Hill City RVA

Revelation | Holiness of God | 10/01 Oct 02, 2023

This week, Wags shares more from the book of Revelation and how scripture in the Bible points to the holiness of God.

Revelation | Open-handed with our Faith | 9/24 Sep 25, 2023

We're talking through the difference of a flexibility in our faith and assimilation to culture and were left with 2 reflection questions-

Where are you claiming Jesus but shaped by the world?
Do the right people and disciplines have access to your life?

9th Birthday | Trusting Church | 9/17 Sep 18, 2023

We're celebrating 9 years together as a church! Thanks for being with us and we can't wait to see what's next!

"The most attractive and trustworthy thing we can do is follow Jesus with humility."

Revelation | The Story We Believe | 9/10 Sep 12, 2023

We're continuing in our series by talking through how the story we believe impacts our perspective, actions and seeing the right things during times of suffering.

Revelation | Keeping Your First Love | 9/03 Sep 06, 2023

"Disordered love will always corrupt our worship and our way of life."

How do we live under the authority of Jesus? We're talking through this focus and love as we continue in our Revelation series.

Revelation | The Tree of Life | 8/27 Aug 28, 2023

"When we understand the presence, we understand our place."

This week, we're talking through the constant presence of God throughout the Bible and where we see Him through "the tree of life".

Revelation | Trusting the Gospel | 8/20 Aug 21, 2023

We're kicking off our new series on the book of Revelation! Wags shared some of the history of the book and how we can stay grounded in the Gospel as we pursue truth from the last book of the Bible.

Thanks for listening!

Something’s Happening | When Standing Firm is Winning | 8/13 Aug 14, 2023

We're wrapping up our Something's Happening series with a message from guest speaker, Eric Sanzone, co-pastor of Grace Bible Church in Virginia Beach.

"Standing firm is about faith in Jesus now, because our victory is secure to the end."

Thanks for listening!

Something’s Happening | Freedom in Christ | 8/06 Aug 10, 2023

We're talking about the importance of communion and our freedom in Christ. Thanks for listening!

Something’s Happening | The Importance of Baptism | 7/30 Jul 31, 2023

We're talking about baptisms! Nicole Unice is here and sharing on why this is a part of a declaration of our faith.

Matthew 3:16-17

"As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son,whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Something’s Happening | Finding Truth | 7/23 Jul 24, 2023

We're talking through how we figure out what's true in life and the ways we compromise around the truth of Jesus.

"Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 8:31-32

Something’s Happening | Revival in our Voice | 7/16 Jul 17, 2023

"The simplicity of singing creates the opportunity to experience the wonder and mystery of God."

This week, we're talking through how worship and praise connects us with God and others as we experience his Spirit and movement in our lives.

Something’s Happening | Unity in the Church | 7/09 Jul 10, 2023

We're talking about unity in the church today! Corey Goss shares with us 3 points on what brings unity.

1. The primacy of God's grace

2. The priority of relationships over rituals

3. The practice of unity

Something’s Happening | Discipline and Discipleship | 7/02 Jul 03, 2023

Care Pastor, Matt Fisher shares about discipline and discipleship in this week's sermon.

"Discipline is about graduating from doing into being. Because discipleship is more about being than doing."

Something’s Happening | Compassionate Urgency | 5/25 Jun 26, 2023

Something’s Happening | The Goodness of God | 6/18 Jun 20, 2023

This week, Wags shares on the goodness of God and what a life lived out of His goodness does and does not look like.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23

Something’s Happening | Shak Taylor | 6/11 Jun 12, 2023

Something’s Happening | John Wagler | 6/04 Jun 05, 2023

Something’s Happening | Nicole Unice | 5/28 Jun 05, 2023

Something’s Happening | The Wonders of God | 5/21 May 22, 2023

Have we lost our ability to imagine what God can do? We're talking through the wonders of God in our Something's Happening series. Thanks for listening!

Something’s Happening | Empowered by the Spirit | 5/14 May 16, 2023

This week, we're talking about who has the authority in our life - God or Culture?

"we have settled for a version of Christianity that Jesus didn't offer."

Thanks for listening!

Something Happened | Prioritizing God’s Presence | 5/07 May 08, 2023

We're in our last week of the Something's Happened series - Wags shares on the strength and resilience of Mary Magdalene and how we can follow her lead in prioritizing being in the presence of Jesus.

Something Happened | Trusting in our foundation | 4/30 May 01, 2023

Nicole Unice joined us this week to wrap up our Something Happened series! She speaks to truly knowing God involves both foundation and feeling, head and heart.

"Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Luke 24:31-32

Something Happened | Doubt and our Faith | 4/23 Apr 25, 2023

Wags shares how having a healthy skepticism within our faith and doubts, can lead us to more depth with Jesus.

"Doubt doesn't mean you don't have faith, it probably means you are trying to add depth to it"

Thanks for listening!

Something Happened | Response to the Resurrection | 4/16 Apr 17, 2023

Last week, we started our Something Happened series and now, we're back for week 2. High School Pastor, Shak Taylor is with us sharing how the disciples responded to the resurrection of Jesus and how our obedience and praise in unknown seasons, can build our faith. Thanks for listening!

In 3 Days... | Seeing the Big Picture | 4/02 Apr 03, 2023

This was our last week in our series, "In 3 Days..." where we go through the 4th chapter in the Book of Jonah. We're seeing more of the big picture of God's story and how we should see each other in our good and bad moments.

"The litmus test of our faith is how we as Christians, are relentlessly loving and gracious towards our enemies."

Thanks for being with us!

In 3 Days... | Seeking Repentance | 3/26 Mar 27, 2023

We're going through the 3rd chapter from the Book of Jonah as Wags talks through what seeking repentance looks like and knowing we are turning towards grace, mercy and life.

In 3 Days... | Imagination, Surrender and Jonah | 3/19 Mar 21, 2023

In week 2 of our sermon series, Wags shared from the 2nd chapter of the Book of Jonah, on maintaining our imagination and being hopeful in what God might do.

Thanks for listening with us!

In 3 Days... | Running towards God | 3/12 Mar 13, 2023

This Sunday, we started a new series on the Book of Jonah. Whether the story of Jonah and the big fish is real or just a fable, this book in the Bible teaches us more about the human condition- to run to or from God.

Tune in with us the next 4 weeks to hear more of how God teaches us about our relationship with him through the book of Jonah.

Gavin Adams | Bold Faith | 3/06 Mar 06, 2023

This week, our friend Gavin Adams was with us talking through sharing our faith boldly.

"Our bold responsibility is to steward the message of Gods love in our generation."

Voice of the Heart | Overflow with hope and joy | 2/26 Feb 27, 2023

In our last week of the Voice of the Heart series, we're talking through the gift and impairment of Gladness and Joy.

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Romans 15:13

Voice of the Heart | Finding freedom from our guilt | 2/19 Feb 20, 2023

This week, we're talking through our emotion of Guilt that leads us to the gift off freedom + humility or the impairment of toxic shame + pride.

Psalm 51:1-4

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
and justified when you judge.

Voice of the Heart | Not defined by shame | 2/12 Feb 14, 2023

Shame is our 6th emotion in the Voice of the Heart series that leads us towards contempt or humility. Wags talks through how shame is affected by what we put our identity in.

"Define yourself radically as one loved by God. Every other identity is an illusion." - Brennan Manning

Voice of the Heart | God delivers us from a fearful heart | 2/06 Feb 06, 2023

Nicole Unice is with us talking through our emotion of fear that leads us towards anxiety or wisdom.

"Naming our anxiety allows you to bring it to the Lord because you are no longer telling yourself the lie that you can handle it on your own."

Voice of the Heart | Understanding and reframing our anger | 1/29 Jan 30, 2023

How do we deal with our anger? This week we're talking through how we respond to our anger and what God desires for us through this human emotion.

Godly anger has a passion for patience, for what is just and for fullness of life.

Voice of the Heart | Finding courage within our sadness | 1/22 Jan 23, 2023

In the 3rd week of our Voice of the Heart series, we're talking through our core emotion of sadness, that brings us to acceptance or self pity. Wags talked through how sadness is not weakness, but rather grief and hope can go hand-in-hand.

John 11:35 "Jesus wept".

Thanks for listening with us!

Voice of the Heart | Longing to be known | 01/15 Jan 17, 2023

It's week 2 of our series, Voice of the Heart. This week, we're talking through our human emotion of loneliness that either leads us to intimacy or apathy.

"God gave us loneliness so we would seek out relationship. Loneliness is a feeling that speaks to our deep hunger to belong and be known."

Voice of the Heart | Healing our hurt | 1/08 Jan 09, 2023

We're kicking off a new series called Voice of the Heart based on the book by Chip Dodd. Wags will be talking us through the 8 core emotions and what this means for us as emotionally healthy individuals and a healthy relationship with God.

This first week is focused on the emotion of hurt.

"If you don't understand the impairment of hurt, you won't experience true joy"

New Years Day | Lex McGhee | 1/01 Jan 04, 2023

Middle School Pastor, Lex Mcghee kicks off the new year with a sermon on resolutions or habits that you can invest in to bring you closer to your relationship with God.

Happy listening!

Just Ask | Meditating on God’s Word | 12/18 Dec 19, 2022

What does meditating on the word of God mean for our relationship with prayer? Wags talks through how stillness and silence are integral to our prayer life.

"If we can't learn to be silent, we will never fully encounter the presence of God."

Just Ask | Desiring Prayer | 12/11 Dec 12, 2022

Lacy Wagler leads us through our next message on prayer in the Just Ask series. This week, we're talking through how our prayer rhythms and desire to connect with Jesus, reflect the orientation of our hearts.

Just Ask | Unanswered Prayers| 12/04 Dec 05, 2022

What do we do with a God who is supposedly powerful, yet at times seems to operate with deafening silence? We're talking through unanswered prayers as we look to scripture and our expectations of our relationship with God. Thanks for tuning in!

Just Ask | Praying for the Lost | 11/27 Nov 28, 2022

We're back post holiday week and continuing in our Just Ask series. Today, Wags is talking through how prayer helps us find our way and have a heart for those trying do the same.

Just Ask | Praying with a heart of justice | 11/20 Nov 21, 2022

Do our prayers move us to have a heart for justice? Wags is talking through this question and Matthew 21 as we continue in our Just Ask series. Thanks for listening!

Just Ask | Praying Through Fear | 11/13 Nov 14, 2022

Do we pray against fear or with it?

This week, we're talking through how our fear can either lead us towards wisdom in pursuing God or stuck in anxiety. Wags uses the story of Elijah from 1 Kings as a great example of the ways God can teach us how to pray through fear.

Thanks for listening with us!

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Just Ask | Heart of Prayer | 11/06 Nov 07, 2022

Our High School Pastor, Shak Taylor is talking through what the Lord's Prayer teaches us about our prayer life as we continue our Just Ask series. Thanks for listening!

Just Ask | Teach us how to pray | 10/30 Oct 31, 2022

We're kicking off a new series on prayer called Just Ask. This week, we're talking through what prayer is through what scripture teaches us.

Thanks for listening with us!

Created to be Relational | Matt Fisher | 10/23 Oct 24, 2022

Our own Care Pastor, Matt Fisher, is with us this week to talk through how we are created for relationships with God, others and ourselves.

God’s design for us | Clif Roth from Crosspoint Ministry | 10/16 Oct 18, 2022

We're excited to have a special guest, Cliff Roth from Crosspoint Ministry, with us this week! He's teaching on how our quality of life depends upon the quality of our relationships.

"God reminds us of His story through ours. He understands our reality. He is not an out of touch God. He lived our pain, so he could remember us."

Devoted | Engaging our Faith | 10/09 Oct 10, 2022

There's a longing in our heart to be devoted to something.

Wags wraps up the last message in our Devoted series about how we can engage our faith in Jesus in deeper ways.

Devoted | Pursuing God | 10/2 Oct 03, 2022

There's always a promise that is fulfilled in His presence. This week, Wags is focusing on knowing and pursuing the presence of God.

**Note: The first few seconds of Wag's greeting in this sermon were cut off so you'll hear that he picks up mid-sentence. So don't worry it's not your ears tricking you, it's us!

Devoted | Generosity | 9/25 Sep 29, 2022

One of our key values at Hill City is irrational generosity. Wags talks through how being generous, angles our hearts towards God.

Paired with generosity, the Share Offering is officially open! Each year, we ask each person to consider giving a days wage to the Share Offering so we can give every cent of it away to organizations doing great work in our city. We love seeing how God has multiplied this offering in the past and can’t wait to see what He does with it this year!

Devoted | Direction towards God’s voice | 9/18 Sep 19, 2022

We celebrated our 8th (!!!) birthday this Sunday - we're grateful for all that God's done the past few years.

Today, Wags continued in our Devoted series addressing how we can't be ready for a new thing God is to do, unless we know how to hear his voice.

Devoted | How do we discover truth? | 9/11 Sep 12, 2022

What does it mean to be devoted to the process of discovering truth? We’re talking through the truth of who we are and what Jesus desires for us.

Devoted | Expectations for the Church | 9/04 Sep 06, 2022

Follow last week's sermon, Wags talks through part 2 of God's vision and expectation of The Church.

Devoted | God’s Vision for the Church |8/28 Aug 29, 2022

What does God want for the church vs. what do we want? How do we make it the same? This week, we're exploring these questions through scripture.

Follow along with: 1 Phillipians 1:27-30, Ephesians 4:29-5:2, James 1:26-27, Hebrews 10:23-25 and Colossians 3:12-17

Devoted | Receiving Godly Wisdom | 8/21 Aug 22, 2022

Last week we talked about what it looks like to have a healthy fear in God and this week, we’ll be focusing on the motives of our heart determines whether or not we receive Godly wisdom.

Devoted | A Healthy Fear of God | 8/14 Aug 15, 2022

We're kicking off a new series, Devoted, for the next few weeks. Throughout the series we'll be focusing on the things we're devoted to, capture our hearts. Today, Wags talks through how having a healthy fear of God strengthens our faith with wisdom, curiosity and sacredness.

Thanks for listening!

God 101 | God is good and powerful with Nicole Unice | 8/07 Aug 08, 2022

Part two in our God 101 series, Nicole Unice shares on how we understand God's true nature. As compassionate, redeeming, faithful, good and powerful.

God 101| A Good and Powerful God with Nicole Unice | 07/31 Aug 01, 2022

If you've ever had questions about who God is and what are his promises, this sermon is for you. Nicole Unice talks us through Scripture and our curiosity, obedience and honesty towards knowing who God is.

Stories Jesus Told | Lost in Plain Sight with Rivers Taylor | Week 9 Jul 25, 2022

Pastor Rivers Taylor from Life Church RVA teaches from Luke 15:8-10 on the parable of the Lost Coin touching focusing on how God seeks after those who are not only far from him, but those that are close and feeling lost.

Stories Jesus Told | The Prodigal Son Part 2 with Nicole Unice Jul 19, 2022

Nicole Unice shares part 2 of The Prodigal Son parable on how we relate and can learn from the older brother in the story Jesus told.

If you want to listen to the song Natalie Tyer wrote for this sermon, head over to our Instagram or Facebook.

Stories Jesus Told | The Prodigal Son Part 1 with Matt Fisher Jul 18, 2022

Stories Jesus Told | Corey Goss | Week 6 Jul 05, 2022

Stories Jesus Told | Justin Early | Week 5 Jun 28, 2022

Stories Jesus Told | Matt Fisher | Week 4 Jun 19, 2022

Stories Jesus Told | David Bailey | Week 3 Jun 13, 2022

Stories Jesus Told | Nicole Unice | Week 2 Jun 06, 2022

Stories Jesus Told | Ears to Hear with Nicole Unice | Week 1 Jun 01, 2022

Nicole Unice kicks off the Stories Jesus Told series by focusing on the parable of the sower and the global or specific seasons that our hearts can be in that may prevent us from having ears to hear.

Copy Paste | Building Faith in the midst of a Culture War | Week 5 May 23, 2022

Copy Paste | Do you really model generosity? | Week 4 May 16, 2022

Copy Paste | Too blessed to be stressed | Week 3 May 09, 2022

Copy Paste | Stop choosing your false self | Week 2 May 05, 2022

Copy Paste | A healthy view of ourselves | Week 1 Apr 25, 2022

Good Friday 2022 | 4/15 Apr 21, 2022

Easter Sunday 2022 | 4/17 Apr 18, 2022

Death of a King | Grace over sin | Week 2 Apr 04, 2022

Death of a King | Wrath of sin | Week 1 Mar 28, 2022

Guest Speaker | Pastor Adam Martino | 3/20 Mar 23, 2022

First Love | Week 11 | 3/13 Mar 14, 2022

First Love | Meaning of marriage | Week 10 Mar 14, 2022

First Love | Submitting to one another | Week 9 Mar 14, 2022

First Love | Week 8 | 2/20 Feb 20, 2022

First Love | Week 7 | 2/13 Feb 14, 2022

First Love | Benefits of finding your true self | Week 6 Feb 06, 2022

First Love | Finding your primary calling in life | Week 5 Jan 31, 2022

We are half-way through this study of Ephesians! Today, John is back we are identifying the "routes" that lead us to a "life worthy of the calling".

First Love | Why do we need the church? | Week 4 Jan 24, 2022

Today, Nicole Unice is back and we are identifying how we pray, verses how the bible teaches us to pray.

First Love | Living into an authentic identity | Week 3 Jan 24, 2022

First Love | Understanding grace | Week 2 Jan 09, 2022

Join us for week 2 of our Ephesians study! We are jumping right into chapter 2 of Ephesians to talk about the devil, the world, and the flesh.

First Love | Receiving Godly Wisdom | Week 1 Jan 09, 2022

Join us as we kick off this new series, "First Love", a 10-week study of the book of Ephesians. This week we are talking about revelation and reconciliation.