Aug 12, 2022
Joy
Series: Best Friends
Our friendships should give us joy. That doesn’t mean everything is always easy, but it does mean that we can add joy to our lives by spending time with these people. Jesus is no different. How often is he our source of joy? How can be better enjoy his presence?
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  • Aug 12, 2022Joy
    Aug 12, 2022
    Joy
    Series: Best Friends
    Our friendships should give us joy. That doesn’t mean everything is always easy, but it does mean that we can add joy to our lives by spending time with these people. Jesus is no different. How often is he our source of joy? How can be better enjoy his presence?
  • Aug 5, 2022Best Friends: Loyal
    Aug 5, 2022
    Best Friends: Loyal
    Series: Best Friends
    Best friends are expected to be loyal and true. Our view of Jesus is no different. He would
    never backstab or malign us. What about our part? Are we loyal on our end? What does it look like to be loyal to a best friend that everyone seems to hate?
  • Jul 29, 2022Be Steadfast
    Jul 29, 2022
    Be Steadfast
    This will be Pastor David’s farewell message. He shares one more time the simple Gospel message: become a disciple of Jesus! Then he returns to his favorite Bible verse to urge Forest Hills to remain steadfast in following God and living for Him. At the end of the service we’ll install Pastor Andrew as lead pastor and Pastor Cassi as associate. God is doing a new thing among us!
  • Jul 22, 2022Lessons from Micaiah
    Jul 22, 2022
    Lessons from Micaiah
    The Old Testament is rife with stories we tend to avoid.  But this week Pastor Andrew jumps into the deep end as we take a look at the words of the mostly unknown prophet Micaiah.  Come and hear the word of the Lord as He speaks directly to you!
  • Jul 15, 2022Make the Countdown Count
    Jul 15, 2022
    Make the Countdown Count
    This Sunday Pastor Cassi shares the call of Deuteronomy 6:1-9. It is not only to personally live out the Shema (we'll hear what that is too,) but to also pass it on to the next generation.
  • Jul 8, 2022Abundant and Eternal Life
    Jul 8, 2022
    Abundant and Eternal Life
    In his second-to-last message at Forest Hills, Pastor David shares one more time a most crucial messages. He says, “There is no more important message I can bring. If you hear nothing else I have ever said, here this.” Be sure to come this Sunday to not miss this most essential of messages!
  • Jul 1, 2022John Wesley’s House of Salvation
    Jul 1, 2022
    John Wesley’s House of Salvation
    John Wesley is the founder of Methodism, and he explained biblical salvation as a house. This Sunday Pastor David urges us to enter this house and to choose to really live there. But that means living differently than out on the streets. It’s time to change where we live!
  • Jun 16, 2022The Covenant
    Jun 16, 2022
    The Covenant
    Pastor David continues his final series he believes are key biblical messages. This Sunday he takes us on a whirlwind journey through the entire Bible to see it’s core theme of Covenant. We are invited into a loving-relationship with God, and this is our most treasured possession!
  • Jun 16, 2022Obstacles to Faith
    Jun 16, 2022
    Obstacles to Faith
    By: Guest

    Teresa Gruber shares with us four obstacles that tend to trip us up in our walk with Christ. It’s easy for us as Christians to be worried about what other people think of how we live out our faith. Are we ever guilty of this? Come this Sunday to learn how we can avoid these attitudes.

  • Jun 10, 2022Holy Spiritians
    Jun 10, 2022
    Holy Spiritians
    In this count-down message series, Pastor David reviews key biblical teachings for living as disciples of Jesus. This Sunday we engage again how Christians are filled with the Holy Spirit, who transforms us from the inside out. This makes all the difference: making us different, and making us live differently. God calls us to be holy in heart and life.
  • Jun 2, 2022Shining in Darkness
    Jun 2, 2022
    Shining in Darkness
    This Sunday is a great day: it’s Holy Communion, it’s Graduation Sunday, and it’s Pentecost! We celebrate that God has given His Holy Spirit to live in us as His Light to shine in us and out through us! Pastor David will be using the object of a flashlight to help our graduates (and all of us) learn how God calls us to shine in the darkness!
  • May 27, 2022Live Ready
    May 27, 2022
    Live Ready
    Series: Rejected
    This Sunday we finish our “Rejected” series (and yes, we will have one last panel sharing) but also finish reading through Luke. We may have only made it half way through Luke, but Chapter 12 is a great place to stop, as Jesus is talking about the End Times. In order to be ready for His return, we must watch, take God seriously and remain faithful. This is perhaps the best application for us today to live as disciples of Jesus as Luke taught us!
  • May 20, 2022“Jesus Preaching”
    May 20, 2022
    “Jesus Preaching”
    Series: Rejected
    We listen as Jesus teaches us about right priorities, how we must live in the world, but to not become obsessed with it. He guides us that we can live centered, wholesome lives marked by inner peace when we place our primary focus on eternal life. We listen to Jesus, again with the help of a panel, listening for how we are to live today.
  • May 13, 2022Harsh Words
    May 13, 2022
    Harsh Words
    Series: Rejected
    It’s so good to have a panel of disciples help us read this week’s passage from Luke. Jesus is condemning the religious leaders for things that we know we do, too! We learn this Sunday how to guard against religious hypocrisy and legalism. Instead, we are to be filled with God’s Light, and then shine out God’s Light so others can see!
  • May 5, 2022Prayer in Practice
    May 5, 2022
    Prayer in Practice
    Series: Rejected
    Pastor David & Panel (Reese, Marilee, Sherry) Three mothers make up our message panel this week as we listen to Luke 11:1-18. The theme is Prayer in Practice, and after hearing Jesus teach us how to pray, we also hear how we are to live by prayer. Jesus also talks about spiritual warfare, but it all comes down to putting God’s word into practice. This Sunday we listen to the faithful wisdom of mothers for how to pray and follow Jesus better.
  • Apr 29, 2022Occupied by Serving
    Apr 29, 2022
    Occupied by Serving
    Series: Rejected
    Serving others in love is commanded by God, but sometimes we can do it just too well! We continue in our Rejected Series with Luke 10:25-42. Our guest panel members from the congregation are Duane Dittberner, George Mix and Lijuan You. They will be helping us wrestle with how to serve...and how NOT to serve!
  • Apr 24, 2022“Sent Out”
    Apr 24, 2022
    “Sent Out”
    Series: Rejected
    Luke 10:1-24 Pastor David & Panel (Tracy, Vicky and Gina)
    After Easter we begin a new series, "Rejected," as we see in Luke 10-12 that Jesus’ popularity is fading and He is starting to be cancelled by powerful people. His message becomes more difficult to receive as He is pointing out sin, calling people to put away selfishness and to embrace self sacrifice. We are trying out a new experiment: each Sunday during the message we are having a panel of three folks from the church give their insights and inspirations on the reading that week. Come and hear them share what the story of Jesus in Luke means for living as a faithful disciple today.
  • Apr 15, 2022The Easter Miracle
    Apr 15, 2022
    The Easter Miracle
    Series: Miracle
    The greatest miracle in human history was Jesus’ resurrection that first Easter. But celebrating that miracle is meaningless unless we make Jesus our risen Lord. This Sunday we proclaim the greatest miracle of our lives: Jesus is alive in us...and that changes everything!
  • Apr 8, 2022Following a Failure
    Apr 8, 2022
    Following a Failure
    Series: Miracle
    This Sunday we join the excited crowds who wave palm branches to welcome Jesus. But why are we waving palms for Jesus? Do we greet Him as He comes, or as the way we want? This Sunday we’ll discover that Jesus invites us to follow Him in sacrifice and self denial.
  • Apr 1, 2022Halfway Turn
    Apr 1, 2022
    Halfway Turn
    Series: Miracle
    In Luke 9 we come to the halfway point of Jesus’ earthly ministry, and something changes. Jesus becomes very focused on heading to Jerusalem. His teaching changes, too. Now He talks more about sacrifice and suffering. If we are to keep following Jesus, we need to decide to embrace self sacrifice like Jesus has. The road just got harder!
 
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