The Spring Hills Podcast

Still Becoming | Week 3

In this message from our Still Becoming series, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes walks through Paul’s relationship with Timothy and how God uses mentorship to keep us from isolation. Drawing from Acts and the letters to Timothy, we see how God uses community, mentorship, and Scripture to shape us even through fear, weakness, and seasons of doubt. This sermon is a reminder that following Jesus is not about arriving, but about continually being formed by Him.

Still Becoming | Week 2

In this message from our Still Becoming series, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes walks us through Philippians 3 and Paul’s reminder that Jesus's work in us is ongoing. This sermon invites us to examine where we place our confidence and challenges us to keep growing, even when it means letting go of what once defined us.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why religious credentials and good works can never replace a real relationship with Jesus

• What Paul means when he calls his past “loss” compared to knowing Christ

• How to find your true identity and confidence in Christ as you continue still becoming

What is God's Will For My Life?

What is God’s will for my life? It’s a question many of us wrestle with, especially when the path ahead feels unclear. In this message, Pastor John Barrett walks through Proverbs 3:5–6 and shows how God’s will is something we learn as we trust Him.

Rather than leaning on our own understanding, we’re invited to fully rely on God, acknowledge Him in every area of our lives, and surrender control. As we do, God promises to direct our paths with clarity and purpose.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What it really means to trust God with your whole heart

• Why relying on your own understanding can lead you off course

• How surrendering every area of your life opens the door for God’s direction

Christmas Eve Service

In this special Christmas Eve message, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes reminds us that the story of Jesus’ birth is more than a familiar tradition, it’s a powerful declaration that God is at work in history and deeply involved in our lives. Walking through Luke 2, we see how God orchestrated every detail, fulfilled His promises, and entered the world in humility to bring hope and salvation. Christmas is good news bringing hope and transformation.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How God was fully in control of history leading up to Jesus’ birth.

• Why Jesus came personally for you.

• How the message of Christmas calls for a response.

God With Us | Week 4

In this message from our God With Us series, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes focuses on Joseph and the quiet, faithful obedience that helped bring God’s plan to life. Through Joseph’s story in Matthew 1, we see what it looks like to trust God when the situation doesn’t make sense and the cost feels personal. This message highlights how God works through faith-filled obedience—even when no one else sees it.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What Joseph’s response teaches us about righteousness and grace.

• Why trusting God sometimes means acting before everything is clear.

• How obedience by faith plays a role in God being with us.

God With Us | Week 3

In this message from our God With Us series, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes looks at the story of Mary in Luke 1 to show how God often works in unexpected ways through unlikely people. Mary’s response to God’s call reveals a faith rooted in trust, humility, and obedience, even when the path ahead feels unclear. This message reminds us that God’s presence changes everything when we surrender our yes to Him.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• God works in ways we don't always understand or expect.

• What Mary’s faith teaches us about trusting God in uncertainty.

• How nothing is impossible when God is at work.

God With Us | Week 2

In this message from our God With Us series, Pastor Bret walks through John 3 and the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus to show what it really means that God came near. This passage reveals that faith isn’t about knowledge, status, or effort—but about being made new through belief in Jesus. At the heart of it all is a simple but life-changing truth: God’s love moved Him toward us.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why being “born again” is about spiritual transformation, not behavior change.

• What Jesus meant when He said the Son of Man must be lifted up.

• How belief, not performance, is the doorway to eternal life.

God With Us | Week 1

Today we kicked off our Christmas series, God With Us, by looking at who Jesus truly is. John 1 shows that Jesus is fully God and fully human, the eternal Word who stepped into our world so we could know the Father. Because He understands our weakness, we can draw near to Him with confidence.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
    •    How Jesus can be both fully God and fully man
    •    What it means that God came near and understands you completely

Only God | Week 3

In our final sermon of the Only God series, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes takes us into one of Jesus’ most familiar parables- The Lost Sheep. Luke 15 reveals God’s heart for people who feel far from Him. Instead of frustration or judgment, Jesus shows us a God who moves toward the lost with compassion, urgency, and joy.

You’ll hear what this parable tells us about God’s character, why Jesus welcomed sinners when others pushed them away, and what it means for us to join Him in His mission. It’s a message is a reminder that every person matters deeply to God.

Only God | Week 2

In this weeks message of our Only God series, Pastor Bret Avlakeotes walks us through Romans 12 and what it really means to live a transformed life in Christ. Instead of settling for the patterns of the world, God invites us into something deeper.

You’ll hear why presenting your life to God matters, how transformation actually happens, and what it looks like to discern God’s will in a noisy, distracted world.