Hope Fellowship - Mike Zenker

Living Like Jesus Lived Pt 6:  “Modeling The Heart of a Leader”  The Father weighs in and speaks something so profound that the disciples who heard it, didn’t get it until after the resurrection. Nothing like a ‘proud Papa’. Today the heart of Jesus is revealed again as He makes His way to Calvary, still loving those around Him while knowing full well what was about to happen. Wait for i...

Living Like Jesus Lived Pt 5: “Loving All As He Was Going” Today we continue investigating some of the key stories in the Gospels that reveal the heart and character of Jesus. Join in today and discover some unexpected gems that will encourage you to see as Jesus saw, and live like he lived. Enjoy! 1. Healing at Bethesda pool – John 5 2. Woman caught in adultery - John 7:53–8:11 3. Matthew Tax col...

Living Like Jesus Lived Pt 4: “Expressing Compassion To The Hurting” Life isn’t about trying to ‘copy’ all the behaviours that Jesus modeled in an attempt to ‘try to be like Jesus’.  Instead, it is about knowing his heart and the source of his love and power.  When we abide in Christ, just like Christ abided in the Father, it is THEN that the life and love of Christ flows out of us with...

Living Like Jesus Lived: “His Extra Effort Loving The Overlooked” Do we avoid the marginalized, or are we drawn towards them in love. Do we even see them as we go about our day? Today we will dive into how Jesus “affirmed equality’ of those were not given a voice. Women. Enjoy as we explore the compassionate heart of Christ towards women in a way that was absolutely counter-culture to his day. He...

Living Like Jesus Pt 2: He Just Loved People  If we are to ‘Live Like Jesus Lived’, then we need to know what Jesus meant when he said “as the Father sent me, in the same way, I’m sending you’. He didn’t mean that we copy cat his behavior and focus on doing all the things Jesus did. He meant to abide in Him, just as He abided in His Father. We are to live the same way, each moment of every da...

Living Like Jesus: What Does That Look Like? Many folks have been told they are supposed to live like Jesus, but have never wisely been told how. Instead, they have been told to ‘copy’ Jesus actions and repeat his words recorded in the Bible. What if this advice falls terribly short of what it means to truly ‘live like Jesus’? For the next few weeks, we are going to dig into a number of key storie...

Don’t Lose Hope (lessons from Joseph, the baker and the butler) Our circumstances do not tell the whole story. I only shows us what we are currently walking through. Our emotions tend to respond to the circumstances and therefore can’t always be trusted as the whole truth. There may be much more going on than we realize and this is only one chapter in a much bigger developing story. I trust the ‘A...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 12 – ‘What About?”  How do we walk in the path of forgiveness when the person is still in our day to day life? It begins with making sure we thinking correctly as well as living from our identity in Christ. Enjoy as we wrap up a long and intense series on "Healing Life's Hurts through understanding forgiveness" Watch on YOUTUBE:   https://youtu.be/XcSgopEqtUM &nbs...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 11 – ‘How To Forgive' part (2 of 3) How do we actually forgive someone? This entire series has led to this part of the series. Taking in everything we have covered, we are now ready to walk through the process of forgiving someone. Last week we discussed the actual ‘event’ of forgiveness, Today we will look at the process of walking out what we just did. This is a huge proc...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 10 – ‘How To Forgive' part (1 of 2) How do we actually forgive someone? This entire series has led to this part of the series. Taking in everything we have covered, we are now ready to walk through the process of forgiving someone. Today we look at the “event’ and next week the process of walking this out. This has the potential to impact your soul for the rest of your life...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 9 – ‘Reasons We Don't Forgive' - Once we have deconstructed the misunderstanding of what we thought forgiveness was, we are now able to explore what it really is. Today we dig into what are some common ‘hindrances’ as to why we tend not to forgive… but you need to hear last week’s message ‘What Forgiveness is, and that we are each capable of forgiving, even if we don’t thin...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 8 – ‘What Forgiveness Is' part A - Once we have deconstructed the misunderstanding of what we thought forgiveness was, we are now able to explore what it really is. Today we dig into ‘What Forgiveness is, and that we are each capable of forgiving, even if we don’t think we can. Forgiveness is an ‘event’ and a ‘process’, enjoy today’s message and next weeks as we explore wha...

When God Messes Up Your Plans: What do we do when things crash in? Join in today as we talk about some helpful perspectives to consider that can help us navigate these sudden changes that challenge us. Enjoy Watch on FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/michael.zenker/videos/10156343065102400/    Watch on YOUTUBE:     https://youtu.be/M-bi6joRV7Y   ***Love what you ar...

Special Guest: Terral McBay "Authentic Curiosity"  - Being Real And Curious with others:     https://youtu.be/vwjH3VuVqB0      Let's share the GOOD NEWS that is for everyone to everyone!  God loves EVERYBODY!  No one is excluded!  That is good news!! Imagine what will happen if you believe it?  For more info, visit:  hopefellowshipycc.com http...

What You Focus On, You Will Come To See: If Science is proving that when you focus on something, you can ‘influence’ the thing you are observing. Perhaps then we can practice the wisdom given to us in the Scriptures when they refer to what to focus on and what not to focus on. Let’s begin 2019 with a better intention to focus on the things that make for peace, hope and love in our lives!! Enjoy to...

Eyes To See: What ‘do’ you see? What do you ‘see’ as you go through your day? Perspective matters when we look at life both in the past and looking ahead. Today's message will encourage you to be more aware of how you look at life and at things going on around you. There may very well be more going on than you are aware of!! Do you have eyes to truly see? enjoy Watch on FACEBOOK:    http...

How To Survive Holiday Stress: How do we handle the stress of the holiday season, awkward family dinners, relatives we don't get a long with, personal pain during the season, etc... today is going to be a little bit different, not so much a sermon, but more like practical things to remember and advice...enjoy Watch on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/michael.zenker/videos/10156291158972400/ &nbs...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 7 – ‘What Forgiveness is NOT' “C” - What if a major misconception regarding forgiveness is preventing us from actually forgiving someone? What if there is hope to be healed of a long held grip of ‘unforgiveness” in your life? Would you want to know about it? If forgiveness can affect our very soul, physical body and life circumstances, then shouldn’t we know more about it??...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 6 – ‘What Forgiveness is NOT' “B” - Unlearning is so difficult. If forgiveness can affect our very soul, physical body and life circumstances, then shouldn’t we know more about it?? Today we continue to dispel some myths about what we ‘thought’ forgiveness is. As these myths unravel, a better and more ‘hope-filled’ understanding of forgiveness will rise to the surface! This...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 5 – ‘What Forgiveness is NOT' - Unlearning is so difficult. If we are truly going to understand how to forgive, we first need to unlearn 'misunderstandings' we have been taught. Once unlearned, we become free to begin the process of forgiving. The Greatest Hindrances to Forgiving others, is wading through the myths and incomplete understandings……only to find out, our ‘mythi...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 3 – ‘A CASE FOR FORGIVENESS’: What if we are ALREADY forgiven, would that impact our ability to forgive others? Today we will make a case that strongly suggests that we are indeed forgiven. I hope that you will be encouraged by the many scriptures that point to this fact and also point to a deeper freedom we already have. I believe it is THIS revelation that will allow many...

Healing Life's Hurts, through Understanding Forgiveness PT2 THE SOURCE: Today we are going to dig in and lay a crucial foundation if we are truly going to understand what forgiveness is. We need to dispel some myths and discover the true 'source' of forgiveness. Knowing the 'source' in greater depth will become the power to understand the depth of true forgiveness. Enjoy! ***Love what you are hear...

Healing Life’s Hurts Pt 1 – ‘Expanding Your Understanding’ of what ‘Forgiveness’ is. Everyone has or knows someone that has ‘hurts’ deep in their life that needs healing. What if many of those hurts could be healed by realizing a ‘better’ perspective on forgiveness? Too many trite sayings and church teachings have placed a tremendous amount of guilt on individuals regarding this topic. This series...

All Of Creation Speaks....can you hear it? There more going on that we think. If we have eyes to see and ears to hear, we can see and hear creation speak to us! The Bible is not a science book, but it points to scientific truth. There are a lot of hints in Scripture that reveal that the universe is a friendly place. Enjoy today’s message as we expand our understanding of how God has revealed himse...

Speaker:  Special Guest: Nancy Praymayer Date:  Sunday, October 21, 2018 SPECIAL GUEST: Nancy Praymayer "When God Disappoints Us"   (HER BEST MESSAGE YET!  You have got to hear this one!!) Nancy has been a part of Hope Fellowship for a few years now.  She has served as a small group leader and on the Leadership Team at HF, and has taught on Sunday morning in the past.&nbsp...