Living Hope Church of the East Bay - Sermon Audio

What do you say to God when you know you've blown it? When you're burdened by the weight of guilt and shame? Join us as we explore Psalm 51 together!

What does the Bible say about depression? What hope is there for us, and for those that we love and care about, when the darkness doesn't seem to lift? Join us as we look to Psalm 40 for wisdom from God's Word on this vital topic!

Join us as we launch into a new series, looking at how the Psalms give words to every season of our souls.

Join us as we look at the life of prayer through the lens of listening!

How can we pray in alignment with God's will? How can we develop confidence in our prayer lives? Join us as we explore the connection between the Scriptures and the life of prayer!

Join us as we explore the connection between faith and prayer together!

What does it mean for us to pray "Your Kingdom Come" - in our lives in the Church, in the world? Join us as we explore this topic together!

In this sermon on Matthew 6:5-13, Jesus gets refreshingly honest about prayer — why we do it, who God really is, and what it looks like to actually talk to Him. If prayer has ever felt hollow, performative, or just plain hard, we invite you to explore the Lord's prayer with us! "“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your wi...

Mark 11:15–18 (NIV) — 15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of p...

John 2:1–11 (NIV) — 1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” 4 “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Nearby...

James 1:19–20 (NIV) — 19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

Luke 17:11–19 (NIV) — 11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, w...

2 Kings 6:8–17 (NIV) — 8 Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel. After conferring with his officers, he said, “I will set up my camp in such and such a place.” 9 The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Beware of passing that place, because the Arameans are going down there.” 10 So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the ki...

Tune in on this Easter Sunday as we consider the words of Jesus: "Unless a seed falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone, but if it dies, it produces many seeds" (John 12:24)

Ever feel lost on your spiritual journey? Wondering where to go next, or where to start? Join us as we talk about the landscape of life, and in particular the life of a disciple of Jesus, together.

Ever feel lost on your spiritual journey? Wondering where to go next, or where to start? Join us as we talk about the landscape of life, and in particular the life of a disciple of Jesus, together.

What does living faith look like? Join us as Pastor Paul McGovern shares with us from James 2 on this vital topic! James 2:14–20 (NIV) — 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but...

Taking people at "face value" - looking at the surface and making a value judgement - it's good for coins, it's bad for people. How do we, as the people of God, rightly represent a God who welcomes all? Join us as we walk through the Book of James together! "My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes int...

How do we rightly respond to God's Word, revealed in the Scriptures? How do we find our way to the blessed life? Listen is as we hear from guest teacher Larry Vold on these questions and more as we continue our journey through the Book of James! “ My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger doe...

Is there something that you do that you wish you could stop... but you can't? Where can you and I turn to be different than the people we used to be? Join us as we explore these questions through the lens of James 1:13-18. “ When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away b...

Where do you and I turn to find the wisdom that we're lacking? Where do we turn when we don't know what to do next? Join us as we walk through the Book of James together, looking at what it looks like to live our FAITH EVERYWHERE in our lives! “ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask,...

Where do you and I turn when things get hard? Can God give purpose and meaning to the "trials of many kinds" you and I face? Join us as we start our series in the Book of James together, looking at what it looks like to live our FAITH EVERYWHERE in our lives! "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Consider...

What would Jesus tell you and I about stewardship through the story of a dishonest manager? Join us to dive deep into Jesus' parable in Luke 16 and hear about Jesus' exhortation to strategic urgency ! “ Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of y...

"God, what is mine to do with what you have entrusted to me?" “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work...

Join us as we talk about the truth that the promise of God's faithful provision means we can be free to seek first His Kingdom, and find the life that is truly blessed! “ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not so...