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Hill City West PodcastNever Going Back | GalatiansPastoring is both beautiful and brutal. In this message from Galatians 4, we get a glimpse into the raw, personal heart of the Apostle Paul -- a pastor who's deeply burdened for people he loves yet sees them drifting from the gospel. If you've ever loved someone who walked away from Jesus, or if you've felt the pull to go back to the very things Christ set you free from, this sermon is for you. You'll be reminded that true faith is about knowing and being known by God, that legalism is just another kind of slavery, and that the...2025-07-2135 minHill City West PodcastInheritance | GalatiansThis week, we continued our series through Galatians with a message titled “Inheritance,” exploring Galatians 3:23 through 4:7. In this passage, Paul paints a beautiful picture of what it means to belong to God—not just as saved sinners, but as adopted sons and daughters.
Because of Christ, we don’t just get salvation—we receive the full inheritance of a firstborn child. That means access, identity, and a secure future. And best of all? The gospel makes it clear that anyone—regardless of background, status, or past—can become a child of God.
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2025-07-0738 minHill City West PodcastLive By Faith | GalatiansIn this passage, the Apostle Paul speaks directly to a confused and drifting church—reminding them, and us, of the only way we can truly be accepted by God. It’s a powerful confrontation that gets to the heart of the gospel: What kind of person does God accept? How do we live in the freedom and power of the Spirit, rather than falling back into relying on our own efforts?
If you've ever wrestled with questions about grace, faith, or what it means to walk with God day by day, this message is for you.
2025-06-3032 minHill City West PodcastJustified | GalatiansIn a world where Christian leaders seem to fall from grace with alarming regularity, what does Galatians 2 teach us about leadership, integrity, and staying true to the gospel? In this message, we examine one of the most intense confrontations in the New Testament: Paul publicly rebuking Peter, not over scandal or heresy, but a subtle drift that threatened the very heart of the gospel. What Peter did may have seemed small, but it had big consequences. Discover how this ancient moment speaks directly to our modern church culture, and how we can build our lives on the only unshakable...2025-06-2340 minHill City West PodcastEntrusted | GalatiansIn Galatians 2, the Apostle Paul fights to ensure that the gospel isn’t lost, distorted, or withheld. This message explores how the good news of Jesus isn’t just for us—it’s meant to go through us, reaching those who haven’t yet heard. Just like a package that never reaches its destination, an undelivered gospel can’t change lives. Paul reminds us that we’re not just recipients of grace—we’re the delivery team.
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2025-06-1641 minHill City West PodcastCalled By Grace | GalatiansIn this episode, we dive into Galatians 1:11–24, where Paul recounts how the gospel he preaches didn’t come from man, but from a direct revelation of Jesus Christ. Once a fierce persecutor of the church, Paul became one of its greatest missionaries—proof that only God can transform a life so radically. The gospel isn’t just about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection—it’s the invitation to a changed life and a mission with purpose. What purpose is God calling you to today?
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2025-06-0937 minHill City West PodcastOriginal Gospel | GalatiansIn his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul is confronting a crisis: the gospel of Jesus Christ was being replaced with something "new and improved." But any attempt to change the gospel only ruins it. We'll uncover the simple, unchangeable truth of the original gospel--centered on who Jesus is, what He's done, and how we receive Him. Don't fall for a counterfeit. Discover why the real gospel doesn't need an update.
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Text: Galatians 1-6
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2025-05-2733 minHill City West PodcastConflict | Better TogetherConflict is inevitable—but how we respond reveals who we are becoming. Some of us attack head on, others avoid it altogether. But in Romans 12, Paul offers a third way: the way of Jesus. Instead of fighting fire with fire let’s fight with humility, empathy, and radical love. Whether you’ve burned bridges or buried hurt, this message offers a path forward—and shows us how to be peacemakers in a divided world.
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2025-05-1943 minHill City West PodcastEncourage | Better TogetherYou can’t follow Jesus alone. Not “shouldn’t”—can’t. He calls us into community—to draw near in faith, hold fast in hope, and stir one another up in love. Because of what Jesus has done, we have full access to God—and we’re meant to walk this out together. Join us as we dive into Hebrews 10:19-25 to better learn how we as the church can follow Jesus with everything.
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2025-05-1236 minHill City West PodcastBetter Together | UnityIn this powerful message from our Better Together series, guest speaker Scott Lerwick, President of Boise Bible College, unpacks the theme of unity from Ephesians 4:1–7. Scott challenges us to live lives worthy of our calling by pursuing humility, gentleness, patience, and love. Unity isn’t just a goal—it’s a calling for every believer. Discover how the body of Christ is strengthened when we walk together in the Spirit, anchored by the one hope, one Lord, one faith, and one God who unites us all.
You can find out more about Hill City West at hillcityboise.org/west2025-05-0534 minHill City West PodcastBetter Together | LoveThis week we start a new series Better Together. We will explore the heart of Christian community: love. Jesus commands us in John 13:34–35 to love one another as He has loved us — a love marked by service and sacrifice. In this message, we look at what it means to start with those closest to us, doing for one what we wish we could do for everyone. We learn the difference between carrying burdens and carrying loads, and how partnering with the church builds the kind of loving community Jesus envisioned. Join us as we discover how love makes us trul...2025-04-2836 minHill City West PodcastEaster at Hill City WestIn his final breath, Jesus says, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit," showing us what it means to fully trust God even in suffering. The cross was not the end, and the empty tomb proves it. Jesus is alive, and because of that, we can experience new life. Whether you're exploring faith for the first time or choosing daily to follow Christ, this message will lead you to a place of deeper surrender, renewed hope, and true resurrection life.
Title: Easter
Series: Last Words
Text: Luke 23:46
Speaker: Nick Duffel2025-04-2229 minHill City West PodcastLast Words: Finished - Nick DuffelThis week as we continue our series on the Last Words of Jesus we ask, "What does Jesus mean as he cries out 'It is finished' while hanging on the cross?" And what does Jesus's work on the cross mean for us today. Join us as Pastor Nick helps us unpack this extremely important saying from Jesus.
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2025-04-1431 minHill City West PodcastLast Words: Thirst - Brennan HintonOut of all of the words Jesus speaks from the cross, there's one that is both the most relatable and most confusing: "I Thirst." This week, our Youth Director Brennan Hinton helps explain the significance of Jesus' thirst from the cross. From physical thirst, to fulfilling Scriptures and inviting others into His Kingdom. Are You Thirsty?
2025-04-0734 minHill City West PodcastLast Words: Forsaken - Nick DuffelJesus is on the cross for 6 excruciating hours. And during that time, he utters the words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" In this episode, Pastor Nick breaks down how Jesus is looking back to Psalm 22 from the cross, and how he is fulfilling the things David wrote about 1000 years earlier. We also learn how Jesus' sacrifice makes the way for our forgiveness.
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2025-03-3129 minHill City West PodcastLast Words: Paradise - Nick DuffelAs we continue to look at the Last Words that Jesus spoke from the cross, we take time to examine the criminals in the crucifixion story. Jesus takes the place of Barabbas, a known Jewish insurrectionist and murderer. Jesus is also joined on the cross by 2 other criminals who each have 2 different responses to him: ridicule and repentance. One leads further into death, the other to Paradise. Which will you choose?
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2025-03-2534 minHill City West PodcastLast Words: Mother & Son - Nick & Beth DuffelAs we continue to examine the last words of Jesus on the cross, we turn to Jesus' relationship with his mother, Mary. Jesus' words to the Apostle John and Mary provoke a lot of questions about his own family. Pastor Nick and his wife Beth will both unpack Mary's perspective of seeing her son on the cross, and how Jesus' view of family extends far beyond his own flesh and blood.
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2025-03-1742 minHill City West PodcastLast Words: Forgive Them - Nick DuffelAs we look toward Easter, we enter into a new series called "Last Words." This series will take us through Jesus' last words from the cross. In this episode, we hear Jesus say "Forgive them" to those who are executing him. As we hear Jesus, we also hear the call for us to forgive others in our lives as well.
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2025-03-1039 minHill City West PodcastBring Out The Book: Word In Flesh - Nick DuffelAs we wrap up our series on the Bible, we look at how the Bible can transform us and our motivations. Will we be people like King Josiah who respond to God's Word with repentance and obedience, or will we be like his son King Jehoiakim who tore up the scroll in disobedience?
2025-03-0330 minHill City West PodcastBring Out The Book: Enter The Story - Nick DuffelHow can a story be authoritative in our lives? Almost half of the entire Bible made up of narratives. As we examine the Bible this week, Pastor Nick Duffel walks us through how we can allow the stories of Scripture to speak to us.
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2025-02-2440 minHill City West PodcastBring Out The Book: Day & Night - Josh BranhamAs we continue to look at the Bible's importance in our walk with God, we turn our attention to meditating on Scripture. Pastor Josh Branham lays out the importance of biblical meditation and walks us through the practice of Lectio Divina.
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2025-02-1749 minHill City West PodcastBring Out The Book: Dig Deeper - Josh BranhamThis week we enter week 2 of our teaching series, Bring Out The Book, which is all about the Bible. In this message, Pastor Josh Branham explains how studying the Bible is important for allowing God to transform us.
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2025-02-1043 minHill City West PodcastBring Out The Book: What is the Bible? - Nick DuffelJoin us for our new series, Bring Out The Book! We will be taking a look at the Bible and its influence on us as we seek to live the Christian life. In this episode, we examine the Bible and explore it as God's authoritative word.
2025-02-0343 minHill City West PodcastGenesis: Babel - Nick DuffelJoin us in our final week of looking at the opening chapters of Genesis. This week, we take a look at the story of The Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. This message shows us the rebellion of humanity against God's command and how Jesus taught us what it looks like to obey God.
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2025-01-2738 minHill City West PodcastGenesis: Flood - Nick DuffelThis week we continue our series into the first chapters of Genesis. In this message, Pastor Nick Duffel will walk us through the narrative of the flood in Genesis 6-9, showing us what this story can teach us about the character of God.
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2025-01-2040 minHill City West PodcastGenesis: Fall - Nick DuffelJoin us as Campus Pastor Nick Duffel leads us through our next message in our Genesis series. In Genesis 3, God provides us with the origin of evil in our world through the story of Adam & Eve. However, even in this tragic story, God shows us a glimmer of the hope of Jesus that will come to defeat sin and death once and for all.
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2025-01-1338 minHill City West PodcastGenesis: Creation - Nick DuffelHappy New Year Hill City West! As a church, we are starting the new year with the start of the scriptures, the book of Genesis. During this series, we will be taking a look at the first 11 chapters of Genesis, starting with Creation. In this message, Pastor Nick takes us through the first 2 chapters of Genesis, showing what the account of creation shows us about who God is and the role he plays in the story of humanity. We hope this message blesses you.
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2025-01-0643 minHill City West PodcastChristmas - Nick DuffelMerry Christmas Hill City West! In this message, Pastor Nick Duffel helps us ponder the Christmas story in its original cultural context. From being laid in a feeding trough after his birth, to being exalted high as Lord of all in the midst of hostile Roman occupation, Jesus humbly came down to bring us the gift of salvation. We hope this Christmas message blesses and encourages you today!
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2024-12-2328 minHill City West PodcastSimeon - The Characters of Christmas - Nick DuffelIn this message, we look at one of the characters of Christmas who is often overlooked, Simeon. In this message, hear Pastor Nick Duffel explain how the story of Simeon from Luke chapter 2 is a story of a man of devout faithfulness and hope in a world that often feels hopeless.
This message was also paired with a short film titled, "Simeon" made by Vantage Stories. You can view the short film at youtube.com/VantageStories.
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2024-12-1626 minHill City West PodcastMary - The Characters of Christmas - Brennan HintonAs we continue our Advent series, the Characters of Christmas, we take a look at the character of Mary. Mary is a wonderful example of childlike faith in the midst of some scary circumstances. Listen as our Youth Director Brennan lays out how Mary sets the example of the type of faith we are supposed to have.
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2024-12-0933 minHill City West PodcastZechariah - The Characters of Christmas - Nick DuffelAs we enter the Advent season, we are taking time to highlight some of the characters of the Christmas story. This week, we look at the character of Zechariah and how and how his life provides an example to us for how to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus.
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2024-12-0234 minHill City West PodcastThe Table - Nick DuffelFor over 2,000 years, the church has remained devoted to the practice of breaking bread and remembering the gospel through the act of Communion. While we often associate this practice with rituals performed during church services, the original context of this meal wasn’t a formal service or one filled with background music—it took place during a simple, intimate meal similar to a Thanksgiving feast.
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2024-11-2625 minHill City West PodcastStory - Love Your Neighbor - Nick DuffelNick Duffel wraps up our series, Love Your Neighbor, discussing the final practice from our B.L.E.S.S. practices, the practice of sharing your story. In this episode, Nick gives very practical advice on how to share God's Story, as well as your own story to help bring our neighbors to Christ.
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2024-11-1837 minHill City West PodcastServe - Love Your Neighbor Week 3 - Josh BranhamJosh Branham continues our series, Love Your Neighbor. In this episode, Josh talks about the first S in our B.L.E.S.S. method of evangelism, Serving, and how Jesus set the example for us to follow when it comes to serving others.
2024-11-1341 minHill City West PodcastEat - Love Your Neighbor Week 3 - Nick DuffelNick Duffel continues our series, Love Your Neighbor. In this episode, we discuss Eating, the third practice in our B.LE.S.S. method of evangelism, and how Jesus used to it to reach out to those on the fringes of society.
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2024-11-0435 minHill City West PodcastListen - Love Your Neighbor Week 2 - Josh BranhamJosh Branham continues our series, Love Your Neighbor. In this message, Josh continues our discussion of our B.L.E.S.S. method of evangelism by explaining the art of Listening.
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2024-10-2942 minHill City West PodcastBegin With Prayer - Love Your Neighbor Week 1 - Nick DuffelNick Duffel kicks off our new series Love Your Neighbor, introducing the B.L.E.S.S. Method of evangelism and talking about the first part, Begin With Prayer.
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