Mission Hill Chambersburg: Recent Episodes
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Church Planting resident, Joel Black preaches on our need to find fulfillment in God alone
Kyle Jacobs concludes our series for the first third of the year about loving God. Are you motivated by God's love for you?
Imagine you are in ancient Israel, during the celebration of lights. A gigantic candelabra stands 75 feet high, illuminating the city at night, and a great teacher gets up at the festival, next to the candelabra and says "Hey guys, this festival is actually all about me, I Am the light of the world." What would you do?
We begin our series studying the "I AM" statements of Jesus. When Jesus says "I AM" it hearkens back to the burning bush with Moses, he is claiming to be the God of the Old Testament, but he's revealing more of himself this time. As the bread of life, Jesus sustains us- giving us all we need, do we actually treat him like he's everything we need?
have you ever felt like you're too messy for God? Like you need to get your life together before you can come to him? Pastor Joel shows us how the gospel counteracts these beliefs that keep us from coming to Jesus
When Jesus was on the cross, the disciples panicked. Everything they though was about to happen, all the hopes they had placed on Jesus, weren't going to happen. He was going to do something far better, but during the days between his death and resurrection, the disciples' world was crumbling around them. How do we deal with the unknown and anxiety?
Pastor Joel continues Jesus' road to the cross by looking at Jesus' trial and Peter's denial. In the midst of being falsely accused and abandoned by his followers, Jesus is still looking for Peter, not to condemn him, but to remind him he's still wanted and loved.
Jesus felt anxiety too, so much that he sweat blood before the events leading up to his crucifixion, but in the end, he let his love for the Father and desire to reconcile humanity to himself trump his fear of pain. Will we allow our love for the father to trump our fear of the loss of control?
Pastor Joel finishes out our series through Leviticus and calls us all to live lives of obedience by the Grace given to us in Jesus Christ.
Kyle Jacobs shares from Leviticus chapters 21-22 about how Priests needed to be set apart from the people to be ministers to a holy God- Eventually we will be a part of a holy celebration too, the marriage supper of the Lamb, will you be prepared?
Our youth pastor, Brent Clark, get's to talk to us all about sexual purity on Valentine's Day. The moral of the story is that God wants a pure people for himself.
Jesus is THE G.O.A.T. ... but actually. The Day of atonement points to Jesus beautifully, he is both or expiation and propitiation - Joel explains what these big words mean.
There are a lot of laws of varying levels of awkwardness- but what ties them all together? Why is god so specific? Pastor Joel Gillman preaches through these chapters and shows how God cares about every part of our lives and wants us to have rhythms that separate us from the culture in which we live and push us back to relying on God.
Pastor Chase Jackson gives an overview of the laws for levitical priests and Looks at Nadab and Abihu's lack of awe before God. We all have an awe problem and we need God to remind us of his power, might, and the Honor he is due.
Pastor Joel Gillman gives an overview of chapters 1-6 of Leviticus, which talks about sacrifices and offerings. How does a holy God live among an unholy people? Leviticus tells us the answer.
We often think about Leviticus being mostly about the people of Israel, about how they need to live and interact with God. But what if Leviticus is actually about God? What if the main point is to reveal God's holiness? What if the way we live and worship is what truly reveals Who we worship?
There are a lot of things competing for our attention, and the world tries to get us to relax and unwind in its own way- but how does Jesus want us to find rest? More than that, how CAN we find rest in times like this?
The holiday of Christmas is all about Jesus, but what does Jesus's birth have to say about our hope?
We aren't guaranteed a great life here on earth, so what can we really expect from God? Pastor Chase Jackson explores this question in the context of the Exile.
Kyle Jacob preaches about how fragile our hope is when we put it in man and in leaders. God is the true king that can hold the weight of our expectations.
Pastor Peter preaches about how God's character is revealed in the books of Genesis and Exodus and how we can expect God to be the same towards us today.
Pastor Joel Gillman talks about the need to build up the church with our words. Paul encourages and builds up Philemon in these verses and in doing so sets up an example of being a people who love to encourage and affirm each other.
In this sermon, Pastor Joel Gillman explores the historical situation is written in. Paul, an apostle and church planter, is writing to Philemon, a church leader and slave owner in Colossae about his runaway slave Onesimus, who is now a Brother because of his faith in Jesus.
We finish our series through the Gospel of Mark. Mark ends with a cliff hanger- the tomb is empty, what will happen next? The same question is posed to us as it was to the suffering believers in Rome: Will you continue the Gospel story?
Executive Pastoral Candidate Chase Jackson Preaches on the crucifixion, focusing on how Jesus remained silent before Pilate, and a biblical definition of Meakness- Having a sword, knowing how to use it, and knowing when to not even put your hand to the hilt.
Joel Gillman looks at Peter's denial of Jesus and how Jesus forgives and restores Peter to the apostles.
Before Jesus goes to the cross we see him spending time praying in the garden and submitting himself to God the father.
Mary followed Jesus because she recognized him as lord, Judas followed Jesus because of what he thought he could get from being close to the Lord. One is remembered forever for her generosity towards God, the other for his selfishness. Why are you following Jesus?
Pastor Brent Clark covers the prediction of the destruction of the temple and the fall of Jerusalem while shedding light on how to properly interpret Apocalyptic literature. There are always crazy things going on in this world, don't get distracted by them- preach the gospel!
Do we love god or do we just love the things that we think he might love? We are called to love god with all of our hearts, minds, and souls- not just know about him.
Jesus tells a parable about Tenants that kill the heir to a vineyard so they can claim ownership, in doing so he confronts the heart issue of the Religious leaders and they don't like it too much. How do you respond when God confronts you?
The Money Changers at the temple manipulate God's system for their own selfish gain, Disciples see God's authority and they recognize Jesus as king, Scribes, Pharisees, and Religious rulers reject Jesus' authority. How will you respond?
In Brent's final sermon at Mission Hill Church he encourages us to keep pushing the envelope for the Kingdom of Heaven through the words of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesian Elders.
In the middle of our Country's widening gap of controversial issues, What does scripture have to say about how to interact with issues in our culture? How do we respond as a church?
Blind Bartimaeus cries out amidst a crowd, pleading for Jesus to stop and restore his sight. A Blind man is one of the first to see Jesus for who he is. Joel talks about what Mercy is, and shows how Jesus withholds from us what we deserve because of his kindness.
Church Planting resident Kyle Jacobs teaches from Mark 10, sharing about how Jesus is trying to build up our trust in him and is calling us to do hard things.
The Pharisees try to trap Jesus in a tough question about divorce. What do the scriptures have to say about Divorce? Well, Jesus answers the question of Divorce, Jesus turns it on its head and talks about hardness of heart.
Jesus teaches about Sin, and to make a long story short, he tells us that if we aren't harsh with sin, sin will be harsh with us. Sin is going to be ruthless, it's not cuddly and cute, and we need to be ruthless back, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We all have hopes and expectations in Jesus, and the disciples had their own thoughts about what Jesus came to do. Jesus confronts their expectations, he didn't come to do what they wanted him to do, he came to do something far better.
The Disciples literally have a mountain top experience as they witness Jesus' transfiguration. As they come back down and are faced with real life and real issues, they have to figure out how to live out the truths of the mountain Top experience.
Whether we try to or not, we all have an image of who Jesus is, the disciples did too. Jesus reveals who he really is to them on the mount of Transfiguration.
Peter Just Got it right in the last portion of text, Jesus is the Christ! Jesus takes time to tell the disciples what it is going to look like for him to be the Christ, and Jesus starts saying pretty blatantly that he came to suffer and die.
Jesus confronts the disciples, asking them if they really believe that he is the son of God or just another miracle worker.
Jesus heals a Syrophoenician woman's daughter and a deaf man. These encounters with Jesus were moments where they were forced to choose what they believed about Jesus and it changes the direction of their lives.
Pastor Brent Wildeson looks at an argument about washing hands and what Jesus says really defiles a person. How do we respond when we are confronted? Do we remain teachable or do we get offended?
Everything happening with the Corona Virus has gotten a lot of us bogged down with frustrations and anxiety- are we taking our worries to Jesus or are we missing Jesus in the midst of our anxieties?
Pastor Brent Wildeson Teaches about Jesus feeding the five thousand after the Disciples return from their outreach. The Disciples are tired, and Jesus uses the little that they have to do something great.
Pastor Brent Wildeson teaches about Jesus rejected at Nazareth and John the Baptist's death. Following Christ often means suffering, but the Gospel and the God we serve are worth it.
Pastor Joel Gillman preaches from the stories of Jairus' daughter and the woman with a bleeding Problem. Jesus takes time to meet pressing needs and help those in desperate situations.
Pastor Brent Wildeson preaches on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and what that means for believers. Do you believe that Jesus Christ is God in the Flesh, risen again with the power to save?
Pastor Brent Wildeson preaches about how Jesus chose the cross and the brutality of what Jesus endured for the sake of conquering the power of sin and death.
Pastor Brenton Clark teaches from Matt 21:1-11 and shows that Jesus was publicly fulfilling prophecy about the messianic king, and was declaring that he was the rightful king of Israel. What does it mean for Jesus to be king? What hope does it give us? Brenton answers these questions in his sermon.
Mark 5:1-20 is the narrative of the Demoniac. Jesus interacts with this man and sets him free from bondage few people will know or ever have known. Jesus is stronger than anything we could ever fear, but how should that inform how we live as christians?
In this portion of text we see Jesus interact with a large crowd and then appoint 12 disciples. For the Persecuted Church in Rome that is reading this, the names of the Apostles reads as an obituary. Following Jesus is costly, so what has it cost you or what is it requiring of you now?
Jesus answers the questions about fasting of a crowd, and then has two interactions with the Pharisees. Jesus loves to answer sincere questions that are from hearts that desire understanding, but the Pharisees come asking questions showing that they care more about the Law than mercy. Brent Wildeson preaches about how these interactions with Jesus should form our lives and our Church culture. Will we celebrate what God's doing amongst us or become haters?
Joel Gillman teaches about how Jesus became so famous in the region of Galilee that he couldn't openly enter a town any more. How did Jesus respond to this? He spent more time in prayer, away from the crowds.
The Readers of Mark would be asking "So Jesus is talking a good game, but does he really walk it out?" In this portion of scripture they are shown that Jesus teaches in a Synagogue and exorcises a demon from an oppressed man, as only a holy man can do, and he heals a town's worth of sick & Demonically oppressed individuals. Verdict: Jesus is who he claims to be.
The Gospel of Mark doesn't waste any time, it jumps straight to Jesus's ministry as fast as it can get there. Brent Wildeson teaches about what we can learn and apply from Jesus's baptism, Temptation in the wilderness, and the calling of his first disciples in this message.
Why do we have so many Gospels? Each gospel is written to a different group of people, and Mark is written to Christians dying for their faith under the reign of Nero. Brent covers Authorship, Dating, and Original Audience of this gospel and begins to go through the text.