Hills Bible Church
We are a church family that consists of young and old with a mixture of many ethnic backgrounds. Hills Bible Church was formed in 2009 and moved to its current location in 2013. It is our mission to see believers: KNOW God’s Word (2 Timothy 2:15) LIVE by God’s Word (1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3) COMMIT to God’s work (Romans 12:1-2) IMPACT God’s world (Matthew 28:18-20) Our mission is to produce faithful disciples of Jesus Christ who in turn make disciples (Matt 4:19, 28:18-20). This is articulated in the following vision statement: “HBC exists to glorify God by making, maturing, and multiplying disciples of Jesus Christ in our local communities and to the least reached peoples of the earth.”
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Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
On Sunday, 8 October, Pastor Craig Baxter returns to the series 'Unsearchable Riches of Christ' with 'We are at War: Be Praying' from Ephesians 6:18-20.
As we close out our study on spiritual warfare it is no coincidence that the Apostle Paul moves seamlessly from being strong in the Lord by putting on the armour of God to praying, because these two elements belong to and are dependent upon each other. Prayer is the means by which the Christian is enabled to appropriate the armour and wield the sword. No matter how strong or talented we may think we are, we cannot stand against the power of evil’s forces otherwise. We must know that a life of dependence on God in prayer is essential if we are to effectively stand firm in warfare and deploy all our spiritual weapons.
Continual prayer (v. 18a)
Spirit-directed prayer (v. 18b)
Varied prayer (v. 18c)
Persevering prayer (v. 18d)
Intercessory prayer (vv. 18e-20)
We invite visitors to join us at our Wantirna, Victoria location for our services each Sunday at 8:30am and 11am.
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Recorded on Sunday, 8 October 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
On Sunday, 1 October, Pastor Craig Baxter returns to the series 'Unsearchable Riches of Christ' with 'We are at War: Be Armed (part 3)' from Ephesians 6:17b.
Living a life pleasing to the Lord and engaging in the mission of the church is not easy because there are powerful supernatural beings that strategise and attack. Because of this, God makes available His power and divine resources to believers so they can resist the assaults of these hostile spirits and advance God’s kingdom into the world. Believers are therefore called to be strong in the Lord and His power and put on six indispensable pieces of God’s armour. In this lesson we learn that Christians are to stand firm by taking up the Sword of the Spirit to defend themselves against the devil’s attacks and to advance the gospel against the strongholds of darkness.
The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God
The sword of the Spirit must be wielded
The sword of the Spirit must be mastered
We invite visitors to join us at our Wantirna, Victoria location for our services each Sunday at 8:30am and 11am.
For information about Hills Bible Church, visit our website. View or listen to our sermon archive here.
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Recorded on Sunday, 1 October 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
On Sunday, 24 September, Pastor Craig Baxter returns to the series 'Unsearchable Riches of Christ' with 'We are at War: Be Armed (part 2)' from Ephesians 6:16-17a.
Living a life pleasing to the Lord and engaging in the mission of the church is not easy because there are powerful supernatural beings that strategise and attack. Because of this, God makes available His power and divine resources to believers so they can resist the assaults of these hostile spirits and advance God’s kingdom into the world. Believers are therefore called to be strong in the Lord and His power and put on six indispensable pieces of God’s armour. In this lesson we learn that because we are at war with the spiritual forces of evil we must be armed with the armour of God to maintain our testimony and extend God’s glory.
5) Be armed with the shield of faith (v. 16)
6) Be armed with the helmet of salvation (v. 17a)
If you feel blessed by this message, we encourage you to share this with someone who may not know of God's enduring grace.
We invite visitors to join us at our Wantirna, Victoria location for our services each Sunday at 8:30am and 11am.
For information about Hills Bible Church, visit our website. View or listen to our sermon archive here.
Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Recorded on Sunday, 24 September 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
On Sunday, 17 September, Pastor Craig Baxter returns to the series 'Unsearchable Riches of Christ' with 'We are at War: Be Armed' from Ephesians 6:14-15.
Living a life pleasing to the Lord and engaging in the mission of the church is not easy because there are powerful supernatural beings that strategise and attack. Because of this, God makes available his power and divine resources to believers so they can resist the assaults of these hostile spirits and advance God’s kingdom into the world. Believers are therefore called to be strong in the Lord and His power and put on six indispensable pieces of God’s armour.
In this lesson we learn that because we are at war with the spiritual forces of evil we must be armed with the armour of God to maintain our testimony and extend God’s glory.
1) Be armed with the belt of truth (v. 14a)
2) Be armed with the breastplate of righteousness (v. 14b)
3) Be armed with the gospel of peace (v. 15)
If you feel blessed by this message, we encourage you to share this with someone who may not know of God's enduring grace.
We invite visitors to join us at our Wantirna, Victoria location for our services each Sunday at 8:30am and 11am.
For information about Hills Bible Church, visit our website. View or listen to our sermon archive here.
Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Recorded on Sunday, 24 September 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.