HillSide Church Sermons

26 April 2026. Philippians - The Joy of Living in Christ. Pastor Wayne begins this message unpacking and giving an interpretation of the recent prophetic word spoken over HillSide Church. The Messgae concludes with an introduction into the book of Philippians.

19 April 2026. Pastor Wayne continues the message on Intercession with the message "Standing in the Gap". Jesus stands in the gap and intercedes for us. We must also wield the weapon of prayer and intercession for other.

12 April 2026. Pastor Wayne continues on the Prayer series with an insightful message on intercession. Intercession and prayer for others is a critical part of our prayer life, we can stand in the gap for people and carry each others burdens and pray for people who are blind to the truth.

5 April 2026. Pastor Kyla shares an important message on walking in forgiveness. As Christians we are forgiven people, we must become forgiving people, walking in the transforming power of God's forgiveness.

3 April 2026. Pastor Wayne shares the gospel message and what Jesus did for us to restore us back to a relationship with God.

29 March 2026. Pastor Wayne shares an introduction into baptism and the way it symbolises a new beginning in a Christian's life.

22 March 2026. Pastor Kyla continues with part 2 in the series on prayer, sharing a powerful message on the authority of prayer "Raise your Staff" using the example of Moses and his staff representing the authority he had been given by God.

15 March 2026. Pastor Kerry Pearce shares a message of the power of compassion and the examples of the incredible compassion Jesus has for us and how we can act with compassion towards others.

8 March 2026. Ben Evers shares a message to begin a new series on "Prayer". Asking the question "What is prayer?"and using Jesus as an example of how to pray.

1 March 2026. Pastor Wayne expands on the truth that "in Christ" we are a new creation with a brand new identity.

22 February 2026. Stephen Lamont delivers a message of hope and encouragement reminding us of the exchange that was made when Jesus sacrificed His life and bore the punishment for us, to pay for our sins so we can stand righteous before God.

15 February 2026. Pastor Wayne's message about staying connected and living for Jesus in His presence always.

8 February 2026. Pastor Wayne shares a message about the journey that starts when we accept Jesus as our personal saviour.

1 February 2026. Pastor Wayne reflects on January and expands on the message of service to God and the commitment we need to make in honouring God.

18 January 2026. Lance Staer shares a message on the current theme of Serving using comparisons to physical fitness programmes to help us understand the benefits of a spiritual fitness programme.

11 January 2026. Serving God - Part 1 - To Serve Him or Not to Serve Him. Pastor Wayne shares a message on Serving God from the book of Joshua leaving the question - Will you choose who you will serve today and forever? May we and our house serve the Lord!

4 January 2026. Pastor Wayne's message is a timely reminder to live on purpose, knowing that time is precious and we can't afford to waste it living outside of God's will for our lives.

28 December 2025. Pastor Wayne shares a summary of the year that was and are reminded that God is Sovereign and hear testimonies of God's goodness to His children.

21 December 2025. Stephen Lamont's message explains the hope of Christmas and the way that Jesus is the greatest gift ever given to allow us Salvation and to come back into God's family. Make sure you make room in your life to receive Jesus.

14 December 2025. Trust and Obey - Part 2. Pastor Wayne has a message of encouragement through testimonies to help us to build trust in God. God's sovereignty brings peace.

7 December 2025. Pastor Kyla brings a message with examples of different responses to God's plan. Listen to hear how Mary and Zechariah's actions can teach us how we should respond to God's purposes for our lives.

30 November 2025. Pastor Wayne shares a recent prophetic vision for the church at HillSide. The vision is one of hope and encouragement to remain obedient and to trust in the Lord, Jesus Christ.

23 November 2025. Ben Evers shares a practical message on building a "lifestyle of mission" with steps to help impact our world as a disciple of Jesus.

16 November 2025. Vicki Simpson shares a word for HillSide with the message to Think Again and seek God to identify where we need to change our mindset and wrong thinking.

9 November 2025. Pastor Wayne's message about comfort from the god of this world that dulls and brings apathy versus the comfort that comes from the true God that brings us strength and healing.

2 November 2025. Pastor Kyla acknowledges that the Harvest is here and asks "where are the workers?". This message challenges us to cast the nets and to partner with God to disciple others.

26 October 2025. gods of this World - Part 1 - Deception by "Distraction". Pastor Wayne shares a powerful and important message to help reveal how the enemy uses distraction to deceive the children of God.

19 October 2025. Pastor James Goss helps us to understand what we can do to look at our lives and circumstances from a higher perspective and seeing them the way God sees.

12 October 2025. A Prayer of Compromise. Pastor Roberto share's a fresh perspective of the Lord's Prayer.

5 October 2025. The Greatest Invitation Part 2 - Game On. Pastor Wayne shares an important message to help us grasp the power of the cross using the example of Paul and how he was empowered by the Holy Spirit an to be an imitator of Christ as Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:1.

28 September 2025. Pastor Wayne's message takes us into the challenges of following Jesus and the greatest invitation, to commit, deny, embrace and follow using Paul's example as a guide for us.

21 September 2025. Pastor Kyla's encouraging message for believers to press on and finish well.

14 September 2025. Ben Evers shares an important message from Haggai to help us reflect personally on our focus and enthusiasm for our mission.

7 September 2025. Goodness of God - Part 1 - God as Father. Pastor Wayne speaks into the concept of God as Father, with the new covenant bringing us the opportunity to have a close relationship with our Father in Heaven.

31 August 2025. James Series - Faith in Action - Part 7. Steve Lamont explored James , then touches on all the key themes brought out during the study on James.

24 August 2025. James Series - Faith in Action - Part 6. Pastor Kyla delivers a powerful message from James chapter 4 with keys to pursuing Christ, who is our model for humility and submitting to Him and receiving God's grace in humility.

17 August 2025. James Series - Part 5 - Faith That Works. Pastor Wayne reads from James chapter 2 speaking into this wisdom and instruction from James. What action can we take to support our faith?

10 August 2025. James Series - Faith in Action - Part 4. Ben teaches from James 3:1-12 reminding us we will be held accountable for the words we have spoken. A spiritual tongue test can help by reflecting on words we have spoken or heard and considering what those words say about the condition of our hearts.

3 August 2025. James Series - Faith in Action - Part 3. Pastor Wayne goes off script after being led by Holy Spirit and shares from Isaiah 43 with an update on where the Lord is leading the church. A time to co-labour with God and be activated by good works.

27 July 2025. James Series - Faith in Action - Part 2. Pastor Kyla's message comes from James 1:19-27, posing the question "What is God asking us to do to put our faith into action?"

20 July 2025. James Series - Faith in Action - Part 1. Pastor Wayne introduces us to James and teaches into the rich wisdom and guidance found in James 1:1-18.

13 July 2025. Dave Mac shares his message of joy - Surrender brings freedom and freedom brings joy.

6 July 2025. Pastor Stacey shares how Leviticus taught about atonement and forgiveness of sin and how this foreshadowed the perfect and eternal atonement achieved by Jesus on the Cross.

29 June 2025. Galatians Series - Set Free to Live Free - Part 6. Pastor Kyla delivers the last message in this series, providing a guide to walking in the spirit, fixing our eyes on things above and feeding the spirit man, not the flesh. Liberty + Love = Service to others.

22 June 2025. Galatians Series - Set Free to Live Free -Part 5. Pastor Wayne reminds us about the 'unbelievable' inheritance we have as legally adopted sons and daughters of the King!

15 June 2025. Galatian Series - Set Free to Live Free - Part 4. Stephen Lamont shares an insightful message about the freedom believers have in Christ and three radical ideas for humanity.

8 June 2025. Galatians Series - Set Free to Live Free - Part 3. Pastor Wayne teaches from Galatians chapter 3 with the reminder for us to stop striving with works, and receive the Spirit of God by faith.

1 June 2025. Galatians Series - Set Free to Live Free - Part 2 - Pastor Kyla has a message teaching from Galatians Chapter 2 to help us focus on living a resurrected life, abiding in Christ.

25 May 2025. Galatians Series - Set Free to Live Free. Part 1-Pastor Wayne teaches from Galatians chapter 1 and Paul's defence and foundation of the Gospel.

18 May 2025. James Goss shared a timely message for HillSide to look to Holy Spirit for revealing any holes in our nets so we can work to repairing them and being ready for the work of our individual ministries.