Living Hope Church

Jesus Christ is called the true Light. When He came into the world, mankind loved darkness and hated the Light. John 1 gives convincing proof of just how depraved we are. In this message, we will explore three ways that rejecting Christ demonstrates our depravity.

The truth about Jesus' nature (Who He is) has been revealed to us in the pages of the Bible. In this message, we will examine 5 truths about the nature of Jesus.

The word "temptation" is very interesting word in the Bible. Often, it refers to being enticed to sin. At times, it refers to being tested or tried. In every case, we need to depend on God in prayer because we cannot handle temptation on our own. In this message, we explore three implications found in the petition "lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil."

Jesus taught His disciples to seek forgiveness from their heavenly Father and to grant forgiveness to others. In this message, we will examine 4 implications as to what it means to be forgiven and to forgive.

What does it mean to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread"? In this messages, we learn about about asking God to meet our personal, material, and physical needs.

What is implied in the petition "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven"? In this message, we will look at 3 implications found in praying for the LORD's kingdom to come and His will to be done.

What is your first petition when you begin praying? In this message, we will look at three implications found in the petition "hallowed be Thy name."

How we begin are time of prayer is very important. If we get off on the wrong track when we pray, it is easy to continue off track. Jesus gave us some principles for how to start our time of prayer. When Jesus taught His disciples how to pray, He did not begin with their requests. He began with their relationship. In this message, we will learn the power of entering a prayer time the way Jesus tau...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is more than an interesting religious story. It is an absolutely essential truth of the Christian faith. For the true believer in Jesus, everything hinges upon whether or not He literally rose again from the dead. If Christ did not rise from the dead, then everything a Christian believes about Him is false and worthless. However, if Jesus really did rise from the d...

In Matthew 6:5-8, Jesus contrasted two different approaches to prayer. One approach is rejected by God. The other approach is received by God. In this message, we will learn the difference between prayer that God rejects and prayer that God receives.

For our two year anniversary service, guest speaker Chris Edmonds laid out the simple yet profound truths that form the basis for the Christian life. In this message, we will explore what it means to have a relationship with Jesus Christ and to walk in the Spirit.

God created and redeemed us for a purpose. He has a will for us. The Bible refers to His plan for us as "the race that set is before us." We are called to run our race to the finish and to complete His purpose on earth for us. In this message, we will explore how to finish by faith the race God has given each of us.

It is easy to trust Christ when the circumstances are favorable and the consequences are painless, but are we ready to trust Him when the circumstances are unfavorable and when the consequences might bring suffering? In this message, we will learn how that true faith surrenders to God's sovereign plan if the consequences lead to triumphant circumstances or tragic circumstances.

Perhaps the greatest college basketball coach in history John Wooden once said, "There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Savior." Everyone like to victorious, but when it comes to winning in life and being victorious over death and hell, only Jesus Christ can give us victory. In this message, we will explore 3 areas of vic...

We tend to maximize the minor problems we face and minimize the major perils we face. It would suit us well to consider more carefully the perils that threaten our lives and eternities. In Hebrews 11:27-29, we find God delivering Moses and the children of Israel from the perils they were facing and insight into how He desires to deliver us from the perils we face. In this message, we will learn ho...

Living by faith is not always an easy path but it is the path that leads to eternal delight. In this message, guest speaker Mark Cash shows from the life of Moses in Hebrews 11:23-27 that living by faith involves refusing evil, bearing Christ's reproach, and receiving eternal rewards. Choose to walk the road less traveled and live by faith in the unseen God!

Are you successfully passing down your faith to the next generation? In this message, we will learn about a legacy of faith--perpetuating our faith to future generations.

There were some in John 12 who "believed" the claims of Jesus with their head, but that belief never became saving faith due to three critical factors. In this message, we learn from guest speaker, Rev. Zack Hinson, that there are three obstacles that keep many people from Jesus.

As believers, we are strangers and pilgrims in this world, but what exactly does that mean? The lives of Abraham and Sarah show us 5 incredible insights as to what it means to journey on the pilgrimage of faith.

As believers, we are strangers and pilgrims in this world, but what exactly does that mean? The lives of Abraham and Sarah show us 5 incredible insights as to what it means to journey on the pilgrimage of faith.

In this message, we hear from guest speaker Marcos Osuna, student pastor of Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC. He shows us from Hebrews 11:7 from the life of Noah that faith heeds God's warnings and follows God's call.

We were designed with an intrinsic need to please God. There is an inescapable emptiness within us until our lives please Him. In this message, we learn why it is impossible to please God without faith.

Our greatest need is acceptance with God. Hebrews 11:4 and Genesis 4 tells the stories of two brothers, Cain and Abel, who took two different approaches to find acceptance with God. Why did God accept Abel and reject Cain? In this message, we will learn the powerful difference that faith makes and why God has chosen faith as the means through which we obtain righteousness.

Is faith blind optimism or is faith based on more substantial evidence? A lot of people do not understand what real faith is. In this message, we will explore the description of faith in Hebrews 11:1. Faith doesn't have to be a mystery. You can understand what it is and how to exercise it.

Witnessing is not the responsibility of a small minority of believers. It is the privilege and responsibility of EVERY child of God. In this message, we learn how that every believer can be Spirit led and empowered to witness effectively.