Hosanna Christian Fellowship

Welcome to Hosanna- your church! This morning, we are joined by guest speaker Anthony Rogers, an apologist with Ministry 2 Muslims who shows the parallels between Exodus and the gospels and shows Jesus is God. To learn more about this ministry, go to https://www.ministrytomuslims.com/

What did the world look like before the flood? God created a perfect paradise on earth and made Man and Woman in His image to rule over that paradise. As His crowing creation, humans had the ability to hear the voice of God and follow His moral commands. But after creation is cursed in response to human's moral rebellion to God, how deep can their depravity go before God says, "Enough"? This week...

The way of Cain or the way of the Lord? Within six generations after the fall of man, though people are prospering building cities and making technological advancements in agriculture and art and metallurgy, the culture has become one of violence and pride for those who follow the way of Cain. Are there any left who follow the way of the Lord? This week we study through Genesis 5 and the genealogy...

Why do the wicked prosper? Cain refuses to obey God when he offers a sacrifice to God from his own works and not from faith. Cain again refuses to obey God when he fails to heed God's warning to rule over his sin and instead kills his brother. What happens when Cain continues to rebel in his banishment from the Lord's presence, even while bearing God's mark of protection? This week we finish readi...

I've done so much for God, why won't He accept it? The good creation God made has been corrupted by sin, and lest Adam eat from the tree of life and live forever in in his sinful state, God chases the man and woman from their home in paradise. Though hope is soon heard in the cries of a baby boy born to Eve, the mother of all, that hope would be short lived as the sins of the father would soon bec...

Why is work so hard? When God made Adam and placed him in the paradise of the garden, He gave Adam charge over the garden to work it and watch over it. God then made the woman, taken from Adam's side, and charged them to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. That first couple would go on to rebel against God, and when God brought judgment on the woman, He made the process of being fruitful...

"You can't judge me..." "...Only God can judge me!" "Christians are so judgmental!" We've all heard accusations like this before. Or maybe even said them ourselves. Jesus had a lot to say about judgment and discernment. But when He said, "Judge not, lest you be judged," was He really giving us license to be judgmental of those who judge others? This week, John Stephens shares a message from Matthe...

Is there any hope when God judges? The serpent deceived the woman. Man rebelled against the order God ordained for creation. In judgment for that rebellion, God first cursed the serpent and the one who used the serpent: Satan. Next God deals with the sin of the woman, who listened to the serpent rather than the word of God. This week we will continue our study through Genesis 3 and the curse on Go...

Is there any hope in the midst of judgement? The woman deceived by the serpent, Adam in rebellion to God. Unable to hide their sin, God confronts the first couple and is met with blame-shifting and unrepentance. Is there anything left besides judgement? This week, we continue our study through Genesis 3 and the fall of man. We'll focus in on the curse on the serpent and on Satan. And we'll see the...

Is prayer really all that powerful? Pastor Mark Finnigan from Harvest Christian Fellowship shares from Scripture and from personal testimony the power of prayer and the importance of small acts of faithfulness in sharing the gospel with the lost world around us. We can't all preach to huge crowds at evangelistic crusades. But we can, each of us, share the gospel with the individuals we meet throug...

This week for our Baptism Service, Pastor Nathan shared a message on baptism: what baptism is and why it is an important step in the life of every believer.

"It's not my fault!" and other dumb lies we tell ourselves... When God made the first man and woman in His image and gave them authority over the plants and animals on the earth, there was peace and unity in creation. Then in one act of rebellion, the harmony in the world turned to separation, trust turned to distrust, and life turned to death. This week, we continue our study through Genesis 3 a...

Don't be ignorant of Satan's schemes! In the creation of the world, God demonstrated His power and His might as He created by His Word. God demonstrated His tender love in the creation of mankind, and His generosity by abundantly providing for all of man's needs. After declaring all of creation good, what happened that led to the chaotic state of disarray that our world is plagued with today? This...

God, what do You want from me? Has this question ever haunted your prayers? When the enemy whispers: "You are alone; you are not enough," how do we combat the lies and take up the armor that God has provided for us? This Father's Day, Elder Ron Love shares a message of encouragement for all men (and women too). We'll study through Micah 6 and Ephesians 5-6 to learn what God wants from us and how w...

What is a woman? God created man in His own image, personally breathing life into the lungs of the first man, Adam. God provided Adam a place to live in a beautiful garden to provide food and shelter and work. And God saw that all of creation was good, except for one thing: Adam was alone. In this week's study, we will finish Genesis 2 and look at how God meets Adam's greatest need in the creatio...

Why are there two creation stories? Before creation, God already was. And then, by His Word, God created all things. He formed the earth and the heavens and filled the sky with stars and planets and the earth with plants and animals. And when He completed His work of creation, God rested from His creative work. After writing this overview of the creation account, Moses will next zoom in to one par...

Did God abandon Israel? This is one of many questions the Apostle Paul answers in his letter to the Romans. If Jesus came and gave us a new covenant of salvation based on faith in the sacrifice of Christ, what does that mean for the nation of Israel under the old covenant? This week we will study through Romans 11 with Pastor Rik. We'll learn why Israel still matters in the New Testament and toda...

Did God rest because He was tired? God spoke and the heavens and the earth existed out of nothing. God formed the earth that was formless and void into a place that would be habitable to support life. God filled the skies with stars and planets and filled the earth with plants and animals. God breathed life into the first humans, who would bear His image in creation. And then when He saw that all...

What is the worth of a woman? This Mother's Day, join us for an encouraging message for all women from Elder Ron Love. We'll look at the story of Hannah from 1 Samuel 1-2 and see the unique way women can relate to the struggles and trials of life and testify to the glorious work of God as He shows up in the middle of our trials to give us strength and victory.

God formed, then God filled. As God's Spirit hovered over a formless and void earth, He spoke and separated the light from the darkness, the oceans from the atmosphere, and the land from the sea. With this form and structure on the earth, His next step in creation is to fill the void. This week we will conclude Genesis 1 and study through the next three days of the creation account. We'll see God...

The earth was formless and void But God's Spirit hovered over the earth. That's where we left off our study of the creation story in Genesis. Before time and space began, God already was. And then into the chaos of a dark and empty earth, God spoke and brought order and life. In this week's message, we will continue in Genesis 1 and study through the first three days of the creation account. We'll...

The universe had a beginning And when the universe began, God already was. He is separate from the universe and therefore He is not subject to the constraints of time and space. But what does it mean that God created the heavens and the earth? And why is the origin of creation relevant to us today? In this week's sermon, we will study Genesis 1:1-2 and look at the significance of God as Creator of...

In the beginning God... Those are the opening words in the best-selling book of all time. If you can believe those four words, you can believe the rest of the Scriptures. While it can be easy to quickly skip over the opening words and move on to the rest of the creation account in Genesis 1, we can find great value in pausing and considering what it means that when all of time and space began, God...

What's the big deal about truth? Every group today--from political parties to religious organizations to online influencers--claims to know the truth. But when every truth they claim is different, how can we know what is truly true? And is it even important to know the truth in the first place? This week for our Baptism Service, John Stephens shared a message on the Truth from John chapter 8. We l...

Today, we celebrate Good Friday by examining why Jesus had to die and honoring His sacrifice as we take communion.