The One Hope Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
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What is our collective vision as a church? What has God put on your heart and where has He called you to His mission?
A kingdom-focused church has different priorities, a driving purpose, and a disruptive impact.
Community and relationships drive everything we do. It's better to live life together than alone.
At the core, One Hope Church is founded, focused, and operating from the Gospel. What is the Gospel and why does it matter?
As we conclude our Jonah series, we are confronted with the question "where's your heart?" Are we more like Jonah in our response to God's call or more like God in our burden for those who are without hope?
Disappointment is unfortunately a regular part of life. The question is how will you respond?
Repentance is not a popular idea these days. What does healthy, biblical repentance really look like?
Jonah finds himself at the bottom of the ocean, unable to save himself. Have you been there before? What is your rescue plan?
Special guest Dr. Steve Brown shares a message about fatherhood and why there is great news for all fathers (and mothers).
At the start of Jonah, we are given a picture of God's heart for all people. What does it look like for us to begin to grow a heart like His?
There is a real enemy who is seeking to destroy the work that God wants to do in us and through us. Because of Jesus, we don't have to be afraid.
What does it mean for Jesus to influence the way that we work every day? What does ministry look like beyond the church to our bosses and coworkers?
Parenting is hard. Knowing how to honor your parents can be a challenge. Discover what God calls us to as parents and children.
What does a biblical marriage look like? Even if you're not married, what does marriage teach us about God and His relationship with His people?
Are you sleeping? Are you drifting through life and faith? What would an awakening look like in your life? In the church? In the city?
What does it mean to believe in Jesus? Is it just part of a compartmentalized spiritual system or does it actually change the way we live?
God calls His church to unity through diversity by giving each of us special gifts. Discover how God might be calling you.
There is more ahead for us individually and as the church than we ever could expect. But it's not a question of what we do to find it but how we receive it.
Paul continues to encourages us to believe that the Gospel isn't meant for only us. Who is he calling you to share the good news with?
In the first section of chapter 2, we see how God transforms us personally through the power of the cross. In the second half, we see how God transforms us relationally and calls us to extend this same invitation to others.
The gospel isn't about making bad people good. It's about dead people being brought back to life.
Paul shares a prayer for the church in the second half of Ephesians 1. What is it that he prays we, the church, would know?
At the start of Ephesians, we are reminded of the gospel and the identity we've been given in Jesus.
Even in times of uncertain change, God has always been faithful to His people and called them to be strong and courageous.
The gospel condemns racism and calls us to unity around Jesus: who he is and what he's done.
As we begin a new year, the foundation of the church is prayer. We need Jesus to lead us and guide us into the future.
The Christmas Story doesn't end on Christmas day. God has promised through Jesus to restore all that was lost and broken.
When Jesus came, He brought life where there had only been death. He brought light into darkness. He brought hope where there was despair and joy where fear.
At Christmas, Jesus, the King of kings came down and ushered in a new reign of hope and peace.
In Jesus, God gave His people the gift of salvation. The gift of a hope-filled future. The gift of love.
What does it mean for us that God became a man? That Jesus took the form of a baby as He came to live among us?
There are two kinds of biblical gratitude: past and future. The gospel calls us to both.
The Gospel is an invitation to people from all over the world. The community we've been invited into reaches far and wide.
At the center of understanding the gospel is knowing how it changes our identity. Before we can understand the mission of the gospel, we must first understand what it means for us personally.
The central purpose and result of biblical community is to share it with others who have yet to experience it.
God has called us to live authentically with Him and with one another. Are you in relationships with people who really know you? Are you in relationship regularly with God?
The purpose of the Bible is not just to teach you truth you do not know but to challenge you in truth you do not live.
A relationship with God means prioritizing relationships with others. Are you intentionally pursuing relationships with the people around you?
A life of devotion means more than having devotions every day; it means living devoted to God through every moment.
Practically, this means:
Trusting in God daily (faith Learning from God daily (Scripture) Talking to God daily (prayer) Living from grace daily (Gospel) Abiding with God daily (friendship) Hoping in God daily (deliverance)
God gives us specific "one another" purposes for how we are to live in community together. It matters how we understand and do community.
The Gospel is good news for your work life. It changes who you work for, how you work, and why you work.
Jesus' kingdom is His growing reign of grace in the lives of His people. How will you allow Jesus to grow His kingdom in you this year?
The Great Commission is the calling, the command, which Jesus gave to every believer to make disciples of all the nations. Will you be part of the harvest?
Jesus came on a mission of hope. What is our mission? What is the purpose of the church? What is he calling to believe and do?
The covenant of the cross reminds us of our covenantal connection, constitution, and commission.
God calls His children to patterns of faithfulness in our relationships, engagement with others, and management of our resources.
God's love isn't something we've earned and it's not something we can run from. As was true in Malachi's time, God is calling us to acknowledge and receive His great love for His people.
Throughout the book of John, we've been challenged to believe and live the life that God invited us to live. What is holding you back?
The Going Further series offers helpful insights from the biblical text in about two minutes.
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Mitchell Cooper is a Partner at One Hope Church and has an MA in Theological Studies, MDiv and a Th.M in NT Biblical Theology from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
After hope seemed lost, Jesus came back from death. Has His resurrection changed you? Has the resurrected Jesus resurrected you?
The cross is not mainly about the death of Jesus but about the coming of His kingdom. Are you part of His kingdom? Are you living like it's true?
The authentic truth about who Jesus is transforms who we really are. Do you know the truth?
Why did Jesus leave us here? What did he challenge us to do while we wait for His return?
We must remain connected to Jesus, the vine, to bear the fruit He intended for us to bear.
Baptism is a public confession of a follower of Jesus. Have you followed Jesus? Have you been baptized?
Jesus' new community is defined by how we do community. Are you being intentional about building community the way Jesus defined it?
Of the characters in the story of Lazarus, who are you and how are you being called to respond? Discover the resurrection power of Jesus.
The Going Further series offers helpful insights from the biblical text in about two minutes.
What is going on with the text of John 8:1-11?
For any questions regarding this content contact us at info@wehaveonehope.com.
Mitchell Cooper is a Partner at One Hope Church and has an MA in Theological Studies, MDiv and a Th.M in NT Biblical Theology from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
The Going Further series offers helpful insights from the biblical text in under two minutes.
What does Jesus mean by "rivers of living water?" Where else does this show up in the Bible?
For any questions regarding this content contact us at info@wehaveonehope.com.
Mitchell Cooper is a Partner at One Hope Church and has an MA in Theological Studies, MDiv and a Th.M in NT Biblical Theology from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
The Going Further series offers helpful insights from the biblical text in under two minutes.
In this video, we will look at how both Catholics and Protestants understand John 6 as it relates to communion.
Mitchell Cooper is a Partner at One Hope Church and has an MA in Theological Studies, MDiv and a Th.M in NT Biblical Theology from Gordon-Conwell Seminary.
Jesus did not come to save your kingdom. He came to invite you to die and join His. Will you?
The Going Further series offers helpful insights from the biblical text in under two minutes.
In this video, we will look at John as an Apostle and Theologian.
For any questions regarding this content contact us at info@wehaveonehope.com.
Mitchell Cooper is a Partner at One Hope Church and has an MA in Theological Studies, MDiv and a Th.M in NT Biblical Theology from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
In five different encounters with Jesus, we see five different responses. Who will you be? How will you respond?
The Going Further series offers helpful insights from the biblical text in under two minutes.
In this video, we answer the question: Who was the author of the Gospel of John?
For any questions regarding this content contact us at info@wehaveonehope.com.
Mitchell Cooper is a Partner at One Hope Church and has an MA in Theological Studies, MDiv and a Th.M in NT Biblical Theology from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
There is no place that Jesus can't reach or won't go. Wherever your soul is dry and parched, He wants to meet you there and invite you to worship.
Jesus coming to live among us was and is the foundation of true discipleship. What does it mean for us to follow Him as we disciple others?
Have you seen the real Jesus? How does seeing Him change the way we see everything else and the way we live every day?
God made us all in His image and desires for us to love others the way that He loves us. How does this affect how we relate to people that don't look like us?
God is the author of all human life, even from conception. If we are to live outward on the mission God has given to us, we must see things through His eyes and with His heart.
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? What does discipleship look like as we move outward on God's mission for our lives?
Audio from the Meet & Greet held on Saturday, January 13th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Blanchard Park YMCA
God wants us to be inwardly healthy while we move outward on His mission. To be generous with all we have, we must first experience the generosity of Jesus.
Jesus birth was the beginning of God bringing restoration to all that has been lost and broken. And in the end we know this: Jesus wins.
The promise of Jesus was ultimately a promise to redeem and fix all that had been broken. How does this encourage us today knowing that God kept His promise?
Even in the midst of all the brokenness, God has always had a plan. He would enter into the pain, the brokenness, and darkness that we'd welcomed in and begin to make all things new.
We are all longing for real, lasting comfort in a world full of pain and loss. What does real comfort look like and how can we find it?
What Adam and Eve did changed history. But in the midst of all that is cursed and broken, God still has a plan.
After the Creation, temptation entered the Garden and changed the course of history forever. But God had a plan for redemption.
After coming to a clearer understanding of how God created man and woman, how should we understand marriage? Why was it created? What does it mean for married and single people?
What does God say about womanhood? What does it mean to fulfill your calling as a woman?
What is biblical masculinity? In an age where gender is so misunderstood, what does the Bible have to say about men and true manhood?
After the first six days of creation, God rested and made us to do the same. What is real, biblical rest and what should it look like?
After God created everything else, He carefully knit humanity together after His own image.
In the first days of His creation, God spoke and everything came into being. How should we respond?
A church that understands it's identity and calling lives on mission. What is that mission and why?
Proverbs is full of wisdom and instruction regarding sex and pleasure. What does it mean to be diligent and wise with our desires?
As we discovered last week, wisdom results in diligence. What does it mean to be diligent with money and finances?
Work is something we often misunderstand. What does God say about how we should approach our work? What is a healthy perspective?
Most of our surface issues can be traced back to the heart. What does God say about the heart and how we should respond to it?
Concluding our study in the Psalms, we discover what it means to praise God in the midst of our circumstances.
Healing leads to happiness which should inevitably lead to heralding, or sharing of our hope.
How should we respond to wickedness around us even when it seems to prosper and succeed?
Most of the Psalms can be categorized as "laments." What does this word really mean and what can we learn when it comes to being honest with God about how we feel?
Our mission is God's mission: that all the people of the earth would praise and give glory to Jesus.
We need to ask for and acknowledge God's purpose, God's protection, and God's provision.
Expectations can either build up or tear down our faith. In order to endure, we must have healthy, biblical expectations.
Just like Timothy, Paul charges followers of Jesus to fight to see our specific ministry fulfilled.
How are behavior and belief linked? What does it mean for us to better understand the connection between these two things?
On the road of endurance, we will encounter people who are like sheep, goats, and wolves. How should we respond?
At it's core, endurance has one simple yet often overlooked requirement: remember Jesus. To be able to continue and survive in our faith, we must not forget to regularly reflect on who He is and what He's done.
How can we endure in our faith? What is essential to keeping us focused and ready for the battle that continues?
A clear picture and understanding of the gospel, the "good news" of Jesus, is what will keep us in the fight. How do we stay focused when many seem bent on diluting and distracting from it's message?
What will your legacy be? How much do you think about this questions and how are you actively seeking to pass on your faith to the next generation?
As we open Paul's second letter to Timothy, we discover that we must have grace, mercy, and peace to begin enduring whatever we've been called to.
Proper preaching gives birth to a church, a community where discipleship naturally takes place.