This Week at Little Hills

This week Pastor Tim turns to the book of Acts to think of how God’s Spirit helps us to be the people He made us to be.

Are we Clothed in the Spirit?

Excitement will only get us so far. To fulfill the mission of this life, we need more.

When Jesus Meets Us in the Dark

Most of us would rather keep our doubts quiet than be caught not having it all figured out—especially around people who assume we do. Nicodemus, one of the most respected religious teachers of his day, came to Jesus under cover of night with exactly that tension, and in John 3 Jesus meets him there, in the dark, unfinished.

Are We in Motion?

Where do we go from Easter? Acts 1 gives us an idea as we see how Jesus prepares and gives purpose to His disciples.

"What Tick Bites Do You Have?"

You think the picnic went great until you start to itch and realize you brought ticks home with you. What tick bites—those sneaky sins whose venom is already inside before you notice—do you have? Those are the ones Jesus came to rescue us from.

We All Are Oedipus

We all want to avoid destruction and tragedy. And given our own inclinations, we all move away from the very source of escape from those things.

• This week is a special crossover from our Sunday Series, Stories of Sneaky Snakes.

This Week at Little Hills

Pastor Tim reflects on the continuing impact of Easter and our opportunity to think more deeply about that.

Instant Yeast or Long Rise?

When things feel urgent and broken, we want a solution that works right now—and that impatience is exactly what Luke 19 puts on display as the Palm Sunday crowd shouts “Hosanna” at Jesus, certain he’s about to deliver the instant fix they’ve been waiting for.

Are We Living as Sin Chasers

As we wrap up our exploration of Psalm 9, we’re confronted with a question: are we living in the path of the sin storm or turning the shelter of God?

Holy Week at Little Hills

Stop Hoarding the Toilet Paper

Selfishness is sneaky—it feels like commonsense in the moment. As the disciples sat right in front of Jesus, they struggled with the same self-centered question we all are challenged: “But what about me?”

Are We Importing Sin or Salvation

We continue to explore Psalm 9 by returning to what God values. Are we keeping our focus and our actions on Him or veering off course?

The Protection We Stop Noticing

God had just routed the mightiest army of the ancient world on Hezekiah’s behalf, then healed him from a terminal illness—and somehow, facing the next threat, Hezekiah forgot both and went looking for an ally he could hold onto. Isaiah 39 traces how that forgetfulness works in a believing heart, and why it’s the sneakiest danger of all.

This Week at Little Hills

Why is Pastor Tim wearing a fall shirt on a spring day? Context is important in all sorts of parts of life — and very, very important when trying to understand who God is.

Does God Put Us Down in the Ditch?

When we read about God’s judgment, we can wonder if God is the one putting us into bad places and how it could possibly be that someone who is loving would do that. Scripture helps us see things are actually a “tad” different than that.

Deserve or Serve?

After Jericho’s walls fall without a fight, Israel feels certain the next battle will be routine—so certain they never bother to ask God first. Joshua 7 exposes a harder truth: what happens when success convinces us we’ve earned God’s blessing. One man’s hidden sin and a leader’s unexamined confidence unravel an entire people, revealing the dangerous gap between assumed standing and actual standing before God.

This Week at Little Hills

As Spring arrives, Pastor Tim turns to God’s promise about the seasons in Genesis 8. God is faithful to provide the seasons and so much more.

The Repetition Trampoline

A special fifth anniversary Steadfast takes us to the next part of Psalm 9.