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  • Are You Working As If For The Lord?

    by Southern Hills Christian Church

    -written by Matt Clotfelter I really enjoy my work and I hope it shows. I enjoy sharing with people the experiences I have in my work, both the good and the bad. I remember my first paying job. I was about 8 years old. There was a man who was a traveling musical evangelist who had an office where my parents worked. I helped...

    November 6, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Not Just a Good Idea. The Golden Rule is THE Idea.

    by Joe Bradley

    You can’t teach calculus to a chimpanzee.  So just share your banana. – Jon Racheal I’ve never quite heard the Golden Rule expressed this way but it does have a certain je ne sais quoi that makes it very memorable.  However I think we better exemplify this one: Whoever has the gold makes the rule. – Johnny Hart As we go through life we...

    October 30, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Is Your Goodness Consistent in Every Situation?

    by Heath Neal

    How do we define good? In today’s culture, there seem to be as many definitions of good as there are people. And when we do define what is good, we don’t always do it. I know lying isn’t good and I certainly don’t like it when someone lies to me. Yet, I will straight up embellish a story I’m telling about myself so others...

    October 23, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Is Your Anchor Attached to the Almighty?

    by Corey Jones

    Have you ever heard a speaker address a large crowd, but knew God was using the person to speak directly to you? I’ve attended many conferences and have heard many speakers deliver top of the line messages but for some reason, there has been one message rolling around in my head more than any other. At this year’s Belonging Conference Robert Madu said, “You...

    October 19, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Is the Writing on the Wall for You?

    by Southern Hills Christian Church

    -written by Betsie Richards Around this time last year, I was faced with a huge decision. It was a decision I prayed over very intently, honestly more than I’ve ever prayed over a decision before. I can’t even count all the ways God graciously showed me the answer. Signs, if you chose to think of them that way, sermons, bible study lessons, and random...

    October 12, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • What Would You Include In Your Autobiography?

    by Heath Neal

    Who doesn’t love a good story? Especially if the story is about you. Back when people read newspapers, it was exciting to have your story printed so others could read it. We love to share about the good in our lives and I think this is why so many famous people write their own autobiographies. The beauty of story-telling is you get to include...

    October 8, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Can You Trust God’s Ultimate Plan?

    by Jesse Pirkle

    At Southern Hills, we are making our way through the first six chapters of Daniel. So far, we have been taught about God’s sovereignty, King Nebuchadnezzar’s (“King Neb” as I will call him) pride and anger, Daniel’s faithfulness to God, and more. It is interesting to note at the end of chapter two King Neb is praising the LORD, God of Israel. Then, Daniel...

    September 25, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Will You Allow Your Kingdom To Tumble?

    by Tucker Musick

    Have you played the game Jenga before? Essentially, it’s a tower of blocks and the objective of the game is to remove a block, placing it on the top of the tower without knocking the tower over. The first couple of moves are easy because the integrity of the structure is still in tact, but as the game progresses it gets more and more...

    September 19, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Are You Suffering From Spiritual Identity Theft?

    by Dale Lovelady

    Identity theft! We cringe at the thought of it. We set up firewalls to keep the hackers out of our computers, tablets, and phones. We have to make a list of passwords for every bank account, every utility, every loan, and even our grocery store accounts and then a password for the program to protect our passwords. All because of an invisible predator. Identity...

    September 16, 2019
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    Personal Growth
  • Praising God with Lyrics of Truth

    by Southern Hills Christian Church

    -written by Nick Ivey Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 I remember the first time I ever stepped...

    September 4, 2019
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Recent Posts

Are You Working As If For The Lord?

Published by Southern Hills Christian Church

-written by Matt Clotfelter I really enjoy my work and I hope it shows. I enjoy sharing with people the experiences I have in my work, both the good...

November 6, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Not Just a Good Idea. The Golden Rule is THE Idea.

Published by Joe Bradley

You can’t teach calculus to a chimpanzee.  So just share your banana. – Jon Racheal I’ve never quite heard the Golden Rule expressed this way but it does have...

October 30, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Is Your Goodness Consistent in Every Situation?

Published by Heath Neal

How do we define good? In today’s culture, there seem to be as many definitions of good as there are people. And when we do define what is good,...

October 23, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Is Your Anchor Attached to the Almighty?

Published by Corey Jones

Have you ever heard a speaker address a large crowd, but knew God was using the person to speak directly to you? I’ve attended many conferences and have heard...

October 19, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Is the Writing on the Wall for You?

Published by Southern Hills Christian Church

-written by Betsie Richards Around this time last year, I was faced with a huge decision. It was a decision I prayed over very intently, honestly more than I’ve...

October 12, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

What Would You Include In Your Autobiography?

Published by Heath Neal

Who doesn’t love a good story? Especially if the story is about you. Back when people read newspapers, it was exciting to have your story printed so others could...

October 8, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Can You Trust God’s Ultimate Plan?

Published by Jesse Pirkle

At Southern Hills, we are making our way through the first six chapters of Daniel. So far, we have been taught about God’s sovereignty, King Nebuchadnezzar’s (“King Neb” as...

September 25, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Will You Allow Your Kingdom To Tumble?

Published by Tucker Musick

Have you played the game Jenga before? Essentially, it’s a tower of blocks and the objective of the game is to remove a block, placing it on the top...

September 19, 2019
Comments 2
Personal Growth

Are You Suffering From Spiritual Identity Theft?

Published by Dale Lovelady

Identity theft! We cringe at the thought of it. We set up firewalls to keep the hackers out of our computers, tablets, and phones. We have to make a...

September 16, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Praising God with Lyrics of Truth

Published by Southern Hills Christian Church

-written by Nick Ivey Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Do not stifle the Holy...

September 4, 2019
Comments 2
SoHills News

Priority One: What’s Important Now?

Published by J.J. Cole

Over the past week I have been down in Orlando, FL attending a large national training conference based around Police / SWAT leadership & operations. The seminars and topics...

August 28, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Dive In! The Water Is Great!

Published by Tucker Musick

This past summer, I went to this place called Foster Falls, which is an eighty-foot water fall pouring into a swimming hole. When we arrived, there were a couple...

August 21, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

It’s Not What It Looks Like.

Published by Heath Neal

Last November the church was going through a series on finances. I don’t remember the series name, but with our life groups we were using a book called the...

August 14, 2019
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Personal Growth

Are You Allowing God to Change Your Perspective?

Published by Matt Clotfelter

I want to see the world through Jesus eyes, see through Jesus tears, I want to see the world through Jesus eyes, my vision’s not as clear I want...

August 7, 2019
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Personal Growth

Are You Confusing Self-Control with Righteousness?

Published by Andrew Brooks

Isn’t it funny, and kind of bittersweet, how we look back and see the way we used to think when we were young? The more I age the more...

July 31, 2019
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Personal Growth

Are you Championing the Gentleness of God?

Published by Joe Bradley

A virtue, which I need in a higher degree, to give a beauty and luster to my behavior, is gentleness.  If I had more of an air of gentleness,...

July 25, 2019
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Personal Growth

4 Fundamental Questions to Improve Your Faithfulness

Published by Corey Jones

If you ask someone who sleeps in on Sunday morning why they avoid church, many will point to the hypocrisy or lack of faithfulness in church members. Are you...

July 21, 2019
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Personal Growth

God is a Good Promise Keeper

Published by Jesse Pirkle

The prophet of Isaiah wrote: Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for...

July 9, 2019
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Personal Growth

Are You Waiting on the Lord Patiently?

Published by Matt Clotfelter

When I was fairly young, I remember learning a song for a program at church. The chorus has always stuck with me, and both of my boys have heard...

July 2, 2019
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Personal Growth

Is Your Joy the Real Thing or a Counterfeit?

Published by Keith Trollinger

In the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Luke takes an interesting turn in his writing. In context, its a very graphic story of those who reject the...

June 27, 2019
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Personal Growth

Are You Choosing Peace In Every Circumstance?

Published by Melissa Bradley

When you hear the word peace, what comes to mind? Do you imagine white, sandy beaches with the sound of waves? Do you think about sitting near a tranquil...

June 24, 2019
Comments 2
Personal Growth, Stories

Are You Loving In All Circumstances?

Published by Kristen Ebensberger

Love… how can we try to understand it? It’s not always easy to say what love is, but we tend to know how it feels. If you were blindfolded...

June 17, 2019
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Personal Growth

What a Difference Love Can Make

Published by Dale Lovelady

First Church was a stately, old church located in downtown Central City. She had a rich heritage along with the other churches clustered around Church Circle. And she, along...

June 3, 2019
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Stories

Not a River You Can Just Wade In

Published by J.J. Cole

Wisdom is less like a deep ocean and more like the force of a river. The power of the river is in its ability to adapt to its environment,...

May 30, 2019
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Personal Growth

I Have a Confession to Make: Teenagers Scare Me

Published by Melissa Bradley

Teenagers scare me. It’s silly but true. As a preschool pastor and mom to young children, I’ve lived in this preschool/elementary phase for so long  I feel awkward and...

May 23, 2019
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Personal Growth, SoHills News

Are You Experiencing Community as it was Meant to be?

Published by Southern Hills Christian Church

-written by Betsie Richards “Joe’s here.” That’s all the text from my sister said, but that’s all it took to calm my nerves for the moment. My mom’s IV...

May 21, 2019
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Personal Growth, Stories

As My Surrogate Family, You are Stuck With Me

Published by Matt Clotfelter

The word family creates a different picture in everyone’s mind. For me, when I think about family another word which comes to mind is “surrogate.” Google defines this word...

May 13, 2019
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Personal Growth

Don’t be Afraid of Doubt, Embrace It

Published by Corey Jones

How do you react when your child or friend expresses doubt? Do you see this as a step in the disciple-making process or does your heart sink and fear...

May 6, 2019
Comments 0
Personal Growth

Your Story was Designed for Victory in Jesus!

Published by Matt Clotfelter

Nearly 30 years later, I still remember the day like it was yesterday. I remember it was quite warm and it hadn’t rained for days. I remember the taste...

April 29, 2019
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Personal Growth

Make A Change And Love Your Neighbor

Published by Southern Hills Christian Church

-written by Trey Gass In college, my roommates and I went through a phase where we would build music playlists with different themes or genres. We put together playlists...

April 26, 2019
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Personal Growth

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