Hope Christian Fellowship

We kick off a new year filled with possibilities and hope.  What this year becomes depends largely on what we do with the time we’re given.  What goals will we pursue?  What will we value?  How courageous will we be?  Of course, many things are beyond our control, and we have to choose to walk by faith in those things.  But how do the words of Jesus affect how we look at life?  We’re going to star...

This Christmas day we have the privilege of worshiping the Savior who was born to rescue us.  All of the lights, gifts, and celebration are founded on the amazing gift that God gave to the world on Christmas morning.  We’re going to take an hour and read through the Biblical story of Christmas as well as singing some carols and hearing some music.  Then, we’ll open together the best Christmas gift...

(The video that we showed during the service can be accessed at this location: https://vimeo.com/183781814 Have you ever noticed that Christmas includes a lot of gift giving?  That’s probably a dumb question, but it’s significant that this time of year is connected with giving.  Obviously, giving one another gifts – often through personal sacrifice – is reflecting the gift God gave us in His Son J...

As the Christmas season kicks off, light displays begin filling our dark nights and familiar songs start to fill our ears.  In the air hangs a sense of a building celebration which will reach a full crescendo on Christmas day.  But it all starts with a story.  The familiar Bible account of the birth of Jesus. This story has been told over and over again, yet somehow the impact never seems to stop....

With our year rapidly heading towards a close, we’re going to take this Sunday morning and talk about what’s next for Hope.  The past few years have been full of growth and victories which are nothing less than a testament to the power and goodness of God.  He is the One at work in our church, and so we look to our Lord for direction about where we should turn our energy next.

Join us as we dig into 1Corinthians and gain a deeper understanding of God’s Word and its application to our daily lives. 

Trust can be a tricky thing.  You may be prone to distrust at this point in your life, but all of us are virtually required to start out life with complete trust.  We are helpless and entirely dependent on those taking care of us.  As life moves on, we experience betrayals of trust and we start to learn the dangers of opening ourselves up to the weaknesses of others.  This can bring doubt into our...

Join us as we dig into 1Corinthians and gain a deeper understanding of God’s Word and its application to our daily lives. 

If you watch the news on any given night, the chances are quite high that you will hear information on some type of danger that threatens you and your family.  Whether it is the type of food you buy, the places you go, or what is happening in the world, we all perk our ears up at a warning so that we know if we need to adjust something to increase our safety.  Solomon uses this human tendency to t...

Have you ever been walking along a sidewalk, quietly enjoying your stroll when suddenly you trip over something unseen?  Maybe it is an uneven seam in the concrete or some object you didn’t notice, but the front of your foot somehow found it anyway.  These tripping hazards aren’t big and certainly aren’t unavoidable, but their small size somehow contributes to their dark power to cause your downfa...

Topics: God's Plan , missions

Catastrophe can hit any of us at any time.  We don’t have much control over the random event that shows up in our life and changes everything.  But there are other times when we suffer because of choices we make.  One of those choices that will bring need into our lives is laziness.  Whether it is school work or employment, living lazy is guaranteed to have a negative impact on your future.  Prove...

The book of Proverbs is all about wisdom.  Knowing how to take the truth and apply it to our lives is more valuable than words can describe.  Many times this means knowing the RIGHT thing to do. But often, wisdom means that we know what we should NOT do. Saying no to opportunities or something enjoyable can be one of the greatest challenges in applying wisdom to our decision making process.  In th...

Have you ever heard someone say “If there is a God, and He let this happen, then I don’t want to worship Him.”?  This kind of thinking is common to humanity and it feels like it makes so much sense.  We think we can judge whether God came through like He’s supposed to or not.  But something inside you tells you that this approach is off, doesn’t it? We’re going to look at three situations where it...

Control is an everyday topic. We want more of it and we find the idea of control appealing. We like to have self-control (or think we should); we like to have a say in things like elections and employment; we wish for a say over the major (and sometimes even the minor) circumstances of our life. But the frustrating thing is that we really don't have control over much. Proverbs confronts us wit...

We often struggle with how to pray and what to pray for.  Perhaps we get frustrated that our prayers seems to be falling on deaf ears.  But in 1 John 5:14-15 we're told, "This assurance we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us- whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him."  The question th...

We all have natural reactions.  If you are on a roller coaster, you may be screaming at the top of your lungs, but there may be someone else who is quietly enjoying the ride.  Not all of our reactions have consequences, but some of our tendencies get us in trouble.  Proverbs gives us a series of sayings that speak to everyday life.  We’re going to take a look at four of them today and try to adopt...

In any superhero movie, there are almost always characters that have some supernatural or highly developed powers.  Some are good guys while others choose a life of crime.  In some ways, this is really a very simple morality playing out.  What will someone do with the power they have – good or evil?  Do you realize that you too have power?  Our words can have an unbelievable effect on those who he...

We all have chains that bind us.  For unbelievers, these chains can keep us from surrendering our lives to Jesus Christ.  For believers, theses very same chains can keep us from serving the Lord in any capacity.  Mike Hartwell is going to help us identify these chains and give Biblical instruction on how to break the chains that bind!

Wedding invitations are a traditional part of planning any ceremony. The perfect invitation matches the Bride’s personality and taste, and of course has all of the correct information listed.  Usually, the goal of sending an invitation is that the person receiving it will come to the wedding and the reception.  As the Bible closes out, we find some final words from Jesus – and they are an invitati...

If you've ever been camping and had to build a fire to keep it going, you know firsthand that fires require a constant supply of wood. Otherwise they simply burn our. It is the very nature of fire to consume whatever is fueling it so that it always needs more. Conflict is often compared to fire in the Bible.  And just like a fire, conflict requires constant feeding. It may not feel like YOU ar...

People are dreamers…. We love to dream.  We talk about dreaming big, about our dream home, our dream job, and some of us even daydream. When we imagine the future, we generally wish for the pleasant and the good.  But life is often uncooperative.  We get sick, we lose our job, we fight with those we love, and some days we just feel blue.  In fact, real life differs from our dreams because we don’t...

This is a very special Sunday.  Every single week, Hope puts a lot of time and energy into reaching our kids.  And this Sunday, we all get to experience a taste of that.  Our HopeKids ministry will be taking over our Sunday morning service.  Join us and see what God has been doing in our kids. We’ll enjoy some laughs together, but we’ll also find that God is at work challenging our young people –...

TV portrayals of fathers today vary from absent to clueless to prickly.  Dads are often seen as a family member who is disconnected, selfish, and lost.  On the other hand, in the Bible, God is often referred to as our “Father”.  No wonder so many find the concept of a relationship with God to be unimportant or undesirable.  But what if contemporary ideas of manhood and being a father are off?  Wha...

Do you have any friends who are really close and care about you enough to tell you the truth even if it isn’t pleasant or easy? Maybe the last time someone did that for you was when your parents spoke into your life as you grew up.  Or maybe God has blessed you with people who are willing to be honest with you – with good news or bad news – for the sake of your growth.  How we view correction and...