Hope Christian Fellowship

Whether from outside circumstances or our own doing, there are periods of time when God is seemingly silent. The life and problems of others seem to be sorted out while yours remains in chaos. It’s during these times that all we thought we believed comes into question. It’s also during these times when faithful action is more important to right belief Topics: Answers , Communication , Doubt , Fait...

Wednesday Night Bible Study on 1st John Chapter 3

Topics: Communication , fellowship , sacrifice , Serving , Teaching

Bible Study on 1st John Chapter 1.

Little kids love to hide. Unfortunately, many of them are not very good at it. Maybe that’s a good thing! They think if they hide their face or close their eyes, no one can see them. If you’re playing hide and seek with a little one, you may have to pretend you don’t see their legs sticking out from under the bed or whatever hiding place they’ve chosen. Generally, it is pretty easy to find them. B...

A look at Hosea and the story of “Redeeming Love” that’s presented in this book. Bible Study on the 2nd half of Hosea 2.

GIVING GOD CREDIT (Psalm 9) Let’s say you have a moment of brilliance. An amazing idea springs into your mind and you just know that it is one of your greatest. Then pretend you share it with someone in your excitement, and you just know they are going to be excited with you. But instead, they steal your idea and claim it for their own. They get all the credit and everyone thinks they came up with...

More and more people are taking up the conversation about the existence of God. The theme of this age is, where is He? They ask, “If God exists, why doesn’t He show Himself?” This psalm from David is the answer to that question. God is indeed NOT hidden. Evidence of Him is visible throughout the earth. And David tells us that this evidence expresses the glory and majesty of God. But the central po...

WHEN I CAN’T GO ON (Psalms 5 & 6) Human beings have limits. Sometimes, we give up too easily. But many times, we feel our exhausted bodies or hearts giving way. Whether it is a physical, emotional, relational, or spiritual struggle, we all find ourselves in dark moments when it feels like we can’t go on. David felt this way too, and the two Psalms we’ll look at today capture his thoughts and p...

The Christmas story is precious for many reasons, but one of them is that it is a story of a baby. Any parent understands how overwhelming it is to experience the birth of your child. They are unspeakably valuable and irreplaceably necessary in your life. When it is your first child, you suddenly go from just being a regular person to being a parent! And then you get to name this tiny infant. The...

Have you ever felt like you prayed for something over and over, but God just didn’t answer? All of us understand that we may have to wait a little for God to address our situation, but there are times when it feels like He just hasn’t heard at all. In those moments, we have to figure out what we’re going to believe and how we’re going to respond. This song from David is about that very spot in lif...

Wednesday Night Bible Study - continuing in Hosea

The hurricanes that swept through our country this year were devastating and powerful storms. It is hard to imagine the amount of damage that was done, or the overwhelming cost to clean it up. But what seemed ever-present were the calls from government officials for people in danger zones to take refuge. Of course we know that nothing can stop a storm of this size from going where it wants and doi...

Wednesday Night Bible study continuing in Hosea

Our church is growing and God is doing incredible things in our people. As we head towards Thanksgiving, it is very appropriate to let our hearts be filled with wonder and gratitude. But it brings up some natural questions among our church family. Maybe one question serves as a good summary: What’s next for Hope? We’re going to take this morning and talk about God’s direction for our growth. Not e...

Starting Hosea 2

If you ever find yourself watching a mystery show on TV, whether it is a recounting of something that actually happened or a fictional story meant to entertain, you’ll find that the suspects are generally those closest to the victim. Of course, this is a betrayal of the greatest magnitude, since family is supposed to be loyal and dependably protective of one another. But David writes this song to...

Wednesday night study

You probably take water for granted. Whether it is drinking water, cool and clean, or water for washing, or water for some other purpose, most of us have had very little experience where water was scarce. That is not the case around the world today, and it is very unusual historically. Most of the people who have lived understood the life-threatening danger of a water shortage. As we begin Psalms,...

Hosea's Children and the meaning of their names

Advertisers believe that if they show you something often enough, and sing its praises loud enough, eventually you’ll believe what they are telling you and want what they are selling. When you look at that concept on paper, it seems so harsh and insulting. And yet data shows it to largely be true. We like what we are familiar with and are predisposed to believe what we hear often, as long as it ma...

Wedsnesday Night Study on Hosea

Follow Your Heart ( 1 Thess. 4:3-8 ; Psalm 101:3 ; Matthew 5:27-28 ; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ; Ephesians 5:3 ; Hebrews 11:6 ) What is the key to a happy and satisfying life? Some might answer health or money or success, but most people will express some version of the same concept: follow your heart. What we mean when we say that is that our desires are there to guide us and bring us to happiness. An...

Intro to the study on Hosea

Where should we start on our discussion about how a Christian should think and act sexually in our world today? Let’s start at the beginning and touch on a few foundational truths. Without these, we have no footing in today’s swirling obsession with sex and sexuality. It is vital that we have a good grip on these concepts and that we are able to express them simply and clearly whenever we need to...