Grace Hill Church Sermons

Why does God desire to dwell among His people, and how can sinful people enter the presence of a holy God?

What does it look like when God’s people experience the blessings of His rule? In 1 Kings 4–5, we see the kingdom of Solomon flourishing through peace, prosperity, and preparation for the building of the temple. God fulfills His promises to His people and establishes a kingdom marked by order, abundance, and rest.

We need wisdom to navigate relationships, marriage, parenting, leadership, conflict, and the countless other decision. We need to know how to live faithfully in light of what is true.

In 1 Kings 3, Solomon is given the opportunity to ask God for anything. Rather than asking for riches, power, or long life, Solomon recognizes his own inadequacy and asks God for wisdom and discernment to lead God's people.

Solomon's prayer teaches us something important: wisdom begins with recognizing that we need God.

But the story doesn't end with Solomon. Even the wisest king who ever lived would ultimately fail. Solomon points us to a greater King—Jesus Christ, who is not merely a giver of wisdom but the wisdom of God Himself.

In this sermon, we consider what it means to ask God for wisdom, how God's wisdom shapes the way we live, and why our ultimate need is not simply to become wiser, but to know and follow Christ.

In 1 Kings 2, Solomon establishes his kingdom by dealing decisively with the rebellion and threats that remain. As we come to the New Testament, we see that Jesus is the greater King—the Son of David who establishes His kingdom not by destroying His enemies, but by taking judgment upon Himself for His enemies.

Because Christ is King, we cannot make peace with the sin that rebels against His rule. We are called to put sin to death—but we do so from a position of victory, not in order to earn victory.

Sin may remain, but it must not reign.

In this sermon, we consider what it means to “clean house” in our hearts and in the life of the church, dealing with pride, gossip, lust, bitterness, and the sins we are tempted to make peace with. Most importantly, we look to Christ, who has defeated sin and death and gives His people the power to live under His gracious reign.

Will Not God Give Justice to His Elect? | Luke 18:1-8 | The Persistent Widow

In this message from Luke 18:1-8, we look at the parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge, and ask the question at the heart of it: if a corrupt judge will eventually give a stranger what she asks for, how much more will a righteous, loving God give His own children what they need?

This sermon walks through the text verse by verse, unpacks Jesus' "how much more" argument, and connects it to Matthew 7:7-11, James 4:2, and Romans 8:32 to show that persistent prayer isn't about wearing God down. It's about trusting who He already is.