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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN WORSHIP

The Life You Didn't Expect

Life rarely unfolds according to plan. This four-week series explores what happens when it doesn’t—when the job disappears, the diagnosis lands, the relationship ends, or the future shifts overnight. In those moments, we wrestle with fear, anger, and uncertainty. But what if faith isn’t about pretending everything happens for a reason, but about discovering grace in what happens next? Together we’ll ask what it means to trust God not just with the life we hoped for, but with the life we have.

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Rev. Tom Hathaway - July 20, 2025

When Weakness Wins

What if the part of you you’re most ashamed of is the very place God wants to work through? In this sermon from Judges, we meet Ehud—a disabled man, dismissed by society, who ends up delivering an entire nation. It’s a wild, messy, violent story… and somehow, it’s holy too. From Fred Rogers’ childhood loneliness to the scars Jesus showed after the resurrection, this sermon explores how God shows up in the places we (and others) call weak, broken, or useless—and how love shines through there most brilliantly. If you’ve ever wondered whether your story is too complicated or your pain too deep for God to use… this one’s for you.

Scripture References: Judges 3:7-731

 

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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!