Living Hope Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Jason Pettus
Our podcasts of weekly sermons from Living Hope Baptist Church in Bowling Green, KY. www.livehopeful.com
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The Church’s Role in Sending: In an interview with two of our Sent Out Ones, Ryan and Jenni talk about how they are sent as career missionaries from Living Hope. We talk about their call to missions, the church’s role in sending missionaries, and share some of the joys as well as struggles as ones who are called out to live sent in Eastern Europe.
Evangelism & the Need for the Gospel. In this episode we interview one of our global sent ones, Will in England, who is actively spreading the gospel among unreached people groups all across Europe. We talk about training, getting over personal fears to evangelize, and dig into some great stories about Will’s life as a missionary.
Refresh Your Perspective | James 1:14-15 | Week 4
A smart phone is a tool. It will either be a tool that you use to do your work that is meant to form you into Christ’s image, or it will be a tool that someone else uses to form you into what they want.
In Part 2 of The Power of Testimony, we continue the conversation on testimonies by sharing parts of our own stories, and how you can share your testimony.
Jacob shares the story of early missionary Adoniram Judson. We talk about the power of his testimony and transformation.
Refresh Your Perspective | Hebrews 12:1-3 | Week 2
God calls us to a life of significance that impacts others and provides a clear path forward by faith. Happiness is a consequence of the Christian life. It’s not the goal.
Personal Sent Identity of the Believer: We explore the topic of what it means to have your own personal sent identity with Living Hope’s Lead Impact Missions & Administration Pastor, Clay Mullins
Refresh Your Perspective | EPHESIANS 6:10-13 | Week 1
The enemy we fight as Christians is evil that is not flesh and blood but is a cosmic power that rules the present darkness. These are spiritual forces of evil.
The Theology of Sentness. We get into the difference between go and sent, where we see sending in the Bible, and talk about the five-fold commission.
Refresh Your Influence | ROMANS 12:11-12 | Week 6
We are all one bad decision from dishonoring God in such a way that we ruin our lives and the lives of those we love.
Kara, Jacob, & Jeremy get into what The Sent Project is! We define sending based on John 20:21, have a conversation about how we are involved in sentness, and talk about what to expect for the season.
Refresh Our influence | MATTHEW 28:18-20 | Week 5
These are the last words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. This is our mission! We must know it, do it, and trust God in it.
Introducing The Sent Project Podcast hosted by Kara McPeak, Jacob Brumley, and Jeremy Broady. The Bible tells us we are sent to proclaim the gospel. We talk about the importance of being sent and how the local church can come alongside our call. We want you to know that living sent is accessible, and how you can intertwine that into your everyday life. We showcase the charge to live sent through stories, conversation with staff, church members, and friends.
September 29, 2024 | EPHESIANS 2:1-10 | Week 4
Every Christian has a 3-part story – life before Jesus, a time of choosing to trust in Jesus and be baptized, and their ongoing life under Jesus’ gracious authority. It is crucial that we share our story.
Refresh Your Influence | 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 | Week 3
An ambassador is one who is in a foreign land representing their King in that foreign land. Christians are away from home serving as representatives of Jesus.
September 15, 2024 | ACTS 8:26-40 Week 2
Baptism is a crucial step in obedience to Christ. It announces our new life in Christ and enables us to identify with Christ and other Christians.
September 8, 2024| ROMANS 3:23, 6:12, 10:9 | Week 1
The Gospel is the Good News of God. Everyone believes something, but only the Gospel has the power to transform a life with a new identity, divine purpose, living hope, and unconditional love.
Refresh Your Friendships | HEBREWS 10:24-25 | Week 5
The gathering of the church to worship is vital to the honor of God’s name, the strengthening of a Christian’s soul, and to the encouragement of other Christian friends.
Refresh Your Friendships | ROMANS 15:1-7 | Week 4
None of us is as effective as all of us. We each have a part to play in God’s family. It is crucial that we give ourselves in service to God with one another.
Refreshing Your Friendships | 1 CORINTHIANS 12:26 | Week 3
Sad is the person that has no one to genuinely grieve or happily celebrate alongside of them.
Refresh Your Friendships | HEBREWS 3:12-13 | Week 2
Those who have no one to challenge them to faithfulness will fall into sin.
Refresh Your Friendships | ACTS 2:42-47 | Week 1
The Christian life is not to be lived in isolation. Christians need to be alone at times, but they need to live in community with other Christians.
Refreshing Your Beliefs |ROMANS 1:16-20| Week 9
The world says that a hierarchy of elite individuals must be allowed to produce diversity, equality, and inclusion based on the ideas of Cultural Marxism using Critical Theory. The Bible teaches that diversity, equality, and inclusion are good, but they cannot be forced. They must be cultivated in love with the transformational power of the Gospel.
Refreshing Your Beliefs | MATTHEW 19:4-6 | Week 8 The world says that marriage is whatever a society wants it to be and parents are only as useful as they are helpful to the cultural authorities of a society. The Bible teaches that marriage and family are the fundamental building block to any society, and a society can only be as healthy as families. Healthy marriages and effective parenting is God’s means to produce a healthy society.
Refreshing Your Beliefs | GENESIS 2:15 | Week 7
The world says that a job is something people do to be able to gain the things they want. The Bible teaches that God made people to work and live out a particular calling.
Refreshing Your Beliefs | REVELATION 7:9-10 | Week 6
The world says that the church is filled with hypocrites that cause harm and should be avoided. The Bible says there is one holy catholic church made up of all true believers that are to be unified in bringing healing and hope into the world. Churches differ in how God has called us to participate in that.
Refresh Your Beliefs | ROMANS 1:28-32 | Week 5
The world says that there is no grand narrative that defines reality and that all that matters is individual choice. The Bible teaches that there is a grand story being lived out whose author is God and those who live outside of that story create lifestyles and a culture that is destructive and will destroy itself.
Refresh Your Beliefs | PSALM 8 | Week 4
The world says to trust the scientists and entrepreneurs to create AI that will only bless and not harm humanity. Human beings are made in the image of God and must never be recognized as anything less. The uniquness of humanity honors God and His highest creation must not be minimized.
Refresh Your Beliefs | GENESIS 1:26-28 | Week 3
The world says that gender is a social construct that should not be assigned at birth but is to be determined and expressed by an individual. The Bible says that God made us male and female for His purpose and human thriving.
Refresh Your Beliefs | GENESIS 3 | Week 2
The world says that our problems are social, economic, and political. Those are just fruits of a root. The root problem with humanity is sin. No amount of money, education, or success can overcome the brokenness sin causes. The Gospel is our only hope.
June 2, 2024 | EPHESIANS 6:14, 2 CORINTHIANS 13:5-10 | Week 1
The world says truth is subjective. The Bible is the objective truth that reveals reality. It is God’s Word. By it we can know what to believe and test our beliefs by it.
Refresh Your Soul | ISAIAH 26:3-4 | Week 6
Perfect peace is possible for those who are in Christ. The perfect peace of Christ refreshes our souls daily.
Refresh Your Soul | JOHN 14:16-17 | Week 5
God did not abandon us here on this fallen planet. God is with us through the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit – the promised Helper. We must live in Him and be refreshed in Him moment by moment.
Refresh Your Soul | LAMENTATIONS 3:22-24 | Week 4
In our hardest days, God’s mercy is sufficient to energize our souls for all that the Lord has called us to do and be. We must refresh our souls each day with the mercy of God.
Refresh Your Soul | 1 CORINTHIANS 12:31-13:13 | Week 3
Love is vital to our souls. Without love, we have nothing. We must refresh our souls with the pure love of God given in Christ.
Refresh Your Soul | JOHN 18:37-38 | Week 2
Jesus is the truth. In Him, we have the truth revealed. We must refresh our souls with the truth.
Refresh Your Soul | 1 SAMUEL 23:16 | Week 1
God is a communal being as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He made us to commune with Him and one another. As the people of God, we are to help refresh the souls of one another with Christian friendship.
Resurrection Promises | 1 PETER 1:3-5 | Week 2
Everyone has hope. We are born with a dying hope. Through faith in Christ, we gain a living hope. Because Jesus is reigning as King and loves us, we can live with living hope.
The Good News Celebrated | PHILIPPIANS 3:1-7 | Week 6
We have reasons to worship God, and we are empowered by the Spirit to worship. How God has saved us and what God is making us gives us great reasons to rejoice!
The Good News Celebrated | PHILIPPIANS 2:12-30 | Week 5
Salvation is a gift we receive. Christ’s salvation is to be worked out into our lives by the empowering presence of God. As Christians, we are to shine bright in the world for God’s glory and our blessing. Each one of our lives is to be poured out for God and give other saints reasons to rejoice.
The Good News Celebrated | PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11| Week 4
God calls us to live in a unique community where we disciple each other to know and love Jesus. In a disciple-making church, Jesus is honored as the One to become like. The idea of who Jesus was, what He did, and how we now can become like Him gives us reasons to rejoice.
The Good News Celebrated | PHILIPPIANS 1:12-30| Week 2
Every member of a local church has a way to serve God with their life so that the Gospel spreads into the world. This is a great reason to rejoice.
August 13, 2023 | PHILIPPIANS 1:3-11 | Week 2
Salvation is the beginning of our faith journey. This good work of God to save leads to a sanctifying process in life that will result in an eternally holy life. There is reason to rejoice over the changes that God has brought and is sure to bring in our lives.
The Good News Revealed | PHILIPPIANS 1:1-2 | Week 17
Becoming covenant members of a local church is one of the great blessings God gives His redeemed people. He provides grace, peace, and structure. These are reasons to rejoice.
The Good News Revealed |EPHESIANS 6:21-24| Week 16
As God’s beloved people, we are to encourage one another and daily bask in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.
The Good News Revealed | EPHESIANS 6:10-20 | Week 15
As God’s people, we are servants of Christ and armed with His weapons to defeat the darkness of this present age.
The Good News Revealed | EPHESIANS 5:22-6:9 | Week 14
Marriage is a powerful picture of the relationship of Christ with His church. Christians are called and capable of living in blessed marriages and families.
The Good News Revealed | EPHESIANS 5:1-21 | Week 12
Believers are called and enabled “to put off your old self” and “to put on the new self” created after the likeness of God. This process is called “renewal.”
The Good News Revealed | EPHESIANS 4:17-32 | Week 11
Believers are called and enabled “to put off your old self” and “to put on the new self” created after the likeness of God. This process is called “renewal.”
The Good News Revealed | EPHESIANS 4:1-16 | Week 11
God saves us to make us members of His Church.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 3:14-21 | Week 10
Paul’s prayer is a model for us all. We are to ask God to strengthen the saints through His Spirit.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 3:1-13 | Week 8
God progressively revealed the mystery of His Kingdom throughout Scripture. Paul was given special insight into the mystery of God’s will. Now it is fully revealed in all of Scripture – Old Testament and New Testament.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 2:11-22 | Week 8
The Gospel of God gives believers peace with God, peace within, and peace with others.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 2:8-10 | Week 6
The Holy Spirit has come to give us new life. Now, we who trust in Christ alone for salvation by receiving this gift of God are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 2:1-7 | Week 5
The redeemed were dead in sin, carrying out the desires of the body and mind, and were by nature children of wrath. BUT GOD made believers alive with resurrection power. We are now raised up and given a place in heaven with Christ.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Week 5
God has called us to His hope, which is the glorious inheritance in the saints according to the immeasurable greatness of God’s power revealed in Christ.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 1:13-14 | Week 4
The Holy Spirit is God. He seals us. He is the guarantee of our inheritance.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 1:7-12 | Week 3
In Jesus, the Beloved, we have salvation provided through the all-wise purpose of God. In Christ, the redeemed have obtained an inheritance that brings glory to God.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 1:3-6 | Week 2
God the Father from eternity past in perfect union with the Son and Spirit destined a people for Himself who would be made holy and blameless sons to bring Himself glory and praise.
The Good News Revealed | Ephesians 1:1-2 | Week 1
God blesses those who are His with a calling, sainthood, grace, and peace. These 4 blessings define God’s people and inspire them to live for God’s glory.
Experiencing the Cross of Christ | Galatians 6:11-16 | Week 12
Christians are to be recognized by their hope in Christ and not by their observance of ceremonial, religious activities. We are new creations saved to serve the Kingdom of God.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 6:1-10 | Week 11
Every saint is called to live in and in service to a local church.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 5:16-26 | Week 10
Those who are saved are born again and sealed by the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a person who guides us and works in us to keep us from sin and to enable us to produce the fruit of the Spirit.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 4:8-20 | Week 8
Strong friendships are formed with shared faith, meaningful conversations, and emotional care. Healthy churches produce strong friendships.
Join us this week as Marianna talks about the importance of rest and good rhythms in the midst of our busy and hurried culture.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 3:23-4:7 | Week 7
The Good News is that all who trust in Jesus are made sons of God!
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 3:15-22 | Week 6
The Scripture promised the Gospel to the “offspring” (singular) of Abraham. The Gospel promise was given to Abraham and is actualized by faith in the Gospel.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 3:1-14 | Week 5
The Gospel must be received by faith. Faith in the Gospel grows and produces greater faith in the God of grace and His Word.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 2:15-21 | Week 4
The Gospel justifies people and makes them righteous. This justification is by faith and not by works of the law. The law shows us how to live righteously but it does not make us righteous. Only the Gospel can justify us and make us righteous.
Join us this week as Marianna walks us through the different parent-child dynamics of fathers with daughters and mothers with sons. She shares some great ways we can walk through these dynamics in a way that honors the Lord and shows love to our children!
Join us this week as Marianna walks us through the different parent-child dynamics of fathers with daughters and mothers with sons. She shares some great ways we can walk through these dynamics in a way that honors the Lord and shows love to our children!
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 2:11-14 | Week 3
We all have blind spots to idols that tempt us. We need to be corrected by one another so that we can repent of the sin that so easily entangles us and that we easily ignore and get comfortable with.
Join us this week as Chad walks us through some ways to deal with parenting-style conflict.
Experience the Gospel | Galatians 1:10-2:10 | Week 2
The Gospel is not meant to be merely understood, but experienced. Those who experience the Gospel will be transformed into a new person with a new life, hope, peace, and purpose.
Experiencing the Gospel | Galatians 1:1-9 | Week 1
There is only one, true Gospel – the Gospel of Christ. Christ’s Gospel provides the grace of God that saves a person from sin and gives peace with God, within, and with others.
The Good News | 1 Timothy 1:12-16 | Week 2
The Apostle Paul believed and proclaimed the Gospel of God and it changed his life because the Gospel you believe determines the life that you live. Living a Gospel-centered life is a great blessing.
The Good News | Romans 1:16-17 | Week 1
Everyone has faith in something they believe is Good News or Gospel. The Gospel you believe determines the life that you live. The Gospel of God is the truth that transforms a life to live well.
The Prince of the Kingdom of God | Isaiah 9:6d | Week 5
The peace of Christ has not come about by compromise, accommodation, or a treaty. Christ has won the victory over darkness and sin. He is now the Prince of Peace.
The Prince of the Kingdom of God | Isaiah 9:6d | Week 4
Jesus is a loving leader. He cares for His people as a father would his beloved children. As the fulfillment of the Davidic promise, Jesus is the leader we’ve longed for and need.
The Prince of the Kingdom of God | Isaiah 9:6c | Week 3
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in weakness. He lived and now rules as the ultimate warrior. He is mighty! He has defeated sin and death and is a refuge and fortress to His people (Ps.91:1-2).
The Prince of the Kingdom of God | Isaiah 9:6b | Week 2
A wonderful counselor is one who is wise, empathetic, and instructive. Jesus is the ultimate counselor. He is the Word made flesh. He is truth incarnate. He can be trusted and should be obeyed.
Listen to the Parent Gathering Lesson this week as Chad speaks about what our students are learning on Sunday Mornings.
Join us this week as John talks about the "serious child" and some ways and tips that will help us parent them well.
The Prince of the Kingdom of God | Isaiah 9:6 | Week 1
Jesus is the Son of God. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He is eternally begotten of the Father, not made, and with no beginning or end.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 21-28 | Week 11
Courage for a Christian is a simple act of faith. God is faithful. Anything He withholds is not needed. Anything He allows is necessary. We can have courage because we trust God’s power and plan.
Join us this week as Chad speaks on the determined child and some ways that we can parent them well.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 13-20 | Week 10
God’s will is for His churches to send people out to take the Gospel to places all over the world until the Good News has been preached to every ethnicity and in every language.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 10:28-48 | Week 9
God’s family is made up of people with different colors, languages, and backgrounds. He adopts us all into his family and makes us family to one another.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 9:10-31 | Week 8
God calls us out of our comfort zone and into God’s Kingdom work.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 6-8 | Week 7
Christians see the world from a different perspective. We know and trust in God’s power. The world does not understand God’s Way. We must live in God’s Way and make disciples of Jesus.
Join us this week as John trains us in how to communicate with our children in a way that is honoring to the Lord and shows love to them!
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 5:27-42 | Week 6
Western culture has become less tolerant of true, biblical Christianity. We must hold to our convictions and wisely communicate our hope by standing on God’s promises.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 4:29-31 | Week 5
The apostles and the Jerusalem church were living in a very special time when the Lord was working in miraculous ways to prove that Christ was alive. The people were still dealing with ordinary power struggles and intimidation. They didn’t ask for their circumstances to change. They prayed for boldness. The great need of our day is for people to be bold in believing in and sharing the Gospel that saves/sanctifies.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 3:17-26 | Week 4
God promised to send a prophet like Moses that God would use to save a people for Himself.
Join us this week as Marianna continues our teaching on walking through pain and suffering with our children, and how we can do it in a way that honors and glorifies Jesus!
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 2:42-47 | Week 3
There is nothing like the local church! When covenant members are living out what is described in our text, a culture of health is created and people experience God’s blessing.
Tune into the Parent Gathering where Chad speaks of what our Next-Gen students are learning on Sunday mornings.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 2:38-41 | Week 2
The message of God is good news. All who repent of sin and believe in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ through faith will be saved.
The People of the Kingdom of God | Acts 1:1-8 | Week 1
God sent the Holy Spirit, as promised, to empower His people to be His witnesses to the world.
Recorded live at the September Man Up event at Living Hope Baptist Church, Pastor Brady Cooper from New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN, unpacks the sin of pride and how to fight against it with humility.
The Passion of the Kingdom of God | 2 Timothy 2:2 | Week 5
God has called us to be intentional about making disciples that make disciples using 3 Big Things & Essentials.
The Passion of the Kingdom of God | Romans 14:17-19 | Week 4
The immature Christian asks, “What all can I do and still be saved?” The mature Christian asks, “What all can I do to encourage and help other believers grow in their faith?”
Join us as Marianna shows us what spiritual rhythms are and their helpfulness in our daily routines.
The Passion for the kingdom of God | Hebrews 13:20-21 | Week 3
We are to be equipped with everything good to do God’s will. He is working in us for His glory. We are to join Him in what He is doing in and through us for His glory.
Join us this week as Chad reviews what our children are learning, while also casting a vision for the parent gathering going into this new school year.
The Passion for the Kingdom of God | John 4:23-26 | Week 2
God has sent the Messiah to save a people who become citizens of the Kingdom of God. Those citizens are commanded to gather each Lord’s Day to worship (Hebrews 10:24-25).
Join us this week as Chad leads us through the last chapter of our book study with the question "How can you believe in Heaven and Hell?"
The Passion of the Kingdom of God | Acts 28:17-31 | Week 1
God calls us to make sacrifices in order to serve Him.
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Join us this week as Marianna leads us through our book study with the topic question "Does God care when we hurt?".
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:10-12 | Week 8
Those who are persecuted like the Lord Jesus and the prophets will receive the reward of heaven. This reward is not given to those who are recognized as great in the world, but to those who suffer for the Kingdom of God.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:9 | Week 7
God is a peacemaker and He has given His children the ministry of reconciliation. When we are functioning as ambassadors of God in the family business of the Kingdom of God, we are recognized for who we are – sons of God.
Hear from Chad about what our Next-Gen ministries learned from this past Sunday morning.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:8 | Week 6
God made us to have hearts that were not polluted with darkness, evil, or deceit. Those who are made pure by the blood of Jesus and live in the confidence of the purifying process of the Holy Spirit shall see God in and around their lives, and one day, in eternity.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:7 | Week 5
God is merciful. He does not give us what we deserve. His mercies are new each morning and He calls us to share His mercy with the world.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:6 | Week 4
As Augustine said, none of us will be at rest until we are resting in Christ. Christ’s imputed righteousness creates a hunger and thirst for functional righteousness, which brings soul satisfaction.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:5 | Week 3
Meekness is not weakness. It is strength under control being used to serve with humility, kindness, and love. Jesus was meek. When we are like Him, we are of service to Him. All actions not done with meekness in Christ are ultimately selfish.
Join us as Chad speaks on our new book that middle school and high school students will be going through on Sunday mornings.
This week, Chad speaks on Galatians 6 and what our elementary students are currently going through.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:4 | Week 2
Sin is a disease that infects our souls and causes brokenness. The realization that sin causes guilt and shame not only for what we’ve done, but what it forms us into and how it causes harm to us and others, leads us to mourn. Those who mourn sin and repent and believe the Gospel are comforted in Christ.
The Promises of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:3 | Week 1
The poor in spirit are not people who are emotionally down or weak. Those with a poverty of spirit are wise because they recognize they are in need of God’s help. Self-sufficiency is the opposite of being poor in spirit (Revelation 3:17). Those who rely on Jesus enjoy the promise of being possessors of the Kingdom of God (heaven) and enjoy all the benefits that come with trusting in and serving the King of kings.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | John 14:15-17 | Week 7
The Holy Spirit has come. He fills us with love for Jesus so that we happily obey Him.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | John 3:1-18 | Week 6
Jesus came to give new life. In order to experience new life, we must be born again. Our old life must pass away so the new life of faith by the Spirit can thrive.
Join us and listen as Marianna speaks on the importance of spiritual disciplines, namely the reading and study of God's Word. Be encouraged and look to implement the practical tips shown here!
Join us and listen as Marianna communicates what our children learned about this past Sunday.
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | Luke 16:14-17 | Week 5
The good news of God is that salvation is accomplished and all who believe will be saved.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | Luke 13:18-21 | Week 4
God’s intention is for the Kingdom of God to grow and to permeate a person’s life and for it to permeate a culture through the church.
This week, Chad continues our study on Ecclesiastes. Join us this week as Chad talks about the "duty of man" and where to find meaning in life.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | MARK 10:13-31 | Week 3
God demands we come to Him with child-like faith that does not depend on personal merit, strength, or ability. Those who are saved are saved by faith in Christ alone.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | MATTHEW 13:10-11 | Week 2
God gives understanding by the Spirit to His people. Jesus spoke in parables to fulfill Isaiah’s prophesy. Those who believe are blessed by God to understand and perceive the Gospel.
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | MATTHEW 6:33 | Week 1
We are sheep. As sheep, we are constantly feeling at risk. In Christ, we are not at risk. In Christ, we have a King who cares for us through His sovereign provision. The priority is to trust and obey Him.
1 CORINTHIANS 15:50-58
Jesus atoned for the sin of His people and was raised. He will return! When He comes back, the redeemed in Christ will receive the eternal benefit of the Kingdom of God.
Listen in as John talks on the topic of transgenderism. John talks about how christians should view this topic, as well as how parents should engage their children in this topic with truth and love.
This week, John goes over the student lesson from Matthew 27. Listen now to hear about what your students are learning!
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | MALACHI 4:1-6 | Week 9
God is at work in the world establishing and growing His Kingdom. God calls His people to seek first His Kingdom with all we are and have because of all He is and has done.
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | EZRA 3:10-13 | Week 8
Bigger is not always better. God calls us to glorify Him with what we have and with who we are. The goal is to glorify God with all we have and are like Ezra, Nehemiah, and the faithful of their day.
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | Daniel 2:31-35 | Week 7
God’s Kingdom has flourished in dark difficult days. Men like Daniel and his friends did not assimilate to the culture or separate from it. Instead, they pursued God in the midst of darkness and succeeded in their calling in the world as citizens of the Kingdom of God.
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | 1 Chronicles 17:25-27 | Week 6
God is the author and builder of the Kingdom of God. He allows us to be a part of it. He promised to send Jesus. Jesus has come. God saves people to honor Jesus. The kings of Israel who honored God were blessed and those who didn’t were cursed. Those who honor Jesus are blessed.
The Pan for the Kingdom of God | 1 Samuel 13:8-13 | Week 5
God’s plan is for us to serve Him and His Kingdom. Saul was not serving the Kingdom of God. He was serving himself. When we serve God, we are not afraid. We obey His Word. We seek His glory. We do His will His way and trust outcomes to His sovereign care.
Tune into the parent gathering lesson this week as Chad speaks on divorce and the foundation of a biblical marriage.
The Plan for the Kingdom of God | Ruth 2:11-12 | Week 4
Ruth chose to leave her family and pursue the God of Israel. That choice required great faith. God’s plan is for us to choose Him by faith and to do whatever is needed to live the life of faith.
This week, Marianna walks us through the book of Proverbs, showing us the wisdom that is found in it. Join us this week to learn how the wisdom in Proverbs can impact you and your family's lives.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | Joshua 24:22-24 | Week 3
We all, as human beings, are made to obey God. God invites us to obey Him out of love because of His love for us and out of gratitude for what He has done for us.
This week, Chad goes through 1 Kings 18 where Elijah is battling with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Join us this week as we learn how this can be applied in our daily lives and the lives of our children.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | Deuteronomy 30:15-20 | Week 2
The plan of God is for His people to love Him.
This is the training portion of John's lesson over the character of God and how it is shown through Solomon building the temple in 1 Kings 8.
This week, Marianna teaches us through the beginning of the book, "Sacred Parenting" by Gary Thomas, and how the process of parenting shapes parents.
The Plan of the Kingdom of God | Genesis 3:4-6 | Week 1
God made us to trust Him. Since the day of the fall, humanity has struggled to trust God. When God’s people trust God, they experience God’s hope, peace, joy, and favor.
This week, Marianna talked about biblical wisdom through the lens of scripture and the example of Solomon.
Prayer in the Kingdom of God | Matthew 6:13 | Week 5
The victory of the Kingdom of God is to overcome evil. God does not tempt (Jms.1:13), but He allows His citizens to be tempted and face trials to bring Him glory and to strengthen His citizens’ faith.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna talks about the resurrection of Jesus and what our Next Gen. Ministries were learning.
Prayer in the Kingdom of God | Matthew 6:12 | Week 4
Jesus, the King, came to earth to save sinners. Salvation comes by grace through faith in Christ alone. He has provided for our forgiveness and redemption (2 important unique concepts). Those who have forgiveness and redemption pray with Kingdom hope. The forgiveness that God gives empowers saints to forgive others and helps realize the fundamental characteristics of the Kingdom of God – holiness and love.
The Prayer of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 6:11 | Week 3
The prayers of the citizens of the Kingdom of God will be for God’s glory, for the good of the person praying, and those being prayed for. God delights to provide for His people and has determined to do so through the faithful, humble prayers of His people (Jms.4:1-3).
The Prayer of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 6:10 | Week 2
The purpose of prayer is to glorify God’s name by asking for help to accomplish His will on earth. The goal of God’s people is for the God of Kingdom to be made manifest in the world as it is in heaven. This is what we specifically pray for the Holy Kingdom.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Pastor Chad shares with us why, "Godliness with contentment is great gain."
The Prayer of the Kingdom of God | Matthew 6:9 | Week 1
There are no singular pronouns for the disciples of Jesus in this prayer. This reminds God’s people to pray as those who belong together, under God as citizens of His Kingdom. We are to pray to “our Father in heaven.”
Psalm 87:1-3
The kingdom of God & the kingdom of humanity are each represented by a unique city in the Bible. Each city reveals the devotion, values, and hope of the people that make up their inhabitants. Every person must choose the city they will inhabit and the kingdom they will claim allegiance to: the kingdom of God or the kingdom of humanity.
Thriving at Christmas | LUKE 2:21-24 | Week 4
Doing what God commands does not come natural to us. Living a Christ-centered life that honors God requires intentionality.
Jeremiah 29:7
A special message following the destructive tornado that damaged much of Bowling Green and it's surrounding communities. We are in the midst of a crisis as a city, region, and state. It is in these moments that the character and true values of our faith are put on display. We get to be the body of Christ.
We are able to accomplish this because:
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We have an understanding of why we do what we do
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We have prayer and faith in the power and plan of God
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We have a hope in the one whose name we serve
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, our new Middle School Minister John French shares with us what all of our Next Gen. Ministries were learning about this past week!
Thriving at Christmas | Luke 2:15-20 | Week 2
All who trust in Jesus can celebrate this season and thrive no matter what their circumstances might be.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna shares with us what all of our Next Gen. Ministries were learning about this past week!
Thriving at Christmas | LUKE 2:8-14 | Week 1
Christmas is the celebration of the coming of God into the world. God took on flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus was not born in a castle or to an affluent family. His mom was a teenager and His stepdad was a carpenter. God is His Father, and from eternity past the plan was set in motion for Jesus to come to accomplish God’s eternal rescue plan of His people. Jesus was born in a manger. His first visitors were shepherds. His first outfit was strips of cloth. His birth announcement was by angels. He who reigns on high came to the lowest to redeem sinners and make us into saints.
Thriving Even With Doubt | MALACHI 1:11-14 | Week 7
We all get lax in our attitude and affections toward God. These notions and feelings cause us to doubt the greatness of God. To overcome this doubt, we must choose to exalt God and regain our vision of how great He is.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna shares with us what all of our Next Gen. Ministries were learning about this past week!
Thriving Even With Doubt | JOEL | Week 6
The world is not as it should be. In our world, there are wars and famines. Despite the hardships we may face in this broken world that might cause us to doubt the goodness of God, the wise person will seek the Lord. The Lord is coming again. Only those who trust in Him can hope in Him.
Thriving Even With Doubts | Jonah 4:1-4 | Week 5
We live in a broken world that needs to hear of God’s Word. We often have excuses for why we don’t share, but most of them come down to doubt in ourselves, other’s need, or God’s power to save.
Thriving Even With Doubts | HAGGAI 1:12-15 | Week 4
There are times when we just don’t believe or care what God says. We ignore it out of doubt in God’s greatness and glory. In those times of doubt, it is wise to obey.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna walks us through David, Goliath, and three promises that God has given us to take hold of! We hope you enjoy!
Thriving Even With Doubts | Esther 4:13-17 | Week 3
Even when we are hurting and we know God is allowing it, we can believe in the goodness of God and receive the blessing that comes from believing in God’s goodness.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Chad talks about Saul and the consequences of both obedience and disobedience as well as some discipleship tips.
Thriving Even With Doubts | LAMENTATIONS 3:21-26 | Week 2
Even when we are hurting and we know God is allowing it, we can believe in the goodness of God and receive the blessing that comes from believing in God’s goodness.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna speaks about the necessity and impact of both inter-generational discipleship and family discipleship!
Thriving Even With Doubts | HABAKKUK 3:17-19 | Week 1
God knows what He is doing. There are evil things that happen in the world, but God is in control and is working to accomplish His purpose. The cross of Jesus is a perfect example.
Thriving with Purpose | NEHEMIAH 13:15-31 | Week 4
It is crucial that we renew our faith commitment to Christ by regularly stopping activities that are sinful or wrong that have slipped into our lives and recommitting ourselves to be faithful to God.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Pastor Bill shares what the Next Gen. ministries are learning as well as giving us some practical tools for using the scriptures in everyday life. We hope you enjoy!
Thriving with Purpose | NEHEMIAH 13:1-14 | Week 3
The world will constantly allure us away from Christ. Our flesh is naturally inclined to reject Christ and pursue the world. In order to live a life blessed by God, we must stay focused.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Chad fills our parents in on what all the Next Gen. Ministries were looking at from Scripture this past weekend.
Thriving in Gods Purpose | Nehemiah 12 | Week 2
The Lord gifts His people to serve His Kingdom purpose. We must be willing to serve in the capacities that God calls us to that are right in front of us.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna speaks about the Bible story that all of our student ministries were going through Sunday morning!
Thriving with Purpose | NEHEMIAH 11:1-2 | Week 1
God has a plan for where we live. He moves us as He sees fit using different methods to accomplish His purpose. Where we live defines how we can each best live for God’s glory where we are.
Thriving in God's Will | MARK 10:42-45 | Week 4
Jesus came to serve and He expects His redeemed saints to follow in His footsteps. All of God’s people are to serve the church and world the way Jesus does.
Thriving in God's Will | EPHESIANS 2:19-22 | Week 3
Every Christian needs a small group of people that they are journeying with to heaven. These friends help each other to remain faithful to Jesus to the end.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna speaks about the Bible story that all of our student ministries were going through Sunday morning!
Thriving in God's Will | HEBREWS 10:19-25 | Week 2
The central activity in creation is glorifying God. That’s the purpose for all that exists. One of the ways God commands His people to glorify Him is by gathering with their local church each week for prayer/praise/preaching.
In this episode of the Parent Gathering, Marianna speaks about what all of our student ministries learned this past Sunday.
Thriving in God's Will | 2 Corinthians 5:16-20 | Week 1
The greatest need in our world today is for the Gospel to transform lives, families, and societies. That only happens when we are equipped and faithful to do our work as ambassadors for Christ.
JOSHUA 24:14-15
For over 40 years, God has been at work in and through Living Hope. For the last 20 years, God has seen us through trials and challenges and led us to where we are today. We must choose to go forward with God and fulfill His purpose for us in His Kingdom.
Hosted by Abby Lawalin, this series will dive into the ministries of leaders in our church and how God called them to that ministry. In this episode, Abby talks with Jason Pettus, senior pastor of Living Hope, about his testimony and his call to ministry.
Summer in the Psalms | PSALM 71 | Week 9
In moments when it feels like the everyone is against you and you’re facing too many trials, it’s important for believers to know that the Lord is our refuge, strength, and salvation. In Him, we can find rest for our troubled hearts and salvation for our sinful souls.
Hosted by Abby Lawalin, this series will dive into the ministries of leaders in our church and how God called them to that ministry. In this episode, Abby talks with Savannah Pratt, director of the Center for Pregnancy about how God led her to vocational ministry and how each of us are chosen for ministry.
Created for Living Hope Young Adult Ministry
Summer in the Psalms | PSALM 63 | Week 8
In moments where it feels like our souls are dry, it’s important for believers to know that the Lord is the only one who can satisfy our souls.
Hosted by Abby Lawalin, this series will dive into the ministries of leaders in our church and how God called them to that ministry. In this episode, Abby talks with Bill Wade, Shepherding Pastor for Living Hope, about his call to ministry and about how others can discern and follow their calling.
Summer in the Psalms | PSALM 55 | Week 7
In moments when it feels like fear is assailing you, it’s important for believers to know that the Lord sustains His people. We can cast our cares upon the Lord and know that we will not be sent away, but that God will care for us (1 Peter 5:7).
Hosted by Abby Lawalin, this series will dive into the ministries of leaders in our church and how God called them to that ministry. In this episode, Abby talks with Kathryn Brisolara about how God brought her to Bowling Green and how He led her to serving the church.
Created for Living Hope Young Adults
Summer In The Psalms | PSALM 51 | Week 6
In moments when it feels like the guilt of sin is too strong, it’s important for believers to know that the Lord is a merciful and gracious God and He has provided for our forgiveness through Christ Jesus.
The Chosen podcast hosted by Abby Lawalin explores the unique ways God calls people to ministry. In this episode, we interview Jenni Meredith about her leadership in Living Hope's Women's Ministry: Women of Hope.
Created for Living Hope Young Adult Ministry
Summer in the Psalms | PSALM 46 | Week 5
In moments when it feels like the world is falling apart, it’s important for believers to know that the Lord reigns and that He is working all things together for His glory.
Hosted by Abby Lawalin, this series will dive into the ministries of leaders in our church and how God called them to that ministry. In this episode, Abby talks with Hunter Sewell about his pastorship over the College ministry at Living Hope.
Created for Living Hope Young Adult Ministry
Summer In The Psalms | PSALM 121 | Week 4
In the moments when it feels like the pain, sadness, discouragement, etc. is unbearable, the Lord preserves us.
Summer In The Psalms | PSALM 73 | Week 3
In moments when it feels like evil, wicked people are prospering and we’re tempted to desire the things of this world more than God, it’s important for believers to know that God is just and that wickedness will be punished.
Summer in the Psalms | PSALM 40 | Week 2
In moments when it feels like death and brokenness that surrounds us, it’s important for believers to know that the Lord has provided rescue for His people through Christ. We can thrive in the face of death because we have the hope of heaven.
Summer In The Psalms | PSALM 10 | Week 1
In moments when it feels like the Lord is distant because wicked people prosper at the expense of others, it is important for believers to know that God sees and hears the cries of the afflicted.
Thriving With Truth | Matthew 24:29-50 | Week 8
The certainty of Jesus’ return as King and Judge motivates disciples to live with expectancy, holiness, and obedience now.
Thriving With Truth | GALATIANS 5:16-25 | Week 7
Disciples of Jesus can only be who Jesus intends and do what Jesus commands by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Thriving With Truth | 1 TIMOTHY 3:14-16 | Week 6
Jesus’ church is the family of His disciples who regularly gather and then scatter to live out His gospel mission: to rescue lost sinners and extend the borders of God’s Kingdom rule.
Thriving With Truth | MARK 10:2-9 | Week 5
Sexuality, marriage, and the family are not man-made constructions, traditions, or preferences. They all are to be lived as creation mandates from a good and wise God.
Thriving with Truth | EPHESIANS 1:3-14; 2:1-9 | Week 4
The sinner’s only hope for eternal salvation rests in the active, redeeming love of the Triune God, and the only right response to it is eternal gratitude and praise.
Thriving With Truth | PSALM 8 | Week 3
All human beings bear the image of God and may display it (reflecting their God-given purpose) or distort it (by sin, which causes brokenness and eternal peril).
ZECHARIAH 9:9
Jesus is the King of glory who has come to save. He came as promised. We are to rejoice always and celebrate His victory.
As bitter as this world is, it is not as bitter as heaven is sweet. Heaven is so sweet that when we taste it, the bitternes of this world is swallowed up in its glory. The weightiness of heaven makes the affliction of today light.
It is easy to get dismayed. Spiritual depression is common among God's faithful people. We must learn to be led by what is true rather than what we feel so that what we feel will be defined by what is true. This allows us to live out God's commands.
God blesses His people who are faithful to live out His word. The one who lives by the word of God is like a tree planted by streams of living water – Psalm 1.
The way to God's blessing is through consistent faith. A lack of obedience is a lack of concentrated faith. We must learn to be consistent.
God calls us to be strong and courageous, not because we are, but because He is and we are with Him.
God has chosen to call a people to Himself and lead them out of captivity into the Promise Land. Like Israel, we have been called by God to go together through life with Him. The trick is to go with Him and not around Him, despite Him, or away from Him.
Christ is coming again. In light of His return, we are to live our lives in honor of Him, reflecting His power, presence, and purpose in our lives. This is the will of God.
Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone. In His infinite wisdom, God has provided means that allow His children to celebrate that salvation in their lives. These ordinances provide God glory, each of His children blessings, and the congregation the hope of renewal.
God is one God, who exists in three persons. Each person of the trinity is equal in divinity and glory and is also distinct. Because God is three, He is: love, transcendent and immanent, and ruler over all.
The Bible is a single story with four sections: Creation, Fall, Rescue, and Restoration. The Bible was written by men and inspired by God and is God's only written revelation of Himself. It is without error. It is worthy of trust, sufficient for explaining salvation, and authoritative for life and faith.
God's plans will come to be. God plans to make all things new and to restore harmony in the world. He will destroy all that is by fire and then bring about the reign of Jesus on the earth and fulfill all God's promises.
God blesses a life that is committed to Him. While sin is contagious, righteousness is not. Being righteous in one area, will not make the rest of a person's life right before God, but being sinful in one area, contaminates the entirety of a person's life. How we live is important. God calls us to be faithful in every area of life.
It's easy to get discouraged and to think that our life doesn't matter much compared to what others have, are, and will do. We must guard our heart and remember that God looks at the heart and celebrates the widows who give mites, and uses the army of 300 rather than 30,000 for His glory.
God has promised to bless His people, and God is pleased when we respond with faith and fear. God stirs us to faith and we must respond to God and live by faith.
God has promised to bless those who join Him in His redemptive work in the world. Those who invest in what matters to God, enjoy the blessing of God's provision. In light of What's Next in the story, it is wise to invest in eternal things.
God is greater than any enemy or challenge in the world. By knowing God’s Word, we can know who God is and embrace the power of His truth and live in it by grace.
God commands that we believe in Jesus and then abide in Him. When we do, we will sense His Spirit abiding and living in us.
The world, the flesh, and the Devil conspire to keep us from living lives inspired by God’s Gospel. We must learn to overcome the distractions and make our hearts one with the grace and truth of God. When our hearts are one with God’s, we please Him and He answers our prayers.
Love is a person who laid down His life for us. He calls us to lay down our lives for our siblings. The life of Jesus is a generous life motivated not by guilt, pride, or fear, but by love. Generosity is love acting out in faith.
The message of the Bible is a message of love. It reveals to us the love of God and how we are to love one another. Without God’s love, we will be left with broken love, which leads to jealousy, hate, conflict, and murder. To live with God’s love is to live a blessed life.
God's love, given by grace and received by faith, transforms a person's identity. It enables a person to anchor his/her life and hope in Jesus.
The Story of the Bible is clear: Creation, Fall, Rescue, & Restoration. Just as some who questioned if Jesus would come the first time, as God promised, so there are those who will doubt His 2nd coming. But we can know that Jesus will return in light of the God that calls us to "abide" in Jesus and to live confidently in the righteous hope He has given to us. This hope is our assurance that lets us know we need not be ashamed when He returns.
Jesus Christ is God. Those who are saved are anointed by the Holy One of God and know the truth. The one who denies Jesus is the Christ is a lier and, is like the antichrist who deny both God the Father and the Son.
We are in the last era of the world before Christ comes again. The evil one knows that his earthly reign is coming to an end. The hostility is intensified.
The things of this world are a disappointment. They cannot satisfy the eternal longing of our soul. The desires of the flesh and eyes the pride of life are the source of human suffering. The will of God lasts forever. This will of God is the hope for all who believe.
The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus provide the victory for God’s children who live by faith. Our sin is forgiven. We know Him who is from the beginning. We overcome the evil one. We know the Father. We are strong in Christ. God’s Word abides in us.
To live without love is to live in darkness. In darkness there is only fear, pain, and blindness. God calls us to live in the light of love.
The Gospel is not a New Testament thing. The Gospel is the Good News of the Old and New Testament. Hope is built on the foundation of the Old Testament and New Testament.
On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We give thanks that Jesus died and paid the penalty for our sin. On Easter we celebrate that Jesus is alive and that His resurrection power is now at work in us, as we live raised to walk in a new life.
Two of Jesus' followers had different responses to what they saw, when they saw the empty tomb. One believed and one doubted. Jesus was gracious to Mary and enabled her to believe. Her response to her belief was to share her hope.
Assurance of salvation is not a feeling. It is a fact. It comes from seeing the life of Jesus lived out in us, as we live in obedience to Jesus. When we have living hope, we will love God deeply and this love will lead us to obedience.
Being a Christian does not mean a person is perfect. It means a person has been forgiven of their sin and made righteous with Christ. That righteousness must be learned in order to be lived. As we seek the holiness of God through repentance and faith, we will discover the joy of living hope and be transformed.
Being a Christian does not mean a person is perfect. It means a person has been forgiven of their sin and made righteous with Christ. That righteousness must be learned in order to be lived. As we seek the holiness of God through repentance and faith, we will discover the joy of living hope and be transformed.
The reality of Jesus and the living hope He provides gives us joy. Our joy grows as we share it, live it, and fellowship with others who have living hope.
Jesus is alive! His existence is our hope and is something we experience through the power of the Holy Spirit. The life of Christ is eternal and is now the source of life for all who believe, giving God’s people a living hope.
To understand the hope of the world, you have to understand The Story of the world. The hope of the world is the promise of God He has kept, He is keeping, and that He will keep. The hope of the world is a living hope.
We often want things to stay the same, but in this world, change is constant. The only chance to have hope is to anchor your life and hope in Jesus. He will guide us through changes, be with us to bring healing and transformation, and enable us to live with audacious faith.
Living hopeful happens in our hearts when God calls us to follow Him. Being helpful happens when we open our lives to others and share Jesus with them.
Living hopeful and being helpful does not just happen. We must be intentional about it. We must look ahead and make plans to live hopeful and be helpful.
There is a deep abiding joy that exists, when a person sees what Christmas and life is all about. We all want to be happy and many wrongly think it can be bought and at Christmas, we are more prone to pursue happiness through things that can be bought. The problem is that those things don’t last. Joy lasts. The joy of God that is ours in Christ is real and it lasts.
At Christmas, people often speak of hope. They speak of a desire to believe there is more, that there is good, and that they can have more good things and be a part of making things good. Hope is powerful. Without hope, life is hard and a burden to heavy to bear. God has come to give us hope. This hope feels us with peace. It makes life livable and our burdens light.
At this time of year, we hear many speak of peace on earth. There will never be complete until Christ returns, but we can each enjoy peace in our lives. We can know God is pleased and embrace the promises of God for our own.
Everyone wants love. We love the idea of it. So many get engaged and married at this time of year because it is a time to share and celebrate love.