Hope Christian Fellowship

Wednesday Night Bible Study – Revival gone wrong

We’ve probably all sung the words “I have decided to follow Jesus”. In a very real sense, this is basic to what it means to be a Christian. There is virtually no such thing as a Christian who doesn’t follow Jesus. But when was the last time you asked where Jesus is calling for you to follow Him? And when you think about it, following Jesus probably means embracing some things we might not like. Af...

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Mark Twain wrote a story about a prince and a pauper who looked exactly the same. They used this fact to exchange lives for a time. As the story plays out, there are many moments of tension because one person is impersonating another and doesn’t have the history or experience of the person they are pretending to be. The pauper finds the responsibilities of the prince to be overwhelming, even thoug...

Wednesday Night Bible Study – Ezra Nehemiah Revival Gone Wrong

During the pre-flight instructions (that everyone kind of ignores), travelers are told about emergency exits, seatbelts, floatation devices, and oxygen masks. If you ever pay attention, you’ll notice that there’s an emphasis ensuring your well-being first before you attempt to help another. While that can sound selfish, it actually just embraces a simple truth: you cannot help others when you’re i...

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We live in a world fighting against fallout. Humanity (even believers) want to sidestep any negative experiences, even those that are caused by the choices we make. We like to eat unhealthy and then ask doctors to give us medicine to offset the physical problems that come from that pattern. We would love to relax all the time but still get all our work done. There’s no shortage of opportunity to d...

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Prayer is a way that we make an appeal to the Lord. Does He hear us? And how would we know? Maybe we use our experience in making appeals to other people as a guide to what will happen when we ask God for something we desperately need. This part of the story shows that assuming people respond to appeals like the Lord responds would be a mistake. Moses asks Israel to reconsider their rebellion in f...

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Today's questions include: - How do we walk to balance of being flippant and fearful? - Can God use fear to bring us to faith (not picked up on video)? - How do you foster faith on a regular basis? Send your questions in using swiftpolling.com and event code 24424

We are people of hope and people of God’s powerful and amazing promises. But far too often and easily, we get stuck in doubt and fear instead. What is it about these two things that overtake us so regularly? How do God’s people let go of such incredible birthrights for things that create so much misery? We may be locked in this battle for the rest of our lives, but we certainly aren’t the first on...

This weeks questions are: 1. The passage in Numbers mentions that the spies roamed around for 40 days. It seems that 40 days comes up frequently in the Bible. Is there a deeper meaning of 40 days? 2. As a parent of little ones, I admit to feeling like I don't want to leave this earth just yet. Like you said, I know heaven is amazing, but I can't help but feel a loss at thinking of going th...

The normal Christian life is a walk of faith. That means we usually don’t see very far down the road. We know God is good and His plans for us are what we want. But we can’t often know how God is going to be good or how His plans are going to play out in ways that show it. So are we doomed to always feeling like we’re walking blind? Actually, no, we’re not. In this story, we see something unique....

Topics: full of the spirit , God's Love , God's Plan

Today's Questions include: Boaz is a farmer of some financial means, his great grandchildren are poor shepherds. Is there any biblical hints as to what happened to facilitate this change? How do you tell fellow believers that you have begun letting go of material things to better your life without sounding condescending or "holier than thou"?

Raising kids is a study in change. As soon as you think you have one phase figured out, your children are on to the next, and you’re almost back at square one trying to develop some kind of plan that could be effective. In the early days, you’re just hoping for some sleep and that you aren’t missing anything important in your ignorance. Later, you become very aware of influences on your child that...

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This weeks questions were: How should we pursue reconciliation/forgiveness with non-believers who have betrayed us? How should we pursue reconciliation/forgiveness with those who are no longer a part of our lives? Why do Christians come to such a variety of interpretations and applications of scripture? You can submit questions at anytime using swiftpolling.com and event code 24424 and join us nex...

Betrayal, like any kind of pain, can cloud our vision. It virtually always comes from those we trust or care about, which makes betrayal even more painful. If you’ve ever faced this kind of trauma, you know how hard it is to let faith guide you. We want to step in and set the record straight. Or we want to retreat into the safety of isolation. We react humanly and then we let those normal reaction...

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4-25-2021 Q&A

Let’s pretend you have some real problems in your life (I know… so unrealistic). If those trials are in your face every day and there is a significant amount of pain or loss or struggle to them, you probably live looking for a way to fix the problem. Naturally, we don’t want the downsides, so we search for some way to escape them. As a believer, this can turn to a prayer life where we continually...

Wednesday Night Bible Study – Epheians 518 – Filled with the Spirit