The Hope Collective Message Podcast

We all like it when God allows the good things in our life, but what about the difficult things? What about those weaknesses that slow us down, hold us up, and keep us from doing everything we feel like we should be doing? The apostle Paul wasn't afraid to ask God these questions or share what he learned with the church in Corith. While Paul didn't get the response he wanted, he did get a response...

Tough questions are being addressed by culture that need to be addressed by the church, too. The problem is that we seem to have lost the ability to "agree to disagree", both inside and outside the community of faith. As the church, we can lead the way in talking about things that matter to us knowing that the way we talk matters to God. We may not always agree, but we will always be family. Join...

There are only two types of desires that we experience in life: those that come from the Holy Spirit and those that don't. When we follow Jesus, the Holy Spirit gives us new desires that we still have the choice to act on or not. These Holy Spirit desires always take the shape of the answer to this question: what does love require? Check out Part Five of Alpine Chapel's series on Community DNA and...

The heart of God has always been to enjoy a relationship with us. It's why he seeks us out, draws us back, and pulls out all the stops to put his love on display towards us. It's only by experiencing this love through Jesus that we become the people of love that God created us to be. Join Alpine Chapel for a special Father's Day message from Lead Pastor Dave Mudd all about seeing, believing, recei...

The Holy Spirit isn't a tool or a technique that we leverage for our advantage. The Holy Spirit is a person that leads us to join God's mission of reconciliation. When we're led by him, we develop a deep hatred for sin, both the bad things we do and the good things we leave undone. When a community is led by the Holy Spirit, it becomes a place where we can confess those sins to one another and exp...

For too long, "accountability" in community has meant giving people a report on your bad behavior. This idea of accountability falls far short of what Jesus had in mind. Accountability doesn't mean focusing on what we're doing wrong. It means helping one another hear and respond to God's voice in our life. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Four of our series on Community DNA and listen as Lead Pastor Da...

People grow best in environments where they can feel safe and be seen. The problem is that our experiences trusting people can make us feel anything but safe, so we hide from others and stunt our own growth as people. The family that Jesus invites us into is one where we aren't afraid to be seen because we know that we're safe. That's the power of community. Check out Part Three of Alpine Chapel's...

God gave us each other so that we could care for one another in times like this, but it's hard to care for one another when you don't know one another. That's why when it comes to community, the conversation starts with knowing and being known: letting people see the real you and embracing people as the real them. We have the power to do this because God does it for us. Check out Part Two of Alpin...

Jesus is the one who changes and grows us, but more often than not he uses people to bring that growth about. In biblical community, we are for one another what Jesus was for his disciples: a powerful force of invitation and challenge that helps us become the people God created us to be. Join Alpine Chapel for a timely series all about community, beginning with a message called, "Why We Need Each...

This Mother's Day is unlike anything that anyone was expecting or wanting. Some people feel disappointed, others feel broken, and still others feel shattered. It's easy to think about just giving up when we look at the dust of our disappointments. When God sees dust, though, He sees the opportunity to breathe life into something new. Join Alpine Chapel for a special Mother's Day message from Natal...

Talking about the "will of God" is tricky. We want to know what it is, but we don't always know where to go to find it. Here's the thing: knowing God's will is less about information and more about transformation. It's less about knowing the specific details of God's plan and more about becoming the kind of person that does what Jesus would do. Listen as Alpine's Lead Pastor Dave Mudd helps us unp...

All the information and perspectives we're taking in these days makes it harder than ever to have the mindset we really need: the mindset of Jesus. Without the mind of Jesus, our actions start to look just like those of the broken world that Jesus is on a mission to rescue. Our response can only be on thing: to do whatever it takes to be with Jesus so that we can think like Jesus. Join Alpine Chap...

So much has changed these past couple months. "Normal" seems like a thing of the past as we try to navigate everything that's different. In the midst of it all, though, is an echo of a promise God made to his people in the book of Isaiah: "I am doing a new thing". In a time when so much is different, will we receive the new thing God wants to do in our lives? Join Alpine Chapel for "Don't Waste th...

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When Jesus entered Jerusalem, he knew it would be just a few short days until he fought one of the most important battles of his life. Alone in a garden, Jesus would be victorious over fear, doubt, and death itself. Thousands of years later, Jesus invites us into that victory, too. But it comes at a price: his death, our life, and obedience to his command to stay awake so we can rise up and do the...

With so much news available today, it's hard to know what (and who) to trust. It's hard, too, to be aware of what kind of news we're sharing with the world. Is it more of the same? Or is it a message of real hope that comes from staying in the good news of Jesus and allowing his character to be our character? Join Alpine Chapel for a message called "Are Your Feet Beautiful?", a message from Lead P...

The gospel is the Good News of God: the declaration that His power has broken into human history through Jesus and is making all things new. It's not something that we choose to believe once and then never have to think about again. It's something we keep believing so that God can keep renewing us. Join Alpine Chapel for a special message called, "Stay in the Gospel" and listen as Lead Pastor Dave...

There may be bad news in the world, but we will always have good news in Jesus. In the midst of our culture’s moment of desperation and confusion, what would it look like for the Church to choose prayer instead of panic? How could an act and response of prayer for our nation’s leaders and for all affected by COVID-19 be a bright light in the midst of great darkness? What would happen in our world...

In the next 5-10 years, the current model of "doing church" in America will be dead. At the same time, God is wanting to breathe life into His people so that our lives become more about Him and less about consuming religious goods and services. To be part of what God has in store, we have to be ready to learn, ready to change, and ready to break free of what's been keeping us from Jesus. We have t...

Anytime you're going somewhere new or doing something you haven't done before, it's good to have a guide. Guides help you see things you wouldn't have seen otherwise and avoid obstacles that you never saw coming. But when it comes to life, too many people are living without the clear guide that God gives us in his word. The reasons are many but the outcome is the same: confusion and regret where G...

We are most like Jesus when we are serving others. That's what makes serving others such a privilege: it's a life full of opportunities to bless others in ways we never asked for. In order to take (and make!) those opportunities, we must always be in a posture of listening to what God is saying to us, laying down our agenda in favor of God's. Check out Part Eight of Alpine's series, "Living Values...

The theme of giving is woven into the fabric of God's story. That's because generosity is just part of who God is. He creates a world and shares it with humanity. He begins a story and invites us to be a part of us. He saw us living in a world of death and destruction and gave his son to save us. If all this is true, then one thing is certain: generosity will be the natural outcome of people who a...

Everyone has to build a life on something. Many people, though, are so busy building their life that they haven't taken the time to think about what they're trusting to be their foundation. The invitation of Jesus is to build our life on the only unshakeable foundation that exists: his character and promises. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Six of our series, "Living Values", and hear Spiritual Format...

There are things we know are good for us but we still choose not to do. Being in community can feel that way. Even though God intended us to live life together, our tendency is to avoid the discomfort, transparency, and sacrifice that real community requires. But Jesus taught us that real community is good for us ... and it's actually possible. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Five of our series, "Livi...

There are times in our lives when we come across something so amazing that we can't help but respond in some way. Whether it's by celebrating what we've found or telling someone else about it, we make a big deal of the things that are a big deal to us. That's what worship is: celebrating and sharing what's most valuable in our lives.  Check out Part Four of Alpine Chapel's series, "Living Val...