This week marks the end of our series on the Fruits of the Spirit. It also marks John Larson’s final Sunday as Senior Pastor at Hope Church. As he wraps up the series, medical John points out how Love has been at the center of Hope’s ministry. (Download the MP3) Love: At the heart of every
The Pursuit of Happiness: We love life, case liberty and especially the pursuit of happiness. In fact we are a nation obsessed with happiness. I’m all for it except when it robs us of something better – joy. And it does. Here’s a quick description of the “pursuit of Happiness”, unhealthy the movement toward satisfaction
Peace: Tim Keller defines peace this way: a confidence and rest in the wisdom and control of God, cure rather than in your own. It replaces anxiety and worry. The fake version of peace is indifference, apathy, not caring about something. Shalom: The word in our scriptures comes from the Hebrew term of “shalom” which is
We live in a culture that is obsessed with productivity and speed! This puts a great deal of pressure on us and encourages us to cultivate impatience rather than the Fruit of the Spirit – patience. So the question today is “How do we cultivate patience in a culture obsessed with productivity and speed?” Here’s
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This is the beginning of my last sermon series. To navigate through all the choices, seek I asked myself this question: What one thing would I want to have in the congregation that I was going to begin to serve?” The answer came quickly. I want them to reflect the character and behavior of Jesus.
Thirst is “a desire or longing for something.” The Scriptures show how thirst can lead us down two paths: toward God or away. Our desire to quench our thirst can drive us toward being desperately dependent on God or seduce us toward inferior substitutes that deprive us of any hope of fulfillment. One path leads us to refreshing
Thirst is “a desire or longing for something.” The Scriptures show how thirst can lead us down two paths: toward God or away. Our desire to quench our thirst can drive us toward being desperately dependent on God or seduce us toward inferior substitutes that deprive us of any hope of fulfillment. One path leads us to refreshing
Mark Twain said “The two most important days in your life are when you are born and the day you find out why.” I find that most people don’t know the “big why” of their existence. We know the “why” of daily living; make money, tadalafil enjoy life, there have fun, online etc. but not
Today we come to last of the “Core Principles”. Last, generic not in the sense of importance, cialis sale but in the flow of the series. These 5 Core Principles are all equal in importance but “Sharing the Gospel” seems to be the most difficult to do. Why? Maybe because of the resistance and rejection
There has been a long standing “conflict” in the minds of some Christ-followers that we have to choose between “converting” and “blessing”. Or, sovaldi sale put another way, no rx to “share” and to “live out” the Gospel. BOTH are included in the core principles of being a disciple maker. This week we look at
We are looking at the ingredients that make up disciple-making at Hope Church. These include: Responding to the Holy Spirit Be with God and the Hope family. Love extravagantly and bless freely. Live with the lost Share the Gospel. This week, treat we remember that it is important that we spend time with God and the
We are looking at the ingredients that make up disciple-making at Hope Church. Responding to the Holy Spirit is a necessary part of this recipe. Disciple-making flows from our response to the the Holy Spirit and God’s Word. (John 14:26) As you seek to respond to the Holy Spirit: Analyze your life and look for
At Hope we love grace. We love to receive it from God and love to give it away to those around us. Grace really does change everything. It changes little things and big things. This series will touch on the really big things that grace changes. Like the way we think about money, treat people,