The Hope Collective Message Podcast

Passion is more than "strong emotion". It's something you'd give up everything for, even your own life. There's not much that we could say we're passionate enough to die for, but the one thing that Jesus was clearly passionate about was people. When it comes to being as passionate about people as Jesus was, we start by realizing how much He loves us. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Three of our series...

Everyone wants a better tomorrow. Some people want it but don't think it will ever arrive. Some people wish for it but have no assurance it will happen. Other people are looking to something to give them that better tomorrow. There's only one kind of person, though, who can have the confident expectation of a better tomorrow: the person who has Jesus as their hope. Check out Part Two of Alpine's s...

For followers of Jesus, becoming more like him involves a radical reorientation of our values. Things that we thought were important are challenged and our hearts change as we learn to value what God values. This doesn't happen by accident, though. It happens as we spend time with Jesus and allow him to help us unlearn our old way of life so that we can learn to live in God's Kingdom. Check out Pa...

It's that time of year again: the time people take stock of their lives, find a goal to pursue, and make a plan to achieve it. We do this with our health, our relationships, and our money, but how many of us do this with our spiritual lives? What might it look like to resolve to live a full life in 2020? Check out a special message from one of Alpine's own, Prof. Jeremy Pettitt, and listen as he t...

Check out Part Three of Alpine's series, "A Thrill of Hope", and join us as we celebrate Christmas 2019.

Would people call you a joyful person? Not many people feel like they can say "Yes!" For followers of Jesus, though, joy isn't optional. It's essential. The key is realizing that joy isn't meant to be a burden. It's an invitation to see Jesus in every part of life. Check out Part Two of Alpine's series, "A Thrill of Hope", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd talks about God's commitment to our joy...

Entire industries today are built around the drive for security: physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual. As we pour our time and energy into security, though, we only find our anxiety increasing. The hope that Jesus offers us breaks through our fears and fills us with a confident expectation that gives us peace. Join Alpine Chapel for Part 1 of our Christmas Series, "A Thrill of Hope", and...

We can all remember or imagine an experience of amazing hospitality. Moments like that don't happen by accident. Behind every act of hospitality is a host who puts the time, energy, and attention into creating spaces where people are taken care of. While culture treats this kind of hospitality like a competition, Jesus shows us that hospitality is a reflection of who God is and an opportunity to s...

We all look at Thanksgiving a little differently but everyone wrestles with the same thing this time of year: gratitude. Whether it's busyness, entitlement, or familiarity, we all get distracted from our opportunities to be grateful. In the middle of the "Holiday Hustle", it's important to spend some time thinking about something that happened in the life of Jesus: a moment in time that can help u...

We tend to define "church" using boxes and lines. Buildings. Beliefs. Locations. Denominations. "My church" versus "your church". The way that Jesus talks about "church", though, it's not a place you go. It's something you're a part of. And someone you belong to. Join Alpine Chapel for a special message from friend of Alpine and founder of Poetice International, Micah Kephart, about church being l...

Every morning we wake up to a fight. We may not see it. We may not realize it. But we all feel it. We are in a fight for our souls. It's not just a fight for ourselves, though: it's a fight for our neighbors, our friends, and even our own families. The fight is against despair and despair never takes a day off. Which is why as a church, we fight a 24/7 fight for HOPE. Check out a special message f...

Hope isn't something that God just gives to everyone else. Hope is something God has for YOU. His character and promises give us a confident expectation of a better tomorrow that we then get to share with others. And it all starts when we choose to get real about the brokenness in every part of our lives. Check out this special message from Lead Pastor Dave Mudd about how Jesus' teaching on the Gr...

If there is one group of people that are at the center of God's heart, it's the poor. What it means to be poor, though, is where we and God might not be on the same page. Poverty isn't simply the lack of resources. It's the lack of options, opportunity, and ultimately the lack of hope. So what role can we play in helping fight for people being crushed by the giant of poverty? Join Alpine Chapel fo...

Have you ever lacked the know-how to get the job done? If so, you've had an encounter with illiteracy. More than reading and writing, illiteracy is lacking the knowledge that you need to participate, contribute, and grow. In fact, the story of Scripture is nothing short of God fighting against the most dangerous form of illiteracy there is. And it's a fight we get to be a part of. Check out Part S...

Disease is far more than an inconvenience. It is an injustice that robs people of the life that God has made possible for them in Jesus. While disease exists in many forms (some more evident than others), Jesus consistently offers two responses: healing and resurrection life. When the church understands these two responses, we can join God on his mission to bring HOPE. Join Alpine Chapel for the n...

It's one thing to say that oppression exists. It's another thing to admit that it exists in your own life. Believe it or not, the source of all oppression is spiritual. When the chains of sin in our own lives hold us under their control, we end up putting chains around others. It's only when Jesus enters the picture that we're able to not only drop our own chains but to help others drop theirs, to...

Too many people throughout history have shared this experience: being subject to someone else's wishes against their will. This is the definition of oppression. Whatever form and to whatever degree oppression exists, that is the degree to which the Kingdom of God is not being realized. Into these situations, God restores us to what it means to be truly human and invites us to take up our role in h...

Too many people go through life full but unfulfilled. They cram their calendars and drain every ounce of their energy chasing something they think will satisfy them. In the quiet and brutally honest moments of their days, though, they admit that they're empty. God never intended us to live like this. In fact, our experience of spiritual emptiness only exists because of our separation from God. It'...

There are giants in the land of hopelessness. No matter where you go, these giants are enemies of God's mission in the world and grow stronger wherever hope is weak. What's the first step in fighting these giants? To understand them. What are they? Where do they come from? And what gives us the confidence to think they can actually fall? Join Alpine Chapel for Part Two of our series, "Goliath Must...

Hope has a way of attracting people who need it. Any church that wants to share the hope of Jesus, then, needs to be ready to welcome and love people who need hope the most. This means taking head-on the greatest barrier to us experiencing and sharing hope: a judgmental spirit. Join Alpine Chapel for Part One of our new series, "Goliath Must Fall", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd sets the stag...

There's an area of our lives that touches nearly every decision that we make. It's also one of the most talked-about subjects in Scripture: money. Because finances play such a significant role in our lives, it's one of the most important areas we can bring under the rule of God in His Kingdom. When we do, we discover God's blessing as we find ways to use God's resources to bless others. Join Alpin...

We all long for community: that sense of unity we share with others because of what we have in common. Believe it or not, God actually designed us for this kind of community. Far too often, though, community feels more like a pipe dream than a reality. That's why in one of the most significant moments of his life, Jesus took time to pray that his followers would experience the community they were...

The family is foundational to society, and our culture tells us that we owe all of our allegiance to our family. Jesus created and loves the family, but He tells us that family is not everything. As believers we belong to a natural family and God’s family, which tests where our loyalties are. In scripture, Abraham understood the tension between the kingdom of God and his natural family when God as...

Jesus invites us into his kingdom - to live as we were created to live, fully dependent on and in relationship with him. But according to 1 John 2:17, we crave many things that are not of God. There is an enemy who wants to lure us away from God's kingdom. In the sixth installment of the series, "Kingdom Over Everything," Pastor Dave Mudd shares three ways to remain in God's kingdom and resist bui...

The book of Esther is set in the time of the exile, and the people of Israel faced the question of their survival daily. Their circumstances were such that they wondered if God was really working. We too ask the question about what God is doing in our life, if he is doing anything at all. How are we to ask the question, “God where are you, and what are you doing?” Staff Pastor Alex Gowler discuses...