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I Love This Song: Brokenness // Psalm 51

Jordan McKinney — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:25:04 -0500

Psalm 51 is King David's raw, personal cry to God after his greatest failure, and it might be the most honest prayer in the Bible. In this message, we walk through the story of David and Bathsheba, what true repentance actually looks like, and why God doesn't just forgive, He fully restores. No matter what you've done, there is no darkness too deep for His light to reach.

📖 Psalm 51 | 2 Corinthians 7:10 | 1 John 1:9

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I Love This Song: Useful vs. Beautiful // Psalm 27

Jordan McKinney — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:11:54 -0500

Psalm 27 is a deeply personal declaration from a man who chose to preach truth to his own soul when everything around him was falling apart. David's confidence was not rooted in his circumstances but in the character of God. His one desire was not comfort or success but to dwell in the presence of God and behold His beauty. Real faith is not built in dramatic moments. It is built in the small, daily acts of faithfulness and obedience. Waiting on God is not passive resignation. It is active, trusting patience that refuses to leave His presence. The presence David longed for in the temple was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who became broken so that broken people could be made whole.

Grounding in God comes through personally knowing God

27:1-3
Confidence

27:4-6
Closeness

27:7-10
Countenance

27:11-14
Courage

The Lord most beautiful became ugly, that we might become beautiful and strong

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I Love This Song: A Song to Remember // Psalm 145 – Michael Ruiz

Michael Ruiz — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:17 -0500

In this powerful message, College Minister Michael Ruiz drops a game-changing truth: we are often quick to forget yesterday’s triumphs the second today’s troubles hit. Walking through the entirety of Psalm 145, Michael uncovers a brilliant "hidden" framework King David used to keep his heart fully alive and rescued from apathy.

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I Love This Song: Two Paths // Psalm 1

Hillcrest Baptist Church — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:52:40 -0500

Discover the biblical secret to lasting happiness and satisfaction in life. This message explores Psalm 1 and reveals why so many people struggle to find true contentment despite their best efforts. Learn about the Hebrew meaning of blessed and how it relates to sustained happiness rather than temporary pleasure.

Explore the dangerous three-step progression that leads people away from God: walking in wrong counsel, standing in sinful ways, and sitting with mockers. Understand how the people you listen to and the content you consume are discipling you whether you realize it or not. Discover why your path, not your intentions, determines your destination.

Find out what it really means to delight in God's law and how biblical meditation differs from worldly practices. Learn practical steps for reading, revering, meditating on, and meeting with God through His Word. Understand why God's Word matters for happiness and how aligning with God's design leads to stability, fruitfulness, and prosperity.

This biblical teaching addresses common questions about happiness, satisfaction, spiritual growth, Bible study, meditation, and living according to God's will. Perfect for anyone seeking deeper meaning, purpose, and joy in life through a relationship with God. Includes practical application questions and steps for implementing these truths in daily life.

Psalm 1
Two Paths: Warning & Beckoning

The songs of God sync up with the realities of God’s world

God isn’t calling us to modified actions. He is inviting us into a change of affections.

Read the Word
Revere what it says
Rendezvous with the Author

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Health Camp: Missionaries to a Culture // Colossians 4:2-6

Hillcrest Baptist Church — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:17:34 -0500

Our study in Colossians has come to a close. What does it look like then to be a healthy church and a follower of Christ in the midst of the culture and community around you?

Living the newness of life
Colossians 4:2-6

Your Home & Work

Your Reach & Witness

Your Integrity & Wellness

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Health Camp: A King's Culture // Colossians 3:1-17 – Zach Elkins

Zach Elkins — Tue, 26 May 2026 05:10:22 -0500

Jesus didn't come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people alive. Because of that, the Christian life demands an active response.

Pastor Zach gave us three challenges: Reorient your heart toward Christ and away from sin. Strip off the old self, sinful passions and pride block the fullness of Christ in your life. And clothe yourself in godliness; reflecting, resting, rejoicing, and running for your Savior every single day.

The Christian life is a daily decision to put off what no longer belongs to you and put on who Christ has called you to be.

Colossians 3:1-17

Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good; He came to make dead people alive.

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot

1. I need to reorient my heart’s pursuits & passions toward my eternal dwelling in Christ’s presence and His glory.

Flee sin
Confess sin
Repent of sin
Put to death sin
Resist temptation
Forsake sinful ways
Hate evil
Pursue holiness
Walk by the Spirit

2. We must strip off sinful passions & sinful pride, to experience the fullness of Christ.

3. We must clothe ourselves in Godliness.
a. We must put on spiritual clothes in which we accurately reflect our Savior (12-14)
b. We must put on spiritual clothes in which we can comfortably rest in our Savior (15)
c. We must put on spiritual clothes in which we can gratefully rejoice in our Savior (16)
d. We must put on spiritual clothes in which we can actively run for our Savior (17)

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Health Camp: Uncompromising // Colossians 2:16-23

Hillcrest Baptist Church — Mon, 18 May 2026 08:39:57 -0500

Have you settled? Not for less money or a smaller house, but for a faith that looks right on the outside while missing Christ at the center? In this message from Colossians 2:16-23, Pastor Jordan challenges us to examine whether we've traded the living Christ for dead religion, feel-good spirituality, or the pressures of the age. Because when Christ is your foundation, nothing else can compare.

Colossians 2:16-23

Have you settled for dead religion? (v. 16-17)

The lie of religion:
Christ Is the substance

2. Have you settled for spirituality? (v. 18-19)

Christ-less or Christian-ish spirituality
Christ is the Head of the Church

3. Have you settled for ‘the times’? (v. 20-23)

With Christ we died
When Christ died:

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A Woman of God: Deborah the Brave // Judges 4

Jordan McKinney — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 -0500

This week, we take a break from our sermon series in Colossians to look at Biblical womanhood and the role model of Deborah in the book of Judges. Women have a role to play and it's not on the sideline.

Judges 4:1-3

Look at the sequence of things:

They were living against God
They wanted God to help them

Look at the wording of things:

They were doing "what was evil" in God’s eyes
They "cry out" to God for help

Look at the state of things:

They believe living however they want is freedom
They are in a state of corruption, brokenness, and chaos

Detaching from God doesn’t lead to our destiny, it leads to destruction

Judges 4:4-7

Deborah was a divinely gifted woman

Deborah was a declarer of truth

Deborah was devoted to God

Judges 4:8-10

Barack’s tragically of misplaced hope

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” - Psalm 20:7

In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - Judges 21:25

And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.” - 1 Samuel 8:7

We're left on a cliff hanger…

…until the cross

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Health Camp: Things That Are Alive, Grow – Michael Ruiz // Colossians 2:6-15

Michael Ruiz — Mon, 04 May 2026 17:31:41 -0500

Our series in Colossians continues as we engage with the text of what it looks like to grow in our faith. What does it look like as we follow Christ and how do our lives change?

1. How Should We Grow? (v.6-7)
A. In the Way We Received Jesus (v.6)
B. In Thanksgiving (v.7)

2. What Do We Grow In? (v.9-10)

A. In the Knowledge of Jesus

B. In the Image of Jesus

Jesus + Something = Nothing

Jesus + Nothing = Everything

3. Why Can We Grow? (v.11-15)

A. Christ Made Us Alive (v.13)

Circumcision of the Heart (v.11)
Baptism (v.12)
Forgiveness of Trespasses (v.13)
Canceling the Debt (v.14)
Disarming the Enemy (v.15)

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Health Camp: The Mystery // Colossians 1:24-2:5

Jordan McKinney — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:38:01 -0500

What does it mean to be a "healthy" church? In this installment of our "Health Camp" series, Pastor Jordan McKinney dives into Colossians 1:24-2:5 to explore the profound "mystery" of the Gospel. We often try to avoid pain at all costs, but Paul shows us that our suffering can actually be a "sermon to the world".

Colossians 1:24-2:5

A. The Mystery

B. The Suffering

C. The Fullness

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Health Camp: The Supremacy of Christ // Colossians 1:13-23

Jordan McKinney — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:01:45 -0500

We continue our sermon series in Colossians as Pastor Jordan from God's Word shares of the supremacy of Jesus. Jesus reigns over all creation but also, He should reign over our entire lives!

Colossians 1:13-23
The Supremacy of Christ

I. ‎ His Exaltation

II. His Accomplishment

III. His Application

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Health Camp: What is Behind & What is Ahead // Colossians 1:1-12

Jordan McKinney — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:28:52 -0500

We start a new series out of the book of Colossians as we look at what it looks like to be a healthy community of Christ-followers. In this prison letter from the Apostle Paul, we'll be shown and reminded of what it looks like to live in a culture that is not our own and to missionaries to it.

Welcome to Colossae (vs 1-2)

How’d they get there?
What’s ahead for us?

Paul’s Two Prayers

Prayer of praise for what’s behind (vs 3-8)

Christ-Given Identity
Kingdom Initiative

Prayer of concern as they move ahead (vs 9-12)

Wisdom
Walk
Will

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The Carpenter's Cross: More Than a Carpenter | John 20:1–9

Jordan McKinney — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Jesus of Nazareth was a first-century carpenter - no army, no empire, no earthly legacy. So how did he become the hinge of all human history? This Easter, Pastor Jordan walks us through John 20 and answers three essential questions: Why believe the resurrection? What does it mean? And how can you receive it?

The resurrection isn't just a historical claim — it's a wall torn down. And the invitation this Easter is to stop staring at it and cross over.

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The Carpenter's Cross: God is Love | John 13:1-8

Jordan McKinney — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:30:00 -0500

"Low Enough to Love"
Jesus didn't just teach love — He defined it on His knees. In John 13, hours before the cross, the King of Kings stripped off His outer garment, wrapped a servant's towel around His waist, and washed the feet of the very men who would deny and betray Him. Pastor Jordan walks us through the final hours before the Passover and the final command Jesus left His disciples: love one another - just as I have loved you. If God is love, then His people will be known by the same love.

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The Carpenter's Cross: The Humility of the King

Jordan McKinney — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:30:00 -0500

What does it take to unify a divided church, a fractured family, or a broken community? In this message from The Carpenter's Cross series, Pastor Jordan unpacks Philippians 2:1-11 and shows us that the key to unity is always humility.

Jesus, though equal with God, emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant and when we stay close to Him, His nature begins to nurture us to look more like Him.
In this sermon, you'll discover:

The goal Paul sets for the church: genuine, Christ-centered unity
The trap that steals it: selfish ambition and vain conceit
The key that unlocks it: the radical humility of Jesus
The result: God exalts the humble — every knee will bow

📖 Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11
⛪ Series: The Carpenter's Cross

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