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Continuing the Conversation | The First Step Out of Overwhelmed | Overcoming Overwhelmed

Release Date: 04/15/2026

Find Your People | It's Complicated | Craig Smith

Mission Hills Church Messages

The people around you are shaping you—whether you realize it or not. In Proverbs 13:20, we’re told to “walk with the wise and become wise.” But what does wisdom actually look like, and how do you find people who can help you navigate a complicated life? In this message from our It’s Complicated series, Craig Smith explores why the relationships we invest in have such a powerful influence on who we become. You’ll discover five biblical qualities to look for in wise people and why you need relationships with people who are before you, beside you, and behind you. This week, consider...

Continuing the Conversation | Find Your Fear | It's Complicated

Mission Hills Church Messages

What if the key to real rest isn't less fear — it's the right one? In this episode of Continuing the Conversation, Lead Pastor Craig Smith and Life Center Director Micah Harrison dig into Sunday's message on the fear of the Lord and what Proverbs means when it says that fear leads to life — and rest. Spoiler: it's not the kind of fear that tightens your chest. It's the kind that lets you finally exhale. They wrestle with the honest tension most of us feel: if I'm really walking with God, why does my life still hurt? Craig offers a distinction that sticks — the difference between being...

It's Complicated | Find Your Fear | Craig Smith

Mission Hills Church Messages

Relationships stir up real fear. Rejection, betrayal, getting hurt again. But the fear itself isn't the enemy, it's what we do with it. This week we'll open Proverbs 19:23 to discover a fear that doesn't shrink your life, it leads to it.

Bad Blood | Ambassadors of Grace | Robert Watson

Mission Hills Church Messages

Jacob’s life is marked by God’s grace. This is true of all believers. Like Jacob, we are more than just recipients of God’s grace, we are invited to be ambassadors of God’s grace. In this message we will learn three practices to live as ambassadors of God’s amazing grace.

Bad Blood | The Cost of Compromise | Tanner Lowe

Mission Hills Church Messages

Genesis 34 is one of the darkest chapters in the Bible — a story with no hero, where one man's small compromise sets off a devastating chain of events. In this message we trace how compromise rarely looks like rebellion and usually looks like settling, why the cost is never paid by us alone, and how a chapter with no one to save the day points us to the One who can.

Bad Blood | Road to Reconciliation | Scott Ridout

Mission Hills Church Messages

God is a Redeemer. He takes what is broken, fallen and seems unfixable and can make it new. See the hand of God in this long dispute between to brother and learn the steps that both the offender and offended take on the road to reconciliation.

Bad Blood | The Blessings of Brokenness | Craig Smith

Mission Hills Church Messages

Can God use your brokenness to become your greatest blessing? In this message from our Bad Blood series, Pastor Craig Smith walks through Genesis 32 and Jacob's unforgettable wrestling match with God. It's a story about fear, faith, surrender, and discovering that God doesn't always remove our struggles—sometimes He uses them to transform us. Jacob spent his life fighting for blessings from other people. But after one night wrestling with God, everything changed. He received a new name, a new identity, and a deeper understanding that the greatest blessing isn't what God gives—it's God...

Bad Blood | Leaving What Limits You | Craig Smith

Mission Hills Church Messages

Have you ever felt stuck, in a job, a relationship, or a pattern you just can't shake? This weekend, we're opening Genesis 31 to learn what it means to leave what limits you and step into what God has next.

Continuing the Conversation | The Fastest Road To Blessing | Bad Blood

Mission Hills Church Messages

Sometimes the greatest blessing doesn't come from escaping a difficult situation—it comes from changing how you respond to it. In this episode of Continuing the Conversation, Craig Smith and Colin McFarland dive deeper into one of the most unusual stories in Genesis and unpack the sermon, "The Fastest Road to Blessing." Craig shares what it was like preparing one of the hardest passages he's ever preached, why Bible translation often involves interpretation, and how a fresh understanding of Jacob and Laban completely changed the message. Along the way, they explore practical questions we all...

Bad Blood | The Fastest Road to Blessing | Craig Smith

Mission Hills Church Messages

What if the fastest road to blessing isn't about grabbing more, it's about giving more? This week, we dig into Genesis 30 and discover why the people God blesses most are the ones most focused on being a blessing to others.

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Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone—and you’re not stuck.

In this episode of Continuing the Conversation, Craig and Colin unpack the real reason so many of us feel overwhelmed… and why the first step out isn’t doing more—it’s seeing differently.

Building on this week’s message, they explore what the Bible really means by “wilderness” (hint: it’s not a peaceful mountain hike), and how seasons that feel empty or frustrating might actually be shaping something deeper in you.

You’ll discover:

Why “wilderness” in the Bible feels so overwhelming—and what that means for you
The difference between a gap mindset and a gain mindset
How to find growth even when nothing seems to be changing
Why you might not be as stuck as you think

If you’ve been feeling stretched, stuck, or just tired… this conversation will help you take a breath—and take your next step.

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HOST:: Colin McFarland, Craig Smith
PRODUCTION + MIXING:: Zac Anderson
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:: Colin McFarland
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