Weekday Warrior: Recent Episodes
Jason K. Thompson
Seeking wisdom for those trying to be great disciples of Christ in the "real world" between Sundays!
Pastor Garrett delivers a great message on "The Greatest Sin", which isn't one specific sin, but more of a condition of the heart that stems from the inverse of the greatest command that Jesus conveyed in Mark 12.
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This week, Pastor Dave discusses why Jesus seems to missing in Christianity in our culture, and why people don't seem to care about the Church anymore.
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In this message, Pastor Dave talks to us about worldview, and the importance of us being salt and light in a world that desperately needs to know Jesus.
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This message was given on Thursday, September 11 by Pastor Dave on the topic of worship. Turn to Psalm 95 in your Bible and follow along!
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https://youtu.be/E-R4KbuF0Jw
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In today's message, Pastor Dave helps us look at Galatians 6 and what God says about "the law of the harvest".
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In today’s message, Pastor Garrett walks us through the nature of God’s family, and the implications for us as believers.
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In today's message, we get back to the basics of forgiveness.
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NOTE ABOUT THE AUDIO:
About 24 minutes into the message there's a few seconds of silence, because during the live service Pastor Dave shared a video about the story behind Matthew West's song "Forgiveness", as well as sharing the song with a lyric video.
Follow the link to the YouTube video so you can catch up on that part of the service:
https://youtu.be/NZeWoeV2Bpk?si=h9L5h0KEEA-DiDcy
Today, we're looking to Paul in Philippians 4 so we can get back to the basics of being joyful.
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We're going Back to Basics with King Josiah in 2 Kings 22-23.
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In today's message, Pastor Garrett Crawford walks us through James and concludes our "Wise Teachings" series.
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Dave dives into James' teaching on the importance of humility in our relationship with God and others. For more information about what is going on at Hope Christian Church, visit us in person or online!https://www.hopechurchwv.comhttps://facebook.com/hccwv
Dave speaks about the power and dangers of the tongue and the importance of wisdom and maturity for the Christian. For more information about what is going on at Hope Christian Church, visit us in person or online!https://www.hopechurchwv.comhttps://facebook.com/hccwv
Dave speaks on the importance of faith that produces works and how the two go hand in hand.
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Dave speaks on the importance of not showing favoritism, judging, or making distinctions that hinder us from sharing the gospel. For more information about what is going on at Hope Christian Church, visit us in person or online!https://www.hopechurchwv.comhttps://facebook.com/hccwv
Dave speaks on the importance of hearing and studying God's word so that we can put His truth into action.
In this week's sermon, Dave looks into the life of Joseph, how he grew through the trials he endured, and how we can learn from his example.
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Dave talks about the different battles we face as Christians and how we can overcome them. For more information about what is going on at Hope Christian Church, visit us in person or online!https://www.hopechurchwv.comhttps://facebook.com/hccwv
Garrett speaks on the importance of connecting with people outside of the faith and within the body of believers. This message is extended due to the connection of the message with communion.
Dave gives a message on the importance of sharing the gospel with the example and daily activities of our lives.
Dave speaks on the importance of serving others with humility as we live out the Christian mission.
Garrett outlines the meaning of generational faith and why it is so important to the church.
Dave continues the “Dust In the Wind” sermon series with this message about the “criminal in the cross” from Luke chapter 23
Dave continues the sermon series "Dust In the Wind" with this message about Mordecai from the book of Esther.
Dave begins a new series this week called “Dust In the Wind”, with this message about Dorcas from Acts chapter 9, and doing good with the gifts God has given us.
Dave continues the series "The World War" about spiritual warfare with this week's message from Ephesians 6:13-15.
Pastor Dave begins a new series this week about spiritual warfare called “World War”. This message is called “What Is This War?” and comes from Ephesians 6:10-12.
Jake Alt finishes the sermon series “Keep the Lamp Burning” with this message from the letter to the church at Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-22.
Dave continues the sermon series about the letters to the seven churches in Revelation chapter 2-3 with this message about the letter to the church in Philadelphia from Revelation 3:7-13.
Dave continues the series "Keep the Lamp Burning" with this message from Revelation 3:1-6, the letter to the church in Sardis.
Dave continues the sermon series "Keep the Lamp Burning", addressing the seven letters to the seven churches in Revelation chapters 2 and 3, with this message from the letter to the church at Thyatira, Revelation 2:18-29.
Dave continues the sermon series "Keep the Lamp Burning" this week with a message from Revelation 2:12-17: the letter from the Son of Man to the church at Pergamum.
Garrett Crawford is the guest preacher this week and brings us this message from Colossians 1:15-20.
Dave continues the series "Keep the Lamp Burning" with this message from the letter to the church in Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11.
Dave finishes the "Red Letters: Following Jesus" series with this message about being ready for Jesus's return, from Matthew 23-25.
Jason fills in for Dave this week in the “Red Letters: Following Jesus” series with this message on Matthew 5:20.
Dave continues the sermon series “Red Letters: Following Jesus” with this from Mark 1:14-20.
Dave continues the sermon series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from Matthew 5:43-48.
Dave continues the sermon series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message about Jesus's powerful encounter with "the woman at the well" in John chapter 4.
Dave continues the "Red Letters: Following Jesus" sermon series with this message from Luke chapter 22 and the "Last Supper".
Youth Pastor Lenny Vasquez delivers a message to inspire the adults to step up and be the spiritual leaders we are required to be for the youth in our church and families.
Dave continues the sermon series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from John 19:25-27 on Mother's Day.
**We had an unfortunate problem with our audio recording this week :(
Dave continues the series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from Luke 13:1-5.
Dave continues the sermon series “Red Letters: Following Jesus” with this message from Matthew chapter 28 about making disciples.
Dave continues the sermon series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from Luke chapter 12 about greed and the "Rich Fool".
Dave continues the series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from Matthew 6:25-31.
Dave continues the "Red Letters: Following Jesus" series with this message from John chapter 4 and the "woman at the well".
Youth Minister Lenny Vasquez brings a special Palm Sunday message this morning from Luke chapter 22.
Dave preaches this week from Luke 13:24 (and surrounding verses) as part of the "Red Letters: Following Jesus" series.
Dave continues the series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from Matthew 18:1-7 about the importance of humbling ourselves.
Jake continues the series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message from John 14:15 "If you love me, you will keep my commands."
Dave continues the series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message on Matthew 5:14-16 about being salt and light for Christ in the world.
Dave continues the "Red Letters: Following Jesus" series with this message on Matthew 9:35-38 about Jesus' compassion and love for lost people.
Dave continues the sermon series “Red Letters: Following Jesus” with this message from John 13:34-35, and what real love looks like.
Dave continues the series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this message about the importance of forgiveness from Matthew 18:21-35.
Dave continues the "Red Letters: Following Jesus" series with this sermon about Luke 18:1-8.
Dave continues the series “Red Letters: Following Jesus” with this message about Luke 8:8 “Whoever has ears, let them hear!”
Dave begins the new sermon series "Red Letters: Following Jesus" with this sermon about John 3:36, and what Jesus meant when he said "believe in me."
Dave introduces the "Red Letters" series, which will look at the words of Jesus and how to apply them to our lives, with this sermon about Caleb from Joshua 14:6-15.
Guest preacher Garrett Crawford delivers a message about Acts 2:42 and how to be that kind of church.
Dave continues the series "Expectations" with this sermon about the unusual and difficult mission to which God called Mary and Joseph in Luke chapter 1 and Matthew chapter 1.
Jason fills in for Dave this week with a message in the “Expectations” series called “What Did You Expect?” about Luke 14:33 and how Jesus did not match the Jews’ expectations for the Christ.
Dave starts a new sermon series called "Expectations" this week, with this sermon on the sin of man in Genesis chapter 3.
Dave begins a new sermon series this week, "Awesomeness of God", leading into Thanksgiving season. This week he preaches on Psalm 104.
Dave concludes the series "Say I Won't" with this sermon about the who, what, when, and how of making a difference for Christ in our communities.
Dave continues the series "Say I Won't" with this message from Romans chapter 12 about avoiding "churchianity", which focuses on man-made traditions and views instead of focusing on Jesus Christ.
Dave continues the series "Say I Won't" with a sermon about commitment to the local church, and 1 Peter 2:1-12. Come worship with us Sunday mornings at 10:00 in Augusta!
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This week Jake preaches, continuing the series "Say I Won't". He challenges us with the real meaning, and importance, of generosity.
Dave continues the sermon series "Say I Won't" with a message about the importance of Jesus's "great commission" from Matthew chapter 28.
On the day of the church's Ministry Fair carnival, Dave preaches about the importance of servant leadership, and Matthew 20:20-28, as part of the series "Say I Won't"
Dave continues the series "Say I Won't" with a sermon about the importance of growing together with others in a small group community.
Dave continues the series "Say I Won't" by preaching from Acts chapter 2 about the importance of coming together and worshiping together.
Dave begins a new series this week called "Say I Won't", with a sermon entitled "I Will", where he encourages the church to commit to be like Jesus in our attitude toward each other in God's church.
Jason preaches this week, addressing "self-control" or "temperance", the final "fruit of the Spirit" from Galatians 5:22-23, while also wrapping up the series "The Proof is in the Fruit".
Dave continues the series "The Proof is in the Fruit" with Gentleness, the sixth "fruit of the Spirit" from Galatians 5:22-23. He draws from Jesus's words in Matthew 11:28-30.
Dave continues the series "The Proof is in the Fruit" by preaching about faithfulness, the seventh "fruit of the Spirit" from Galatians 5:22-23. God is always faithful; what motivation can we draw to be faithful in our relationships to each other, and, most importantly, to remain faithful to God?
Dave continues his series "The Proof is in the Fruit" this week with Goodness, the sixth "fruit of the Spirit" from Galatians chapter 6.
Dave continues his series "The Proof is in the Fruit" on the fruit of the Spirit with a focus on Jesus' words in Luke 6:35-36, and King David's kindness to Mephibosheth.
For this week’s message, Lenny Vasquez tells his story and how God delivered him from hardships and spiritual failures in order to redeem him.
Dave preaches about the third "fruit of the spirit" from Galatians chapter 5 today, peace. How can we have peace in our crazy lives?
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Dave preaches this week about the second fruit of the Spirit: joy. When Christians have true joy, we are a pleasing aroma to the Lord and we are contagious to others!
Dave continues his series "The Proof is in the Fruit" with the first listed "fruit of the Spirit" from Galatians chapter 5, which is love.
Dave begins a new series on the fruit of the spirit called “The Proof is in the Fruit”. He begins by preaching about Jesus being the true vine, we believers being attached to him, and the pruning that he does to the branches.
Dave concludes the "Flawed" series about the life of King David by preaching from 2 Samuel chapters 11 and 12 about David and Bathsheba. How did David get off track, and how is there any hope for him after sinking into such terrible sin?
Dave continues his series “Flawed” about the life of King David, where he encourages us to be strong and stand up for the principles we believe in.
Dave continues his series "Flawed" this week about the life of King David. Today he focuses on David's struggles. The life following God is not smooth sailing, like we often would hope. But God is with us through the fires.
Dave preaches this week about an incident in King David's life (before he became king), where anger almost made him make a rash decision, and lessons we can learn from David's anger issues.
Dave is starting a new series this week called "Flawed", about the life of King David. Today he talks about how David must have felt insignificant, until he received the Spirit of God and God started using him for great things.
Dave preaches on Mother's Day about Jochebed and raising the next generation with an eye on our future in God's will.
Jason preaches this week, delivering a message about trusting in God when he doesn't rescue you from suffering or adversity, or he doesn't give you what you really want or need.
Dave preaches the second part of his sermon “mini series” from Matthew 9:35-38 about “owning lostness” in our community.Join us Sundays at 10am in Augusta, and connect with us on Facebook and at HopeChurchWV.com
Dave preaches about "owning lostness" this week, and challenges us to not complain about the lost people in our community, or look down on others, but to own the issues our neighbors are dealing with.
In this Easter Sunday sermon, Dave preaches about how Jesus gives life to those who are struggling with fear, hopelessness, and/or doubt. Join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 in Augusta!HopeChurchWV.com
Dave preaches this week mostly from the second half of the book of John, where we see Jesus keeping a proper perspective on His role, His mission, and eternity. What can we learn from His example in this regard?
Dave preaches this week from Mark chapters 4 and 5, which tell a couple of stories of Jesus giving rest and peace to some people who were most definitely in trouble. What can we learn from these stories to apply to our own lives? Join us Sundays at 10:00 am in Augusta.
Dave preaches from Ephesians chapter 4 today about what our speech should be like as Christians, and how we can use it to evaluate ourselves, encourage each other, and spread the gospel.
Dave preaches from James chapter 2 this week, about the change in our heart that an appropriate response to Jesus will bring.
We are supposed to be winning our battles, and the only way to do that is to surrender to the Lord. Dave preaches from Ephesians chapter 6 this week.
Dave preaches this week from Ephesians chapter 3 about God's love for us and how we can love others more.
Dave preaches this week from Ephesians 2 about finding and fulfilling God's calling for our lives.
Have you felt like there must be something more to life? Dave preaches on Ephesians 1 and about the foundation for living life more fully, the way God intends for us.
Dave preaches from the story of Noah's ark in Genesis chapters 6-9, and suggests how we can apply the ark-building principle to the church today, and what we urgently need to do.
Jesus has arrived! Dave is preaching from Luke chapter 2 on Sunday, Christmas Day 2022.
We've been waiting for Jesus to return for a long, long time. How do we Christians handle it when we doubt the promises of God? Dave preaches this week from 2 Peter chapter 3.
Two of our core values at our church are "FORWARD MOVING IN FAITH: Seeing God’s will and moving forward trusting Him to provide," and "EXCELLENCE
Continually striving to do our personal best, knowing we are serving the Master."
Dave preaches from James chapter 2 this morning.
One of our church's core values is "Sacrificial Servanthood: Every believer following Christ’s example in sacrificial servanthood as we serve from the gifts Holy Spirit gives each of us, serving His Church and our community. (It’s not about me attitude!)"
One of our church's core values is "Disciples Equipping Disciples: Every believer growing within a small group community, supporting one another and sharing their faith to reach others for Christ."
This week, Dave preaches about how discipleship (following Jesus in our lives) is not an optional add-on for Christians, and what we can learn from the Apostle Paul discipling Timothy.
The fruit of the Spirit are found in Galatians chapter 5. Is your life producing that kind of fruit?
One of our church's values from our "Core Beliefs" is stated like this:
PRAYER: A commitment to build a relationship with the Father and seek His will in all of life’s situations.
In Philippians 4:6-9, the apostle Paul gives instructions and encouragement for specifically how, and when, to pray.
We're talking about anger again: what lessons can we learn from King Saul's anger in 1 Samuel chapter 11?
It's all about anger today.
James 1:19-21 gives a warning about anger, but also the solution to it, which is to "receive with meekness the implanted word". How do I do that? Jason answers that question in this episode.