Hills United Reformed Church
- By Praveen Muthusamy, Pastor of Hills United Reformed ChurchJuly 22, 2026The last time we considered 2 Samuel 11:1–2, we focused on the negligence of David’s kingly duty. While the kings went out to battle in the springtime, King David went about doing nothing. While all Israel went out to battle the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, their capital city, King David was idle in the capital city of Israel, Jerusalem. The saying, “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop,”…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthsuamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchApril 22, 2026We read in 2 Samuel 11:1-2, “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthusamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchJanuary 21, 2026I cannot believe we are in the New Year already. Over the last year—four times to be precise—we have explored the vivid imagery of Hebrews 12:1-2, which describes the Christian life as a race. We have learned that we run surrounded by a "cloud of witnesses" who prove God is faithful. We have been challenged to lay aside "weights"—those hindrances like excessive news or worldly distractions—and to…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthusamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchDecember 17, 2025Title: Run the Race of Faith Part-4 This is the fourth time we are considering Hebrews 12:1-2 and in my last column we focused on Hebrews 12:1b, “Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely.” We noted that weight is different from sin. We defined weight more as hindrance and obstacles that prevent us from running the race well. While there are plenty of things to talk…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthsuamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchSeptember 24, 2025In my last column we considered Hebrews 12:1-2, we zoomed in on Hebrews 12:1a, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.” Under this cloud of witnesses, we consider the example of Noah. Noah faced a lot of opposition from the world from running his race well. The world mocked him, laughed at him, and insulted him, but Noah by the grace of God ran his race faithfully…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthsuamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchJanuary 15, 2025You may have come across the idiom, “All roads lead to Rome.” It means that there are many ways to achieve the same goal or result. It suggests that no matter which path you choose, you will eventually reach your desired outcome. This saying may be true for some areas of life. For example, if someone wants to lose weight, they can try the vegan diet, Keto diet, Paleo diet, carnivore diet, and…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthsuamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchAugust 14, 2024If you walk into a grocery store and get to the cereal aisle, you have plenty of options to choose from: Rice Krispies, Cheerios, Special K, Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, etc. If you decide to buy a car, you again have plenty of options to choose from. You have plenty of car manufacturers to choose from: Ford, Chevy, Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, etc. We who live in North America like choices and we…
- By Praveen Muthusamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchMay 29, 2024Officially Memorial Day is a federal holiday to celebrate the heroes in the United States Armed Forces who died serving our country. Unofficially many see this day as a start of summer and travel to different places with family. It is a comfort to know that wherever we go this summer, God is always there with us. The last time I wrote on March 14, 2024, we considered the first six verses of…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthsuamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchMarch 13, 2024In the first six verses of Psalm 139, David talks about God’s omniscience, which basically means God sees and knows everything. David does not use the technical term omniscience, but he praises God for his thorough knowledge of him. In verse 1 David says, “O Lord, you have searched me and known me!” David confesses that God knows everything about him. Then he goes on to use what we call as…
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