Mercy Hill Church

Now What? (1 Peter - A Living Hope)

Continuing in our series, 1 Peter, A Living Hope, John focuses on 1 Peter 1:10-16 and covers 3 actions of faith regarding hope and to what we should conform ourselves.

Chosen Aliens (1 Peter - A Living Hope)

Continuing in our series, 1 Peter, A Living Hope, John focuses on 1 Peter 1:1-9. Using a collection of sign posts illustrates that "Your faith is of greater worth than gold." and powerfully spoken that "... what's kept in Heaven is coming into today, as we live in the joy of the Lord, through grief and trials, by faith, and we love Jesus in the midst of it."

1 Peter - A Living Hope

John kicks off a new series based on 1 Peter. In this message we hear the Bible Project's synopsis (https://bibleproject.com/explore/1-peter/) as well as read through 1 Peter together to set the stage for upcoming messages. John also gives us 3 themes to use as a lens while reading through 1 Peter.

I Met Jesus - The Testimony of John the Baptist

Luke brings us back to the basics on the gospel message with a great message based on John 1:29-34.

Lessons We Can Apply From Job

Jason Najacht shares some great lessons to be pulled from the book of Job. Job overview courtesy of the Bible Project, and you can see this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GswSg2ohqmA

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Christmas season starts early this year! But seriously, John starts a series talking about Emmanuel, God with us, where God is breaking in to our lives, preparing us for this Christmas season and God's gift to us in Jesus Christ.

Let Us Not Grow Weary of Doing Good

This week Corey shares around this idea of not growing weary of doing good and unconditional love. We start with the video story of Brad & Julie Wildman rooted in Galatians 6:9, and wrap up talking about unconditional love and allowing God to bear the burden that accompanies that.

Formed by the Gospel

After an emotional morning of celebration, worship and sharing testimonies, John wraps up our 10 year anniversary celebration service talking through 1 Corinthians 15:1-6. Paul's message of first importance, that we're saved by what Jesus has done for us.

Planting Churches, Relationships and the Next 10 Years

David Prince joins us for our 10 year anniversary celebration and shares a word that he shared just a few weeks before we planted back in 2009.

Serving Others

John takes us through John 13:1-17 where Jesus washed the disciples feet, to talk about the example Jesus was for us to serve others.

Remaining in God's Love Together

John talks about ways we experience God's love, going through John 15:9-12,17, we learn the qualities of this love and how we can experience it together.

God's Joy in Repentance

John continues looking at what things delight the Lord, and this week covers Luke 15:1-10 to talk about how heaven celebrates the restoration of each and every person.

Blessed, Broken, Given

John takes us through Luke 22:14-20, and talks about being Blessed, Broken & Given.

Baptism and Faith in Jesus

This week we're breaking from the norm to celebrate baptisms! John takes a moment to talk about baptism including a passage from Acts 8.

Why Community Matters

This week Corey continues the theme of what delights God, and he talks about the importance of community and living life together.

Serving the Least

John brings us through Matthew 25:31-46 where we talk about what delights God, specifically in this passage, serving the least.

Life Redirected

God's Joy - Understanding the Lord

Continuing in our Joy of the Lord series, John covers Jeremiah 9:23-24 to continue answering this question about what pleases the Lord.

God's Joy - What pleases the Lord?

Continuing in our Joy of the Lord series, John digs in to Ephesians 5:8-10 to start answering the question, what brings God joy?

Being Joyful Always

Continuing in our Joy of the Lord series, John covers 1 Thessalonians to talk about being joyful and thankful in all circumstances and encouraging us to cultivate the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Minnesota Missions

Corey and the youth group recount some of the stories and experiences from the recent missions trip in Minnesota.

Drawing Water with Joy from the Wells of Salvation

John reaches into Isaiah 12, and ends up talking about how we need to draw water from a deep well that is refreshing and life sustaining.

Joy in what God is Doing in Other People's Lives

John talks about finding Joy in what God is doing, especially in the lives of others, and reads out of Luke 10.

Joy in our Inadequacies & Limitations

Continuing with our Joy theme, John talks about finding joy in our limitations, focusing on a passage from the book of Job. Also, here's the ostrich video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotWv4MCxNI

Lebanon Team Shares

This week we hear stories from our team that went to Lebanon to work with Kids Alive and help with Syrian Refugees in Lebanon.

Jesus Christ is our Joy

John takes us through the beginning of 1 John 1, talking about where we find joy, and shows some places where we do not find joy.

Joy of the Lord is my Strength

Corey starts us on a theme about the Joy of the Lordpodcast_template Joy of the Lord is my Strength Corey Knudsen 20190616 Reading from Nehemiah 8, he talks about the practice of choosing joy.

Shattering Shame: Walking in Light and Freedom

Recapping on 1 John 1 from last week and talking about Psalm 32, John sits with Jim & Suzy to talk about the testimony of God's faithfulness over the past 30 years.

Shattering Shame: The Call to Truth and Freedom

John continues in 1 John to discuss our relationship with God, this idea of Koinonia. John addresses 3 false claims with rebuttals in this passage about our fellowship with God.

In Need of an Advocate

This week Miguel shares about our need for an advocate including a story out of the book of Job.