The Peace You're Chasing Isn't Peace (July 28, 2024)

We keep wanting peace now—the right circumstances, the right outcome, the right person in charge—and that hunger is not wrong, just misdirected. In Luke 19:41–44, Jesus weeps over a city shouting for peace while blind to the only kind that lasts, and his tears raise an uncomfortable question about what we're actually seeking when we seek it.

This Week at Little Hills: Is Baptism with Water the Washing Away of Sin Itself? (July 28, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?”) as we continue to explore what exactly it is that Baptism does.

Christmas in July Messiah (July 21, 2024)

We can say all the right things about Jesus and still expect the wrong things from him. In Luke 19, the crowd welcomes its King with praise, peace, and glory—but what happens when the Savior we celebrate does not pursue the earthly victory, security, or power we wanted?

This Week at Little Hills: What is Baptism? (July 21, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What is Baptism?”) as begin our examination of what baptism is and what it means to be baptized.

Stuffed on the Wrong Things at the Buffet (July 15, 2024)

Pastor Tim cools off in the pool as we think about cooling off our uncontrolled wills and being more focused on the things God values.

We Do Not Want This Man (July 14, 2024)

We've all got a part of ourselves we refuse to hand over—the place that says, You don't get this, Lord. Heading toward Jerusalem, Jesus told a parable about a nobleman whose citizens hated him and sent word: We do not want this man to reign over us. The question is whether that refusal still has the last word.

This Week at Little Hills: What Are the Sacraments or Ordinances? (July 13, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What are the sacraments or ordinances?”) as we start a section of the catechism considering Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Waterless Clouds or Life Giving People? (July 1, 2024)

Are our words promising things we have no intent to do that leave people to die or are they much needed refreshment in a hurting world?

This Week at Little Hills: What is the Lord’s Prayer? (June 30, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What is the Lord’s Prayer?”). How does the prayer Jesus taught us help us to understand Him and His will for us better?

Pooling the Truth (June 24, 2024)

How does showing care in how we relay information speak to our state before God? It is part of the broader picture of who we are in Jesus.