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 Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
On Sunday, 3 December, Pastor Craig Baxter continued the series 'Genesis: God's Unveiling Plan of Redemption and Blessing' with 'Enter Christ's Rest' from Genesis 2:1-3. After six days of forming and filling and creating the heavens and the earth God ceased from His work, having completed it, and found satisfaction in it. As a result God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, set apart for Him. The significance of the seventh day regained prominence as later God commanded the newly established nation of Israel to keep it holy for Him as a sign of His covenant with them. It also acted as a shadow of the spiritual rest that Christ later came to deliver to all people. In this study we learn that because Christ worked to save us, we do not need to work to save ourselves, but can enter His perfect rest to know God and enjoy Him forever by faith.
God’s Rest (Gen 2:1-3)
Israel’s Rest (Exodus 31:12-17; Deut 5:12-15)
Christ’s Rest (Heb 4:1-11; Matt 11:29-30)
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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, 3 December 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
On Sunday, 26 November, Pastor Craig Baxter continued the series 'Genesis: God's Unveiling Plan of Redemption and Blessing' with 'Image is Everything' from Genesis 1:26-31.
Why did God create people? This is perhaps one of the greatest questions derived in the mind of man and has to deal with the idea of purpose. It is this question that our text for this study answers. We have noted that God created the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them, over six days. But on the sixth day something dramatically changed: God made man in His own image and addressed him, giving him certain commands to follow. In this lesson we learn that as image bearers of God we are called to spread God’s glory through all the earth by bearing godly children and stewarding God’s world.
We were created to reflect God’s image (vv. 26-27)
We were created to raise Godly children (v. 28a)
We were created to steward God’s creation (vv. 28b-31)
If you feel blessed by this message, we encourage you to share this video 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.
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Recorded on Sunday, 26 November 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
On Sunday, 19 November, Pastor Craig Baxter continued the series 'Genesis: God's Unveiling Plan of Redemption and Blessing' with 'God our Creator' from Genesis 1:3-25.
There is perhaps no portion of Scripture that has exacted more attack over the last 200 years than Genesis 1-3, particularly with regards to the origins of the universe. While it is widely accepted that the universe began by some random chance event and developed through the process of natural selection, the Bible tells us otherwise. In our study we see that the one true God purposefully and powerfully formed and filled the earth in six consecutive 24-hour days, which reflects redemptive work. In this message we learn that creation displays a powerful, purposeful and personal God who came in Christ to recreate a people for Himself.
- Creation as Historical
- Creation as Theological and Christological
God creates by the Word
God has dominion over His creation
God seeks good for His creation
God is personal
God cares for His people
If you feel blessed by this message, we encourage you to share this video 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, 19 November 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Jesus was a master storyteller, and the parables He told were ingeniously simple word pictures with profound spiritual lessons. Understanding the parables is crucial for every follower of Jesus. He told parables so His people might comprehend clearly His message about the kingdom of God. But do not be fooled; parables serve as beacons of truth to the seekers but remain unclear riddles to those whose hearts are already dull. Join us as we investigate the nature of parables and explore the rich truths revealed in them about who Jesus is and what He came to achieve. This series will yield meaningful results for yourself and others: for yourself as you ponder and apply their teaching, for others as you use these lessons in home devotions, children’s Sunday School or wherever the truth should be proclaimed.
Recorded 12 November 2023
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Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
On Sunday, 12 November, Pastor Craig Baxter commenced the series 'Genesis: God's Unveiling Plan of Redemption and Blessing' with 'The Beginning of God's Plan' from the opening verses of the Bible - Genesis 1:1-2.
The great tragedy of our age is that an aggressive pursuit of secularism and individualism has left society without meaning, purpose and answers to the most fundamental questions every generation grapples with: who am I and what is my purpose for life? Genesis, known as the book of beginnings, provides the answers to these and many other crucial questions central to our lives. Not only that, but it is from the roots of Genesis that God’s redemptive plan in Christ emerges and unfolds through the rest of Scripture. Let us begin our journey through this crucial book.
Creation all began with God (v. 1)
Creation only makes sense in God
Creation is given life by God (v. 2)
Creation is all for God
If you feel blessed by this message, we encourage you to share this video 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, 12 November 2023 Copyright © 2023, Hills Bible Church. All rights reserved.