Hope Church Mill Creek

Crisis... This is where many meet God for the first time, and even subsequently thereafter. The writer of the Scripture passages we are reading today found himself in this state after pursuing what seems like every possible venture, and yet still experiencing desperation, hopelessness, and a loss for life's meaning. These feelings are not limited to unbelievers. When not focused on Christ, the...

Our relationship with Jesus should be a priority in the life of a follower of Jesus. We should prioritize his teachings and make ourselves available to him so that we can live and look like Jesus. We can become just as distracted by well-intentioned overactivity as we can by cares, riches, and pleasures of this life. Our relationship with Jesus is the necessary thing in this life. To be a disciple...

A mother's love is a distinct, sacrificial love noted specifically in the Greek language of the New Testament as "philoteknos." This word translated as "love" implies caring, nurturing, meeting needs, embracing, and befriending. A mother's love is always changing and morphing as children grow, yet Scripture informs us there is always a crucial role for a Godly mother from the stages of "bringing u...

The Lord's Supper and Baptism - the two biblical ordinances that Jesus left us. Today, we are partaking in both here at Hope Church Mill Creek. Let us take some time to observe what Jesus instructed to us before he left this earth. We will partake in Communion with our brothers and sisters in Christ both in this place and all around the world, while we also observe & rejoice with others ta...

We are so glad you are here with us today on Easter and we hope and pray that Jesus speaks to you through the kindness and generosity of our people. Thank you so much for being here. Followers of Jesus all over the globe celebrate the holiday of Easter because of the life, death, and resurrection of a man named Jesus. It is for us truly a holy day. The questions we'd like to answer today are,...

Happy Palm Sunday to you! Even though we dealt with this part of Jesus' story during last Sunday's sermon, we still encourage you to say "Hosanna!" or "O save!" to Jesus whether you never have or you need His grace again for the 100th or 1,000th time. Remember, God resists the proud but He gives grace to the humble. Today, we go back to that final week where everything begins to physically fall ap...

Today we begin talking about the last week of Jesus' earthly life in our Easter series we've called, "The Journey." From the manger to the cross, the entire life and ministry of our Lord was full of risk, danger, excitement, joy, sadness, love, and sacrifice. During this week, however, the Christ allowed all eyes to be fixated on Him. Know this would ultimately lead to his death,...

We are are so glad you are listening here. If you have a hurt, habit, or hang-up, you are in good company because, well... we all do! We at Hope Church exist to help you become a passionate follower of Jesus. If you have never committed to following Him, we can help lead you to Him. If you have faltered or swayed, or you struggle with doubting your faith, we all have. We want to walk alongside you...

Today, we finish our "Jesus and _____" series with one of the most basic but necessary disciplines in the life of a follower of Christ, that is prayer. The act of prayer, or talking to The Lord has been central to lovers of God for thousands of years. We are wired for and need communication with Him. The question though for many of us is, how? Good news, the disciples had the same query! Let us le...

What are we here for? What are we doing? What is our purpose in life? What are my next steps? These are questions we all wrestle with. One thing many of us know is that to be lost, wandering, and without purpose is no fun at all. Part of THE Good News though, is that HE has the plan! It is comforting to know that all of the pressure regarding our decisions doesn't actually fall on us, but Him!...

Discouragement, insecurity, sadness, apathy, fear - all people wrestle with negative emotions from time to time, and some more than others. It seems it is simply part of being human. Because of this, we all need a little encouragement sometimes. In this week's text, we will look at an unlikely biblical character who needed some much positive attention and encouragement, and how Jesus himself p...

Who is Jesus? We've read about Him, studied His sayings, and talked about His life. But who is He... to you? Does the Person of Jesus have any real effect in your life, mentality, or behavior? For the next few weeks until the Easter season begins, we will simply talk about Jesus - comparing and contrasting his thoughts, parables, philosophies, and actions with ours. The hope is that we come to kno...

This last week of the month at Hope Church means we slow down and place our focus on the Last Supper, the Lord's Supper that we call Communion. Jesus, in preparation for his imminent death in sacrifice for all humanity, took one more opportunity to be with disciples and share bread and wine with them to signify his upcoming sacrifice for us all.

This time of year, love is talked about quite a bit. With the commercial marketing of pinks, reds, hearts, roses, and stuffed animals, we can see that the focus on this holiday is obviously romantic love. We as Americans love love. We talk about it, sing about it, imagine it, and long for it. There's something in our soul that seems to need it. While Scripture acknowledges and celebrates this...

Join us for Recovery Alive and enjoy listening to Outlaw Gospel songs by Andrew Marshall, and Charlene Marshall share her powerful testimony of the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

Sacrifice is hard. Taking something of value in the here-and-now, and making an educated trade for something else potentially more valuable in the future is very much a risk. In Scripture, however, we come to understand that our lives are not our own, so then, giving what we "own" becomes much easier. For we realize that everything we have, all the way down to each cell in our body, belo...

Recently in Scripture, we have uncovered what "worship" is for us - a right response toward God in spirit and action. When a soul encounters the one, true, and holy God through the Person of Jesus, a proper response would be surrender and submission to Him. Interestingly, this doesn't seem to come to us (and through us) naturally in our flesh. Over the next few weeks at Hope Church in Roxboro, we...

People are wired for worship. We worship God through the Person of Jesus, or we worship persons, things, or ideas that are lesser than God. We prove the object of our worship and our level of devotion by what we are willing to sacrifice. Proper Christian worship involves sacrifice as well, but with a twist - that is, Jesus is our ultimate sacrifice; therefore, our felt sacrifices for Him are not o...

A happy and holy New Year to you Hope Church. In some ways, 2024 was a great year for our assembly, while in other ways it was an extremely difficult one. Let us take a few weeks at the very beginning of 2025 to focus on an absolute essential of Christian living. That is the worship of our Lord, our King, and our God. We will talk about what worship is, what it's for, and how we go about it in our...

It is now the week between Christmas and the new year. Excitement has worn off and things are now a bit quiet, as they should be. Here at Hope Church Mill Creek, today we quietly and prayerfully consider our church and its future as we officially vote on our elder nominees. Today's sermon will be about church elders and be a directive to ours.

It's Christmas! We thank you so much for choosing to listen here today. Of all the church gatherings in this community, you chose to listen to this service with us. We hope and pray you hear from the Word of The Lord as we all celebrate the one, true King Jesus today. Born a sinless baby, lived a perfect life, died a terrible death, and miraculously resurrected again - all for you and me. Holy, ho...

Most of us would really like to get ahead in life. Whether that be financial position, social standing, or power level, we like it when people look up to us. It would seem that is the natural order of life then. Except, that is not what our model, the man Jesus did. Jesus seemingly went backwards and down - leaving the throne of heaven, becoming mortal man, and suffering with us and for us. This i...

This season of Advent, may we consider where we were, where we are, and where we would be were it not for the Christ child. If God had not sent His beloved Son to His created earth in vulnerability as a baby, where would that leave us? Why would anyone give up their own child for the salvation of someone else? This level of sacrifice is simply too great to comprehend. Or is it love?

Since the fall of man in the days following his creation, man has struggled to see, hear, and know God. Scripture tells us that men prefer darkness over light. Even those who know Jesus sometimes struggle. So, in this present darkness, how do we know God? We see glimpses of Him here, there, and in Scripture. The Advent season reveals a glimpse of God like no other, the incarnation of the Christ ch...

As we approach Thanksgiving, three covenant partners of our church give their testimonies about how God has moved and is continuing to move in their lives. We challenge all Christians to spend this holiday season and every day being thankful to God for all that He does for us. Disclaimer: This content includes sensitive and explicit information. Listener discretion is advised.