Hope Community Church

We all have this picture of Jesus in our heads when we imagine him... What's your version of Him? Do you have expectations of him? Do you really KNOW Him? Have you experienced God for yourself? In week one of our new series, Summer Series Live, Ayren Nelson invites us to come and See Jesus for who He really is. #experiencegod #summerserieslive --- Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly promp...

Grapes can only grow when they’re connected to the vine—the vine is what sustains life and makes it possible for fruit to grow. In the same way, humans need connection—not just any connection, but really a deep connection with Jesus. In the final week of the series, Duane Calvin shares what Jesus meant when He said, “I am the true vine.”   #thetruevine #definingjesus ---   Subscribe to Family Conv...

No one likes a spoiler, right? But the truth is, the Bible is pretty clear about how it all ends—and it’s good! Middle School Ministry’s Ayren Nelson takes the stage in week 5 to talk about Jesus as the resurrection and the life.   #theresurrectionandthelife #definingjesus ---   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and resources: https://touchpoint.gethope.net/OnePageReg/2451   If...

After trying nearly every earthly means you can imagine, there was only one thing that ever truly satisfied Léonce Crump’s gnawing hunger for more. The Senior Pastor of Renovation Church joins us in week 4 for a look at true satisfaction and what Jesus really meant when He said “I am the bread of life.”   #thebreadoflife #definingjesus ---   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and...

Where do you turn when your life is filled with pain and suffering? When you’re lost, how do you find the way home? In this third “I am” statement, Jesus promises that He is the way, truth, and the life that will keep us steady through the storms.   #thewaythetruththelife #definingjesus ---   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and resources: https://touchpoint.gethope.net/OnePage...

Sometimes it’s easier to keep the lights off than to see things for what they really are. But Jesus came to light the way down a better path, toward a better life. In week two, Chase Gardner shares what Jesus meant when He said, “I am the light of the world.” --- #thelight #definingjesus   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and resources: https://touchpoint.gethope.net/OnePageReg...

  A good shepherd leads from the front, creates trust, and invites the sheep to follow. A good shepherd protects, provides, cares, and defends. In John 10:14, Jesus says "I am the good shepherd," and in the first week of the series, Teaching Pastor Chase Gardner helps us understand what that means.   #thegoodshepherd #definingjesus ---   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and res...

Even if we aren’t running from the church, we can still miss what it’s really meant to be. The truth is, for church to be a place the world runs to, its people first need to be willing to run to the world. In the final week of the series, Lead Pastor Jason Gore reminds us that the church at its core is just the imperfect people of God on a mission to reach the world.   #church #bethechurch #runnin...

  Why do we need faith? Or better yet, how can we have genuine faith that is active and thriving and pleasing to God—a faith that is unwavering even when life gets difficult and our stories get challenging? Culture tells us to run from that type of faith, but in week 4, Duane Calvin shares why a life of faith is what we should be running to.   #faith #whydoweneedfaith #runningfromGod  ---   Subscr...

How often do you take time to remember the cross? It's easy to think the things we have are things we've earned—it’s the American dream, right? In week 3, Ayren Nelson reminds us not to lose sight of the fact that Jesus paid a debt He didn’t earn to give us a life we don’t deserve.   #thecross #Jesus #runningfromGod  ---   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and resources: https:/...

What is sin? And how does God really feel about it? Once we understand these truths, we'll realize that God as defined in His word, isn't who people usually run away from. In week two, Chase Gardner shares biblical truths about 3 hard realities of a sinful and broken world.   #sin #runningfromGod  ---   Subscribe to Family Conversations for weekly prompts and resources: https://touchpoint.gethope....

As humans, we’re natural runners. When life gets hard, we’re trained to run—from responsibility or commitment or change or discomfort. We also tend to run from God… but why? In week one of the series, Teaching Pastor Chase Gardner helps us understand why we run and why we may need to rethink the direction we're running.   #runningfromGod ---   If you’d like to receive regular updates on what’s hap...

In this Easter message, Chase Gardner shares how Jesus’ resurrection has the power to change the way you view your past, transform the way you live in the present, and rewrite your whole future.   #easter #resurrection #heisrisen   ---   If you’re new to Hope or looking to get connected, click here: https://gethope.net/next/   If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond here: https:/...

Sometimes we make mission a whole lot harder than it needs to be—sometimes being more like Jesus just looks like learning how to celebrate better. In the sixth and final week of the series, Lead Pastor Jason Gore shares about the rhythm of celebration.   #celebrate   ---   Reserve your tickets for Easter at Hope! Click here: https://gethope.net/easter-2023/   If you’d like to receive regular updat...

We live by stories. Stories help us make sense out of life. They shape us and they direct us. Sometimes they’re right, but sometimes they’re excuses. Are these stories keeping us from what God wants? In week 5 of the series, Chase Gardner encourages us to take a closer look at the stories we tell ourselves every day.   #stories #Godsstory   ---   Reserve your tickets for Easter at Hope! Click here...

Listening seems easy enough, but it’s a rhythm that is quickly forgotten. When was the last time you felt like you were heard? Or, when was the last time you really listened to someone? During week 4 of the series, Chase Gardner reminds us how the simple act of listening can make the greatest impact.   #listening #importanceoflistening    ---   Reserve your tickets for Easter at Hope! Click here:...

What is it like to work from a place of rest instead of working for it? Many of us worry what could happen if we stop producing, stop moving, stop making—but Jesus needed time in a quiet place, so how could we not need the same? In week 3, Pastor Leonce Crump from Renovation Church in Atlanta shares a powerful (and challenging) message about the spiritual rhythms of work and rest.   #rest #howtore...

Many of our normal rhythms revolve around meeting needs—for ourselves, our spouse, our kids, our home. But what would it look like to expand our view? What if instead of just noticing the needs of our household, we began noticing the needs of the household of God? In week 2 of the series, Chase Gardner explains how blessing others opens the door for God to work powerfully in their lives.    #meeti...

Living on mission doesn't have to mean adding to our already-busy lives. In fact, most of the important parts of God's story happened around a table. In week one of the series, Teaching Pastor Chase Gardner reminds us that gathering around a table isn't only about sharing food, but about giving life.   #missions #missionaries #everydaymissions   ---   To join a Rhythm Starter Group, click here: ht...

Have you ever felt like something is holding you back from living a life of generosity? This week, Lead Pastor Jason Gore will help us understand the truths and lies about generosity and how we can overcome them. #generosity  #financesinthebible #stewardship --- If you’d like to receive regular updates on what’s happening around Hope, subscribe to our newsletter here: https://gethope.net/enews/ If...

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a blueprint on how to deal with our finances? Millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and nearly half of them make more than $100K per year. There's something going on in our finances, and it's not just math. In week two of the series, Hope's Executive Director of Finance & Operations, Derek Sisterhen, helps us decode this mystery and rethink some of o...

Money is one of the most confusing things in our life. Student loans, taxes, savings, giving…and the list goes on. Many of us experience anxiety or fight for control when it comes to finances, but it doesn’t need to be that way. In week one of the series, Teaching Pastor Chase Gardner shares what the Bible has to say about money.  #money #financesinthebible  ---  If you’d like to receive regular u...

You’ve heard the saying, “Forgive and Forget," but is that really how it works? Despite the fact that Jesus spent a lot of time speaking about forgiveness, many of us don’t fully understand what it means or how to practically walk it out. In the final week of the series, Chase Gardner clears up a common myth about forgiveness and helps us understand the why, when, and how of forgiving those who ha...

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Acceptance is something we all struggle with. We all want to be accepted, but accepting others can be challenging and even confusing. In week two of the series, Chase Gardner shares a biblical perspective on acceptance. --- If you’d like to receive regular updates on what’s happening around Hope, subscribe to our newsletter here: https://gethope.net/enews/ If you’d like to view our message notes,...