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Romans 2:21-28 Pastor Andy deHoog The Reformation of the 16th century was a time of significant change and debate within the church.  Martin Luther, one of its key figures, wrestled with questions of sin, righteousness, and salvation, finding in the book of Romans a renewed understanding of the importance of faith. Like Luther, we struggle with despair over our sin or pride in our righteousness, revealing our need for God’s grace. We have an unsolvable problem that can only be solved by God himself and can only be received by faith.

1Timothy 1-13 Pastor Andy deHoog Our ideas about church leadership are very often formed primarily by our experience. ‘What does scripture say about church leadership?’ The essential building blocks of healthy church leadership are calling, function, and character.

1Timothy 2:1-7 Pastor Andy deHoog Very often we pray small, me-sized prayers instead of God-sized prayers. Pray for all because God desires salvation for all and Christ’s sacrifice is sufficient for all.

1 Timothy 1: 1-7, 12-17 Pastor Andy deHoog Paul begins his first letter to Timothy by urging him to command the false teachers in Ephesus to stop distracting the church and instead keep the main thing the main thing. And the main thing is “the stewardship from God that is by faith”—that is, the gospel entrusted to God’s people. First and foremost, Mountainside Community Church must be a church of the gospel.

Nehemiah 2:9-20 Pastor Andy deHoog Nehemiah is not a blueprint for church revitalization, but it can help us think biblically about what faithful rebuilding looks like for Mountainside in this season as we pursue health by resetting and rebuilding after a lengthy transition.

Joshua 1:1-9 Pastor Andy deHoog “Be strong and courageous” might look nice on a coffee mug, but those words alone do not communicate the fullness of the gospel. In Christ, God calls us forward in his plan, with his presence, and according to his Word.

August 30, 2026 Pastor Andy deHoog Because God is for us in Christ, nothing can finally stand against us or separate us from his love. IMPORTANT! Paul is addressing Christians in particular, not everyone in general.

Romans 8:1-17 Pastor Andy deHoog Life in Christ means an entirely new way of walking because the Spirit now defines and empowers our life.

Romans 7:13-25 Pastor Andy deHoog Because of the power of indwelling sin, we cannot free ourselves by either trying harder or giving up. Only Jesus Christ can deliver us from the power of the sin we cannot defeat ourselves.

Romans 7:7-12 Pastor Andy deHoog The mirror of God's law reveals my true condition so that I will find my true hope in Jesus.

Romans 7:1-6 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larsen Before Christ, we were enslaved to a written code that we could never measure up to.  But Jesus, in His eternal love, bore our sins that we may be set free.   "Being set free from the law does not mean freedom from love and justice; it means freedom to now belong to the one who is love – the one who produces love in us from the inside out – like fruit on a vine, not tinsel on a tree." - John Piper Christ frees us from the power and punishment of the law so that we may now belong to Him.

Luke 15:11-32 Mark Naylor God Wants to Party- the Parable of the Prodigal Son God overwhelms us with the generosity of his embrace as he makes all things right - we are forgiven, we are loved, we are restored. God invites us to his party.

Romans 6:15-23 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larson No matter who you are or what you believe, we as humans all serve someone or something.  In our desire to find freedom, we often think that we will find it when we live however we want.  This is not the case, as the book of Romans shows us what true freedom looks like, only given through Jesus Christ. True freedom is found in the free gift of Jesus Christ that releases us from the bondage of sin, so that in turn we may live for righteousness.

Romans 6:1-14   Pastor Andy deHoog Alive and Free The gospel reverses our fundamental reality –– identity and position –– so that we can live truly alive and free.

Exodus 40:1-38 Pastoral Interin Jesse Larsen In the consumeristic culture that we live in today, we often look to the things God can give us instead of seeking His very presence.  As Moses completes the work of the tabernacle, we see how the presence of God as their guide was the reward for their obedience, which they viewed as the greatest gift of all. The result of obedience to God's command is a life marked by God's glory and presence going with us.