The only way to avoid the complications of relationships is to have none. We human beings need each other, so God created us with the capacity to love, to have friends, to get married, and to live in community with each other. But, as Facebook would attest, many of us would simply say of our closest ... Read More
How Kingdom-First Thinking Simplifies Life Margin, Part 2
https://vimeo.com/139864836 Ever feel pulled in every direction? Like everyone wants a piece of your time, money, and energy and there's just not enough to go around? It might be because you're "prioritizing," a modern American idea in which we try to keep everyone around us happy. What if, ... Read More
Broken Things From 'Streams In the Desert'
"By reason of breakings they purify themselves" (Job 41:25). God uses most for His glory those people and things which are most perfectly broken. The sacrifices He accepts are broken and contrite hearts. It was the breaking down of Jacob's natural strength at Peniel that got him where God could ... Read More
The Secret Enemy in Your Marriage And 5 Practical Ways to Deal With It
The greatest enemy of your marriage may not be quite what you think. In an article on Relevant Magazine'swebsite, John Weirick discusses what may be one of Left untouched, unexpressed conflict will turn assumptions into accusations and accusations into evidence. It’s like rendering a verdict when ... Read More
The Church: Where We Learn to Love
“I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.” (Matthew 16:18b NLT, second edition) Only the Church will last forever. Nothing else is going to last. No business is going to last forever. No government is going to last forever. No nation is going to last forever. ... Read More
3 Reasons NOT to Attend Grace Hills Church in September
Grace Hills Church is a community OF broken people, FOR broken people. We're crazy about broken people, so we embrace messy ministry. We don't care how you dress, how many piercings and tattoos you have, or who you voted for in the last election. We believe that the message of the cross of Jesus ... Read More
Baptisms in Beaver Lake At Church at the Lake 2015
https://vimeo.com/139298498 Baptism is a big deal at Grace Hills! So it was pretty special when 11 people who had given their lives to Jesus stepped into Beaver Lake at our recent Church at the Lake service and declared their faith publicly. Congratulations to Daniel, Roxanne, Dave, Curt, ... Read More
Church Isn’t for Good People
Why are so many people turned off by Christians and by our churches? Steve Brown thinks it has to do with our honesty and vulnerability... Jesus reached out to some very surprising people. He showed up in some very surprising places and he said some very surprising things. Unlike him, we generally ... Read More
A Brave Girl, Christy, Shares Her LGBT Story and How Love Really Wins
Grace Hills has been blessed with people from an amazing array of backgrounds and stories. You can't possibly struggle with something that others within our church family haven't walked through, including same-sex attraction. Christy is now a leader within our church, a lay counselor, and a friend ... Read More
If You Could Ask Any Question At Church…
Shoot! Go! Now's your chance!! We're starting a sermon series soon called "FAQ's" (Frequently Asked Questions) and we may do it again in the future too. We'll take some of the most commonly asked questions from our community and answer them in a message. Others, we'll answer by email or in a blog ... Read More
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