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Mission Hills Church

The Image of the Invisible | Getting Grace

Seeing is believing. The breathtaking majesty of creation draws our eyes upwards in a search for our creator, but it is in Jesus we most clearly see what we’ve all been looking for. Join us for this eye-opening journey through the book of Colossians.

Locations & Times

Littleton Campus

620 Southpark Dr, Littleton, CO 80120, USA

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM

Sunday 9:15 AM

Sunday 11:00 AM

North Littleton Campus

5804 S Datura St, Littleton, CO 80120, USA

Sunday 9:15 AM

Sunday 11:30 AM

Welcome to Mission Hills!

Mission Hills is a church family—a family who wants to extend to you the same love, hope, and joy that we have received. We know that we cannot be all things to all people. But we do want to be one thing to all people. We want to be the place where anyone, of any age, of any level of spiritual maturity, of any economic class, of any ethnicity, of any church background—or no church background—can meet God in a way that transforms their life…forever! <br><br>If you are a first time guest, we would love to meet you! Stop by the Welcome Center for a free gift.

God's acceptance doesn't depend on our performance.

The grace that saves us also changes us in ways that nothing else can.

Colossians 1:1

Apostle = man on a mission

We do together what is too big to pursue alone.

Colossians 1:2

Colossians 4:18

Christianity begins and ends with grace, and it’s all grace in between.

Colossians 1:2

When the Bible talks about things other than God being holy, it’s about purpose, not perfection.

Genesis 2:3

To be holy means to be set apart for God’s purposes.

Colossians 1:3-4

When we put our faith in Jesus, three things happen:
1. We're forgiven of our sins.
2. We're adopted into the family of God.
3. We're set apart for God's purposes (i.e. we become holy)

Colossians 1:3-4

John 13:34-35

Jesus wasn’t just about loving people in the Kingdom, he was all about loving people into the Kingdom.

Loving others like Jesus loved us is costly.

[because of] the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. (Col 1:5-6a)

Hope means what is certain but still in process.

We can only consistently love others here on earth when our hope is in heaven.

Where is your hope?

In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world-- just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God's grace. (Col 1:6b)

We live by grace.

If grace has delivered us, it must also define us.

Two applications:
1. Let's speak with grace (choosing our words carefully)
2. Let's act with grace (giving sacrificially)

If you want to give to Alternatives Pregnancy Center, text SPECIAL to 80875 or go to http://www.missionhills.org/give (and choose "Alternatives" from the drop down list of options)