Hill City Church Podcast

Seek & Save | For the One

What is the purpose of your life? Does your life revolve around your own comfort or around the mission of Jesus? In Pastor Jake's final sermon at Hill City Downtown, we look at the story of Zacchaeus and the powerful truth that defined Jesus’s mission: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). He didn’t come to make us comfortable. He came to reach the lost. And if you follow Him, He calls you to join Him on that mission. This message is both personal and missional, sharing the heart behind launching Hill City East and the calling to leave comfort for something greater… for the one. Who is your one? 

 

Title: Seek & Save

Text: Luke 19:1–10

Speaker: Jake Wright

Lost & Found | For the One

Jesus’ longest parable reveals two ways to be lost: the younger brother who rebels and runs from the Father, and the older brother who obeys outwardly but harbors pride and self-righteousness. Both ultimately need the same thing—grace. This sermon highlights the heart of the Father who runs to embrace repentant sinners, challenges legalism that keeps people from the feast, and points to Jesus as the true older brother who left heaven, sought us in our lostness, and paid the price to bring us home. No matter who you are or where you’ve been, there is room for you in the Kingdom of God.

 

Title: Lost & Found

Series: For the One

Text: Luke 15:11-32

Speaker: Josh Branham

Stillness | The Secret Place

After seven weeks on sabbatical, Pastor Josh returns to share lessons from the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 19. Following the dramatic victory on Mount Carmel, Elijah flees in fear, collapses under a broom tree, and encounters God—not in wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a gentle whisper. This message explores how God meets us in exhaustion, ministers with compassion, and reminds us that the journey is too great for us alone. If you’re weary or longing to hear God’s voice, this sermon is an invitation to be still and listen for His whisper.

 

Title: Stillness
Series: The Secret Place
Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Speaker: Josh Branham