Category Archives: Sermons
Shine Like Stars
I’m really good at grumbling. Honestly, in some ways I might excel at grumbling. I do pretty good at arguing, too- but not as good as complaining. This is a problem because in Philippians 2:14-16, Paul writes to the believers … Continue reading
On Sunday, we continued our series on The Lord’s Prayer called “Pray Like Jesus” by looking at the phrase “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” Forgiveness is central to the Biblical narrative. Jesus died on the cross, … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Give Us This Day
In our series, “Pray Like Jesus” we have been breaking down the phrases of The Lord’s Prayer and seeking to understand how we can move beyond saying/praying these lines to living out the model prayer that Jesus gives us. You … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Your Kingdom Come
In week two of our series, “Pray Like Jesus,” we looked at the phrase “Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.” The Kingdom is a phrase that is central to what God is doing from Genesis to … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Our Father in Heaven
A few weeks ago- we began a series on The Lord’s Prayer called, “Pray Like Jesus.” In the first week, we looked at the phrase “Our Father in Heaven” as a starting point- and subsequently will look at the … Continue reading
New Series: Pray Like Jesus
The Lord’s Prayer is a beloved part of the Christian life. I can remember growing up in the Presbyterian Church in the small town of Hadley, PA reciting The Lord’s Prayer each Sunday. As child, when I memorized The Lord’s … Continue reading
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I had an encounter with a parishioner at a former church after a message that I won’t forget. As I greeting those who attended that morning a woman came through and said, “You were stepping on some toes this morning … Continue reading
Submitted
What does a life of submission look like for a believer? What does it look like to practice a lifestyle of submission. This is the question we sought to answer this past Sunday as we looked at Spiritual Habits (Disciplines) … Continue reading
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
Exiled Community 