Hope Christian Fellowship

When we’re lost, we look for direction. Or at least some of us do. Without knowing the way, it is much more challenging to ever get to the place we want to go. You can choose to just give up and decide that you’ll never find the way. You can wander and hope that you find the way. Or you can keep listening to others who try to tell you they know the way. But Jesus says He IS the Way. The startling...

People need hope. Without it, life is draining, bitter, disappointing, and almost always too heavy to endure. But with hope, we can do what seems impossible. When people find something they believe gives hope, they are inspired and energized to sacrifice and endure with joy and expectation. Unfortunately, many who think they’ve found an answer for hope live to see that hope dissolve into emptiness...

1. Don't be casual about the way you love God. 2.Love your neighbor in sacrificial way. 3. Loving your neighbor bridges the divides.

We probably all know that sharing Jesus is a part of what Christians are supposed to do. We are on this earth as people who represent and hopefully reflect the God we serve. Israel was God’s people in Exodus, and Moses was their leader. He gets a chance to share the true and living God with his father-in-law. What is the goal in sharing Jesus? Are we looking to convince someone of a set of facts?...

Have you ever had a family member or close friend who you really enjoyed being around? Of course, right? Have you ever been surprised to learn something new, and perhaps unsettling, about that person? You assume that this person sees the world the way you do, agrees with you on most everything. Then you find out you’re not quite as similar as you thought. This can be quite upsetting. We can even b...

We found out this year in a unique way how just gathering regularly as a church has an impact on how we are able to handle the burdens of life. While there are many different explanations and viewpoints, we know that heavy times can wear us out and that having others to bear the weight with us is essential. In this story, we see Moses having to bear a weight that is exhausting and unsustainable. G...

Today we want to remember that we serve the God who can do the impossible. Each of us have known moments when our lives seemed impossibly broken, stuck, or empty. Heartache and grief, or frustration and anger, or panic and fear threaten to swallow up our hope. So this day, we look at a story that is meant to help us remember and believe that God can do what we can’t. He is able to bring us through...

We all need food. Some of us could skip a meal or two, but the human reality is that without food for a prolonged period of time, we would die. Many in our world today know that danger very personally as hundreds of millions of people face starvation this year. So there’s nothing unclear about our need for nutrition through eating. With that reality in view, any time there is a question about havi...

We are probably all complainers. It is as natural to human beings as breathing and sleeping. We experience something we don’t want, or we don’t get to have something we do want, and we complain. Not all complaints are evil; sometimes there are very good reasons to raise our voice and talk about what isn’t right. But the tendency is for our own judgment about ‘how things should be’ to replace true...

At some point in all of our lives, we have been desperate. The need we faced was so essential that we couldn’t just brush off our lack of resources. But it seemed there was nothing we could do to meet that need. In this moment, most people panic, or pray, or both. We talk about a God who cares for us and watches over us. So why would He bring us to desperation? Since that’s exactly what He did rig...

Have you ever tried to walk through a corn maze? What seems like a simple puzzle can quickly frustrate and confuse us. From our perspective, everything looks pretty much the same and there is no real way to assess where you are or where you should go. What would really help is a map! And some sort of ‘you are here’ indicator. Once you know what the maze looked like from above and where you were in...

Paul tells us that man is the head of the home. And he gives us instructions as men in how we are to interact with our family. So let’s take a look at something essential to manhood: courage. If we are to raise a generation to know, love, and follow Jesus, it will require courage from our men to step up into their faith and leadership. What does it mean to lead? How does leading as a believer diff...

We don’t believe much in being still. Our lives and our minds are constantly in motion. But no matter how fast we run or how much we ‘multitask’, we can never seem to get ahead of all there is to do. Unfortunately, this reality does not deter most of us at all from going at maximum speed, straight into some kind of breakdown. In our story, Israel has been freed. But not long thereafter, they find...

Some people act before they think. Others think and think and think before they act. Both groups of people make mistakes. And mistakes often lead to regret. If you think about it, it can make you wish for some way to know the right way from the wrong way. As believers, we put our trust in the living God. But sometimes, it can feel like He is uninterested in our lives or in telling us which way to...

How’s your memory? There are many reasons that our minds don’t work as well as we want them to, including sleep patterns and diet. But the bigger reality is that we all tend to forget over time. Even the best of us are more likely to remember things we focus on and forget the things we never think about. Of course, our Creator knows this and He has given us instructions on what to do about it for...

Have you ever had enough with a particular person and just told them to go away? Or maybe you just decided to walk away… Whatever the situation, we understand the feel of being fed up and not being able to just keep enduring what was happening. The plagues over Egypt were building up to the same kind of breaking point. And the tenth plague was the moment when Pharaoh and the Egyptians told the Isr...

Our culture is pretty familiar with Easter as a spring holiday that has religious connections. Of course, many celebrate Easter without focusing on the resurrection of Jesus or the offer of spiritual regeneration. But the nation of Israel has their own version of this holiday, and it is actually the holiday that was taking place when Jesus died. It is called the Passover. And this morning we’re go...

We are living through a global health pandemic during the information age. Everyone has an opinion on Covid-19's origins, the government's handling of the response, and just about everything else. As Christians, how should we step into these muddy and often tense waters? Pastor Mark and Pastor Dave look at how we can engage others in healthy ways and how we can tend to our own soul during,...

This is a day we set aside to celebrate and honor the role of mother. While it can be a painful day for some, we should never allow the Enemy to destroy our opportunity to give thanks to a good Father who loves us and created motherhood. As we study today, we’ll find out that we’re all vital in this zone – those of us who are actively mothering, and the rest of us who are connected to mothers as a...

Has life ever gotten really dark? It’s as if someone turned out the lights and now you really feel quite lost. Sometimes it happens suddenly through some unexpected or tragic event. But other times, you just drift into that darkness. We’re going to talk about what darkness can mean and how we can find hope in darkness. The second to last plague in Egypt was the plague of darkness. For Egypt, it wa...

What have your experiences with loss taught you? We all face loss as a part of this life no matter who we are. Losses can affect us, whether big or small. And many of them are just part of living in this fallen world. But sometimes, God chooses to take something precious away from us because we’re on the wrong track. He works to get our attention before it is too late by removing something importa...

Easter is such a wonderful celebration! For many, it is a day of family and friends as well as food and fun. For Christians, it is a celebration of the greatest miracle of all time and the event that changed us to our very souls. So, for anyone who doesn’t know what we’re talking about, we’re going to answer this question today: Why Easter? Why was it needed? Why is it important? And how can somet...

Many of those who question God’s existence or goodness come back to some version of this question: Is what we’re witnessing supposed to be a reflection of a God who is in charge and is good? We see such evil and trauma in the world around us, and then we hear that God is in charge. How do we put those two together? For people who reject the premise of a Divine Being, this is almost always part of...

Christianity is a social religion, but gathering together must look different during our #stayathome advisories. How can we continue to build our Christian community? And how can we love our neighbor as ourselves during this unprecedented time? Pastor Dave shares a few of his thoughts and a few of your stories! Hope Daily on Spotify  Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25 Mark 12:30-31  Dig Deeper: Practice...

These days anxiety and unrest are at an all time high, with fear and uncertainty running rampant. Some have come to question “Where is God in all of this?” I believe we are at a special time and place that we can live like we know the answer to that question. This week, we will study John 11 to see how Jesus handles the news of Lazarus being sick and the beginning of John 12 to see Mary’s correspo...