South Hills Santa Clarita

A message catered to those who may be facing something that wasn't planned, something went a little bit different than maybe they thought it would and thus a change of plans.

When most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, the big fat guy in the red suit & sugar cookies. But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent. It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah..Jesus Christ! It reminded the people of God to turn down the volume on the chaos of life & prepare their hearts & minds for God to re-engage their stories in surprising new ways with a fresh sense of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love.

When most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, the big fat guy in the red suit & sugar cookies. But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent. It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah..Jesus Christ! It reminded the people of God to turn down the volume on the chaos of life & prepare their hearts & minds for God to re-engage their stories in surprising new ways with a fresh sense of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love.

Now, when most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, shopping sprees & sugar cookies. But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent. It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah..Jesus Christ! It reminded the people of God to turn down the volume on the chaos of life & prepare their hearts & minds for God to re-engage their stories in surprising new ways with a fresh sense of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love.

Most of us in the modern West think of Christmas, our first thought is usually something connected to indoor trees, twinkling lights, shopping sprees & sugar cookies. But in the ancient East, this season was one of Advent. It’s an old word with Latin origins that we don’t really use much anymore. It means “coming”. It was about anticipating the anniversary of the moment Divinity made itself known to humanity in the most earth-shattering, story-changing, category-exploding of ways. In other words, the coming of our Savior, our Messiah..Jesus Christ! It reminded the people of God to turn down the volume on the chaos of life & prepare their hearts & minds for God to re-engage their stories in surprising new ways with a fresh sense of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love.

Thankfulness is a virtue we all recognize. Parents try to instill thankfulness in their kids, people buy packs of cards to say “thanks,” and there’s even a whole day each year dedicated to thankfulness. Yet, somehow, we grow frustrated with what we have, disappointed in who we’re with, and discouraged about where we’re at. We all want to be thankful, but why is it so easy for us to have no thanks?

Thankfulness is a virtue we all recognize. Parents try to instill thankfulness in their kids, people buy packs of cards to say “thanks,” and there’s even a whole day each year dedicated to thankfulness. Yet, somehow, we grow frustrated with what we have, disappointed in who we’re with, and discouraged about where we’re at. We all want to be thankful, but why is it so easy for us to have no thanks?

Politics make people crazy. You’ve seen it recently—once level-headed people, turning their backs on life-long friendships & family members, and spiritual communities. People that have known & lived next to & served alongside each other for years aren’t on speaking terms, block each other on social media, and won’t even look each other in the eye at the grocery store. And all of us are wondering—What’s next?

Regardless of who wins this election: Where do we go from here? How do we survive the election with your soul intact. The message of Jesus has something significant & surprising to say about all of this. And we believe if we latch onto it, it just might change everything—for the better.

Every year we devote an entire month to families. We talk and teach about families. We design messages and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family. I think we would all admit that...We want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments where we are crushing it…But theres a good portion of us who feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow up with great examples. Many of us inherited unhelpful instincts. But, what if you could give those around you something better than you got? I think we all could be better and do better.

Every year we devote an entire month to families. We talk and teach about families. We design teaching messages and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family. Let’s be real...We all want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments where we are crushing it…But for the most part, a lot of us feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow up with great examples. Many of us inherited unhelpful instincts. But, what if you could give those around you something better than you got? I think we all could be better and do better.

At South Hills we’re passionate about helping our community have healthy families. Every year we devote an entire month to doing just that. We talk and teach about it. We design group discussion curriculum and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family. Listen, We all want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments…But for the most part, a lot of us feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow up with great examples. Many of us inherited unhelpful instincts. But, what if you could give those around you something better than you got? I think we all could be better and do better.

At South Hills we’re passionate about helping our community have healthy families. So every year we devote an entire month to doing just that. We talk and teach about it. We design group discussion curriculum and devotional guides around it. And we plan all sorts of events and activities to help you bond, grow, laugh and learn with your family. Cause here's the thing... we all want happy, healthy relationships. And we have our moments…But for the most part, a lot of us feel like we have no idea what we’re doing. Some of us didn’t grow up with great examples. Many of us inherited unhelpful instincts. But, what if you could give those around you something better than you got?

Storyline is this incredible series of talks about how to make sense of your story. Because, we all have a story, and at the same time we all are a story. But when we read our past well, it guides us as we co-author our future with God. And when we can be honest about our experiences, we discover our strengths. When we tell our story, we tell the greatest story.

Storyline is a series of talks about how to make sense of your story. Because, we all have a story, and at the same time we all are a story. When we read our past well, it guides us as we co-author our future with God. When we can be honest about our experiences, we discover our strengths. When we tell our story, we tell the greatest story.

Storyline is a series of talks about how to make sense of your story. Because, we all have a story, and at the same time we all are a story. When we read our past well, it guides us as we co-author our future with God. When we can be honest about our experiences, we discover our strengths. When we tell our story, we tell the greatest story.

Over these last couple of months we have been sharing with you the core values of South Hills Church. The things that identify us, that make us who we are, our priorities, why we do what we do and where we got these ideas from. THIS IS US!

A series that answers the questions of who we are, what are our priorities, why do we do what we do, and where did we get these ideas from? This Is Us.

So we are midway through our summer series on the core values here at South Hills Church. A series that answers the questions of who we are, what are our priorities, why do we do what we do, and where did we get these ideas from? This Is Us. **DISCLAMIER** The audio may be a bit off this week. We do apologize for the inconvenience."

This series that we’re in is all about our core values at South Hills  Church. Just like every family has a way of thinking, talking, and handling things. The same is true of every church. The same is true for our church. Who are we, what are our priorities, and where did we get these ideas? Over these last weeks we have been sharing our core values. All of which are based off of biblical stories and sayings from the first generation of Christians that summarize the sort of church that we set out to be. This Is Us.