Real Hope Community Church: Recent Episodes
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How should we think about our life of faith in a world that prizes authority and visibility?
How do we respond to an Us versus Them moment? About 20 years after Jesus' resurrection the Church faced their own Us versus Them moment, and how they met that moment set a Christlike example that we should all emulate.
What is the relationship between faith and obedience? Jesus helps us understand through the Parable of the Two Sons.
How do we know if we trust God? Jesus gives us one indicator in the Parable of the Persistent Widow.
Jesus told the parable of the lost sheep to make sure we know how loved and valuable we are in his eyes.
Who does God want to be with him in eternity? How do we know? Jesus' Parable of the Great Banquet tells us!
What does it mean to worship God? How should our worship look? The Bible teaches us what worship is - and what it isn't.
Worship is much more than singing songs together on Sunday - it's a way of life. It's a heart condition. It's our response to God's gift of himself to us.
Can God be trusted? It's a foundational question of faith - one that the ancient Israelites wrestled with and a question we sometimes ask in our own lives. The prophet Malachi addresses this question, pointing forward to God's plans in Christ and demonstrating that yes, God is trustworthy!
Where is God and why does it matter? Haggai helps us to understand God's presence and how it changes our view of God and ourselves.
What does it mean to be God's people and rely on him throughout our life? Zechariah gives us insight into these questions, speaking prophetically about how Jesus would wipe away our sins and give us a new identity.
What will heaven be like, and what makes it heaven? What is this eternal life that Jesus offers us? Zephaniah gives us a glimpse.
What do we do when we have tough questions for God? How do we reconcile the idea of a loving God with the suffering and injustice we see in the world around us? Habakkuk addresses these important questions.
The story of Jonah is about more than the whale; it's about God's grace - who deserves it, and who decides who deserves it. There's a powerful lesson in Jonah for all of us.
Who do we trust to carry us through life? How do we respond when we're mistreated for our faith in God? Powerfully relevant questions that Obadiah addresses.
In a time of crisis for Israel, the prophet Joel points to our need for Christ and how God will make himself intimately and personally present with all believers through his Holy Spirit.
In Hosea we learn about the astonishing depths of God's love, and how far he is willing to go to prove that we are loved.
The ending of the book of Ruth show us what it means to be redeemed, and forshadows the actions of our true redeemer, Jesus Christ.