The Hope Collective Message Podcast

As a society, we are more "connected" than ever and lonelier than we've ever been. The good news is that God gave us his family, the church, so that we could support each other and encourage one another. The bad news, though, is that so often we confine that family experience to two hours on a Sunday morning. There is so much God wants to do in and through His people, the church, when they leave t...

Fear is a common human emotion. Each one of us knows the experience of fear, but what we might not know is that our fears provide powerful insights into our hearts. In fact, fear can give us such a clear picture of our own souls that we can say, "Tell me what you fear and I'll tell you what you believe." Check out the final installment of Alpine Chapel's series, "Mixtape", and listen as pastor, sp...

In a culture full of distractions, we are attending church less and less. There's plenty of reasons why, but they all lead to the same place: failing to be and do everything God has in store for us. Because it's only together that we can experience God like he always intended us to. Join Alpine Chapel for the next installment of our summer series, "Mixtape", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd hel...

Jesus told us that it would be our love for one another that would let the world know that we are his disciples. What often ends up happening, though, is hurt creeping into our relationships cutting us off from one another. If God's mission is a mission of reconciliation, it only makes sense that God wants us to experience reconciliation with one another. But when so much hurt has been done by us...

It's easy to talk about, but ridiculously hard to do: forgive. We want to be free of the hurt and pain and injustice that others have caused us. But we don't even know where to start when it comes to letting go of the unforgiveness that's weighed us down for so long. What we see as impossible, though, is possible because of what Jesus has done for us. Join Alpine Chapel for a powerful message from...

Who's business are you all about? For most of us, it's our business: our success, our image, and our wants. This wasn't the case for Jesus. Jesus was all-in on God's business. As we follow him, he invites us to be part of that business, too. But what does it look like for us to start living with God's business in mind? Check out the next installment of Alpine's series, "Summer Mixtape" and listen...

Fear comes naturally. Many people live in it. Maybe that's why the most repeated command in the Bible is, "Do not fear." But what is it about God that causes us to "take courage" when it's so much easier to "take fear"? Check out the next installment of Alpine's summer series, "Mixtape", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd talks about how much God can't wait to support us when we choose to "take c...

Fear. Shame. Anger. Despair. These are just some of the things that haunt our everyday lives. They steal our attention away from God and chain us to the negative effects of sin. But Jesus died so that we could be FREE. He died to take away the things in our life that take us away from life with him. It's time to put down our obsession with the negative and pick up the blessings God has for us. Che...

What do The Greatest Showman, cups of cold water, and our everyday interactions with people have in common? The potential to ascribe value to others. In a world that is desperate for meaning and purpose, one of the beautiful things about life with Jesus is the ability to infuse meaning into the lives of others through our words and deeds. Join the Alpine Chapel family for a special message from Le...

There never seems to be enough time. We spend most of our time just trying to meet the demands that have been placed on us and in those rare moments when we might have "spare time", how we use it says a lot about us. The thing is, God never intended us to live like this. He made us and gives us just enough time to live out the life he's invited us into. So what gives? How do we take control of our...

Christians tend to get a bad rap for not being much like Jesus. Let's be honest: those are some big sandals to fill! In fact, "being Jesus" to those around us is downright impossible. There's no way we could ever live the kind of life that Jesus lived ... unless the Spirit of Jesus came to live inside of us. Check out the final part of Alpine's series, "42 Seconds", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave...

Do you think of yourself as a brave person? Maybe you've never thought about it. Maybe you're not even sure what bravery really is. However you might define bravery, though, Jesus had it. And his bravery came from a bold and risky love that would do whatever it took to let people know how much God cared about them. It's the same bravery that Jesus offers us when we become a part of his mission. Ch...

More often than not, our bodies are in one place while our minds and emotions are in another. This wasn't the case with Jesus. Jesus was able to be fully present in every interaction that he had with others. That's not to say he wasn't tempted to be somewhere else mentally or emotionally, but that he overcome those temptations which are the same ones that keep us from being present with others. So...

Every interaction we have with others, no matter how small, is important. Jesus modeled this perspective during his time on Earth. Even in his briefest encounters, he was able to impact people in a meaningful way. What would it look like to follow Jesus' example in our own conversations? What if more meaningful interactions with others was a single 'yes' away? Join Alpine Chapel for Part One of ou...

You don't have to be a parent to help others experience the abundant life that Jesus offers. As parents, though, we have the unique opportunity to sow the seeds of that life by instilling a love for God's Word in our families (which starts with loving God's Word ourselves!). Join Alpine Chapel for a special message from Dave and Natalie Mudd about the power of God's Word to bring abundant life to...

Our lives are driven by our desires. For many, those desires are summed up in something called "the American Dream". We work and sweat and strive to make that dream a reality only to end up stressed out, exhausted, and ultimately unfulfilled. God created us for so much more. But in order to live into the future God has for us, we need a radical redirection of our hearts away from "the American Dre...

There's a difference between recovery and resurrection. Recovery means healing. It's what you do for yourself. But resurrection is different. Resurrection means you have nothing left, that you're dead and buried, and you need someone else to dig you out. Through the power of his own resurrection, Jesus is able to bring life back to the places where death has taken hold ... but only if we let him....

Faith isn't just one of the most important things you need in the valley. It's also one of the most difficult things to hold on to. When life makes us want to give up and throw in the towel, we need other people to come around us and help us keep believing. And that's why Jesus gave us each other. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Three of our series, "Valleys", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd share...

Trials are a part of living as broken people in a broken world. We can think of them as interruptions or we can engage them as opportunities to grow. But beyond a renewed perspective on our valleys, we need a renewed posture: a way of approaching our valleys that isn't about us but about Jesus. Check out Part Two of Alpine Chapel's series, "Valleys", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd helps us un...

If there's one thing that will keep us from what God has in store for our lives, it's how we respond in difficult times. These "valleys" happen more often than we'd like and most people just try to avoid them. But what if our valleys are actually good for us? What if God wants to redeem our valleys by renewing our perspective? Join Alpine Chapel for Part One of our new series, "Valleys", and liste...

Join us as we celebrate Easter 2018.

Forgiveness is a loaded term. Many people think it has to do with appeasing God so that he leaves you alone. But getting God to leave us alone was never the goal of forgiveness. In fact, forgiveness has more to do with allowing more of God into our lives and experiencing the joy that only He can bring. Join Alpine Chapel for Palm Sunday and Part Seven of our series, "HOPE", and take time to think...

What does God think of you? Have you ever pondered that question? Some people imagine God to be hostile towards them. Others think the best they can expect from him is a half-hearted tolerance. But what if God actually enjoys us? What if the whole point of this thing we call "life" is to enjoy and be enjoyed by God? Join Lead Pastor Dave Mudd and Joel Honneger for a conversation about family, fait...

When God works in our lives, it is an act of grace: an expression of God's unmerited favor to us. If we have experienced God's grace in the past, we can be sure that there is more grace he wants to show us in the future. But our experience of God's future grace will depend on how we respond to the grace that we have already received. Check out Part Five of Alpine's series, "HOPE", and listen as St...

God promises to work all things for the good of those who love him. That doesn't mean circumstances won't be difficult, though. That doesn't mean that our lives will always be easy. It does mean that no matter what happens, God can use our circumstances to accomplish our ultimate good: to know and be like Jesus. Check out Part Four of Alpine Chapel's series, "HOPE", and hear from Lead Pastor Dave...