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Follow week 8 with Pastor Steven as he dives into the book of Habakkuk.

Hear the word of the Lord from Nahum today: God’s got your back and God will bring you through it. Call on Him again today. Trust Him with your unanswered questions. Exercise your faith and believe that the same God who broke Assyria’s yoke is still breaking yokes today.

The power to walk humbly with God, to love mercy, and to act justly does not come from trying harder. It comes from the Holy Spirit living inside of us. What Micah is giving here is God’s gracious invitation to join His work, through His power.

Maybe you’ve been seeking success, comfort, politics, or entertainment more than you’ve been seeking God. Maybe you’ve been passive. Avoiding evil but not really pursuing good. Or maybe, like Israel, you’ve become numb. You’ve stopped hating sin. You’ve learned to live with things that God hates.

The same God who sent the locusts as a wake-up call is the God who says…Even now… return to Me. It’s never too late. He wants your whole heart. And He is full of mercy, grace, and love that never fails.

Who is Hosea? It's God! His love is relentless. Even when we run, He pursues. Even when we hide, He seeks. Hear this: Your Hosea is still pursuing you. He has not given up on you. He will go into the darkest places to bring you home. And if you’ve been running, today is the day to come home. Are you ready to come home and finally stop running?

Church, let's get real for just a second… What do you feel must change before you can fully experience joy and peace? What aggravations (like Peninnah’s taunts) are you still listening to? Whose misjudgment (like Eli’s) of you do you need to reject? Where do you go for comfort when life feels heavy?

Why live a generous life? Why give? -- To hear God say, “Well done” Can you imagine that day you get to see Jesus face to face. I know that I have a lot I want to tell Him. I know I have a looooong list of things I'm so grateful for...

Can you imagine living in such a way…that your obedience inspires people long after you’re gone? What if your kids give millions one day because you give thousands? What if your company changes their whole culture because you are so extravagantly generous with money and with kindness and with love? What if your church could see our entire city come to Jesus because you and I caught the attention o...

At the end of the day, your life is already declaring something... what is it saying? – to your kids, to your friends, to the people around you? Conviction NOT pressure. It's not about giving more. Giving comes as a result of Him having ALL of your heart.

Friends, putting God first isn’t complicated… it’s a decision . It starts with recognizing it’s all His, managing it faithfully, and giving generously. When we put God first with our money, we discover He’s more than enough. He meets every need. He brings peace where there was stress. He turns fear into joy.

Is He your Lord? He didn’t just die to be admired. He died to be followed Not your spouse’s. Not your parents. Not your church’s. Is He your Lord?

There is so much we can learn from Jesus. He finished the mission. He lays down His life and surrenders it all. No one took it from Him. He laid it down. Completely surrendered. Completely obedient. All the way to the end. Prayer doesn’t just help you start well. It helps you stay faithful.

Here’s the tension: You will never fully forgive others until you fully receive forgiveness yourself. And you will never fully experience the freedom of being forgiven if you keep refusing to forgive. The cross is where both meet. Jesus is hanging there…offering forgiveness…while purchasing forgiveness.

The main purpose of prayer is not to make life easier or to gain some magical powers but to know God. I need God more than anything I might get from God. Prayer is not about controlling God. It is about surrendering to Him. The victory of the cross began with the surrender of the garden.

For the singles in the….Culture will tell you to settle for convenience. Find someone who makes you happy right now. But Scripture points us to something better. Wait for the kind of love that reflects God’s design. Trust His timing. Because the goal is not just finding someone. The goal is finding a covenant worth building a life on. To the married couples. Marriage was never meant to be perfect....

Culture says test drive everything. Scripture says covenant first. Culture says follow your feelings. Scripture says steward your fire. Guard it now so you can grow it later…and enjoy it the way God intended.

Here is what I think we see here…. Feelings start relationships. Pursuit sustains them. That’s why this series is called More Than a Feeling. Because biblical love isn’t passive. It keeps choosing the same person over and over again.

This six-week series walks through the book, Song of Solomon. Many scholars call this the most neglected book in Scripture. We are going to rediscover God’s heart for romance, intimacy, and passion. These are not something to be avoided or abused, but as a sacred gift meant to be enjoyed within His design.

Pastor Bobby led our church into a moment of prayer and abandonment before God—calling us to respond fully to the Holy Spirit. As a church, we believe that without surrender and presence-centered worship, we cannot move forward into what God is calling us to next.

Vision doesn’t move with agreement. It moves with participation. You don’t have to do everything. But you cannot do nothing. Crowds consume. Disciples contribute. Families invest. We believe we are here to lead everyday people to experience Jesus and follow Him in ways that change the world. If City Hope is your church, this is your mission too. Let’s get it started.

Vision doesn’t move forward because we agree with it. It moves forward when we commit to it, together. Scripture says we are members of one body. Not attenders of an event. Bodies only work when parts are connected. John 6.22-36

Spiritual growth accelerates when people know who they are, whose they are, and why they were saved. This series is really designed to lead us (This local body of Christ) into the days ahead. This is not a normal series for us…this is a peel back the curtain series.

Where Jesus is, Joy is. You don’t have to manufacture joy. You don’t have to pretend to have joy. You don’t have to wait for circumstances to improve. You just have to get into His presence.

Luke 1: 5-17 Joy doesn’t begin when the promise is fulfilled. Joy begins the moment you trust the promise. Trust the Promise again | Some of you stopped praying for what still lives in your heart. Bring it back to God. For the weary…Waiting does not disqualify you…it positions you for joy.