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Send us Fan Mail Sean and Johnny continues with this series of JOY with a question, What do we do with this JOY? According to the Old Testament we are to Celebrate we are to party. We share this great news that brings us great JOY. From the birth of our Savior to someone holding a door open for us when our hands are full.  It is because of Jesus we are filled with great JOY and Jesus is the reason...

Send us Fan Mail We continue with our series of JOY and Pastor Johnny reminds us to take great JOY in being rescued from our past and rejoice in the Lord. We need to celebrate JOY just like John the Baptist did the first time he was in the presence of the Jesus, while in Elizabeth's womb, leaping for joy.

Send us Fan Mail Johnny and Sean continues their conversation on JOY. In part 2 they pick up with the Angle appearing to the Shepard's in the fields, telling them about the Good News that will bring Great Joy to ALL people. What do you do when you receive Great Joy?

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Johnny continues the Advent season  series of JOY with a reminder from Paul "Rejoice in the Lord always, I say again Rejoice." God's great JOY is for ALL people, but not all people experience great JOY. We receive great JOY as God loves us and Pastor Johnny tells us there is even GREATER JOY knowing that God LIKES us too.

Send us Fan Mail Johnny and Sean begins a new 4 part series called JOY. In this first episode they discuss how JOY  overshadows chaos. What is your source of JOY? Are you waiting for JOY to happen? Chaos is there to take away your JOY.

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Johnny starts this new series called JOY.  The Angle appears to the Shepherds and tells them "fear not for I bring you good news that will bring great joy to the all people".

Send us Fan Mail The end of this series "On This Rock" covers the conclusion of Peter's second  letter. Sean and Johnny break down the reminders that Peter shares with his readers. The reminders Peter shares then are even more relevant today. What is your faith built on? Are you ready for Satan's storm? Jesus is returning, Peter tells us we should be thankful for God patience,...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Johnny End this series On This Rock covering the letters of Peter. He covered four main points: There was a world they believed was fading away, There was a world they believed was on the way, There is a new way of life in the new world to come and There is a way to live life until that time comes. 

Send us Fan Mail In 2 Peter chapter 2, Peter warns the readers of his time that false teachers will be coming. Johnny and Sean breaks down this chapter and talks about how we can look out for ourselves and for each others for these false teachings today. 

Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed that when something is very important Jesus tells us not once, not twice but usually three times so we can understand the importance. Pastor Johnny takes us into 2 Peter chapter 2 and shows a very interesting comparison to the book of Jude. Peter warns us of upcoming false teachers in his time and for today while Jude tells us about the false teachings that are ha...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode, Johnny and Sean cover the second half of 2 Peter chapter 1. They delivered the Sunday message together.  What do you stand for and what do you believe? What have you seen? Peter was an eyewitness of the Transfiguration. The Bible is the word of God written by man, not by their interpretation but inspired by the Holy Spirit. 

Send us Fan Mail Johnny and Sean continues the series  On This Rock by covering 2 Peter chapter 1 the first 11 verses. Peter begins to give us Guidance for growing our faith as Christians. Just like an infant is carried then begins to crawl and then walks, to eventually running, we too must continue to build our faith on this solid foundation, "On This Rock" Jesus Christ.

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Don Takes us into 2 Peter Ch 1 v1-11. With everything that is being done in the church today, What is the main thing? With you relationship with Christ are you just going through the motions or are you continuing to BUILD upon the Rock? 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Sean and Johnny finishes the book of 1 Peter by covering Chapter 5.  Peter tells us how important it is to take care of one another, especially during times of sufferings. Satan is real and  preys on those that are the most vulnerable. When our foundation is built on the the Rock of Jesus, together we can endure the sufferings on this world because of God's GR...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Johnny takes us through the end of 1 Peter by covering Chapter 5. We are to look out for each by humbling ourselves as servants.  We have an enemy that we need to guard against because he is always hunting us. 

Send us Fan Mail Sean and Johnny takes a look into the end of 1 Peter chapter 4. Peter warns us not to be surprised when we go through suffering just because we now follow Christ. If you are suffering  just because you are following Christ we need to rejoice and be glad. This is easier said than done. This is why we need to work on building a solid foundation on Jesus Christ.

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Johnny finishes chapter 4 of 1 Peter. When we suffer for trying to be like Christ we are suffering like Christ. This seems hard to understand at times and that is why our foundation has to be built of the teachings of Christ.

Send us Fan Mail Are you suffering because you decided to answer the call and follow Christ? Johnny and Sean takes a look at the fist half of 1 Peter chapter 4 and begins the conversation of what it means to live and suffer for God.

Send us Fan Mail On this Sunday, Hope Church celebrated their 40th anniversary. Joining Pastor Johnny was 2 of the previous 3 Pastors, Pastor Bryan Kletzing and Pastor Dan Johnson. They talked about how 1 Peter chapter 4 verses 1-11 very closely related to the beginning years of Hope Church and set the foundations for today's ministries that will continue beyond tomorrow.

Send us Fan Mail What is the foundation of your faith? Sean and Johnny continue with this series of "On This Rock" going through the letters of Peter. This episode finishes Chapter 3 starting with the 8th verse of the book 1 Peter. They cover how one should never repay evil with evil as well as don't retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessi...

Send us Fan Mail This message will focus on Jesus preaching to the prisoned spirits, that Peter writes in 1 Peter chapter 3 beginning with the tenth verse. No matter what you believe abut this, scripture tells us: God is holy. If any of His creation turns on Him there is a judgement awaiting them and Jesus proclaimed his victory over death to the imprisoned spirits. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Sean and Johnny welcomes two very special guest, Julie Rice and Christy Aho, as we navigate through 1 Peter chapter 3 verses 1-7. On This Rock is a series that looks at the writings of Peter. Too many times when we read scriptures, we read a verse and stop and live out what it says instead of reading the entire passage and looking at the context of the scriptures....

Send us Fan Mail Husbands do you truly honor your wives?  Pastor Johnny continues his series "On this Rock" in 1 Peter chapter 3 verses 1-7.  Peter writes about how wives should be in a marriage but more importantly how a Husband should treat his wife.

Send us Fan Mail At times it is hard to remember that we are not citizens of this world. The Kingdom of Heaven is our home. As a foreigner of this world, we will be in constant battle between this worlds sinful desires and our souls.  Sean and Johnny takes a look at what Peter is telling us in  the second half of 1 Peter Chapter 2. 

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Johnny Continues in the On This Rock Series in 1 Peter Chapter 2 where Peter shares the kind of life we have been invited into.