like. Maybe we know something needs to change, but what, when, how? We’re all busy, but busy doing what? What is all that your doing…actually doing? We get locked into certain patterns, but are they creating the outcomes we’re after?
But what if you could redesign your life from the ground up? What if you could stop busily buzzing around and learn how to build habits that actively build a better you?
In this series, my hope is to give you a fram...2019-01-1836 min