Hope Fellowship - Mike Zenker

The Great Awakening – Pt 3 “The Birth Of The ‘Real’ Church” Imagine a sudden roar of a screaming wind hitting your room! All you can hear is the roar…..THEN FIRE shows up and disperses into smaller fires hovering over each person in the room.  This is how the ‘Church’ enjoyed its ‘Birth-day’. Listen in as we appreciate some of the finer details of what happened that day. Enjoy!! Watch on YOUT...

The Great Awakening - An Adventure Through Acts pt2 What happened after Jesus rose from the dead? How did the disciples and others react after they witnessed the resurrection?  Today we are doing a ‘trailer’ of the last four episodes of ‘the Gospels’, each one recording some of the events after the resurrection. It may surprise you to see ‘who’ Jesus appeared to, and who he did not appear to....

The Great Awakening - An Adventure Through Acts pt1 What happened after Jesus rose from the dead? How did the disciples and others react after they witnessed the resurrection?  Today we are doing a ‘trailer’ of the last four episodes of ‘the Gospels’, each one recording some of the events after the resurrection. It may surprise you to see ‘who’ Jesus appeared to, and who he did not appear to....

Get An Attitude – “A Thanksgiving Attitude Did you know that you get to ‘choose’ your attitude? Enjoy today’s message as we share a ‘hope-filled’ way to have an attitude of gratitude every day. Deciding to be Grateful - Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are not an “accident,” but a divine choice. It is important to realize how often we have had chances to...

Hope In A “Good God” – What It Looks Like  We do not need to ‘tip toe’ around God. He isn’t mad or ‘irritable’. He is for you and eager to hear your rant, cry, joke, story, or your hopes for the future. He is a ‘good’ God and when you believe this, it will change your actions and thoughts from day to day. Today’s message will share wisdom and insight on how others have lived life believing in...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Growing & Progressive Revelation – Part 8 We grow physically in stages and we grow spiritually in stages. Our journey of growing in grace is about knowing who our Heavenly Father really is. It is slow and progressive. False concepts of who God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are replaced with better and more accurate ideas. Every single person lives their lives based on their...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Responding To The Evidence’ – Part 7 The evidence is in, what do with do with the results? It is now time to respond to the evidence that points us towards a God who is good, a God who is for you and not against you.  How are you going to respond to the good news when you see all that He has done not only for us, but also to us? How are you going to respond when you reali...

A God We Can Trust: ‘The Lord’s Prayer & the threat of “conditional forgiveness”’ – Part 6 While ‘the Lord’s Prayer’ is a well known prayer, what follows it leaves many confused & afraid. Why would Jesus say if you don’t forgive, God won’t forgive you? Doesn’t that contradict many other verses found in the New Testament? Last week we looked at key verses that reveal we are already forgiven...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Already Forgiven’ – Part 5 What if we are already forgiven? What if EVERYONE is already forgiven? If this is true, how does that affect our concept of ‘who God is, how He sees us, and how he sees everyone?”  Today, we continue in a series ‘Building a case for a God we can Trust’, today’s topic is BIG. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding ‘forgiveness’ that need to...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Reconciled – It Is A Done Deal b’ – Part 4             Let us know where you are watching from! Your donations keep us going!  Make your donations here https://bit.ly/2Z9loWd Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. To...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Reconciled – It Is A Done Deal’ – Part 3           Let us know where you are watching from! Your donations keep us going! Make your donations here https://bit.ly/2Z9loWd Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. Today I would like to...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Building A Case’ – Part 2:  Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. Today I would like to build a case for “A God We Can Trust’. Many trust ‘in’ God, but fewer would be honest and say they actually ‘trust God’. Today we continue to build a case with a focus on ‘repetitive’ scr...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Building A Case’:  Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. Today I would like to build a case for “A God We Can Trust’. Many trust ‘in’ God, but fewer would be honest and say they actually ‘trust God’. Today we take a look at some very important ground work that needs to be la...

Finding Hope In The Darkness: The recent number of weeks have revealed that so many folks are going through some very serious losses. Loved ones passing away, relationship crisis, etc… all very real and when you are in those situations, it feels like you are walking in ‘darkness’. Today you will hear some very encouraging word that will inspire HOPE…. There is hope in all of these situations….perh...

Experiencing God When Life Is Painful  – Special Guest Ellen VeltKamp, comes back to Hope Fellowship after having moved away to North Buxton, ON. Be ready to hear real life and down to earth stories of real pain and how God showed up in some very tragic circumstances. I believe you will be encouraged by what you hear! Thrilled to have her back share at Hope Fellowship.   Watch on YOUTUBE...

What I Have Learned On My Journey Of Growing In Christ – Special Guest Laurinda Wallace shares her journey of growing in Christ, the ups and downs. I believe you will be encouraged by what you hear! Thrilled to have her share at Hope Fellowship. (***PLEASE NOTE: we had technical issues with the sound and have edited the audio as best we could so you can at least ‘hear’ what Laurinda is sharing. Ou...

LIVING THINGS GROW: enjoy special guest “Jennifer Shouldice” as she shares a bit of the journey of faith she is on. Jennifer has always asked a lot of questions in the years I’ve gotten to know her. Finally you get to hear how the questions have become a blessing and perhaps you also will be encouraged by what you hear! Thrilled to have her share at Hope Fellowship.    Watch on YOUTUBE:...

“We All Need Some Good OL’ Encouragement” Sometimes the circumstances all around us can appear discouraging and even down right dark. However, there is hope in all circumstances. Perhaps you are the one needing the encouragement, if so, you will hear good news today. Perhaps you are going to be the one that will be sent to ‘be’ that encourager! Today, you will be inspired to be a gift of hope to s...

Which Of Your Footprints Do You Want Followed? (Even missteps can be redeemed) A quick read through the Old Testament will reveal a lot of ‘Bad Dad’ patterns. Even those whom we hear a lot about, seem to have really made some very ‘bad dad’ choices! Many of these choices have led their children to repeat the negative patterns. The good news is this: Without looking at their behaviour, most of thes...

Finding Hope: “When You Have Nothing” What if ‘nothing’ is a gift. What the ‘nothing’ you are struggling with can become the very means God will use to show His blessing to you? I know I like to know what my short term financial future is going to look like so I can plan accordingly. (Future planning is also a great help). But what happens when that ‘plan’ suddenly takes a sudden left turn or cras...

Finding Hope When Fear Cripples You - How God Turns Our Excuses Into Success . Have you ever felt that you are not good enough or qualified to fulfill the dreams you may have? Is insecurity paralyzing you or does fear cripple any move forward? What if God has placed dreams in you and the only thing blocking them is ‘a fear mindset’? What if there is a way through that seemly impossible brick wall,...

Expanding Our Understanding: The Mother Heart Of God .   Be prepared to have your understanding of who God is ‘expanded’, especially if you have only believed God to be a ‘male’. We will be exploring metaphors & anthropomorphisms that reveal God in many forms. When the movie ‘The Shack’ came out, it created a lot of discussion as to who God really is. What the book did do is create h...

Living Like Jesus Lived Pt 9: “Jesus Loves To Restore” – Today we dive into the Gospel of John and look at his perspective on the post resurrection account. You may be surprised but some of the details you forgot about or where never told. More importantly, take note of how Jesus was in the business of restoration and healing. After feeling shame and guilt from denying Jesus three times, Jesus sin...

Living Like Jesus Lived Pt 8: “Varying Resurrection Accounts” - “What You May Have Forgotten About The Story”. It may have been a LONG time since you really heard the accounts of what happened to Jesus after He died on the cross. Join us today as we look at four different perspectives beginning with the story of who took Jesus and buried Him. Enjoy this message as we take a second look at the stor...

Living Like Jesus Lived Pt 7: “Fickle Crowd and a Forsaken Saviour” What if the crowd that shouted ‘Hosanna Hosanna’ with palm branches 7 days before Christ’s death, was not the same crowd that shouted ‘Crucify Him, Crucify him.’ What if God the Father did not forsake His son on the cross even though Jesus cried out ‘My God, My God, why have you forsaken me’? What if there are better hope filled p...