Red Hills Church - Messages

Pastor Marshall Ochs | April 28, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 17. This chapter draws our attention to two core themes — faith and gratitude. Jesus teaches a parable on the duty of a disciple and those same duties show up in the healing of the 10 lepers. These themes are corner stones of God’s kingdom, but many of the leading Jews in Jesus’ day are missing it. In fact, more foreigners than members of God’s chosen people are in touch with what God is up to. If we aren’t careful, this same predicament can be present in our lives on the eve of the second coming of Jesus. Therefore, pay attention to yourselves!

Pastor Marshall Ochs | April 21, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 16. This chapter includes two parables and a rebuke of the Pharisees. Jesus uses negative examples in his parables to contrast how disciples should invest in God’s Kingdom and the dangers of living as a Pharisee. The negative examples in His parables remind us that we can learn many things from trials and tribulations. We don’t need perfect circumstances to grow, we need proper focus on God’s Kingdom.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | April 14, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 15. This chapter covers the Pharisee critique that Jesus is receiving sinner and eating with them. The theme of meals has surfaced multiple times in Luke. It speaks to the primary vehicle Jesus used for spreading the Kingdom, and informs how we should view evangelism today. To answer the Pharisee’s criticism Jesus teaches three parables to expose the hearts of the Jewish leaders and address issues we continue to struggle with today.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | April 7, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 14. This message continues the theme of examining our focus. The setting for this chapter is a sabbath dinner. The guests should be focused on God and His faithfulness over the years, but they are more concerned with positions, titles, and receiving honor. This maneuvering for status means the ones who are hurting and broken get overlooked. Christ performs one miracle and teaches three parables that address the “me” centered culture of the 1st century and the world we live in today.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 31, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 13. This message was recorded on Easter Sunday and follows the many ways humans are prone to focus on the wrong issue. Disciples, Pharisees, and members of the crowds would regularly ask Jesus questions about the daily news, the sins of others, and even the law of Moses. With every question, Jesus would guide them to a better question that involved self reflection on what God was doing in their life. This practice helps us shift our focus from the distracting issues of the day and back to Jesus.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 24, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 12:22-59. These verses challenge Christians to consider how they are stewards of God’s resources, rather than owners. We do not own our possessions, our talents, our bodies, or our time. Instead we steward them because they belong to God, and one day we will have to give an account for how we managed His resources.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 17, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 11:37-12:21. These verses cover the contrast between the Pharisees and the disciples. These verses outline the outer life and inner life of those who follow Jesus. It covers numerous exhortations to forsake hypocrisy, walk in obedience to Jesus, and count the cost of discipleship.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 10, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 11:1-36. These verses cover a series of teachings that Christ gave the disciples. Jesus teaches on prayer, the spiritual realm, and the connection between your eye and your inner self.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 3, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 10. These verses reveal the growing and consuming nature of God’s kingdom. It increases in numerical value, expands into enemy territory, and produces change in our outer life. Luke communicates this reality through the sending of the 72, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and the posture of Mary at the feet of Jesus.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 25, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 9:28-62. These verses cover the transfiguration and the disciples inability to cast out a demon form a young boy. These two important stories are followed by the journey to Jerusalem. This message looks at what happens when Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem and the impact it has on anyone who follows Christ.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 18, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 9:1-27. These verses outline a pattern of identifying God’s provision and recognizing the response to that provision. Jesus gives authority to the 12 disciples and feeds the 5,000. Between each provision Luke injects a question — who is the Lord? Peter ultimately answers with a bold declaration that Christ is Lord. Luke follows the declaration with a somber reality check of what that confession means — death.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 11, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 8. This chapter begins with a summary of who is following Jesus in Galilee and moves to the parable of the seed and lamp. Jesus warns the crowd to take heed when they listen to these parables because we are accountable for what we know. When God spreads the seed of His Word in our life there is an expectation that we would obey and experience His blessing in our life. However, if we hear the Word of God and ignore it or disobey, our hearts grow hard. The encouragement from God's Word is to receive the Word with joy and respond with obedience, lest we become dull and stiff necked.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 4, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 7. In Luke 6, Jesus teaches about the kingdom but in Luke 7 Jesus demonstrates the power of the kingdom. This message tracks the power of God’s kingdom and the marvelous ways it transforms our life. The wisdom of God is not a collection of abstract theories, it has real power and brings about real change. Luke wants us to consider the difference between the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of our God — the results speak for themselves.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 28, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 6. This chapter covers the contrast between the old way and the new way. Jesus picks his 12 disciples and teaches the multitude about the kingdom of God. The sermon reveals the expectations of those who follow Christ and the contrast with those who live for the world. This is a powerful chapter that invites the reader to consider how we should live and who is instructing us to live this way.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 21, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 5. This chapter covers the early ministry of Jesus and the call of His disciples. We see Jesus call Peter, heal a leper, a paralytic, and call Levi to forsake everything and follow Him. The joy in this chapter is found in the simple message — forsake everything, follow Jesus, and He will change your life.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 14, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 4. This chapter covers the temptation of Jesus, his early ministry, and His authority over the physical and spiritual realm. To help the church cultivate a hunger for God’s Word and a deep understanding of scripture, Pastor Marshall uses a summarization method of Luke 4 to model healthy Bible reading habits. When reading the Bible, it is important to pause regularly to summarize the story, summarize the larger story, and summarize what scripture is requiring of you.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 7, 2024In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 2:41-3:38. These verses track the story of Jesus in the temple at age 12 and the early ministry of John the Baptist. Luke uses these stories to highlight the value of family and how the good news flows from family to the world.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | December 24, 2023In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 2:21-40. These verses track the faithful obedience of God’s people during the first advent. Mary, Joseph, Simeon, and Anna are all portrayed as obeying God’s word and receiving a reward for their faithfulness. The picture Luke paints is an invitation to consider our obedience to God’s word on the eve of the second advent.

Pastor Sean Doughtie | December 17, 2023In this message, Pastor Sean teaches from Luke 2:1-20. These verses track Joseph and Mary's trip to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus. The story serves as a character study in faith and obedience, that leads to action — culminating in the first Advent. This message also looks at the significance of God announcing the arrival of Messiah, not to the religious leaders, but to lowly shepherds and what that means for the Church, awaiting the second Advent.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | December 10, 2023In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Luke 1:39-80. These chapters cover Mary, Elizabeth, and Zechariah’s response to God working in their life. The prominent theme of advent is the transformative nature of this season. God is working peculiar things in His people and changing the lives of those who follow Him. On the eve of God’s second advent, God is still looking to transform the lives of men and women.