Who We Are
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.
A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR RICHARD
“Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be revered as holy.
May your kingdom come.
May your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And do not bring us to the time of trial,
but rescue us from the evil one.”
- Matthew 6: 9-13
Prayer is an important part of our lives, both individually and for our church community. Since I have been your pastor, one of my favorite parts of our worship service is the prayer time. Sharing our prayers and concerns informally before we move into formal prayer is very special.
This Sunday and next, I am going to preach on a prayer we pray every Sunday as a part of our Prayers of the People. We pray it so much most of us can recite it by heart without thinking. It’s the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray together: the Lord’s Prayer.
Since it’s a prayer we pray every Sunday and Jesus specifically taught us to pray it, I think it’s appropriate to dig a little deeper into this prayer we all know. The first Sunday will be on the importance of praying as a community and the first half of the prayer. The first half of the prayer is more about God and the kingdom. On the second Sunday, I will preach on the second half of the prayer, which is more focused on us, specifically forgiveness and temptation. This is when I will talk about the difference in debts and trespasses and my opinion about which tradition says the prayer correctly. You don’t want to miss it!
I look forward to preaching on the Lord’s Prayer and sharing what I’ve learned. I certainly have more of an appreciation of the prayer Jesus taught us to pray. I hope you will, too.
May the Love of God be with you,
Pastor Richard
Love in Action
“Love in Action” is the Church of the Hills mission team. The primary goal of the 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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