The Big Box Problem (April 2, 2023)

This week’s sermon:

We’ve always been better at hailing the leader who delivers what we want than trusting the one God has actually sent. Way back in Numbers 12 and 16, even Moses’ own family turns on him for not being the kind of leader they expected. Can we see God’s working any more clearly than they did?

This Week at Little Hills: Habakkuk (February 23, 2023)

As we enter the season of Lent, Habakkuk helps us think about righteousness and humility.

Stop Trying to Impress God (January 15, 2023)

This week’s sermon:

Most of us know what it feels like to pray with one eye on the people around us—wondering whether we sound holy enough, reaching for language we’d never use in ordinary conversation. In Matthew 6, Jesus warns us that prayer aimed at impressing an audience—human or divine—has already received its only reward.

Sound No Trumpet (January 8, 2023)

Sunday night’s message:

We can do the right thing and still face an uncomfortable question: are we doing it because God called us, or because we want people to notice? In Matthew 6, Jesus assumes his people will give to those in need, then warns that even this good act can become a way of practicing righteousness “to be seen by others.”

Underestimated (March 14, 2022)

Human nature leads us to want people to think highly of us. But what does the example of Jesus show?

Tongues of Liar (March 1, 2021)

What does it mean to have a lying tongue? Why does the Proverb distinguish it from bearing false witness? Join me as we continue our series on Six Poisons from Proverbs 6.