Hope Gatesville

In last week's teaching God commanded Abram to go to a new land and He made many promises to Abram. In this week's teaching from Gen. 12:10-20 we see Abram leave the land and forget the promises. Abram was just like us, a big liar! In this teaching Kyle Truman encourages us to tell the truth at all times and to examine our fears and motives that often lead us into sin. We also learn that Abram had...

In this first message in a new series entitled "Abraham Believed God," Kyle Truman leads us through Genesis 12:1-9. In this passage God appears to Abram and commands him to leave his family and his homeland and to go to another land. Abram is obedient and starts a journey that we plan to explore in the months to come.

In this teaching recorded on the 12th day of Christmas (Jan. 5), Kyle Truman takes us through Hebrews 2:14-18 where we learn much about why God had to become a man and how He helps us by through temptation in this life and how He prepares us for the life to come.

In this teaching Hunter Derby takes us through the final chapter of Habakkuk.  Is there any ultimate resolution for Habakkuk's complaints? What is God going to do? What does Habakkuk learn from all of this?

Habakkuk complained to God, God spoke. Habakkuk complained again, God meets him where he is at and speaks again. In this exploration of Habakkuk 2:4-20 We see that God has a plan and a purpose in His dealings with the governments and world powers of the day. As we look at what we have seen in Habakkuk 1-2 we realize that God is sovereignly overseeing and directing the affairs of the universe perfe...

Sometimes we don't like what is going on in the world today. Habakkuk sure didn't! He was bold enough to take his complaint to God and then he was quiet and listened to what God would say to Him. What complaints or frustrations do you have with God? In this teaching you will learn what to do with your frustrations and what to do while you wait for things to change.

In this teaching we explore the first 11 verses of Habakkuk's prophecy. Habakkuk lived 2,600 years ago in a time where there were very few people who were walking with God. This grieved Habakkuk and he prayed and asked God how long He would allow the evil to continue. God answered Habakkuk's prayer/complaint but Habakkuk still wasn't satisfied.  Don't stop at this teaching, it gets better on...

In this final teaching on the ekklesia, we explore 1 Cor. 12:12-27. In this teaching Pastor Kyle walks us through a very practical metaphor that helps us understand God's design for the church and how He would like us to work together.

Last week the Apostle Paul told the church in Corinth to deliver a man to Satan and remove him from the congregation. What happened to that man? Did the church do what Paul commanded? In this teaching Kyle Truman will attempt to answer these questions and then will turn to John 20:19-23 which may be the most significant story of forgiveness and restoration in the Bible.

Sometimes church members don't act like church people should. As we learned last week Christians are called to live a life worthy of the gospel of Christ, but what should happen when that doesn't happen? In this teaching Kyle Truman leads us through 1 Corinthians 5 where the Apostle Paul has to address a situation where a church member is participating in gross sin and the church is proud of it! H...

In Philippians 1:27-2:11 Paul instructs the Christians in Philippi to live a life that is worthy of the gospel of Christ. What doe that mean? We are to stand strong, to strive together, to be fearless of our opponents, and to do all of this in unity. There is much in this passage about how the church is to walk through sufferings. We live in a day and age where things are very quickly changing. Fo...

In this teaching Pastor Kyle looks at what the scripture says to church members about how they are to relate to the leaders in the church. Scriptures covered include 1 Thes 5:12-13, 1 Cor 16:15-18, Heb 13:7, Heb 13:17, 1 Peter 5:1-7.

If you have ever been hurt by a leader in the church then this teaching is for you. In this teaching we look at the Apostle Peter's instruction to pastors/elders in 1 Pet 5:2-3. Pastors/elders are to lead in a way that is not domineering or authoritarian but they are to be examples to the church family.

In this teaching we explore the development of the position and role of the elder in the early church. An elder is a shepherd of God's people. The word "pastor" means "shepherd." Elders are pastors, pastors are elders, pastors and elders are shepherds. What does this mean for how are churches are structured?  Passages covered in this teaching are Acts 20:17-38, Eph 4:11-12, Jer 3:15, 1 Tim 3:...

In this teaching from Acts 6:1-6 we see how the young church in Jerusalem had to change some things so that they could fulfill their responsibilities and accomplish Jesus' mission. In this teaching we see that while the local church is the family of God it also has an institutional or organizational element to it. We must embrace this dynamic that God has created within His family. We learn how to...

In this teaching we examine what Jesus said about the church. The Bible only records him using the word "church" three times. Jesus makes it clear that the church is His idea and His project and He plans to build the church through His people.  As we explore Matt 16:13-20 and Matt 18:15-20 we see that Jesus hands over authority to the apostles, to subsequent church leaders and to all the memb...

In this first teaching on the ekklesia we examine 2 Cor 6:14-7:1 and a number of other passages and discover that the church is commonly referred to as a family. How does this change how we think about the church? How does this challenge our assumptions and experience? Although the church has an institutional/organizational element to it, we must realize that we are much more of a family than most...

In this teaching Hunter Derby takes us through Romans 12:9-21

Due to a recording error there is only an introduction to the passage and teaching on the last three verses. In the teaching we dive deeply into idolatry and how it can creep into the life of a Christian and how we can overcome it.

In this teaching we explore 1 John 5:6-15

How are we going to continue to walk with God through all the trials and temptations that come our way for the rest of our lives? In this teaching we explore a promise that will help us trust God and love Him better. 

How do we stop being so afraid and worried about so many things? How can we have more confidence in this life and in the future? You don't have to be a slave to fear, you can be a child of God.

So God is love and His love flows into us so that we can love others. In this teaching we explore what love does. We ask the questions "What does it look like?" "What does it do?" "Are there any counterfeits to love?"  1 Cor 13 teaches that love is not controlling, it is not suffocating, it is often not convenient, love does not keep score and it let's go. Love is not manipulative or selfish....

In this passage John tells us to do something that is not very popular today. He wants us to test the spirits, the messages, the preacher who are in our world making their voice heard. We are to ask the question "Do they confess/acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ/Messiah and that He has come in the flesh. We must not believe every spirit, if we do we are in great danger. The nature of the Holy S...

What does it mean to love your church family? Is it important? According to John is is very important, and if you don't do it John says that you are not a Christian! In this passage John also teaches us how to pray confidently.