We are greatly encouraged today as we face our fears and run towards them, knowing that God is with us and that God is for us. Today Pastor John walks us through the character and nature of God. As we read about who God says that he is, we can better understand the God who is walking with us, even as we face our fears. Because of the character of God and because he is the foundation of our faith, we can confidently walk forward knowing that God by our side. This is the God that you can run towar...
Nov 16, 2020•37 min
In today's message, we turn our focus towards recognizing our sin and creating a space to allow for intentional time with God. Pastor John dives into the book of Exodus to walk through the life of Moses. We find that even when he was deep into the wilderness, God showed up and God found him right where he was at, despite the battles that he has faced or the bondages he was enslaved to. To hear more about how you can find the presence of God where you're at and to be intentional in your time with...
Nov 09, 2020•37 min
In today's teaching we ask the question, "If we were to take our cues from Jesus, then how would we disciple someone else?". This is exactly what Pastor Ron discusses as he wraps up our current teaching series, The Way of the Apprentice. We are challenged and inspired by this timely and practical message that walks us through John 13 & John 14. As we analyze the actions and words of Jesus, we see ways that we can be imitators of Christ and how we can disciple others around us. Pastor Ron the...
Nov 02, 2020•33 min
In the second to last week of the series, The Ways of the Apprentice, Pastor John leads us through a conversation that addresses our inclination of viewing people through a lense that chategorizes us from them. We begin to transition our mindset from having a divided mentality to seeing the humanity in people the way that God sees the humanity in people. We are challenged this week to set our heart on things above and to gain a heavenly perspective. In doing so, we begin to change our mindset fr...
Oct 26, 2020•38 min
"One of the core essential things about being disciples of Jesus is that they GO they make other disciples". We have made it to week seven of the series, The Ways of the Apprentice, and we are LOVING this series. We've spent the last six weeks discussing different perspectives of being an apprentice of Jesus and now it's time to help others be discipled within their relation with Christ. Pastor Ron discusses 3 practical ways that we can be makers of disciples. In these steps we see the importanc...
Oct 19, 2020•42 min
Our 6th week of The Ways of the Apprentice is brought to us by special guest, Chris Simning. This week we are encouraged by Chris' life and the powerful message that he brings. As we take our apprenticeship with Jesus deeper, we discuss the importance of remaining in Christ. "To REMAIN is about Jesus breathing life into our stories and filing the blank page of your soul with purpose". Are you ready to step further into your purpose and to allow God to make your blank page a beautiful masterpiece...
Oct 12, 2020•34 min
In our fifth week of our current series, The Ways of the Apprentice, Pastor John brings a new perspective to apprenticeship and discusses how we can be more like Jesus through grace and harmony. Join us as we dive into Mark 6:32-44 and look at how Jesus conveys the power of grace and harmony within the story of feeding the 5,000 men. Through the compassion that Jesus had for people, he stepped into action by extending grace which brought about harmony and unity. In our apprenticeship to Jesus, w...
Oct 05, 2020•38 min
In week four of The Ways of the Apprentice, Pastor Ron discusses walks us through Mark 8:34 where we encounter a rather strong call to be Jesus' true disciples and he calls us to PUT OUR SELF ON THE SHELF and follow Him. In reading Mark 8 together, we will analyze and breakdown 3 aspects of our discipleship with Jesus and look at practical ways to directly apply these aspects to our life. Join us today as we look into ways to align our soul with the heart of God and as we take a step forward in ...
Sep 28, 2020•40 min
We are in our third week of our current series, The Ways of the Apprentice. This week Pastor Mike talks about taking our apprenticeship with Christ to the next level by the act of listening, servanthood and discipleship. "Being a servant of Jesus is good; being his disciple is better. Don't be one without the other". As we dive into the story of Mary and Martha, we find that this story was given to us so that we can find ourselves in the midst of it. Today we self reflect and evaluate our own li...
Sep 21, 2020•30 min
In the second week of our series, The Ways of the Apprentice, Pastor John talks about the importance of living our life as if Jesus was living our lives for us. An apprenticeship is not just about gaining knowledge, but it is about the application through action, based off of that knowledge. "If we are ever going to look like Jesus, who we are an apprentice to, we have to put things into action". Make sure to check out this weeks message to learn about four practical action steps that we can tak...
Sep 14, 2020•33 min
As we begin our new series, The Ways of the Apprentice, We hear from Pastor Ron about what it means to be a disciple. We see that a disciple is a learner and follower, imitating that of their leader. What does that mean for us as followers of Jesus Christ? As we look at the two main components of being a disciple of Jesus, we learn how we too can follow him, be with him and be sent out by him. This week we are reminded of the commission given to us by God - to GO and MAKE disciples! To hear more...
Sep 07, 2020•32 min
In the sermon series titled "Road trip", we are on a journey to see things that we have possibly already been seen before, and to see them in a new light. We hope to create a new point of view by having a different line of sight, seeing things in a slightly different way. In Part 3 of "Road Trip", Pastor John wraps up the series by talking about the destination of our trip - stepping out into the journey that God has us in and allowing it to make a difference in our lives. How can we begin to li...
Aug 31, 2020•31 min
In the sermon series titled "Road trip", we are on a journey to see things that we have possibly already been seen before, and to see them in a new light. We hope to create a new point of view by having a different line of sight, seeing things in a slightly different way. In part 2 of the sermon series "Road Trip", Pastor Ron talks about one specific gift that God has given us - the gift of friendship. As we dive into the thought of who is in the car with you on this Road Trip, we discuss the 4 ...
Aug 24, 2020•25 min
In the sermon series titled "Road trip", we are on a journey to see what we have possibly already seen before, and see it in a new light. We hope to create a new point of view by having a different line of sight, seeing things in a slightly different way. In Part 1 of the series Road Trip, Pastor John discusses what it means to have a true craving for the Word of God and for the desires of His heart. "Whatever you're desiring will lead you to a source, and that source will lead you to an outcome...
Aug 17, 2020•29 min
What is it that God is up to - in both your personal life and in the world in its entirety? This is a question that Pastor Ron brings up, discussing practical ways in figuring out what God is doing. We are challenged to look at the lessons that God seems to be revealing to us and to also look for clues to a bigger picture, showing what God is doing in the grander scheme of things. Even when we don't have all of the answers or when we don't have a full understanding, we can trust and find peace i...
Aug 10, 2020•30 min
The practice of Lament is an honest prayer and expression towards God that ultimately leads us to better trust him, and it is seen all throughout the Bible. In this weeks message, Pastor John walks us through the idea of what it means to lament and he discusses the importance of being honest with God; producing in us a greater trust in him. This week we are challenged to step into this action of lament, bringing our worries, sorrows, and struggles to God in an honest expression. Let's approach G...
Aug 03, 2020•32 min
In this weeks message "Developing Discernment", Paster Ron takes us through Psalms 119 while discussing the importance of growing your spiritual discernment. Join us as we take a closer look at what spiritual discernment is and how we can go about growing in it. We challenge you to invite God to cultivate spiritual discernment within you; gaining spiritual eyes, ears, and hearts that creates change not only in your own life, but also in the lives of those around you....
Jul 27, 2020•22 min
In a world of uncertainty, love still remains. In a message titled "Love Reveals", Pastor John teaches us about how love is the driving force behind the character of God and how "your loving reveals your knowing". Who is it that you need to love today? It's through the love that you express that you're able to exemplify who God is, gifting others with a greater glimpse of who he is. We are called to love one another, so go and do likewise. Want to watch more from Heights Church? SUBSCRIBE to You...
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