Our aim in this vision series has been to define what God is specifically doing with Saints’ Hill in this time and place, and how you can join that.   One identity we are committing to is the identity of a priest. What we learn from the Scriptures is that priests serve God on behalf of people, and serve people on behalf of God.   Therefore, the life that Jesus has for you is a life of service, rather than a personal project. We are praying that each of you, in the presence of God will learn how to leverage what he’s given you in this life, to serve and give - so that our world can taste and see Christ. 

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry. We are praying you’re blessed!

This last week we continued in our vision series with a teaching on what the identity of Bride means for the people of Saints’ Hill. The Bible begins with a marriage and ends with a marriage, and everything in between is about marriage. It’s the central image of God’s desire for humanity and humanity’s need of God. We are the woman at the well in John 4, and Jesus is the groom offering us himself. He wants to detach us from our false loves so that we can experience Him as the ultimate most satisfying love. As His betrothed, our lives then ought to take the shape of longing. We pray and we worship to encounter Him, to let his love wash over us, and to pour out our devotion to Him. We pray that the identity of the bride would begin to shape how you use your time, your energy, and your attention. There is nothing more valuable than being with Him, knowing Him, and loving Him.

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry. We are praying you’re blessed!

As a part of this vision series we want you to know what you can expect from us at Saints’ Hill and what we want to be able to expect from you, in other words, our social contract. Rather than a membership structure or specific requirements, our social contract is made up of a shared identity with an organizing principle.  According to the New Testament authors, there are many identities that we are afforded under Christ’s blood. We believe God has given us three to focus on as a church: child, priest, and bride. This means we do life together, we worship and pray, and we serve and give. Our organizing principle that empowers these identities is love - meaning, all of these actions are compelled by Christ’s love in us. Our prayer is that through our stewardship of these identities, we as a church would be able to serve God’s purposes for our time and place. 

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry. We are praying you’re blessed!

What is Saints’ Hill trying to do to you? As we get more and more specific in this vision series, we want to talk about what our hope is for each person at Saints’ Hill.  Put simply - we want you, through friendship with God, to become completely secure in His love. When this happens, we believe that you will be filled to overflow, and that you’ll have something to give away. You’ll be able to actually do the good works He has prepared in advance for you to do.  God, make us willing to give up lesser loves and to walk the narrow road that leads to life. 

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry. We are praying you’re blessed!

This last Sunday we talked about why Saints’ Hill exists. In a well-churched town, what is our unique purpose and how did we arrive there? Our founders had a conviction that Saints’ Hill needed to be a place where people could reliably encounter God. This comes from a belief that in His Presence all the right things grow and the wrong things die.  If you were made for union with God, a love encounter with Him is the greatest thing a church can provide.  Our strategy, from singing, to communion, to teaching and prayer is all aimed at seeing God face to face, being transformed by His love, and serving His purposes for our time and place.

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry. We are praying you’re blessed!

Last week we began our vision series laying a foundation for what this life is, who God is, and what our purpose is as humans. This week we zoomed in a bit more and asked the question, Why the Church? From the very beginning, God’s answer to the trust broken in Eden, was a family. Abraham and his family, the nation of Israel, existed to restore trust between God and man, and to extend that blessing to the nations. This purpose was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, who redeemed us from our sin so that by the Spirit, we would promote and provide a meal between God and man.  God is after relationship, and the gathering of people who love one another because they have first been loved, becomes the greatest sign on earth pointing to Him. That is where the renewal of all things begins.

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry. We are praying you’re blessed!

On Sunday we began a new series called Join The Family. This vision series is designed to show why we do what we do at Saints’ Hill and where we’re headed. Our goal for this series is that every person would find both the mission for their life and the energy for it, in the presence of God. - In order to get into the specifics, we first need to lay a foundation of agreement on what this life is. We believe that God is relationship, and that everything He made is a relational invitation to Him. Creation, our physical world, is designed to tell the truth about God. Creation was distorted by a break of relationship, and can only be recaptured by a healing of that relationship. This is what the entire story of the Bible is about. God has created every human with a purpose, and a specific role to play in the renewal of the world. When we get in God’s presence we see Him rightly. When we see Him rightly we respond rightly, choosing to die to ourselves so that we can walk in the works He has prepared for us. 

Because of what Jesus has done, our lives are no longer possessed by death, but we are on a journey towards union with God that Jesus has made possible for us. On Sunday, Bria shared from Matthew 5:13 what it means when Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth.” To be salt is to receive the life and love of God, to be unified with Him again, and to journey with Him in the partnership you were created for. To be salt is to live in covenant communion with Christ. We were made for union with Him and we will never find a better aim for our lives than to live in trusting friendship with Jesus   Link to Sermon Guide & Activations: 09.21.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday, we heard from one of our elders, Pete on the tension we are living in between the kingdom Jesus inaugurated with his death, burial and resurrection, and it’s fulfillment at his return.  Throughout the New Testament, we are exhorted to put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. The armor of light represents spiritual readiness, includes moral integrity, and protects & empowers us from compromise.  In Christ you have a new identity, you are called to reflect His nature and to live in union with Him. Practically, we do this through Scripture, prayer, community, and surrender.  The world is groaning and our King is returning. May He find us awake, repentant and ready. 

On Sunday, we had the privilege of hearing from one of our missionaries, Mariah Fredericks.  Drawing from 2 Corinthians 3, Mariah spoke on how our lives are letters to the world.  Reflecting on her own experience being called to serve as a missionary abroad, she shared with us thoughts on incarnational mission, cultivating lives of worship, getting God’s vision for the lost, glory, and unity in the Church .We heard powerful testimonies of Jesus reaching into people’s lives and saving them, strangers seeing the glory of God in the face of Christians and asking questions, and young believers being discipled.

In Luke 20…Jesus continues his rebuke of the leaders of Israel. This time he points out how they are obsessed with elevating themselves, even at the expense of the most vulnerable in society.  This passage makes it very clear: the Lord tears down the house of the proud…even if it’s His own house.  Every human institution - government, school, family, church - all reflect the fears of those who lead them. That’s why the temple became so twisted then, and how the church has become twisted even now.  Jesus’ solution to this problem is taking people on a journey from fear to love. In this passage the teachers of the law reveal that they are afraid of people, but the poor widow reveals that she fears the Lord.   Our lives are an opportunity to trust Jesus, to give Him a sacrifice, and to look to Him for provision. This type of life moves His heart and is what we were made for.   Link to Sermon Guide & Activations: 08.24.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday we continued in our Luke Series with a teaching from Alex on Luke 20v27-39. This time, it’s the Sadducees who try to lay a trap for Jesus by asking him about resurrection. Jesus responds to them by correcting their literalist interpretations of the Torah. He invites them to interpret the Scriptures instead through covenant & the heart of God.  The Scriptures are not an instruction manual to memorize, but an introduction to the Father - an invitation to have relationship with Yahweh the way Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob did. In the midst of fear, unbelief and failure, they still hoped, and experienced the faithfulness of God.   Link to Sermon Guide & Activations: 08.17.25 Sermon Guide

In Luke 20v20-26, Jesus speaks to a profound issue that we all deal with. How do you live in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of this Age? When the people want a straightforward answer, Jesus invites them to a lifestyle that requires trust. You live in this world, but you belong to God. As you grow in trust you will grow in wisdom of how to partner with God in the renewal of this world until He returns.   Link to Sermon Guide & Activations: 08.10.25 Sermon Guide

On Sunday, we got to hear from one of our elders, Pete, on the Parable of the Tenants in Luke 20. Jesus rebukes the priests through this parable for abusing the authority that they were given. They were supposed to love and steward God’s people, but they became entitled and chose to pursue their version of the kingdom without the King. They disregarded and killed God’s prophets, and ultimately the Messiah himself. Even after this strong rebuke, Jesus extends mercy by telling them that if they are willing to “fall” upon Christ the Cornerstone, they can be saved & be apart of the new family that brings His kingdom. The Lord disciplines those he loves (Proverbs 3:2). He only offers a rebuke out of mercy, for your good, so you can leave your flesh behind once again and follow Him.   Link to Sermon Guide & Activations: 08.03.25 Sermon Guide