Abiding Hope Church

Pastor Doug discusses creation and our responsibility to take care of all living things.

Pastor Laura compares power to authority and encourages us to live like we are made of God beyond worldly constrictions.

Pastor Jay compares the world economy of earning and deserving to the economy of God that is a gift of grace.

Pastor Doug explores the challenging concept of forgiveness and encourages us to intentionally work to become conduits of that forgiveness.

Pastor Laura looks at what it means to be in an authentic community with others, challenging us to look within ourselves for barriers.

Pastor Jay reflects on what it means to be home and how we can be whole in God’s vision for the world.

Addressing the new school year and our kids, Pastor Doug reminds us that those who are truly great live, love, and serve Christ.

After a perplexing Gospel passage, Pastor Laura compares crumbs to God’s mission of oneness for the world and challenges us to look for the “God crumbs” left for us all.

Pastor Doug discusses the title of our new worship series “In Christ or In Crisis” and unpacks the meaning of “crisis” as living outside our creation and identity.

Pastor Laura addresses the feeling of carrying burdens and how this relates to Jesus feeding the 5000.

In this last week of our Catch the Spirit series, Pastor Jay talks about the story of Peter and Cornelius and how sometimes we let our habits in the church keep us from following the Spirit and changing our focus to new life and oneness. 

Pastor Doug takes us through the story of the transformation of Saul to Paul and how Paul’s journey might inspire us to live the way of love and be the church in today’s world.

Pastor Laura discusses Acts 8 as a profound transformation in a simple encounter and encourages us to become a spiritual guide for others.

Pastor Doug uses his platform to encourage us to listen and to think with spiritual hearts and minds.

Pastor Jay challenges us to analyze what our “vocation” is by focusing on our gifts that Christ has given us to use to better the world.

Pastor Laura focuses on the feeling of being lost and how staying “true North” will lead us to God’s vision for humanity.

Addressing the current civil unrest, Pastor Doug challenges us to be a child of God first above all other identities and to use our power to love. From the focus text Acts 3:1-10.

Reflecting on current events and social injustice, Pastor Jay passionately challenges us to “show up” as Christ showed up for others. From the focus reading: Acts 2:37-47.

Pastor Doug confronts the reality of not meeting in-person while questioning if this time is a chance to be made new in God’s vision for the world. From the focus reading: Acts 2:1-21

Pastor Laura focuses on “Oneness” and the importance of living whole with one another. From the Gospel reading John 17:1-11. 

Thinking of all who are graduating during this time, Pastor Jay reminds us of God’s infinite presence in our lives especially during transitions. From the Gospel John 14:15-21.

In this study we look again at Psalm 22 and what it means to cry out in times like these, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" and how this reminder that lament is a part of the life of faith.

Pastor Doug challenges the way we view our empty church buildings and suggests that this might be what we need right now.

it has been a conversation in some churches whether or not a family can do communion at home, but at Abiding Hope, we believe this table is more than a moment, but a part of a greater connection to the mystical union we have with the church. In this podcast we discuss why we believe home communion is not only OK, but something we believe is a good for the church.

From the Gospel text John 10:1-10, Pastor Laura focuses on the barriers in our lives that stop us from pouring out God’s love to the world.