Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
The Simple Life
For the past few weeks at Hope Church, we’ve been talking about the need for Christians to develop spiritual habits in our lives in order to grow mature in our faith (read pt.1, pt. 2, pt. 3, and pt. 4). … Continue reading
Why We Fast
The first time I remember fasting was as a teenager doing an event called the 30 Hour Famine- now this wasn’t “real” fasting as we’ll see, but it was my first experience and exposure to the concept. I remember going … Continue reading
How Do We Study?
Yesterday, I posted on the Spiritual Habit/Discipline of Study- defining study as a specific act where we fix our eyes on an object (like Scripture) in order to be changed. When we study scripture our minds are conformed around the … Continue reading
Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People: Study
This past Sunday, we talked about the Spiritual Habit (or Discipline) of Study. Having a Church on a college campus- study isn’t the habit that many are eager to jump into because of the study that is done throughout the … Continue reading
Why Do We Need to Develop Spiritual Habits?
We began a new sermon series this past Sunday called, “Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People.” My hope is that through the message and dialogue in Life Groups that our church will learn to develop Habits (Disicplines) that lead to spiritual … Continue reading
Praying for Peace in Syria
I know that I am not the only person appalled at the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria against their own people. This breaks international laws “regulating” warfare (which sounds strange- but that is essentially what it is) and … Continue reading
Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People
This coming Sunday (September 8, 2013) we are beginning a new series called Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People. During the series, we’ll be taking a look at six “spiritual disciplines” to help grow and mature your faith. Spiritual Disciplines are … Continue reading
Holding Up One Another’s Arms
This past Sunday, friends Scott and Meg Rambo stopped by Hope Church to share about their work in Uganda and where God is leading them. They both shared about the importance of intercessory prayer in the lives of missionaries- and … Continue reading
Are We a Den of Robbers?
Everywhere I turn online there seems to be an article or blog post on why milennials are leaving the church. Of course, the church that is being discussed is the Western Church- Western Christianity. I’ve got to be honest, I … Continue reading
Exiled Community 