Hope Alliance Nazareth

In this final message of the Rejoice series, Pastor Jim teaches from Luke 2 and explores the angelic announcement to the shepherds, showing how the glory of God should evoke great fear—yet through Jesus, that fear gives way to great joy and peace on earth. He reminds us that God’s holiness is overwhelming and unapproachable, like lightning that should consume us, but in Jesus, that immense power i...

Pastor Jim teaches from Luke 2, where Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms and declares that the long-awaited Consolation of Israel has arrived. After years of righteous waiting in silence and spiritual devotion, Simeon recognizes that what he had been hoping for is not just a promise but a person. Jim draws a parallel between Simeon’s patient longing and the hunger many of us feel for someth...

Pastor Jim teaches from Luke 1 and reflects on Zechariah’s transformation from silence to rejoicing. After nine months of being unable to speak, Zechariah bursts out with a prophetic song proclaiming God’s faithfulness—not because his situation is perfect, but because he sees that God has entered the story. Jim challenges us to consider what we are beholding this season and invites us to see solit...

Pastor Jim teaches from Luke 1 and reflects on Mary’s song, the Magnificat, as a model for anchoring ourselves in God’s faithfulness during seasons of waiting. Mary, a young and lowly servant with no status or power, responds to a life-altering calling not with fear but with praise. Jim explains that her rejoicing comes from a clear understanding of who she is and who God has always been, the Migh...

Pastor Jim Entwistle begins our Advent series "Rejoice: Songs of the Savior's Arrival" with an inspiring message from Luke 1:39-45, exploring Elizabeth's prophetic encounter with Mary. In this powerful opening to our Advent series, Pastor Jim shows us how Elizabeth becomes the first person to recognize Jesus as Lord - before He's even born! Through her story, we discover h...

Pastor Jim teaches from Colossians 4 and calls us to live wisely in how we interact with outsiders, those not yet in the family of God. He reminds us that wisdom means applying gospel understanding to everyday life, and that our lives should reflect the goodness and grace of Jesus in both our actions and our words. Jim challenges listeners to redeem the ordinary moments of each day, to view others...

Pastor Jim teaches from Ephesians 5 and calls listeners to live as children of light who redeem their days, know God’s will, and walk in the Spirit. Jim explains that wisdom is more than knowledge or behavior; it is wanting what God wants and aligning our lives with His desires. He challenges listeners to see each moment as an opportunity to pull what is broken out of darkness and into the light,...

Pastor Jim explores Romans 16 and the call to be wise toward what is good and innocent toward what is evil. Jim challenges the common tendency to focus on external behavior by pointing upstream to the source: belief. False gospels and counterfeit teachings often creep in subtly, creating division and temptation while masquerading as righteousness. Jim reminds listeners that wise belief in the true...

Pastor Jim unpacks Proverbs 13:20 and Psalm 1 to show how the company we keep directly shapes who we become. Jim explains that walking with the wise leads to wisdom, while surrounding ourselves with foolishness leads to harm. He challenges listeners to consider the voices forming their decisions, asking whether they are rooted in the gospel or in the passing wisdom of the world. True wisdom, Jim t...

In this first message of the Be Wise series, Pastor Jim explores why wisdom is not only helpful but commanded by God. Drawing from Proverbs 3 and 9, Jim teaches that wisdom begins with fearing the Lord and trusting in Him rather than leaning on our own understanding. He illustrates how wisdom is more than just intelligence or kindness—it is truth applied to the complexities of real life. Jim chall...

In this final message of the Come and See series, Pastor Jim invites listeners to respond to Jesus’s call not only to come and see, but to come and go. Drawing from Luke 10, Jim explores how Jesus sends His disciples ahead of Him into everyday places to proclaim that the kingdom of God has come near. He challenges listeners to wake up to a greater purpose beyond comfort and consumerism, embracing...

Pastor Jim walks through Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 16 where the invitation shifts from “Come and see” to “Come and die.” After Peter boldly confesses Jesus as the Messiah, he quickly resists the idea of a suffering Savior. Jim unpacks how we often do the same, embracing belief in Jesus but resisting the cost of following Him. The message explores how the call to discipleship includes denying our...

In this message, Pastor Jake opens with the call to follow Jesus from Matthew 4:18 to 22, reframing “follow” not as passive observation but as an invitation to apprenticeship, a daily, personal journey of becoming like Christ and doing what He does. Jake explains that Jesus does not choose His disciples based on qualifications or perfection but on their willingness to say yes. Following Jesus mean...

Pastor Jim explores Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well in John 4, revealing worship as a response to encountering God in truth and spirit. Jim challenges listeners to see how true worship is more than ritual or location. It is a response to the presence of Jesus that transforms our identity, confronts sin with grace, and overflows into proclamation. The woman’s story illustrates how ou...

Pastor Jim shares a moving message about the universal longing for belonging, drawing from the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. Jim explores how Jesus invites outsiders into the family of God, offering acceptance before transformation. While the world often demands people change before they are welcomed, Jesus reverses this by seeing beyond brokenness and offering identity through relationship. Jim...

Pastor Jim reflects on Jesus’ invitation to “Come and see” in John 1:35–51, emphasizing that God is not a platform, performance, or political position, but a person who invites us into relationship. He explores how the first disciples, ordinary people seeking approval, security, and significance, were met by Jesus not with demands but with an invitation. Through vivid storytelling and personal ref...

Pastor Jim concludes the True King series by walking through 2 Kings 24 and 25, where the southern kingdom of Judah falls and the people are exiled to Babylon. Jim explains that exile is more than the loss of land or a destroyed temple; it is life without God’s presence and glory. Despite the devastation, he points to the glimmer of hope left in the story and connects it to the arrival of Jesus, t...

Pastor Jim shares the story of King Josiah from 2 Kings 22 and 23, drawing out how a true encounter with the Word of God leads to repentance and reform, even when the outcome doesn’t change. Jim shows how Josiah responds to God’s Word not with despair over Judah’s coming exile, but with deep humility and conviction, modeling what it looks like to follow God because He is worthy. The Word becomes t...

In this message, Pastor Jim explores the leadership of King Hezekiah and what it looks like to align our lives with God as ultimate reality. Jim shows how worship and obedience help life “fit together,” even when counterfeit pieces try to slip in. Walking through 2 Kings 18–20 and 2 Chronicles 29–32, he traces Hezekiah’s reforms, the Assyrian threat, a shocking illness, and Isaiah’s encouragement...

Pastor Jim walks through the fall of the northern kingdom in 2 Kings 17, tracing Israel’s exile back to a long history of idolatry, broken covenants, and corrupt leadership. Jim weaves together the story of Eden, Egypt, and the kingdom to show how exile is not just a political event but a spiritual consequence of rejecting God’s presence and purpose. Through vivid examples, he explains how idolatr...

Pastor Jim walks through the reign of King Ahaz and the nature of fear in leadership. Unlike his ancestor David, Ahaz responds to threats with frantic fear rather than trust or "faithful fear", leading to idolatry, poor alliances, and the abandonment of God’s worship. Jim challenges us to examine how we respond to fear: do we panic and grasp for control, or do we redirect that fear towar...

In 2 Kings 11 and 12, Pastor Jim unpacks the story of young Joash, who is hidden, preserved, and crowned as Judah’s rightful king in the midst of political upheaval and widespread idolatry. He shows how God works through unlikely people to protect His promise and draws a clear connection between Joash’s flawed reign and Jesus as the greater and perfect King. Jim challenges us to examine the false...

In this message from 2 Kings 9 and 10, Pastor Jim unpacks God’s justice through the rise of Jehu and the downfall of Ahab’s family. Even as chaos unfolds, the narrative reminds us that God is fully in control, bringing justice for idolatry, restoring peace, and defending the persecuted. Pastor Jim reflects on how idolatry still disrupts peace today and reminds listeners that God works despite huma...

Pastor Jake compares life with God to floating down a river, peaceful when we trust His guidance, but exhausting when we fight for control. He shares stories from 2 Kings, such as Elisha’s protection by angel armies and the salvation of Samaria, to remind us that God is the one who saves; we simply receive His grace. Jake encourages us to stop paddling against God’s current, embrace the life Jesus...

Pastor Jim explores the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5, highlighting how God’s mercy extends to even those perceived as outsiders or enemies. Through the humility of a young servant girl and Naaman’s eventual surrender, we see that salvation comes not through power, wealth, or status, but through simple, obedient faith. Jim challenges listeners to lay down self-reliance and pride, receive God’s free...