Hope City Church

Sermon Guide Long Story Short Part 7 - The Coming (Romans 3) Big Idea: Jesus loves you and there’s nothing you can do about it. John 1:17 "For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ." Romans 3:21-25 "But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of M...

Sermon Guide Long Story Short Part 6 - The Exile (2 Chronicles) Big Idea: Failure is a chance to find God again. 2 Chronicles 36 17-20 So the Lord brought the king of Babylon against them. The Babylonians killed Judah’s young men, even chasing after them into the Temple. They had no pity on the people, killing both young men and young women, the old and the infirm. God handed all of them over to N...

Long Story Short Part 5 - The Warning (Isaiah - Ezekiel) Big Idea: God loves you too much to leave you alone. Nehemiah 9:29-36 You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen. In your love, yo...

Sermon Guide Long Story Short Part 4 - The Promised Land (Joshua - 2 Chronicles) Big Idea: It’s hard to want God after you get what you want. Deuteronomy 8:10-17 When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulatio...

Long Story Short Part 3 - The Exodus (Exodus 1-40) Big Idea: When you feel like nothing is changing, God is changing you. Deuteronomy 1:1-2 Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea (the promised land), going by way of Mount Seir. But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telli...

Long Story Short Part 2 - The Promise (Genesis 12 - 25) Big Idea: While you're waiting, God is working. Genesis 12:1-3 "The Lord had said to Abram, 'Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless...

Long Story Short Part 1 - The Creation (Genesis 1-3) Big Idea: Sin promises to make things better but always makes things worse. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Genesis 3:6-7 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree...

Testify | Part 3 - What Will Happen To Me? Big Idea: Heaven isn’t for good people, it’s for people who believe the good news of Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe t...

Testify | Part 2 - What Is Happening To Me? Big Idea: You don’t change to prove you’re a Christian, but change is proof that you’re a Christian. Galatians 2:16 “Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the...

Testify | Part 1 : What Happened To Me? Big Idea: Jesus Changes Everything 1 John 1: 1-4 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is...

Secret Success | Part 3 - Fasting Matthew 6:16-18 (NLT) Big Idea: Fasting is the choice to be hungry so you can feel more hungry for God. Matthew 6:16-18 “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. But when you fast, comb...

Secret Success | Part 2 - Time With God Big Idea: If you create a place to meet God, God will meet you there. Matthew 6:5-6 MSG “And when you come before God, don’t turn that into a theatrical production either. All these people making a regular show out of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat? Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’...

Secret Success | Part 1 - Right Things. Wrong Reasons Big Idea: The most rewarding things that we will ever do will be things that very few people see. Matthew 6:1-4 (NLT) “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues...

Christmas Sermon 2019 Isaiah 9:2 The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. Isaiah 9:6 For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 4 Gifts God wants To Give You This Christmas 1....

Sermon Guide - Christmas at Hope City In the Waiting Isaiah 40:31 Big Idea: Sometimes the hardest thing God asks you to do is…..nothing. Isaiah 9:6 (NLT) For a child is born to us, a son is given to us; The government (authority) rests upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) But those who wait for the Lord s...

Make Room For A Miracle Big Idea: God will use you beyond your ability, but not beyond your availability. Luke 2:7 (NKJV) And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Is it possible God wants to do something for my life, with my life, or through my life, but there is no room for him in my life...

Sermon Guide - The Pruning Process John 15:1-11 Big Idea: How does God grow us and what is our part in the process. Prune - trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to increase fruitfulness and growth. John 15:1-2 I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes th...

Pastor Jason sat down with Pastor Katie and Pastor Joe to answer some common questions about tithing after last weeks sermon.

Dollars and Sense | Part 3 - Choice 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Big idea: You can give and not be generous, but you can’t be generous and not give. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure...

Part 2: Blessing Mark 6:35-44 Big idea: Blessed is better than my best. Definition of Blessing - God's favor and protection. Ephesians 1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Mark 6:35-44 Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, an...

Sermon Guide Dollars and Sense | Part 1: Attitude Big idea: How I feel about Jesus should change how I feel about money. ‭‭Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth,...

Sermon Guide Roommate or Soulmate | Part 3: Love & Respect ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:31-33‬ Big Idea: Marriage works when a husband and wife work together ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:31-33‬ “As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, ea...

Sermon Guide - Roommate or Soulmate Part 2: For Better or Worse Matthew 19:3-9 Big idea: I give my best when my spouse is at their worst.. ‭‭ Matthew 19:3-9‬ Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?” “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and fe...

Part 1: Close the Gap Hebrews 12:14-17 Big idea: I can be a better spouse or a bitter spouse, but I can’t be both. ‭‭ Hebrews‬ ‭12:14-17‬ “Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trou...

Truth Over Passion: Matthew 4:1-11 Big Idea: What you believe is more important than what you feel. Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came a...