Living Hope Church, Woodland

Pastor Dooba continues our series in the Gospel of John called "That You May Believe" with John 6:1-21. Verses 1 through 14 recount Jesus' feeding of the 5,000. In this one miracle, Jesus displays His mastery over the phyiscal realm and demonstrates the kindness He has for those who seek him.  Verses 15 through 21 tell of when Jesus walked on the water of the Sea of Galilee. Sometimes we encounter...

Pastor Dooba continues our series in the Gospel of John called "That You May Believe" with John 5:30-47. Jesus made multiple claims about His authority in the previous passage and in this passage presents support for those claims. Are there areas in your life that you are not submitting to the authority of Jesus and His word? What parts of your life would change if you did? Sermon Notes: https://d...

Today we take a break from our series in John for a Pentacost message from Acts 1:8 by Pastor Dooba. Pentacost today is the celebration of the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was given so that we can be a witness for Jesus. Evangelism without the Holy Spirit is unBiblical and prideful. The Holy Spirit can use the best and highest dollar evangelism programs that we have to offer, or t...

Pastor Dooba continues our series in the Gospel of John called "That You May Believe" with John 5:18-29. Who is Jesus, really? Jesus gives us the answer Himself in this passage: He is both the Savior and the Judge of the whole world.  Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mwFiuYrOpEOUFbOYbkxPEk8IoqJzB5zOCp-TksQgZB0/ The full service can be watched on our YouTube channel here: https://w...

Pastor Dooba continues our series in the Gospel of John called "That You May Believe" with John 5:1-16. A man with a severe disability has waited his entire life at a mystic pool for healing. His healing ultimately came, not from the pool, but from Jesus, who visited him in the midst of his affliction and asked a simple question: "Do you want to be healed?" What about you, listener? Are you more c...

Pastor Les continues our series in the Gospel of John called "That You May Believe" with John 4:43-54. From Galilee, Jesus heals the son of a royal official in Capernaum. Pastor Les uses this miracle to demonstrate the difference between "belief" as an unconditional trust in Jesus and "belief" as a simple conditioned response to reward (such as miracles). Which do you love: the miracle or the mira...

Pastor Dooba continues our series in the Gospel of John called "That You May Believe" with John 4:27-42. This is part 2 of Jesus time in Samaria, covering His discussion with the desciples after His encounter with the woman at the well, continuing to model for us how to share the Gospel. Sermon Notes: Coming soon. The full service can be watched on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com...

Today Pastor Dooba resumes our series in John called "That You May Believe." Today we are in John 4:1-26 and look at the story of the woman at the well. In this story, Jesus models how to share the gospel naturally. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TLtF0YaTBjZIBm-VnGDE0ixOaDhDp3KeHFI5IPFU4TQ The full service can be watched on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This Sunday, we welcome a guest speaker: Dr. Brian Thomas of the Institute for Creation Research. You can learn more about Dr. Thomas' work here: https://www.icr.org/brian_thomas/ The full service can be watched on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR_e-fS2-go See the following link for our social media pages and other ways to connect with the church! https://qrco.de/bblxJZ

This "bonus episode" is a special presentation that Dr. Brian Thomas of the Institute for Creation Research gave at Living Hope Church on his new book: Living in the Light of Genesis. The presentation can be watched on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9TjNeAQ6QM See the following link for our social media pages and other ways to connect with the church! https://qrco.de/bb...

For Easter Sunday, Pastor Dooba brings us a message from John 11:25-26. Death has been the rule for all of human existanace, but Christ's death and resurrection turned the finality of death from an inevitability into an option. All we must do to be free forever from death is to put our trust in this hope Jesus gives us, and follow Him. Sermon Notes: Coming soon. The full service can be watched on...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 3:22-36. In this message we learn from the example of John the Baptist how to exalt Christ in our hearts and lives. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13mcl1yafonwXkZg96NbSQ8JmWMu6Hfvq2qcOJ5IdP9o/ The full service can be watched on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 3:16-21. Today we look at the context of the most well-known Bible verse. In this passage, we will discover that though God's love is popular, Jesus' mission to save the world from judgment was and is rejected by many. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1adUMI7epp_qgRpX0N5owAdFmTXNphAObEZ...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 3:1-15. In this passage, Jesus talks with a man who knows the scripture better than most and thinks he’s saved. Jesus teaches him that salvation is through spiritual change, not religious adherence or his ancestry.   Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IxrA4XyQ2o9J0Jk6h0hxe8QdbdgEb2Dm-tcw...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 2:23-25. In this short passage, we are confronted with at least three big questions. We will scratch the surface of these life-changing questions in a way that will provide insights, clarity, and transformation into your journey of faith with Jesus. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwq...

This week Pastor Carl Morgan brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 2:13-25. As we read this "Cleansing of the Temple" we will answer some very important questions that many have. Why, when, where, and what, all need some explanation. Sermon Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZdZoBNj7f8mTNJr1AVwCyYLk2OjM5AA/view The full service can be watched on our YouTub...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 2:1-12. Jesus attends a wedding in Cana and demonstrates that even as God's cosmic plan for eternal salvation unfolds, He cares about us in our daily lives and is willing to demonstrate is His heavenly power to help us with earthly problems. That compassion should cause us to listen to Him and allow Hi...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 1:35-51. In this passage, we are introduced to the first followers of Jesus. This account teaches us powerful lessons about what it means to follow Jesus. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16BbwcZ0pb_fnPCQN6wZ_FUjpWkavzdzEPmP_cUOxNTU/edit The full service can be watched on our YouTube ch...

This week Pastor Les Toland brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 1:29-34. We live in a time in history where a strict biblical worldview is almost non-existent, which, of course, leads to a lack of understanding of the biblical gospel, worse the need of the gospel. The great deceiver has and is doing his best to disseminate the lie that we aren’t sinners and a...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 1:19-28. John the Baptist was not just a relative of Jesus, but rather, he held a more significant role. John was sent to prepare the hearts of people to hear from Jesus. As a forerunner to the Messiah, John demonstrates a boldness and humility we can all learn from. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.c...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the next message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 1:10-18. Today is the second day in John's 'courtroom' opening statement. The case John is making is that Jesus is the authentic and best revealer of God. If the reader wants to know God, the author says we must look to Jesus. So, what does John teach us about Jesus? Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.c...

This week Pastor Dooba brings us the first message in our "That You May Believe" series from John 1:1-9. As we begin the Gospel of John, the author makes the case for a lifechanging truth. The case being made is that Jesus was not just a man, but was the ultimate Man who deserves to be trusted in as the Christ, the Son of God. Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sz9pveQsD2Eo2KJkh6np4...