What You Really Need: The Deeper Healing (July 12, 2026)

We scramble to fix what’s broken, certain we know the one restoration that matters most. But when friends lower a paralyzed man before Jesus in Matthew 9, desperate only to walk, the first words he hears are “Take heart, my son, your sins are forgiven.” Do we trust Jesus enough to receive what he says we actually need?

"Don't Be Evil" Leads to Evil (July 6, 2026)

When we try to live by “Don’t Be Evil,” we find that we end up being evil in the end. There’s a better way.

Recognize and Respond (July 5, 2026)

We've all known someone's birthday was coming, kept it in the back of our minds, and then realized two weeks too late that we never said a word—recognized it, but never responded. In Matthew 8, the demons who meet Jesus call him “Son of God” with more clarity than almost anyone else in the Gospel, yet that recognition leads somewhere unexpected and deeply unsettling.

Don't Be "Don't Be Evil," Be Good (June 29, 2026)

Most of us feel satisfied if we manage not to do evil—if we avoid the obvious wrongs, the cruelties we can see. But there’s a quieter failure Proverbs 3:27–28 names: the moment when you know exactly what good you could do, right now, and you choose not to do it. Google once promised not to be evil as it rose above other tech firms, yet the real challenge—for companies and individuals alike—comes in everyday decisions about whether to give good or hold it back. When does restraint from wrongdoing become complicity with harm?

A Bad Grade on the Paper of Life (June 28, 2026)

Listening to Jesus is one thing; trusting him when the waves are coming over the sides of the boat is another—and most of us know the difference from the inside. In Matthew 8, seasoned fishermen who have already followed Jesus into the storm find their faith put to exactly that test.

We Need the Approved Ranch (June 22, 2026)

We can gather up what feels like security, but are we actually secure? Proverbs challenges to make sure we have the right point of security.

This Week at Little Hills - Joel (June 21, 2026)

Pastor Tim turns to Joel to think about what God promises to do — and what that tells us about “the Last Days” right now.

Where's the Cream Filling? (June 21, 2026)

It is easy to want Jesus for the healing, peace, and confidence he gives while keeping the rest of life safely under our control. In Matthew 8, however, the One who heals the sick also tells would-be disciples that the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. What does it mean to follow him rather than merely watch?

Choose Your Own Adventure (June 15, 2026)

Can we choose our own adventure wisdom? The Bible says “no” for a very important reason.

Just Say the Word (June 14, 2026)

We think status, heritage, and credentials make us a somebody or a nobody, yet those are not what God values. In Matthew 8 a Gentile centurion—nobody by race—approaches Jesus with a suffering servant, forcing the question of what actually makes anyone able to approach God’s kingdom.