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We are a vibrant family of faith rooted in God's Word, gathering together to worship, and equipped to share the love of Christ with the world. We are a caring community that is passionate about serving others and growing closer to Christ. We believe Jesus Christ is our Savior, the source of our compassion and acceptance and the drive behind our desire to share God’s love.
Welcome to our
Sunday Worship Service
at 10:00 a.m.
December 7, 2025.
The Service will be available for livestream, or to be viewed on our YouTube channel later.​
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YouTube Channel Link -
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGL4zscdHkbzvFzF4iuZE2g
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Pastor Richard's Reflection
“He shall judge between the nations and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!”- Isaiah 2: 4-5
On my Sabbath Monday, I skied at Keystone (pictured above). This was my first ski day of the season. This view is at the top of the Mozart run looking back toward North Peak. I didn’t realize how much I missed skiing until I was on the slopes once more. And the beauty of the Colorado Rockies never ceases to amaze!
While I was skiing, I reflected on Advent. We are now in the season of Advent, which means coming. During this season, we celebrate Christ’s coming into the world on Christmas. “The light shined in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it,” the scripture tells us (John 1:5). Advent is also a season when we watch with expectant hope for Jesus’ coming again. We are called to pause and reflect on what both Jesus’ first and second comings mean for us as we journey to Christmas morning.
Advent coincides with the busiest time of the year for many of us as we prepare for Christmas, so the idea that we can set aside time for prayer and reflection may seem unrealistic. But that is one of purposes of Advent. While the rest of the world rushes around in their busyness, Christians are called to pause and embrace the waiting. As we watch and wait, I will be preaching on Isaiah throughout Advent, which we believe prophecies both the first and second coming of Christ.
The scripture above prophesies the second coming. It’s a vision of God’s kingdom in Christ coming to reign in the world. Whenever this comes to pass, “nations shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war anymore.”
I mentioned in my sermon last Sunday that I will be praying on two questions over Advent. I invite you to join me in praying on these questions. The first question is: How do we see God’s reign in Christ already? We believe Christ already showed us the kingdom when he was here with us on earth. He even said the kingdom is with us (Luke 17:21). Christ has remained with us through the Spirit. During Advent, we’re called to look for the light of Christ, which lightens our dark world and gives us hope for the day when his light will reign.
But we don’t only look for the light of Christ. We’re called to show it as well. The second question on which I will pray is: How do we show God’s reign in Christ and walk in the light of the Lord? Each of us is called to walk in the light of Christ. Each of us has been created by God as God’s own and has a purpose and a calling to show the light of Christ for all the world to see. And we don’t shine the light of Christ on our own. We’re called to shine the light of Christ as a community of faith. When we shine the light of Christ together, it shines all the brighter.
During Advent, let us pray on how the light of Christ shines in our dark world. Even in the darkness, sparks of the light of Christ can be found. And let us also pray on how we can be that light, both individually and as a church.

I’m excited to journey through Advent with you as we get closer to the joy of Christmas Eve and the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ.
May the light of Christ be with you,
Pastor Richard
Love in Action
Mission of the Month
Pura Vida Ministries
Guatemala is its people; Pura Vida is creating a brighter future for children in Guatemala!
Pura Vida Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to promote health and education in the Quiché department of Guatemala. We are currently focusing on rural villages in the western highlands of Guatemala.
Often when trying to help the poor, people want to give. That is a great impulse. The challenge, however, is to give in such a way that beneficiaries become more self-sufficient in the long term. At Pura Vida we are working to create programs that harness the giving impulse in a way that results in lasting change.
Church of the Hills, PCUSA partners with Pura Vida Ministries through our mission giving each year! There are additional ways that you can support this nonprofit. Please find out more about Pura Vida at our Mission Month service on November 16th and look them up in their website:
“Love in Action” is the Church of the Hills mission team. The primary goal of the Love in Action Team is to serve the needs of others locally, nationally and internationally. The people of Church of the Hills are blessed with unique gifts; although the size of our congregation is smaller, sharing these gifts remains a vital part of our outreach ministry.
The “Love in Action” Committee will guide us to be Christ’s faithful Witnesses. As such, we will share a deep life of service, and participate in God’s mission to care for the needs of the sick, the poor, and the lonely to establish Christ’s just, loving, and peaceable rule in the world.
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