Hosanna Christian Fellowship

God is in the business of transforming lives! Twice now Joseph's brother have met him in Egypt without recognizing him as their brother. Without knowing whether his brothers have changed over the last two decades, Joseph recreates the circumstances which led to his brothers' initial betrayal to test their hearts and motivations. How will the sons of Jacob respond when their sin is finally brought...

Revenge is human. Mercy is divine. When Joseph's brothers first came to Egypt to buy grain, Joseph set a test for them: bring your youngest brother, Benjamin, with you next time or you will never buy grain from Egypt again. As time passes and the famine in Canaan continues, Jacob is reluctantly forced to send his beloved son, Benjamin, to Egypt with his brothers. When Jacob's sons are once again i...

Happy New Year! Join us this week as we look back on God's faithful work last year and look ahead to the opportunities in front of us in the new year. We'll read in Hebrews 10 for three points of direction to guide us in 2026. And as we study what it means that we are all family in Christ Jesus, we'll ask ourselves what work God is calling us to do, individually and together, in this new year and...

Merry Christmas! Join us in this bonus episode as we take a look at the first Christmas gifts ever given. Together we'll read from Matthew Chapter 2 and examine who gave the gifts and what the gifts symbolized for the first Christmas and for today.

Guilt only grows heavier the longer we hide it. The sons of Jacob have lived for over 20 years carrying the secret guilt of selling away their brother into slavery in Egypt and letting Jacob believe his beloved son Joseph was dead. Then a terrible famine threatens the lives of Jacob and his household in the land of Canaan, and news comes to Jacob that Egypt is selling grain. When Jacob sends his s...

The night may be silent, but God hasn't stopped moving! Joseph has been forgotten in an Egyptian prison for two years, betrayed by family and wrongfully accused and imprisoned, but not abandoned by God. While Joseph remains faithful to serve God even in prison, unknown to him, God has begun moving in the dreams of Pharoah himself, putting into motion the events that will exalt Joseph from prisoner...

God has not forgotten you! What's worse than being sold by your brothers into slavery? Being a slave who is imprisoned for a crime you didn't commit. Yet that's where Joseph finds himself, abandoned by brothers and by masters, but not by God. When two high ranking officials in Pharoah's court are imprisoned with Joseph, will Joseph finally have a way to plead his case before Pharoah? This week we...

The Lord is with you. From an earthly perspective, Joseph has become the victim of the sins of his family. After his brothers sold him to slave traders, Joseph finds himself a slave in the house of an Egyptian leader. Far from home, in a strange land that speaks a strange language and worships strange gods, can Joseph remain faithful to the God who promised him great things? This week we read thro...

Is my life too messy for God to redeem? The story of Joseph in Genesis is an inspiring illustration of how God can keep us safe throughout the trials and injustices that we face in our lives. But what about the trials we face that are of our own making? It's easy to believe God can save the blameless. But is there any hope of redemption for the guilty? This week we read through Genesis 38 and see...

Victimhood doesn't have to define you. Joseph didn't choose to be born into a family full of drama. He didn't choose to be his father's favorite and he didn't choose to receive prophetic dreams. And yet this young man found himself subject to the murderous intent of his envious brothers. Can God still work His good will in the midst of such evil? This week we finish reading through Genesis 37 and...

Can God still work in my dysfunctional family? While Esau moved out of the Promised Land and his family grew and gained power and wealth in the eyes of the world, Jacob and his family remained shepherds who dwelled in tents in the land God had promised to give to Abraham. But it's in Jacob's family, with all its problems, that God would continue to work out His grand plan of redemption that He fir...

What are you living for? Before Jacob and Esau were even born, they were at odds with one another, wrestling in the womb of Rebekah and fighting over blessings and birthrights as adults. Through the brothers' fights and estrangement and reconciliation, they each become an example of how our priorities and decisions today can have a lasting effect on the generations that will come after us. This we...

What does a life of revival really look like? When Jacob followed most of what God said, but not all of it, his compromise led to great suffering for his family and the city around him. But God didn't give up on Jacob because of his compromise. And in HIs grace, God called Jacob to follow Him in complete surrender. Will Jacob succumb to his old nature, or find a place of repentance and revival? Th...

Warning: At Hosanna we teach verse by verse through the Bible and believe that God will work through the good and the bad. This study is not graphic but does discuss sensitive topics that may not be suitable for children. Parental discretion is advised. Isn't it enough to do most of what God says? Jacob followed the command of the Lord to return to the Promised Land, where he reconciled with his b...

Current events got you stressed out? When we look around at the crazy things going on in the world, it can be easy to respond in fear and despair, to get angry or to simply check out and give up. This week we hear a special message from Cedric Evans on what it means to wait on the Lord. We'll read from Psalm 37 and look at some examples from the life of Elijah to learn how waiting on the Lord is a...

The church is full of hypocrites! How many times have we heard that echoed in our society? But if the church is supposed to be a light in a dark world, can we really blame the world when they call us out for hiding that light by looking and acting exactly like the world we've been saved from? This week John Stephens shares a message with us from Colossians 3. Together we'll look at the example of...

Does this life ever feel like chasing after the wind? There's no question right now that times are tough on every side. As the cost of living rises and people become more and more hostile to one another, there's no doubt that discontentment is at an all-time high. When the world is gripped in worry and fear, where can we turn to escape the way of the world? This week Pastor Rik shares a message wi...

Partial obedience is also partial disobedience. Jacob wrestled with God and in his surrender he found victory as God gave him a new name and a new nature. As Jacob travels back to the land of promise and meets his brother on the way, will he faithfully follow God as Israel, or will he fall back into his old ways as Jacob?  This week we read through Genesis 33 and see Jacob reunite with Esau after...

God's never gonna give you up! Jacob is finally free from Laban and turns his sights towards his home in the land of promise. But then he remembers the terms on which he left his home 20 years earlier when his brother Esau wanted to kill Jacob. When Jacob hears that his brother is coming to meet him with 400 men, will Jacob trust the Lord to be his defense, or will he return to his old ways and re...

Twenty years after running to the house of Laban to save his life, Jacob has had enough. Through dealing with the deceit of his Uncle Laban and the drama in his own family, Jacob has finally come to a place where he sees God's sovereign hand on his life and can trust God to lead and protect him. But how will Laban react when his daughters have fled and his household idols are stolen? This week we...

What do you want Me to do for you? That's the question Jesus asked the blind man who called out to Him in Mark 10. And it's a question He asks those who call out to Him today. This week we hear a special message from Pastor Ron Love who takes us back to the fundamentals of the Christian life. As Pastor Ron shares about the work of the Lord in his own life, he'll encourage us to come before the Lor...

Where do you turn when life is a mess? While Jacob's new family was growing rapidly in the midst of jealousy and drama, Jacob continued to labor for years for his uncle Laban. But while Laban's business flourished by the hand of Jacob, Jacob saw no increase for himself to care for his growing family. How can Jacob hope to get a fair deal from the master manipulator, Laban? This week we finish read...

Let the Baby Battle Begin Jacob found more than safety from his brother in the house of his uncle Laban. He also found a bride. Jacob entered into an agreement to marry Laban's daughter, Rachel, but Laban manipulated events so that Jacob ended up with both Rachel and her sister Leah as brides. Now as Jacob continues to labor for his uncle, the sister brides will compete for Jacob's love and favor...

Does God really work everything for good for those who love Him? Jacob fled for his life after stealing his brother's birthright and blessing. Then in the midst of the wilderness, he had an encounter with God who promised to be with Jacob and bring him back into the land of promise. But when he finally reaches his mother's family in Haran, and Jacob the deceiver meets his match in his manipulative...

Whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall. That's Paul's warning in 1 Corinthians 10:12. When Isaac remained faithful to God's commands, to stay in the land of promise and trust God to provide in the midst of famine, God blessed Isaac providing water and crops to Isaac and his household. But as time went on and Isaac grew old, the small seeds of favoritism he showed between his sons beg...