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Summer in the Psalms

The Psalms have been the church’s prayer book for three thousand years, and they got the job by refusing to pretend. Over four Sundays we’ll pray four very different psalms: awe under a sky too big for us, trust through the dark valley, thanksgiving for what we barely survived, and, yes, one Sunday of raw rage, because the Psalms give us permission to bring God even the prayers we’re ashamed of. Come pray the whole range with us.

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Rev. Tom Hathaway - March 9, 2025

The Faith That Shocked Jesus

A Roman centurion, a man who represents everything wrong with the world, comes to Jesus asking for help. He is an outsider, an enemy, a symbol of oppression. And yet, when Jesus sees him, he does not see an enemy. He sees faith, and not just any faith, but faith that amazes him. But it is not faith the way we usually think of it. This moment flips expectations, challenges assumptions, and forces us to ask: Where are we missing the truth? Who have we already decided can and cannot teach us? Because if an outsider saw the truth more clearly than God’s own people back then, where might the same thing be happening now?

Scripture References: Matthew 8:5-13

 

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OUR VISION

Grounded in Love

In a time of increasing partisanship and division, Hillside Community Church boldly imagines a world in which people of every race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, gender expression, and sexual orientation can come together to meet, talk, listen, share, explore, and grow in love.

Each week, through worship that draws on the deepest insights of the Christian scriptures and through active programs of community service and outreach, the Hillside community works to build just such a world.

If you are looking to be part of an action-oriented, love-centered Christian community, we’d love to have you join us!

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