Hope Christian Fellowship

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...

Have you ever known someone who was a giving person? Most of the time, these kind of people are called nice,kind and many other complimentary adjectives. But proverbs ups the ante by saying that a generous person is actually someone who is WISE. In other words, when you really understand how to live and how life works, the natural outcome is that you are drawn towards giving .If that's true, w...

“Sticks and stones….”  If you’ve ever heard the playground rhyme, you know the rest.  The message behind it is that words cannot hurt us.  In some sense that is true; we decide to a large degree how much the words of others impact us.  But Proverbs teach us that words have a power of their own.  It isn’t the same as the power of physical action, but that does not mean they are powerless.  When was...

How are you at reading people?  Can you pick out the con artist right away, or do you have to get taken advantage of a few times before you figure it out? There are all kinds of people in our lives, and knowing the difference between the helpful and the hurtful is a huge key to life.  But what kind of person are you?  Proverbs describes the difference between people who are wise and people who are...

You’ve probably heard that “God is love”. That comes from a letter the apostle John wrote that wound up in the New Testament.  That saying can give the impression of a God who is always gentle and soft.  But did you know that there are things God hates?  If God is Almighty King and judge, wouldn’t it be important to know what these things are?  As we continue traveling through the book of Proverbs...

My apologies, but the last 10 minutes of Chick's lesson somehow was corrupted and we are unable to save that portion of the lesson. We have kept as much as possible and we hope you enjoy what Chick has to tell us from God.

So many mothers feel inadequate.  Not every day, and not all the time, but somewhere in the back of their minds this kind of doubt lives.  I don’t know what to do, I’m not doing a good enough job, I’m not a good mom (or as good of a mother as I think I should be). On really bad days or in some of the really hard seasons of life, these doubts seem almost inescapably real. This experience isn’t uniq...

Topics: Spiritual Gifts , Tongues

This recording has fixed a problem with the last 5 minutes that was evident on the upload done on Sunday. Topics: God's Plan , marriage , sexualilty

Topics: Spiritual Gifts

Would you put your money in a bank that had no locks and no guards?  If not, it probably has something to do with the fact that you don’t want your money stolen.  Unguarded valuables are never a good idea.  Proverbs tell us to guard our heart.  And it tells us why we should do this.  It also tells us to guard instruction.  Underlying these commands is an understanding that these things are both va...