Hope Fellowship - Mike Zenker

Hope Fellowship – “A Family On A Journey” Pt3 Hope Fellowship is moving to Elmira from the St. Jacob’s Outlet Mall. 11 amazing years, but we are going to live with the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church downtown Elmira. Two congregations, one building. March 1st will be our first service in the facility. As a gesture of welcome, they have invited us to join them in their service and take that S...

Hope Fellowship – “A Family On A Journey” Pt2 Hope Fellowship is moving to Elmira from the St. Jacob’s Outlet Mall. 11 amazing years, but we are going to live with the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church downtown Elmira. Two congregations, one building. March 1st will be our first service in the facility. As a gesture of welcome, they have invited us to join them in their service and take that S...

Hope Fellowship – “A Family On A Journey” Hope Fellowship is moving to Elmira from the St. Jacob’s Outlet Mall. 11 amazing years, but we are going to live with the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church downtown Elmira. Two congregations, one building. March 1st will be our first service in the facility. As a gesture of welcome, they have invited us to join them in their service and take that Sunda...

Grace and Grieving - Finding Hope In the Pain Session 3 - Wm P. Young Can we find HOPE when we face grief? Grief comes in many forms; death, divorce, estrangement, lost job or dreams, betrayal, etc. This 6 part series is designed to give ‘hope’ to those facing many emotions and situations. There is much more going on behind the scenes and if we are unaware of it, it could lead to many many years o...

Foundational Beliefs Throughout 2020 (Source, Identity, Union, Forgiven) When difficult times hit, what are the default thoughts about ourselves and God that we believe? Today, we just want to remind you · who your source is, · what your identity is, · that you are in union with Jesus, and · that you are forever forgiven Enjoy!! Watch on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/pdOGQjXWT8Y Watch on FACEBOOK: htt...

Anticipating: The Right Way We just celebrated ‘advent’ the anticipation of the Christmas celebration. Now that we are in 2020, what are we anticipating for the new year? What we focus on, we will see. Where our attention in drawn to, that is what we will see become reality. Today you will be encouraged to focus on ‘the most important’ truths our minds need to think about. The foundation of 2020 c...

Resolve: “In Advance” Maybe it is time to reset yourself to your ‘factory defaults’, to your ‘original design’. Let’s consider ways to resolve in advance our responses to events in 2020, instead of just ‘reacting’. · Nehemiah resolved to act when he heard difficult news · Joseph ‘changed’ his resolve with incomplete date was updated with correct date · Daniel resolved well in advance, before he wa...

The Call Of Christmas – “Fear Not, Let Love Rule Instead” “Fear Not” is a common phrase communicated through out the Scriptures when a ‘divine encounter’ takes place. “Fear Not” is communicated four times throughout the Christmas story. Perhaps when something is repeated so often, we should take note and dig deeper to find out what that means. Let ‘Love’ rule instead. Enjoy this final ‘Advent’ mes...

The Call Of Christmas – “What If Mary Represents “Us”?” WHOA! Mary!! What if Mary represents all of us?? She had Christ put into her without asking? She was from Nazareth, a town of no good reputation. She was young, innocent, and not indoctrinated by ‘higher Jewish education. What if it is true that Christ has already been placed in all of us? What if the ‘Light of Christ’ really does shine throu...

The Call Of Christmas – “Freaked Out By An Angel” I grew up watching a TV show called “Touched By An Angel”, each episode emphasized ‘God Loves You’. This simple truth is sorely missed in our world today. Zachariah was not touched by an angel, instead, he was freaked out by one! Enjoy a look into what was ‘supposed’ to be a normal day at work. What is it that YOU are anticipating or looking forwar...

The Great Awakening – Pt 6 “He Can Get Your Attention” The first miracle after the day of Pentecost happened at the ‘Beautiful Gate’, to a marred lame man sitting in front of it. Peter and John were drawn toward the man, and the man was drawn towards the two disciples. God has no difficulty getting your attention, and when He does get your attention, ‘awakening’ happens. Enjoy!! Watch on YOUTUBE:...

The Great Awakening – Pt 5 “Early Church Policies, Procedures, & Bylaws” What was the motive for the ‘early church’ to meet? What were the rules, policies and bylaws?  Acts 2 is the launch of ‘the Church’, they were figuring things out. They were motivated by…wait for it….LOVE! I think the ‘church’ today needs to revisit the original reason they met.  Even this little church in Water...

The Great Awakening – Pt 4 “The Case For Jesus” Peter is now embolden by what he has witness in relation to the resurrection of Jesus and the experience of the Holy Spirit anointing the group in the upper room. Peter builds a ‘case for Christ’ as he shares with the listeners what the meaning of David’s prophecies meant and that they have been fulfilled!! As a result over 3000 people are baptized a...

The Great Awakening – Pt 3 “The Birth Of The ‘Real’ Church” Imagine a sudden roar of a screaming wind hitting your room! All you can hear is the roar…..THEN FIRE shows up and disperses into smaller fires hovering over each person in the room.  This is how the ‘Church’ enjoyed its ‘Birth-day’. Listen in as we appreciate some of the finer details of what happened that day. Enjoy!! Watch on YOUT...

The Great Awakening - An Adventure Through Acts pt2 What happened after Jesus rose from the dead? How did the disciples and others react after they witnessed the resurrection?  Today we are doing a ‘trailer’ of the last four episodes of ‘the Gospels’, each one recording some of the events after the resurrection. It may surprise you to see ‘who’ Jesus appeared to, and who he did not appear to....

The Great Awakening - An Adventure Through Acts pt1 What happened after Jesus rose from the dead? How did the disciples and others react after they witnessed the resurrection?  Today we are doing a ‘trailer’ of the last four episodes of ‘the Gospels’, each one recording some of the events after the resurrection. It may surprise you to see ‘who’ Jesus appeared to, and who he did not appear to....

Get An Attitude – “A Thanksgiving Attitude Did you know that you get to ‘choose’ your attitude? Enjoy today’s message as we share a ‘hope-filled’ way to have an attitude of gratitude every day. Deciding to be Grateful - Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are not an “accident,” but a divine choice. It is important to realize how often we have had chances to...

Hope In A “Good God” – What It Looks Like  We do not need to ‘tip toe’ around God. He isn’t mad or ‘irritable’. He is for you and eager to hear your rant, cry, joke, story, or your hopes for the future. He is a ‘good’ God and when you believe this, it will change your actions and thoughts from day to day. Today’s message will share wisdom and insight on how others have lived life believing in...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Growing & Progressive Revelation – Part 8 We grow physically in stages and we grow spiritually in stages. Our journey of growing in grace is about knowing who our Heavenly Father really is. It is slow and progressive. False concepts of who God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are replaced with better and more accurate ideas. Every single person lives their lives based on their...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Responding To The Evidence’ – Part 7 The evidence is in, what do with do with the results? It is now time to respond to the evidence that points us towards a God who is good, a God who is for you and not against you.  How are you going to respond to the good news when you see all that He has done not only for us, but also to us? How are you going to respond when you reali...

A God We Can Trust: ‘The Lord’s Prayer & the threat of “conditional forgiveness”’ – Part 6 While ‘the Lord’s Prayer’ is a well known prayer, what follows it leaves many confused & afraid. Why would Jesus say if you don’t forgive, God won’t forgive you? Doesn’t that contradict many other verses found in the New Testament? Last week we looked at key verses that reveal we are already forgiven...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Already Forgiven’ – Part 5 What if we are already forgiven? What if EVERYONE is already forgiven? If this is true, how does that affect our concept of ‘who God is, how He sees us, and how he sees everyone?”  Today, we continue in a series ‘Building a case for a God we can Trust’, today’s topic is BIG. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding ‘forgiveness’ that need to...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Reconciled – It Is A Done Deal b’ – Part 4             Let us know where you are watching from! Your donations keep us going!  Make your donations here https://bit.ly/2Z9loWd Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. To...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Reconciled – It Is A Done Deal’ – Part 3           Let us know where you are watching from! Your donations keep us going! Make your donations here https://bit.ly/2Z9loWd Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. Today I would like to...

A God We Can Trust: ‘Building A Case’ – Part 2:  Many people have walked away from ‘god’. When they describe ‘that god’…I agree with them that I would walk away from that ‘god’ as well. Today I would like to build a case for “A God We Can Trust’. Many trust ‘in’ God, but fewer would be honest and say they actually ‘trust God’. Today we continue to build a case with a focus on ‘repetitive’ scr...