Hope Downtown Minneapolis Sermons

There is an ancient passage which predicted the arrival of a stone. This stone, for one group, would become a rock of offense and stumbling. But for another group, it would become the rock of their salvation. Why the difference in response? That is what today’s message is all about. Question Why is Jesus compared to a stone? How is it that Jesus, the unchanging and sure stone, causes both stumblin...

Our natural impulses are often wrong. That includes when we read the Bible and consider the character of God. We look at our lives and incorrectly believe that He and his Word have failed. This passage shows us that God’s promises are sure and he orchestrates events to make clear his mercy! Questions Do we question our natural impulses recognizing they are often wrong? Do we trust God as merciful...

Romans 9:1-5 Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com .

As we look forward to a new year, it’s beneficial to look back on where we’ve been. When we do, we see God’s faithfulness throughout the pages of our story. This church is a picture of God’s grace toward his people. And we get the chance in the new year to see more pages added to this book. We look forward to all that God has in store for us! Questions Will we keep the gospel the main thing? Will...

Why don’t New Year’s Resolutions work? See how  Romans 6:1-4 ,  11-14  gives a pathway for real life change that is gospel centered, not just an act of willpower. Vision Series Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com .

This week we looked at the story of Hannah. We connect with her as she deals with life’s disappointments because we too deal with disappointment. In her case, the desperate prayers of a barren woman to have a son are answered. Is that the end of the story? No. For we are cued in on a future son to be born who will be called King and Savior, who will ultimately rescue us from all of life’s disappoi...

What are we to do when God makes no sense? The account of the birth and sacrifice of Isaac brings us to this very question, as well as foreshadowing another very loved son the very point of sacrifice as well! Born Unto Us Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com .

Paul Tripp writes, “It’s easy to look around and keep score…focusing more on what others have than what God has graciously provided for you causing you to want what they have and to question the goodness of God.” We observe this in the story of Cain and, too often, in our own story. Yet, how wonderful this Christmas season to be reminded of the goodness of God for every one of us. No more keeping...

The and of Romans 8 is filled with a whole bunch of rhetorical questions that need to be answered out loud (and maybe even memorized). The first of which is siimply life -changing on a daily basis as we ponder “If God is for us, who can be against us?” NO ONE!!! Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hop...

The Bible reads like a thrilling story with characters, settings, plot lines, problems, and solutions. One of the main themes from beginning to end is suffering giving way to glory. That is true of God’s story as he solves the problem of sin on our behalf and sets the stage for a glorious and forthcoming glory. We wait for that glory with eager expectation! Questions Within your story, who is the...

Many of the Old Testament stories can be summarized in three words: “Know Your Enemy.” Like us, the people in the Old Testament were often guilty of mislocating the real problem in their lives, causing things to move from bad to worse. Here in Romans 8, we’re given unequivocal clarity about who our enemy is and a charge to bring this enemy to an end! How do we go about this practically and with wh...

In the classic movie The Matrix, Neo says to Morpheus, “I don’t like the idea that I’m not in control of my life.” Perhaps you feel the same way. It’s easier to accept what we can see more than what we cannot. We feel better if we believe we’re in control. Yet God works in unseen and expected ways by his Spirit. Will you trust his Spirit to lead your life and see how deep the rabbit hole goes? Que...

Romans 8:1-4 brings with it some remarkable statements that are actors for our souls when we are faced with a sense of failure, shame and condemnation. As the devil tries his best to discourage us, we can use these facts from Romans 8 to say, “Not Today, Satan!” "In fact, tomorrow’s not looking very good for you either!"   Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapol...

Where do you turn when life lowers you to the end of your rope? In the second half of Romans 7, we discover a pathway to communing with God that looks less like climbing and more like seeing life as it actually is, and ourselves as those who struggle and stumble. This means Jesus isn’t away and unaware of the dark and scary places of your life that feel like death (strained relationships, losing a...

In The Greatest Showman the song Never Enough repeats how the world’s lights and stars and gold will never be enough. In this passage the law of God repeats how our best efforts will never be enough. To live by the law requires absolute perfection. Good news comes when we realize only Jesus has lived with absolute perfection and hushed the Law’s loud thunder. He is more than enough for us! Questio...

What is the mechanism of how we become right with God AND are given power for living? Our complete and perfect union with Jesus in His life, death and resurrection!! Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com .

Should we just sin all the time because we’re not under law but under grace? The second half of Romans 6 addresses this question while, in a way, trolling our Western notion of freedom. Being free isn’t only about being out from under the wrong thing, but being bound to that which is truly good. And this goodness runs on a fuel more powerful than the right answers of the law. Romans Davis Johnson...

Grace isn’t found only when we sin. Grace protects and heals and blesses and guides and strengthens. Grace frees us from sin as we are united to Jesus in his death and resurrection. So should we continue in sin so that grace might abound? By no means. We are dead to sin and alive to God! Will you let grace abound all the more? Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Down...

You cannot possibly out-sin the grace of God given to us through the gift of Jesus Christ’s obedience on the Cross. That’s not a challenge – it’s simply a fact! Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com .

Paragraph DescriptiAll of us have ideas about God that are skewed and even completely backwards at times. This is why, perhaps more than anything, we need him to show us what he’s like and what he’s doing in the world. Fortunately for us, God is not in the business of hiding but revealing and he does just that in Romans 5. Gospel Application Is the center of the gospel becoming the center of your...

It's time to stop and smell...the churros (one of my favorite smells). This week we pause to reflect on the effects of the Good News for our lives. Peace, grace, and hope - even amidst sufferings - are all ours because of what Jesus accomplished. Don't forget this. In fact, take time to stop and smell these churros! Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Messag...

Salvation by faith through grace has always been the plan for the very beginning. God didn’t change plans to make it work for Jesus, but the entire storyline of the Old Testament is pre-game to the revelation of Jesus Christ. Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com...

Every murder mystery reveals a twist. Once known, it is enjoyable to re-watch or re-read that story with that twist in mind. The same is true for the bible. This week and next we return to the beginning of the story to see how trusting in God’s promises of salvation brings righteousness––not religious works or sacred rituals or having a certain relative…and that’s how it’s always been! Question : ...

In chapter 4 of the book of Romans, Paul will try to defend his explanation of what Jesus has done for us. But, does his answer fit with the Old Testament storyline, and what exactly is he trying to defend. This week, we will discover what Paul saw as God’s ultimate plan for the salvation of his people. Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For...

In the 90’s and early 2000’s there was a dramatic rise in books and movies about the end of the world. Many of these cultural artifacts, however, were more preoccupied with current events than the Bible. In today’s passage, we take a closer look at one of those parables that seems to be about the end of the world, and find some surprising twists in the way Jesus thinks about the end times and how...