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This week, Pastor Mark lets us know that God’s Grace wins every time.
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https://tinyurl.com/StandFirmFoundation
This week, Pastor Mark lets us know that “Real Blessings often come through struggle, not around it”
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https://tinyurl.com/MoviesLOTR
This week, Pastor Mark uses Lotso’s backstory from Toy Story 3 to show how “Evil Doesn’t Always Appear Evil”
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https://tinyurl.com/MoviesLOTR
This week, Pastor Mark uses a scene from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King to explain what to do “when you’re not sure you can keep going”.
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https://tinyurl.com/MoviesLOTR
This week’s sermon, Pastor Mark uses Jungle Cruise to explain what we expect from God may not be what we receive.
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https://tinyurl.com/MoviesJungle
Pastor Mark starts our favorite sermon series using Avengers: Age of Ultron to ask the question “Where are you looking for freedom?”
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https://tinyurl.com/MoviesUltron
This week, Pastor Mark finishes this sermon series explaining that Hell is not God’s plan for people.
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https://tinyurl.com/HardQuestions3
This week, Pastor Mark asks that we live in a culture that values diversity and tolerance, what the real question is.
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https://tinyurl.com/HardQuestions2
As we kick off this new series, Pastor Mark lets us know that God has a plan for every single one of our lives.
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https://tinyurl.com/HardQuestions1
This week, Pastor Mark shared a devotion of Psalm 150 during our Morning of Worship.
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https://tinyurl.com/MoWPsalm150
This week, Pastor Mark shows us what we can do to help us through frustrating times.
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https://tinyurl.com/5Frustration
This week, Pastor Mark explains how the Holy Spirit works, even though we can’t see it.
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https://tinyurl.com/FilledWind2026
This week, Pastor Brent honors our 2026 Graduates and lets them know "What fills your mind sharpens your direction"
This week our guest speaker, Buffy Payne, discusses Mothers and Women, and the many hats they wear.
This week, Pastor Mark let’s us know where God is when we are enduring tough times.
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https://tinyurl.com/GodandLifeHurts
In today's sermon, Pastor Mark explains how Christianity isn’t simply believing a set of ideas, it’s experiencing a transformed life.
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In today's sermon, Pastor Mark lets us know the difference between Fans & Followers of Jesus
Follow this link for sermon notes & reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/DoWithJesus
Our Worship Director, Christian Thrailkill, steps in front of the drum kit to give us the message this week. Watch to see how he answers the question "I Jesus who He says He is?"
On this Easter, Pastor Mark delivers a message on ResurrectionMorning.
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https://tinyurl.com/GraveRobber2026
This Good Friday, Pastor Mark helps us understand why it is called Good Friday.
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https://tinyurl.com/ItIsFinished2026
This week, Pastor Mark describes what the Bible is.
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https://tinyurl.com/AllAboutTheBible4
In this week’s installment of All About the Bible, Pastor Mark clarifies the nature of God’s promises to us.
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https://tinyurl.com/AllAboutTheBible3
This week’s sermon about the Bible, Pastor Mark points out what the Bible does not and does do.
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This week, we start a new sermon series about the Bible. In this installment, Pastor Mark describes the common misunderstandings of the Bible and what the Bible is.
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In this week’s installment of this sermon series, Pastor Mark addresses the topic of atheism and explains how “If God is not real, the ache in your heart is an illusion. If God is real, the ache in your heart is an invitation!”
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https://tinyurl.com/EvidenceofGod4
During this Ash Wednesday service, Pastor Mark explains what our Lenten Challenge is.
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https://tinyurl.com/WildernessAshWed26
This week in our current sermon series, Pastor Mark got his inspiration from Valentine’s Day and encourages us to “let our heartbeat sync with God’s”
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions https://tinyurl.com/EvidenceofGod3
This week, Pastor Mark explains where our shared sense of right and wrong points to.
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https://tinyurl.com/EvidenceofGod2
This week we start a new sermon series, Evidence of God. Pastor Mark leads us through Creation and how God’s fingerprints are everywhere.
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https://tinyurl.com/EvidenceofGod1
In the final installment of the Foundation series, Pastor Mark explains the why behind the things that we believe.
This week, Pastor Mark discusses how truth is more revealed than discovered.
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This week, as part of Foundations sermon series, Pastor Mark reminds us that "God invites us to use our minds".
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We start the new year with a new sermon series, Foundations. This week, Pastor Mark asks “In what ways can apologetics be an act of love rather than argument?”
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https://tinyurl.com/FoundationsWeek1
In the final installment of our Missing Christmas sermon series, Pastor Mark gives us his list of what he wants us to miss in ’26.
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https://tinyurl.com/MissingChristmas5
On our traditional Christmas Eve service, Pastor Mark asks if we can relate to "Sometimes we miss Christmas because we think we don't matter to God".
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In this week's installment of Missing Christmas, Pastor Mark reminds us it is all under God's plan and to trust the process.
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https://tinyurl.com/MissingChristmas3
In this second installment of our Advent series, one of the things Pastor Mark asks "Is there an area where pride keeps you from surrendering to Christ?
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This week we kick off our Advent season series, Missing Christmas. Pastor Mark asks Is there room in your life for Jesus right now?
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https://tinyurl.com/MissingChristmas1
This week, Pastor Mark helps us understand that Gratitude is an Act of Faith. Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/WhenThanks
We had a special guest speaker this week. Rev. Josh Lassiter, Georgia State Director for Lifeline Children’s Services joined us to celebrate Orphan Sunday. His sermon is about how God's love helps us in a broken world.
Sermon notes and reflection questions will be back next week.
In this week’s sermon, Pastor Mark helps us understand what to do when shake with the world.
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This week we have a special guest speaker, Rev Chris Gardner. He discusses the Weight of Wealth and how Freedom begins with trust.
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https://tinyurl.com/WeighWealth
In this installment of our Scary Bible series Pastor Mark explains how Comparison Kills Generosity.
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https://tinyurl.com/4ScaryBible25
In this edition of the Scary Bible sermon series, Pastor Mark asks “Did you ever think that God feels that way when we take Him for granted?
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We are starting our Scary Bible series again this October. To start us off, we learn from Pastor Mark that we should build generous habits starting now. *Due to technical difficulties, there is a small section missing.
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https://tinyurl.com/1ScaryBible25
We continued our Team Up series with a sermon on Defense. Pastor Mark tells how to recognize the Devil’s tactics and how when you’re weak, God’s power shines through.
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Team Up // Offense
In this weeks Team Up series, Pastor Mark discusses how faith can get you through the “hard yards”
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https://tinyurl.com/2TeamUp2025
On A Hard Week
The Forged—Men’s Ministry Meeting
Saturday, April 12th
7:15am
The next gathering of The Forged — Hope Church’s new ministry for men — will be at 7:15am on April 12 at the church. We’ll get together for a
biscuit, conversation, prayer, and then to serve as set-up help for Hope & Hotrods. RSVP to
Marcus Brown or Pastor Mark so we can make sure to have plenty of food.
This is a prelude to the Team Up sermon Pastor Mark had planned for today. In light of the current events in our country and around the world, Pastor Mark lets us know his thoughts and asks, “Does that mean the darkness is winning?”
You can read the transcript by following this link. https://placeofhope.org/pastor-marks-reflections/on-a-hard-week/
Time again to Team Up with Hope Church! To kick off the series, Pastor Mark points out that the Bible is our Playbook for victory with God.
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https://tinyurl.com/1TeamUp
In this week’s message, Pastor Mark explains that not all things are good, but God can make good from all things
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https://tinyurl.com/StruggleStrength
This week, Pastor Mark teaches us where the plans of God are discovered.
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https://tinyurl.com/PromisePrayer
Facing Burnout
This week, Pastor Mark discusses burnout and what God can do to help us through it.
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https://tinyurl.com/FacingBurnout
This week, we celebrated our Christmas for Cameroon mission with our Cameroon family. Pastor Mark’s sermon is about Emmanuel and its meaning. We also blessed all the gifts we collected for the children in the orphanages in Cameroon, Africa.
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https://tinyurl.com/Cameroon25
This week we had a special guest speaker, Christian Thrailkill. He shared with us his first year as being a dad and all the references he found to milk in the bible.
Follow along notes & Reflection Questions will return next week.
In our last Hope at the Movies for 2025, Pastor Mark uses a clip from the 1995 Billy Madison movie. He uses the clip to show how God gives us second chances.
Follow this link to find sermon notes, reflection questions and the movie clip: https://tinyurl.com/MoviesBillyM
Welcome to another installment of our Hope at the Movies sermon series. This week, Pastor Mark uses a clip from the 2013 Despicable Me 2 movie that explains why we need be careful of the things you think you’re free to do that turn around and make you unfree to not do them
You will find the movie clip from Despicable Me 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8S7lZMYIU
Follow this link to find sermon notes and reflection questions: https://tinyurl.com/MoviesDispMe2
This week, we continue our Hope at the Movies sermon series. Pastor Mark uses a clip from the 1998 The Parent Trap movie and asks Where in your life do you need reconciliation? Follow this link to find the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8v9QoxFhRw
Follow this link to find the sermon notes and reflection questions: https://tinyurl.com/MoviesParTrap
We are bringing back one of our favorite sermon series, Hope At The Movies. This week, Pastor Mark uses a clip from the 2013 Man of Steel movie and asks “What Leap of Faith Do You Need to Take this Week?”
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This week, Pastor Mark answers the question “How Do We Partner with God in His Plans to Make Us Perfect?”.
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https://tinyurl.com/AlmostTrue5
This week Pastor Mark describes how you can find complete joy.
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https://tinyurl.com/AlmostTrue4
This week, Pastor Mark explains that "You Are Enough" is false theology.
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This week, Pastor Mark asks What area of your life are you loving ourself more than God and loving others?
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https://tinyurl.com/AlmostTrue2
We started a new sermon series this week, Almost True. Pastor Mark starts us off by answering “What is Truth” and explaining the “Your Truth Trap”.
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https://tinyurl.com/AlmostTrue1
This week, Pastor Mark takes us to the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus asks the invalid “Do You Want to Get Well?”
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https://tinyurl.com/TheHealingPool
This week, Pastor Brent takes us on a ride down the rails of life and lets us know the lies that can derail us.
This week we had a special guest speaker, Kimberly Joy. Ms. Joy is the founder of the Fellowship of Extraordinary Women (FEW). She presented a special Mother's Day sermon for us.
This week, Pastor Mark explores ways that God uses troubles in our life to make sure that we are on line with His word, His will and His way.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/YourTroubles
HAPPY EASTER!
Pastor Mark will deliver a message for this Resurrection Sunday based on Luke 24:1-10.
We will explore how some of the sounds on that first Easter might give us some insight as to how we can live for Jesus today. Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/EasterEchos
This week Pastor Mark explores how Jesus tied together His role as the pathway to God when He said, "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life."
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https://tinyurl.com/SemonIAM6
This week Pastor Mark continues our current series exploring how Jesus described and declared Himself "The True Vine."
Follow this link to find the message notes and reflection https://tinyurl.com/SermonIAM5
This week Pastor Mark brings the next message in our current series based on the "I AM" statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. The topic is a direct follow-up to last week's message where Jesus said, "I AM the gate," as He continued by declaring Himself the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep.
Follow this link for this week's message notes and reflection questions on the church website. https://tinyurl.com/SermonIAm4
This week, Pastor Mark brings the next topic in the I AM series, how Jesus is the Gate to protect and corral the sheep of God's pasture.
Follow this link for Pastor Mark's message notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/SermonIAm3
This week, Pastor Mark will bring the next installment in our new series exploring the "I Am" statements of Jesus from the Gospel of John. The topic is how Jesus declared Himself the Light of the World.
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https://placeofhope.org/hope.../i-am-the-light-of-the-world/
This Ash Wednesday Pastor Mark is kicked off a new message series based on Jesus' "I Am" statements from the Book of John. The first one we are exploring is how Jesus said, "I AM the Bread of Life."
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/SermonIAM
This week brings our recent series -- The Five Love Languages -- to a close. We are moving beyond the book while Pastor Mark helps us consider how Jesus is love embodied and exhibits all five of the love languages.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/5Loves20257
This week's message in our current series -- The Five Love Languages -- will help us explore physical touch. Follow this link to find Pastor Mark's message notes, reflection questions, and strategies for how to communicate with a loved one whose love language is physical touch. https://tinyurl.com/5Loves20256
Pastor Mark is back this week and continues our current series -- The Five Love Languages -- based on acts of service.
Follow this link to access the follow-along notes and reflection questions. You will also find a document about ideas how you can relate to a loved one whose love language is acts of service. https://tinyurl.com/5Loves20255
This week, Pastor Brent explored the love language of giving and receiving gifts. You can find the message notes, reflection questions, and strategies for relating to loved ones who have this love language on the church website by following this link. >>> https://tinyurl.com/5Loves20254
This week Pastor Mark is bringing the third installment in our current series based on Dr. Gary Chapman's book by the same name, "The Five Languages." The love language we will explore this week is quality time. You can find Pastor Mark's message notes, reflection questions, and ideas about how you can relate to your loved ones who experience and express love through quality time following this link. https://tinyurl.com/5Love20253
Pastor Mark is bringing the second installment in our current series, "The Five Love Languages." This week we're taking a deeper dive into the love language, words of affirmation.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/5Love20252
Today, Pastor Mark will bring the first installment of our new series, "The Five Love Languages." This week's topic is the love tank, and we'll explore ways to keep up with the things that fill and drain our love tanks with the goal of keeping it as full as possible.
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https://tinyurl.com/5Love20251
Pastor Mark used the story of the Apostle Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch from Acts 8:26-40 to talk about baptism. Be like Phillip or be like the eunuch, but always be you!
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/HopeChance
This week, Pastor Brent shows us how we build walls and how to start building altars instead to live an abundant life.
Pastor Mark wraps up our December message series this week during the final Sunday worship gathering of 2024. We explore a prophecy about how the Messiah will be like a shepherd born in Bethlehem and how Jesus declared He is the Good Shepherd.
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https://tinyurl.com/ComfortJoy5
Pastor Mark’s message for Christmas Eve is about how “The Time Has Come.”
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https://tinyurl.com/ComfortJoy4
This week our Children's Ministry takes over with a special telling of the birth of Jesus.
This week’s sermon, by Pastor Mark, is how Jesus fulfilled the prophecy from Isaiah 53 as the Suffering Servant.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ComfortJoy3
In this week’s sermon from the Comfort and Joy, we are looking at how the light of God brings hope for those who choose to walk with Christ.
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https://tinyurl.com/ComfortJoy2
Today we’re kicking off our December message series, “Comfort and Joy.” This week’s topic is about preparing for the glory of Christmas.
This week, Pastor Mark brings our November message, "Gratitude Challenge", series to a close with the topic Generosity over Greed.
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https://tinyurl.com/GratitudeChallenge4
This week we had the third installment in our current series, “Gratitude Challenge.” The topic was looking at life with a mindset of abundance and not scarcity.
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https://tinyurl.com/GratitudeChallenge3
This week, Pastor Mark will bring the second installment of our November message series, "Gratitude Challenge." Today's topic is faith over fear and we'll explore ways to approach the things that frighten us with faith in our Almighty God.
Follow this link to find the sermon notes and reflection questions https://tinyurl.com/GratitudeChallenge2
We start our new sermon series, Gratitude Challenge this week. Pastor Mark starts it off with a sermon about how we can be resurrection over death.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/GratitudeChallenge1
Today we closed out our “Scary Bible” series looking st Jesus, Peter, and the role of the Church. May we confess Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life. May we respond to that call by taking our faith public and representing Jesus everywhere we go and in all that we do. Then, may we keep shining that Jesus light to illuminate the world while the gates of hell try to spread darkness and hopelessness.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ScaryBible4
This week Pastor Mark talks about facing spiritual warfare exploring the prophetic vision from Daniel 10:1-14, 18-19.
The message notes and reflection questions can be found on the church website https://tinyurl.com/ScaryBible3
This week, Pastor Mark describes how we deny Jesus and what Jesus does in response.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ScaryBible2
*Minor technical difficulties has the first few minutes missing.
Pastor Mark started one of his favorite sermon series this week, Scary Bible. In this sermon, we look into "What's so Scary"
Follow this link for follow along notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ScaryBible1
This week, Pastor Mark is back with a message asking "Can we be Play Doh people?"
For sermon notes and reflection question, follow this link. https://tinyurl.com/GodsPlayDoh
This week, Matt and Buffy Payne introduces us to The Bucket Ministry, the non-profit organization that provides essential supplies to those in need.
Pastor Jacob Burson was our guest preacher this week. He encourages us to be more like Jesus just by sharing a table.
We had guest speaker Gwen Hamill deliver this week’s message. Gwen takes us through the journey we, as Hope Church, traveled with the Jordan family to bring Baby B home.
This week Pastor Mark delivered his final message before traveling to Taiwan to complete Brighton’s adoption. His message is entitled, “Prepare A Place” where John 14:1-7 & 18 is our Bible lesson.
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Today we are considering sacrifice from the Christian point of view using a clip from the Disney movie, "Big Hero Six." You can find the points, passages, and ponderings on the Hope Church website by following this link. https://tinyurl.com/HopeMovieBaymax
This week, Pastor Mark unravels how God in Us, God for Us, God with Us Still.
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https://tinyurl.com/EmmanuelP
This week, Pastor Mark uses a clip from Les Misérables to explain what God does when you ask for forgiveness.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions https://tinyurl.com/HopeMoviesLesMis
This week, Pastor Mark shows us a clip from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and teaches us to learn to love to be together.
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https://tinyurl.com/HopeMoviesCloudy
This week in Hope at the Movies, Pastor Mark uses a scene from Big Daddy to show how we are saved through the forgiveness of sins, and how not to become our own monster.
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https://tinyurl.com/HopeMoviesBigDaddy
This week, we start one of our favorite sermon series, Hope at the Movies. This week, Pastor Mark uses the movie “Lincoln” to answer the question “Can we choose when we are born?”
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https://tinyurl.com/HopeMoviesLincoln
In the conclusion of the Prove It sermon series, Pastor Mark answers the question "How do I know I'm born of God?". Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions https://tinyurl.com/ProveIt5
This week, Pastor Mark reminds us of God’s Law of Love.
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https://tinyurl.com/ProveItPart4
This week Pastor Mark addresses the question "Am I my brother's keeper?".
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ProveIt3
This week Pastor Mark discusses darkness and how we use it to cover our own skins.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ProveItPart2
We kicked off June with a new sermon series, Prove It. This week Pastor Mark proved how Jesus is real.
Follow this link for follow along notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/ProveItOne
This week, Pastor Mark explains how the first Sunday after Pentecost draws attention to the trinitarian nature of God.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/TrinitySun2024
This week, Pastor Mark goes into depth about how God uses the Holy Spirit within us.
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https://tinyurl.com/PentacostSunday2024
This week, Pastor Mark reminds us of the day when Jesus ascended into heaven.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/AscensionSunday24
This week our guest speaker, Steve Childers, closes this sermon series by challenging us to TEAM UP to serve God.
Follow this link for sermon notes. https://tinyurl.com/PlayBall4
This week, Pastor Mark takes a look into Inside-Out Faith
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/PlayBall3
This week, Pastor Mark tells us about our spiritual gifts and how we can use them as part of God's Team
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions https://tinyurl.com/PlayBall2
Follow this link to find our your spiritual gift. https://gifts.churchgrowth.org/spiritual-gifts-survey/
This week Pastor Mark starts our new sermon series, Play Ball, showing us how we are all called to be part of God's Team.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions https://tinyurl.com/PlayBall1
Happy Easter! This week Pastor Mark discusses how Jesus' resurrection power is available to you today! Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/EasterRisen24
In this Good Friday sermon, Pastor Mark explains how Jesus’ Crucifixion proves death defeated for ALL.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions.https://tinyurl.com/WhyCrucifixion
Pastor Mark delivered a message this week on the significance of Palm Sunday
when Jesus made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
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https://tinyurl.com/OnHisWay24
This week Pastor Mark explains different types of idolatry and how Satan uses it in spiritual warfare.
Follow this link to find sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/InstinctiveIdolatry
Today we explored some of the tactics God’s enemy uses to deceive, divide, discourage, and depress the Jesus follower. Follow this link to find the sermon notes and reflection questions. http://tinyurl.com/EvilTactics
This week, Pastor Mark uses the line from the Blues Brothers to show us what our Mission From God is.
In the last installment of this series, Pastor Mark shows us how we can lead a transformed life through forgiveness.
Today, Pastor Mark is kicking off our February message series to help us explore the various dimensions of forgiveness. This week we are looking at what forgiveness is vs what it is not.
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http://tinyurl.com/SorryForgive1
This week, Pastor Mark explains the connection between honor, integrity, perseverance, and gratitude.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions http://tinyurl.com/TrueVirtue4
This week Pastor Mark continues our True Virtue series and asks "Are you living with Integrity"?
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. http://tinyurl.com/SermonTrueVirtue2
Pastor Mark kicked off this new series with a great topic. This week he shows us the difference between cancel culture and God.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions http://tinyurl.com/SermonTrueVirtue
This week, Pastor Brent shows us the significance of the candy cane in the Christmas Holiday traditions. (Due to technical difficulties, the beginning of the sermon did not get recorded).
This week, Pastor Mark explains how the Christmas Tree fits into the Christmas traditions.
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https://tinyurl.com/ChristmasSymbolTree
Pastor Mark kicked off our Advent Season with a new sermon series Christmas Symbols. This week was about the Wreath and what it represents. Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://placeofhope.org/hope-content/symbols-wreath/
This week Pastor Mark teaches us Radical Gratitude.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/RadGratitude
This week, Pastor Mark shows how to R.E.L.A.X in God's Grace. Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/5WaysRelax
This week we continued our HOPE AT THE MOVIES series exploring living hope with a clip from “The Batman.”
You can find the points, passages, and ponderings by following this link. https://tinyurl.com/MoviesTheBatman
This week, Pastor Mark used the Pixar movie “Coco” to show us the historical and traditional meaning of All Hallow's Eve before All Saints Day.
This week, Pastor Mark incorporates Free Guy to show us how Jesus helps us make sense of the past and helps us in daily living.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/MoviesFreeGuy
This week at Hope Church was a blast! Pastor Mark continued our HOPE AT THE MOVIES series, helping us explore the call of God with a clip from, “Spider-Man: Far from Home.”
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/MoviesSpiderman2
This week Pastor Mark teaches us about Christology and how "Avatar: The Way of the Water" helps us better understand Jesus.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, follow this link. https://tinyurl.com/MoviesAvatar
This week we kicked off our next message series, HOPE AT THE MOVIES. This week we looked at the importance of changing the way we think so we can live more like Jesus.
This week we finish our September message series, “THE POW3R of Three.” Pastor Mark discusses how we are created for relationships and how to weave them with God.
This week Pastor Mark continues our Pow3r of Three series telling us what the ultimate goal of God's Grace is.
Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/Pow3rofThree2
We’re kicking off a new series this week called, “The POW3R of Three.” We will take a look at theological and biblical teachings that involve components adding up to three. Today’s topic is the Holy Trinity. Follow this link for sermon notes and reflection questions. http://tinyurl.com/Pow3rofThree1
Today we are closing out our August message series based on the book, “Failing Faith.” Pastor Mark discusses that our faith can be rocked when faith collides with real life and how God can pull us through. Follow the link for the sermon notes and reflection question https://tinyurl.com/FailingFaith4
This week we explored doubt and faith, as well as how Jesus invites us to investigate His will and way with our questions.
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This week we continued our series based on the book, "Failing Faith." We explored the conflicts we can often face when we think about blessings from the point of view of goodies that come to us in life. The conflict arrives when we stand at the chasm that reveals the gap between our expectations and reality. #Blessed
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This week we kicked off our August message series based on the book, “Failing Faith.” The big idea is how we want our Christian faith to be about comfort and control as opposed to surrender, despite our better intentions. We explored Jesus’ encounter with the Rich Young Ruler and how his possessions held him captive.
Go to the following link for Follow-Along Notes and Reflection Questions. https://tinyurl.com/FailingFaith1
This week Christian Thrailkill, our Worship Director, breaks down how to have a conversation with God.
This week, Daniel Barron delivered this morning’s message in our series, The Power of Prayer. The Bottom Line: praying for the scripture makes the invisible, visible. Keep praying, friends!
This week, Pastor Mark discusses the Breath Prayer. He breaks it down to introduce a new and unique way to help you connect with God in any moment.
Follow this link to find sermon notes and reflection questions. https://tinyurl.com/PowerofPrayer3
This week Pastor Mark talked about bathing our lives in the power of prayer. Worship music is a great way to think about God's nature, seek God's Kingdom to discern God's will and go God's way.
For Follow Along Notes, Reflection Questions and the full list of The Names of Gods, follow this link. https://tinyurl.com/PowerofPrayer2
We started a new sermon series, The Power of Prayer. This week Pastor Brent shows us how Guided Prayer can help us.
This week we bring our series, SUMMER BREAK, to a close. Pastor Marks explores Jesus' teaching about judging others.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, go to https://tinyurl.com/SummerBreak4
This week Pastor Mark explored the misnomer that church is only for Purfict Peepl.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, go to https://tinyurl.com/SummerBreak3
In the second session of the Summer Break series, Pastor Mark asks does God really help those who help themselves.
We kick off the four-week series “Summer Break.” This series looks at some misunderstandings of theology and challenges us to break the bad thinking before it breaks us. This week, Pastor Mark answers questions on how good is good and can I be saved if bad.
For follow along notes and reflection questions, go to https://tinyurl.com/SummerBreak1
It's Pentecost Sunday and we're celebrating at Hope Church! Pentecost is the day we commemorate God sending the Holy Spirit to empower and embolden Jesus' followers to share the Gospel.
In the final sermon of the Dollars and $ense series, Pastor Mark discusses God's Investment Funds.
For sermon notes and reflection questions go to https://tinyurl.com/Dollarsand-Sense4
This week, Pastor Mark tells us the Four Laws of God's Blessings and how your blessings to others and come back to you.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, follow this link. https://tinyurl.com/DollarsandSense3
This week we continued our series Dollars and Sense, with Pastor Mark explaining how God rewards Financial Faithfulness.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, go to https://tinyurl.com/DollarsandSense2
This is the start of a new sermon series, Dollars and Sense: What the Bible REALLY Says about Money. This week Pastor Mark discusses why generosity is important.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, go to https://tinyurl.com/DollarsandSense1
We had a special guest speaker from LIVE2540, Andy Postell, with us this week. He updated Hope Church on recent developments with their feeding, education, and medical programs.
If you want more information on LIVE2540, or want your own awesome LOVE shirt, check them out online at live2540.org.
This week, Daniel Barron talked about how mountain top moments can be turned into some of our darkest valley’s when we are not careful to pay attention to the choices that the devil puts in our hands.
Find sermon notes at https://tinyurl.com/LinksandChains
What a morning at Hope Church as we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection and explored the deep, meaningful symbolism of the Easter egg. Please forgive the delayed start in recording. You will find sermon notes and reflection questions here: https://tinyurl.com/HopeEaster2023 Happy Easter, all! May God bless you richly with His resurrection power today and every day!
This is the day we remember the sacrificial death of Jesus to pay the penalty we could never pay to give the gift of salvation only He can give. For sermon notes and reflection questions, go to https://tinyurl.com/HopeGoodFriday23
This week we celebrated Palm Sunday and closed out our series, SE7EN NE7ERS FROM SCRIPTURE. Pastor Mark discusses how God promised that His word will never return empty.
You will find the follow-along notes and follow up questions here.: https://tinyurl.com/SevenNevers7
This week we explored how God promised to never remove His covenant of peace in our SEVEN NE7ERS OF SCRIPTURE series.
This week Pastor Mark references the point that our compassionate good deeds help “bring out the God-colors in the world.”
For sermon notes and reflection questions, follow this link https://tinyurl.com/Ne7ers4
This week brings the third installment in our SEVEN NE7ERS FROM SCRIPTURE series. This week we’re exploring how God’s justice is like a never-failing stream.
You will find the follow-along notes and follow up questions here. https://placeofhope.org/uncategorized/ne7er-3-a-never-failing-stream/
This week, Pastor Mark shows us that God will never abandon you.
For sermon notes and reflection questions, follow this link https://tinyurl.com/SevenNevers2
This Ash Wednesday, we start our Lenten series, Seven Nevers From Scripture. The first never is God will Never let you down.
Find the follow along notes and reflection questions on our Hope+ page https://tinyurl.com/SevenNevers1
In the final installment of The Book of Galatians series, Pastor Mark explains the all the themes come together in chapter 6
This week Pastor Mark teaches us the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
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This week Pastor Mark shared some of the lessons he learned as an adoptive dad for our message on Galatians 4.
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This week we explored Galatians 3 as part of our current series. The main crux of this week’s message is how the Apostle Paul told his readers to focus on the crucified Christ. You will find the points, passages, and ponderings from this morning’s installment here. https://tinyurl.com/Galatians-Three
This week we continued our current series on the Book of Galatians. Check out Galatians 2 for free online by clicking here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
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This week we kicked off our new message series based on Paul’s letter to the Galatians. This writing helps us grapple with some of our human tendencies to drift from God’s teaching, misunderstanding what it is that saves us, and how we are called to live as a result.
Check out the points, passages, and ponderings from today’s message by clicking on the link below... https://placeofhope.org/hope-content/galatians-1/
This week, we celebrated Baptism Sunday. Pastor Mark discussed the first baptism and why we should be baptized.
Find the Sermon Notes and Reflection Questions here https://tinyurl.com/BaptismSunday2023
This week we close out our Christmas message series exploring the holy family’s escape to Egypt.
This Christmas Eve we celebrated how God came, God is with us, and His promise to come again.
With the help from our Hope Kids and Students Ministries, we see a new way to look at Christmas, by going on a family road trip.
This week Pastor Mark talked about the courage and character of Joseph as the man God chose to raise Jesus.
This week Pastor Mark kicked off our December message series, “Christmas Road Trip: Journey of a Lifetime.” This week we explored Mary and how the Holy Spirit moved her to visit Elizabeth.
This week our Youth Pastor, Pastor Brent, discusses the different mask we wear and the only one we truly need.
What an amazing morning of worship today at Hope Church! We celebrated the loved ones that have finished their Jesus journey and learned how we could also be counted among the Saints when our time comes.
This week we concluded our SCARY BIBLE II series. This week’s topic dealt with truth and how God’s word — both written in the Bible and living in Jesus — endures forever.
As we continue our Scary Bible series, we explored how we are to have no god other than GOD Almighty.
This week we kicked off our series — SCARY BIBLE II. This week’s topic was about how we as humans have exchanged the truth (GOD) for a lie; i.e., believing we can live apart from our connectedness to God so we end up worshipping the creation as opposed to the creator.
This week our Worship Director, Christian Thrailkill, takes the stage in a different way. He discusses ways to Look for God and Spend time with God.
We concluded the UPSIDE DOWN series this week. We explored how Jesus said those who live for Him will be persecuted in this world when we live for God based on the worldview presented in the previous Beatitude statements.
This week we went through the next-to-last installment in our UPSIDE DOWN message series, exploring Jesus' Beatitudes. The topic is how Jesus taught that peacemakers will be blessed by becoming children of God.
This week we continued our current series, UPSIDE DOWN. This week's message is about how the pure in heart see God, as well as help others see God.
This week we continued our current series, UPSIDE DOWN, journeying through Jesus' Beatitudes. This week's topic comes from Matthew 5:7 where Jesus said, "Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy."
This week we continued our UPSIDE DOWN message series looking at the Beatitude, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." We explored how we all experience hunger, cravings, and the difference between the two. Ultimately, Jesus made the connection that we should both crave and hunger for God's goodness.
This morning we continued our current series, UPSIDE DOWN, as we journey through Jesus’ Beatitudes. This week’s lesson was on how the meek will inherit the earth.
This week's sermon was cut short due to a medical emergency for one of our congregants. They are doing ok now.
This week, Pastor Marks talks about three ideas on grief and how to consider this Beatitude.
This week we kicked off our new message series entitled, “UPSIDE DOWN.” This series is a journey through Jesus’ Beatitudes to help us develop a biblical worldview.
This week guest speaker, Steve Childers, explores living out our belief with a clip from "Kung Fu Panda" (2008).
This week we continued our HOPE AT THE MOVIES message series. We explored forgiveness using a clip from Tobey Maguire’s, “Spider-Man 3”(2007).
This week at Hope Church was the third installment of our HOPE AT THE MOVIES series. This week we explored lighting and God's power to change us with a clip from "Back to the Future” (1985).
This week we continued our HOPE AT THE MOVIES series with a clip from "Stranger than Fiction." We explored possibilities and the gap between reality and expectation; how we all are given work to do to help Jesus on His mission to seek and save the lost; and how Holy Communion for Christ at His Last Supper, as well as you and me on our Jesus journey, can be the intersection where we move beyond a life ruled by legalism into an eternity fueled by grace.
This week we kicked off our July series, HOPE AT THE MOVIES, with a journey through some of the Biblical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence. "Hacksaw Ridge" was our movie of the week.
We conclude our Great Reward series this week. Daniel Barron answers the question "Why it it difficult to have a relationship with God?".
This week's topic helped us explore why it can be so hard to change. We took a specific look at the difference between trying and training. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 was our key text, specifically in how the Apostle Paul wrote about highly disciplined athletes and used that as a metaphor for the Jesus follower
We kicked off our new message series entitled, "Greater Reward." with this week's topic, "Help! I'm out of control." So many things can leave us feeling out of control. Then, the feelings we have to grapple with can also leave us out of sorts. The crux of today's message was on discipline and walking in the power of the Holy Spirit.
This week, we celebrated our Student Mission weekend, Hands of Hope and the theme Magnify. Pastor Brent discusses what it means to magnify God in us and the world around us.
This week we explored human nature in our "Series about Nothing" with the message, "Nothing New Under the Sun."
This week we celebrated Mother's Day with a message on "Do Nothing." Of course that isn't permission to be lazy, but to live life with the same mindset of Jesus -- a mindset of service, sacrifice, empathy, and compassion. Here are the points, passages, and ponderings for this week's installment in our "Series About Nothing".
This week we kicked off our May message series, "A Series about Nothing." We will look at various uses of the word, nothing, from the scriptures to help us get a better idea about how God wants us to live with Him and others. Today we explored how nothing is impossible for God.
This week, we explored how we can manage gaps in belief and understanding using the encounter between Jesus and the disciple we know as, Doubting Thomas.
Happy Easter! Today at Hope Church we explored the empty tomb and its implications for you and me. Yes, the tomb was empty that Resurrection morning, but what that means is that it’s filled with hope!
Jesus is the champion who won the war for your soul and cheers you on your journey. May we pause to remember and reflect upon all God did for us in Christ Jesus.
Tonight we gathered for worship and followed Jesus' commandment to "do this in remembrance of me" as we celebrated Holy Communion. I gave a message on the meaning of Maundy Thursday and how it can help us approach these final days leading up to Easter.
We wrapped up our Lenten message series, "Promises," today. This week's message helped us explore God's promise to provide for us. The primary take-away for the day is that God isn't just the provider, God is also the provision!
We continued our current "Promises" message series today by exploring how God will always love us.
This week at Hope we continued our current series on God's promises. We explored God's peace today and how it differs from the peace of the world.
We continued our "Promises" message series at Hope Church. This week's promise is on how God has plans to prosper us. We often think of prosperity in financial terms, but that is only a fraction of God's plan and provision.
We continued our Lenten message series, "Promises," this week at Hope Church. This week's topic is about how God hears our prayers.
We kicked off the Lenten season with the first sermon in our Promises series. Follow along with the 7 part series that will take us on the path to Easter.
We concluded our February message series this week at Hope Church. We explored Your Lion Strength in terms of loving God with all we have and are.
We continued our "Yellow Bricks Forever" series at Hope Church exploring loving God with the mind. The Scarecrow was our core character.
This week at Hope Church we continued our February message series, "Yellow Bricks Forever." This week we explored the soul using Dorothy as our core character.
We kicked off a new series this week at Hope Church for a deep dive into Jesus' teaching that we are to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We are using characters from "The Wizard of Oz" as guides. Today we explored what it means to love God with the whole heart and the Tin Man.
This week we wrapped up our January message series, "Divine Direction." This morning's topic was on finding the faith to start doing something for God.
This week’s topic was about trusting the process for faithfully following God, step-by-step. Our Bible lesson came from Acts 20:22-24 and outlined the process revealed as the Apostle Paul prepared for his trip to Jerusalem.
This week's message is the second installment in our "Divine Direction" series. This week's topic is about how God wants to give you the wisdom you need to make the necessary decisions in life.
We kicked off our new message entitled, "Divine Direction." This week’s topic was on making the decision to follow Jesus and become the person God created and calls you to be.
This week, Pastor Mark reflects on our mission statement, "We introduce people to Jesus and FUEL their love for Him", and asks where God is seeking to change you so you can show His Love for others.
Imagine the day after:
• Still in the barn with Joseph’s extended family, because there was no room in the inn
• Still surrounded by animals
• Still thinking about the arrival of the shepherds and we know the Wise Men are on their way
• What we see is God is beginning the work to redeem all of creation
Christmas Eve at Hope Church was beyond words. We finished our "Don't Be A Grinch" series and explored how Jesus was the long awaited Messiah; He was the gift dared to be given by God the Father for our benefit; and Jesus came to stand in the gap between our sin and God's wrath. Thanks to Jesus' birth, we are able to experience the hope of eternity. So let's WELCOME CHRISTMAS and allow it to change us so God can use us to help change the world.
This week, Pastor Brent compares the Whoville Christmas Craziness to real life and gives us a better understanding of the meaning of Christmas
This week we continued our December message series entitled, "Don't Be A Grinch." We explored what happens to us when we experience rejection, and looked at ways we can find hope through empowerment.
This is the first episode in our 2021 Christmas Series, Don't Be A Grinch. This episode is titled: Personal Grinchmas.
This week, Daniel Barron discusses how we can give up our graves and turn them into gardens.
We concluded our Shiny Gods" message series this morning at Hope Church. This week's topic helped us explore the biblical meaning of the tithe, and how we can grow into it in order to bless others.
We kicked off our November message series this week, “Shiny Gods.” This week’s message helped us explore idolatry and how we can put — and keep — God on the throne of our heart.
This week we wrapped up our “Scary Bible” series with a message on hypocrisy. The meaning of hypocrisy we get from the New Testament Greek reveals that a hypocrite is someone who wears a mask to reveal or conceal a part of their life they are comfortable with as opposed to those parts with which we struggle.
We continued our October message series, "Scary Bible" this week during worship at Hope Church. This week's topic was how Jesus did not do many miracles in Nazareth because of people's unbelief.
We continued our October message series, "Scary Bible," with a talk on how Christianity is so much more than a religion, it's a relationship.
We kicked off our October message series this week at Hope Church. It is entitled, "Scary Bible," and is designed to help us explore some parts of the Scripture that might give you pause and draw you more deeply into the amazing grace of God through Jesus Christ.
Pastor Mark concludes our HOPE AT THE MOVIES series using a clip from “Rocky Balboa” for inspiration.
Pastor Mark uses animated film, Soul, to help us learn how to put into action all we have learned from Jesus.
This week, Pastor Mark uses Avengers: Endgame to discuss worthiness and tells us the five powerful steps to overcoming failure.
Pastor Mark kicked off our September series, “HOPE AT THE MOVIES” this week. He used the movie, “The Pursuit of Happiness” to illustrate how we can’t give up, and must persevere.
This week, Pastor Mark discusses patience and teaches us how to develop Christian Patience.
This week, Pastor Mark shows how James points to the desires of the heart as the root cause of all sin and discusses what we are at war with in ourselves, other and God.
Do you ever slip-up with your words, getting into trouble? Do you have a case of foot-in-mouth disease? If so, this week’s message might just be for you as Pastor Mark continues our current series on the Book of James, focusing on ch.3.
This week, Pastor Mark helps us explore some of the ways we show partiality toward others and how James cautions against showing partiality to people based on the sin in their life.
We started our August message series on the book of James from the Bible. Pastor Mark teaches about developing a strong sense of faith for life’s challenges, and staying focused on God as the anchor for your life.
This week, guest speaker, Daniel Barron, discussed the ways we worry and teaches us to give it over to the Lord. The song referenced at the beginning is The Blessing by Elevation Worship. https://youtu.be/uZ55mDL7dA0
This week, Pastor Mark ties in our VBS theme and the Castle Callout words the kids learned during the week, truth, justice, faith & salvation.
This week we start a new sermon series, Cool Christianity. The first sermon is about status. Pastor Mark walks us through the 3 areas status is misunderstood and we learn to trust God is always in charge.
This week, guest speaker Steve Childers, opens up and tells us about how everyone goes through Fridays and how Jesus can help us through them.
This week, Pastor Mark discusses how Jesus used the storm to test his teachings and how we can face the storms that come in our lives.
This week's message is entitled, "Building the Mystery," Pastor Mark helps us explore why Jesus used parables for the majority of his teaching.
This week, Pastor Brent celebrates the mission work done this weekend and teaches us the definition of the Hebrew word Hineni.
This week, we honored Memorial Day. Pastor Mark reflected on Jesus’ example and challenge for all of us to live lives of service and sacrifice.
On Sunday, May 23rd, the crew from LIVE2540 stopped into Hope Church and shared highlights from their mission and ministry. LIVE2540 founder, Daryl Roberts, and director of growth, Rev. Jacob Burson, spoke about the work they are doing in Africa and around the globe. For more information on LIVE2540 or to support their mission, go to live2540.org or bestshirtonearth.com
In this message, Pastor Mark will help us explore ways to be faithfully obedient to God.
In this message, Pastor Mark shows us love is the foundation for our lives, coming first from God so we can share it with others.
Pastor Mark continues our current series with a message warning against convenient Christianity. Our Bible lesson comes from Revelation 3:14-22 as we consider what it’s like when one believes in God but doesn’t want to go overboard.
We will continue our current series, “The Christian Atheist,” with a message about learning how to believe in God and fear Him appropriately. The Bible mentions fearing God hundreds of times, but it’s imperative to know what that means. God does not want us to be fearful in terms of being perpetually frightened; but rather to love, honor, and obey Him.
Based on the book of the same name by Craig Groeschel, this four-part series walks us through a modern cultural phenomenon: the person who says they believe, but whose behavior doesn’t reflect their beliefs.
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Pastor Mark begins a new message series this week entitled, “Christian Atheist.” The gist of this series asks the questions: “You say you believe in God. Do you really? Do you live your life as if God is in the room, or do you assume He's not paying attention? You call yourself a Christian. Are you who you say you are?” Based on the book of the same name by Craig Groeschel, this four-part series walks us through a modern cultural phenomenon: the person who says they believe, but whose behavior doesn’t reflect their beliefs. Don't forget to go to placeofhope.org and find out all that is Happening at Hope Church!
Today we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Oh what a glorious day! Pastor Mark explains how God created us, how we have fallen, why we get redeemed.
This sermon concludes our Broken series. Pastor Mark discusses the Original Sin and how Jesus has come to show us a better way.
We are getting so close to Easter, and as we do, we are nearing the end of our current message series, “Broken.” Pastor Mark continues our series this week with his message, “Lifted Up.” Our Bible lesson comes from John 12:23-33, where Jesus prepared the disciples for his crucifixion, and the hope that was to come for all as a result.
This week, our Production Manager, Brent Ritter had the opportunity continues our current message series, “Broken.“ Listen as he explores Jesus' passion for purpose in each of our lives.
In this weeks message, Pastor Mark hit the turning point in our current Lenten message series, which also proves to be the turning point of Jesus’ ministry as outlined in the Gospels.
This week, Pastor Mark continues our current message series, “Broken,” with focuses on baptism – what it means, why it is important, and how it can change lives.
In the second part of the Broken series, Pastor Mark walks us thorough the struggles we have and how God is using them to mold us.
We have started a new series on Ash Wednesday that will take us through Holy Week entitled, “Broken.” So much feels broken right now. We see brokenness around us in the world, and within us, too. Listen in as Pastor Mark helps us explore issues such as why we have troubles, some of the troubles we experience, and how we are to faithfully live in the face of suffering.
In this episode, we concluded our “Words to Live By” message series. Pastor Mark guides us through this week’s word, love, which comes just in time for Valentine’s Day.
This week, Pastor Mark discusses how the devil tries to condemn us and how confession can set you free.
This week, Pastor Mark continues our current message series, “Words to Live By.” This week’s word is faith, and we will explore the biblical understanding of faith, why it is important to God, and how exhilarating it is when we take a leap of faith.
This week, guest speaker, Daniel Barron, discusses the word Repentance, He shows us how it is not a punishment, but how it is an opportunity to grow closer to God.
In the third installment of the Words to Live By sermon series, Pastor Mark discusses how the Bible teaches that we must exercise personal freedom with responsibility to self, neighbor and God, as well as your witness to the church and community.
This week, Pastor Mark discusses how you need to be acutely aware of where and how God is working and on the importance of listening to your dissatisfactions, passions, gifts, and affirmations.
Today we kicked off 2021 with a new message series, “Words to Live By.” Our first word was logos, which is the Greek word for word. As we begin this New Year, may we remember that Jesus is the visible image of our invisible God so He can fulfill God’s promises.
In the last sermon of The Christmas Star series, Pastor Mark asks how do you find the reality of Jesus’ humble birth as a challenge for you to live more humbly?
Merry Christmas! In this Christmas Eve sermon, Pastor Mark reminds us that God’s light still shines, even when our world feels dark.
Have you experienced FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)? Listen to Pastor Mark as he discusses FOMO and how to overcome it with appreciation.
This week, Pastor Mark explores how we explore how we need to make Christmas transformative. In it we learn how it really is better to give than to receive.
“Christmas time is here.” Can you hear the children singing it as in the beginning of “The Charlie Brown Christmas Special”?
2020 has been a year full of ups and downs, and we need a little Christmas, don’t we? Perhaps you are approaching this Christmas season similarly to the Charlie Brown character, who was seeking a new meaning to this holy time. If you are like Charlie Brown, you need it to be different!
We will prepare our hearts, minds, and lives for the glory of Christmas this year using themes from “The Charlie Brown Christmas Special” in this year’s December series, “The Christmas Star.” Each Sunday in December, as well as on Christmas Eve, we will seek to discover the true meaning of Christmas by exploring virtues such as simplicity, transformation, appreciation, and redemption…you will not want to miss it!
This week Hope we concluded our November message series, “The Good Work.” Pastor Mark explores how to handle adversity while going about our good work. He will discuss selected verses from Nehemiah 4 to find inspiration for keeping our focus on God as opposed to those who seek to hold us back.
We welcome guest speaker, Robert Holmes, to talk about his book, One Fish Changes Everything. (Available on Amazon).
Pastor Mark will deliver the third installment of our “The Good Work” series, honing in on how Nehemiah was able to convince the people to “be somebody” in order to get the wall built in record time; our Bible lesson comes from Nehemiah 2:17-18.
Each one of us has a good work to do. We may not see it yet, but it’s often right there in front of our eyes. For Nehemiah, it was a crumbled wall. For you, it could be an injustice in the world, or a need you see what no one else does. During this series, we will learn how Nehemiah responded to his own calling and learn how we can change our own world just by leaning into the unique calling that God has put in front of each of us.
This four-week series will take a closer look at the good work God called Nehemiah to do and show us how his story can be an example in our own lives. God has called us all to a good work in our world, in our neighborhood, or in our family. This series will challenge us to find our purpose, understand our opposition, and give us the tools and encouragement to live out our calling.
Each one of us has a good work to do. We may not see it yet, but it’s often right there in front of our eyes. For Nehemiah, it was a crumbled wall. For you, it could be an injustice in the world, or a need you see what no one else does. During this series, we will learn how Nehemiah responded to his own calling and learn how we can change our own world just by leaning into the unique calling that God has put in front of each of us.
This four-week series will take a closer look at the good work God called Nehemiah to do and show us how his story can be an example in our own lives. God has called us all to a good work in our world, in our neighborhood, or in our family. This series will challenge us to find our purpose, understand our opposition, and give us the tools and encouragement to live out our calling.
In the conclusion of the Sacred Selfie series, Pastor Mark challenges us to ask how has God impacted your life and who does God want to impact through your life.
Everyone is guilty of comparing their lives with others. Often we compare the totality of our lives with the perceived perfection of others. Comparing to others sets up self as the standard as opposed to Jesus. What are the standards you tend to succumb to? How does comparing with Jesus change this?
This week, Pastor Mark begins a new series entitled, "Sacred Selfies." As we kick off this new series, we will explore how important it is for Jesus followers to understand that identity is found in God. This message will delve into the desires of our hearts, the things that scare us, and the perspective we need to faithfully face the future. This promises to be a meaningful series, and we want you to come and be a part!
This week, Daniel Barron discusses the Bible can be used to know Jesus more and help us better able to serve the Lord.
Do you ever think about the connection between obedience to God and transformation of your life? They definitely work together, but what happens when we get it wrong? What happens if we have good intention, but no follow-through? What happens if we have follow-through without the best of intention? Pastor Mark will help us explore these ideas as we consider Jesus’ parable of the two sons as recorded in Matthew 21:23-32 in his message, “Better of the Bad.”
Pastor Mark teaches about aspects of God’s grace, using Matthew 20:1-16. One of the ideas came from how grace can at times feel messy. Either we don’t feel we need God’s grace — and look down on those who do — or we feel like there isn’t enough grace to save us from our failings. Regardless how we feel, we all are in need of God’s grace, and can realize the depth of it when we turn our hearts toward the Lord.
Pastor Mark discusses how forgiveness doesn't equal trust and how God is in charge of everything that happens.
This week we will acknowledge Labor Day. Pastor Mark deliveres a message on the importance of working from a godly point of view. Our Bible lesson comes from 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, and we will explore the importance of working together, working on purpose, and working for God. Thank you for joining us at Hope Church today, and we hope you experience the goodness of God’s heartfuel while you’re here.
American culture is a culture of comfort. It’s being sold to us everywhere we look. We’re encouraged to do what we want, when we want, with whomever we want. If something is uncomfortable, we want to avoid it at all costs. The Christian faith, though, is just that: uncomfortable. This four-week series, we will embrace, understand, and see the beauty and hope in the challenging realities of being part of God’s people.
American culture is a culture of comfort. It’s being sold to us everywhere we look. We’re encouraged to do what we want, when we want, with whomever we want. If something is uncomfortable, we want to avoid it at all costs. The Christian faith, though, is just that: uncomfortable. This four-week series, we will embrace, understand, and see the beauty and hope in the challenging realities of being part of God’s people.
Today, close out the series with 42 and the courage it takes to live a life of love and light.
The love of God in Jesus helps us deal with the darkness of the world, find friends, and persevering together.
Bible Lesson: Romans 10:11-15 (CEB)
Reflection Questions: 1. Have you ever thought of God’s task for you as one of being a preacher? 2. How can you make your feet a holy feature by carrying and announcing the good news of God in Jesus Christ? 3. When was the last time you felt God speaking directly to you in a talk, message, or sermon? Did you think about that being the Holy Spirit preparing you to “preach” Good News throughout the week? 4. What strikes you about the St. Francis of Assisi quote Pastor Mark shared: “Preach the gospel unceasingly, and when necessary, use words”? 5. Since the Gospel is for all people, who are the people in your neighborhood who you need to tell and bring the good news of hope and salvation?
Reflection Questions:
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How do you typically approach singing to God in worship?
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Considering all of the health benefits to singing, which one(s) do you think helps you the most, or could be most helpful for you?
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How does it strike you that God designed us so our breathing and heart rates sync up together when we sing?
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What part of your wandering heart needs to be tuned so God is what you worship as opposed to some of the idols we tend to love?
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After today’s message, do you think you will approach singing differently as a vital part of worship?
Reflection Questions:
- Can you think of a time you were guilty of forgetting the true importance of something in your life? How does that make you feel?
- What do you think about your task of reflecting God’s image to creation?
- When you reflect upon Memorial Day, what strikes you about the call to service and sacrifice?
- As you remember what those have done to serve and sacrifice for you, what can you do for others in their memory?
- How will you put your faith into action this week?