Not Revenge, Not Retreat, But Relief.
God works through ordinary people facing extraordinary pain. Hannah, a barren woman in a hostile household, pours out her anguish before the Lord rather than seeking revenge or retreating and He answers. He still does.
Where Does the Light Come From?
Are we trying to light up our lives with our own glory or God’s? Pastor Tim takes us back to John 5, looking at verses 41-44 in tonight’s Steadfast.
The Map God Already Drew
When we’re desperate for direction, we tend to reach for whatever voice sounds most confident, be it horoscopes, politicians or just about anyone who seems to know something we don’t. Deuteronomy 18 speaks to our searching, reminding us God has never left His people without a trustworthy voice to follow, and what He promised there points somewhere specific.
The Virtue of Laziness
We are right to realize we can’t do it all and that we need God’s Word to guide us. But if in our pursuit of doing things right before God, we miss Him, what have we accomplished?
When Righteousness Feels Like Fiction
The wicked bend their bows, the foundations feel destroyed, and everyone around David has a reasonable-sounding answer: flee. Psalm 11 plants its feet against that pressure, asking whether the upheaval surrounding the righteous actually means what it looks like it means.
What Makes Truth Valuable?
Lots of things claim to be of value — but which ones really are? Which ones are just so much “Monopoly money”? Pastor Tim explores the question as we continue in John 5 tonight.
Don't Pick Up the Snake
When evil still creeps in unchecked and we wonder why God doesn’t swoop down to stop it, it can feel as if He isn’t even paying attention. Psalm 11 speaks to us when we feel that nagging doubt.
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim reflects what the Bible says about “the Rapture” and what it is really calling us to focus on. Also, information about Faithtoberfest, which is drawing near!
Can I Get Justice?
We all want justice against the wrongs we see and experience, but Jesus calls us to better understand just what we really need.
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim reflects on what Christ has done for us — even when we didn’t deserve it.
Refuge, Not Escape
When fear turns fierce and foundations feel destroyed, the counsel comes easy: flee like a bird to your mountain. In Psalm 11 David meets that advice head-on, asking how anyone can say it to his soul when he already takes refuge in the Lord.
What We Need... and What We NEED
We need something that won’t break right away, but everything in life seems to. Jesus addresses what we need and then gets to the deeper thing we need below that.
Faith Over Fury
When the wicked seem to win and justice feels nowhere in sight, fury rises faster than faith. At the close of Psalm 10, God does justice for the fatherless and the oppressed—that’s the firm promise. As we look to that, will we choose faith, or will we choose fury?
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim reflects on the joy of the prayer walk and taking that joy forward.
Taste and See
Last week we looked at solutions we try to find meaning and validation. But they fall short. Thankfully, God has a better plan for us.
This Week at Little Hills
Pastor Tim talks the struggles we have with life and how God offers us joy by resting in Him.
The Waiting Room
Music has a way of dealing with all sorts of struggles, even the ones that come while trying to create with the gifts God gave. You end up feeling like heaven is being forced to marry hell, wondering if God is near or far as you wait. Psalm 10 meets us in exactly that cry.
They Needed Something Different -- and So Do We
The Pharisees had a standard to make themselves feel justified, but was it good enough to make them truly justified?
Favor Giver or Father?
Do we only come to God when everything’s falling apart—when we’re without a prayer and just need a favor? In Psalm 10, it’s clear God is our Father, not just our favor giver, but too often we approach him only as the latter.
Not an Offensive Rebrand, But A Revealing
The Pharisees had a preconceived notion about God that was unyielding and prevented them from understanding the fuller unveiling before them. We too can struggle as God calls us to greater conformity to His Will.