Media - Mercy Hill Church

For God So Loved the World: A Christmas Reflection on a Familiar Verse

December 21, 2025 • Nick Weber • John 3:16

The first gift of Christmas wasn’t what Santa gave that little boy up at the North Pole in The Polar Express. Neither was it what the Magi brought to lay at the young Jesus’ feet. It’s what God gave to us there in Bethlehem: his only Son!

Portrait of the Kingdom of God

December 14, 2025 • Chris Keener • Matthew 5:3–12

Subjects of the Kingdom of God willingly and gladly submit to the reign of Jesus. They always come in the wrapper of humility, often accompanied by suffering. The Kingdom grows through meekness, patience, and faith, not by force.

The 20/20 Vision

December 7, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:20

In Acts 20:20, we see that the church was meeting in "public" spaces and "from house to house”—in larger gatherings and smaller groups. Such a dynamic is critical to the health of the church and the individual. If we are to see and show Christ rightly (i.e. with "20/20" vision), we need both!

If a Sermon Could Kill

November 30, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:7–16

On the surface, this story is a bit funny, but truly it frames some very deep theological truths. It all centers on the resurrection of Christ. In these verses we see: (1) A Resurrection Pattern, (2) A Resurrection People; and (3) A Resurrection Power.

From the Cross to the Throne: Jesus' (and Our) Victory through Suffering

November 23, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:18–22

Because Jesus suffered, rose, and now reigns, we can have hope and follow Him from the cross to the throne as we’re reminded of His saving grace through baptism.

“No Little Disturbance”: When Jesus Messes Up Your Life

November 16, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 19:21—20:6

To be sure, Jesus is going to make a mess of our lives . . . because he loves us. He puts his finger on idols and things that need to change if we’re to be spiritually healthy and right with God. Some people respond with submission, trusting his heart and hand. Others respond with rage and fight against him. What will you do?

Burn the Books!

November 9, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 19:8–20

We all want more of God’s power in our lives. But do we know how to get it? This text shows us the way!

The Voice Within: The Role of the Conscience in the Christian Life

November 2, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:15–16

God has given each of us a conscience, when properly guided by the Spirit, shaped by God’s Word and rooted in the Gospel, to help us to live in integrity, holiness and love for Him and with others.

We Can’t Do This Alone

October 26, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 18:18—19:7

At the very core of our identity as the church, as disciples of Jesus, we are to be a community of fellow-learners—people committed to learning from one another about him and helping others learn about him as well.

“I Have Many in This City”

October 19, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 18:1–17

As Christians, we are not just saved by Jesus, we are also sent by him. In our text today, we discover a number of things we ought not to be if, in fact, we want to be a church on mission like these early Christians.

If Paul Came to the Bay: Learning to Reach Our City Like Paul Reached Athens (Part 2)

October 12, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 17:16–34

In some ways, modern day Silicon Valley is like the ancient city of Athens. It’s a cultural center filled with some of the world’s brightest minds doing some of the most significant work. And yet it’s also one of the most unchurched and biblically illiterate places in the country. Therefore, as we watch Paul attempting to reach Athens, we learn what it might look like for us to reach the Bay Area.

The Unexpected Blessing of Suffering

October 5, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:13–17

The Christian faith doesn’t exclude suffering but includes it. It doesn’t call us to avoid or delight in suffering. Rather the Gospel helps us to see suffering as a (unexpected) blessing of opportunities to honor Christ!

If Paul Came to the Bay: Learning to Reach Our City Like Paul Reached Athens (Part 1)

September 28, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 17:16–23

In some ways, modern day Silicon Valley is like the ancient city of Athens. It’s a cultural center filled with some of the world’s brightest minds doing some of the most significant work. And yet it’s also one of the most unchurched and biblically illiterate places in the country. Therefore, as we watch Paul attempting to reach Athens, we learn what it might look like for us to reach the Bay Area.

The Glorious Christ and His Suffering Church

September 21, 2025 • Tolu Odulesi • Revelation 1

In a chaotic world, facing suffering and unfaithfulness, we are reminded of Jesus’ exalted, sovereign authority and his immediate pastoral presence among his suffering people. Jesus Christ is the central figure of God's redemptive plan, and this assures us to “Fear not” and enables us to remain faithful because God is sovereign and victorious over all!

Be a Berean!

September 14, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 17:1–15

Whether we’re dealing with ideas shared in the church or out in the world, we must learn to always examine all things in light of Scripture. We must, in other words, be like the Bereans!

Midnight Melodies (Part 2)

September 7, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 16:16–40

When we leave Christ to pursue gain in the here and now, we lose in the end. When we count all as loss for the sake of Christ, we gain more than we could have ever imagined, both now and forever, in him. Some of this “gain” is outlined in our text. We gain invincible joy, fruitful labor, spiritual family, and ultimate vindication!

The Church: To Love, To Bless

August 31, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:8–12

As Christians, we are called to love one another and bless others, even as we are hated by them. We can only do so as we remember our Lord Jesus!

Midnight Melodies (Part 1)

August 24, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 16:16–25

When we leave Christ to pursue gain in the here and now, we lose in the end. When we count all as loss for the sake of Christ, we gain more than we could have ever imagined, both now and forever, in him. One of the things we gain is invincible joy. These missionaries are singing praise to God from a prison cell. Nothing can touch what they have in Jesus.

I Want to Know about That Glow!

August 17, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 16:6–15

Every Christian is a missionary, at least in a lowercase m sort of way. We’ve all been sent by God to reach the people around us. But do we know what that looks like? Do we know where to start? This story in Acts can help us along!

Let’s Go Home

August 10, 2025 • Nick Weber • Isaiah 30:15–26

We run in a lot of different directions, looking to a lot of different things, in our attempt to fix what's broken in us and find "salvation." But the answer to it all is waiting at home with God. He is ready to show mercy and bring healing to all who return to and rest in him by faith alone in Christ alone.

A "Strange" Marriage

August 3, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:1–7

We are called to be holy, set apart for God -- to be different from the world -- in our marriages for our good, growth, and God's glory!