Mount Hope | Belmont Location

Have you ever had times in your life when things are going fine and then something comes along that you just did not see coming? An interruption that may even cause you to get off track or drift. As believers, we don't always know how to deal with these things that throw us off. What does the Story of Scripture teach us about these times in our lives? In our current series, we are seeing that when...

The covenants that God made with His people throughout the Bible matter to us today more than we realize. Dive in with us this week as we learn about the Covenant God made with David and the significance of David's life has in the story of Scripture. Our legacy matters to future generations. But it may not be in the way that we often think.

God has laid out His story for us from beginning to end and He did much of that through the covenants we see throughout scripture. This week as we continue in our sermon series, Story of Scripture, we are introduced to the covenants given to God's people and how they were the catalyst to Jesus Christ coming and dying for our sins so that we may have eternal life with Him, God's ultimate plan.

God's Word is full of stories that inspire, promises that encourage, truths to live by, and commands to obey. At times we feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of different events, characters, and stories of the Bible. When reading the Scripture it is important for us to remember that it is one big amazing story that God is writing. In our new series, "The Story of Scripture," we start to unpack ho...

Sometimes, if we are honest with ourselves, we might question somebody's motives. We wonder why they are doing what they are. Surely, they must want something or must have an angle that we are simply not aware of. However, wondering about someone's motives isn't always a negative thing. In fact, as Christians, the people around us should wonder about us. They should wonder why we are living the wa...

Any of us that have brothers or sisters can understand that sibling rivalry is real. There are arguments, disagreements and even wrestling matches that can take place among siblings! Unfortunately, this is not a new fact. Sibling rivalry even took place in the Bible. We have been seeing this quite clearly as we have learned about the life of Jacob and his relationship with his brother, Esau. This...

Restoration. It's a word we often hear today in the age of HGTV, isn't it? This show is updating a house and that show is rebuilding a barn. Constant restoration. But what about in real life? Do we see restoration in our own lives? In the lives around us? The truth is, when we look at Scripture, we see that God is certainly in the business of restoration. When we look at the life of Jacob in our c...

Has there ever been a time when you looked back and realized something significant happened in your life but you weren't even aware of it? You didn't even realize that it was going on? Often, that is how God works in our lives. He works in significant ways and we don't even recognize that it is happening. As we continue through the book of Genesis learning more and more about the life of Jacob, we...

Life brings uncertainty. There is no way around it. Plans change, mistakes get made, life throws us curveballs. So how do we deal with the uncertainty that comes our way? Where do we turn? And more importantly, do we see God working in these times of uncertainty? In our Sermon Series, The Unstoppable Blessing, we are learning about the life of Jacob. There is not doubt that Jacob had much uncertai...

Sermons given at Mount Hope Church's location in Belmont, MA

Blessing. We hear the word often in our Christian walk. It often seems to be a normal part of our vocabulary as believers. But what exactly does it mean to be blessed? Do the blessings come because of God's actions or do they have anything to do with our actions? And how are we to react when they maybe don't come in the manner we expect? At Mount Hope, we are beginning a new series, The Unstoppabl...

We are all aware that living an unhealthy lifestyle can lead to the result of us not being able to carry out our everyday duties and tasks. It's important to be fueled up on the right things to do what we need to do each day. Every marathon runner can relate, right? Without the proper fuel, that race will be harder to run. The book of Hebrews tells us that this life we are a part of is also a race...

In thinking about God's will for our lives, our minds tend to automatically go to our job, our family, where we are to live or how we are to be involved in ministry. However, there is an aspect of our lives that God also wants to focus on when it comes to His will. Our finances. God is the source of our blessings but where do those blessings go? How do we know who to give to? Truthfully, it can be...

We all want to know God's will for our lives. Naturally, we want to know where we are headed and exactly what He wants us to do. One way to learn this is to pray. We are often told to pray, but do we even know how? How should we approach Jesus and how do we go about asking him about our wants and needs? And more importantly, how do we handle His answer to our requests? This week, in our most recen...

When we set out on any new task or endeavor, we often expect to see results immediately. When we don't see those results, we begin to wonder if what we are doing is even making a difference. Should we continue? Will we eventually see the fruit of our labor? And how do we go from that new venture being a difficult change to it being one of the best decisions we ever made? This week, we dive into th...

Starting a new year leaves many of us asking the question, "What is God's will for my life?". A new year gives us each a blank slate. But what if a blank slate is not where we should begin? What if we should be learning and growing from what we have seen in the past? This not only applies to our own selves, but these questions can apply to a company, an institution and a church. So what is God's w...

Happy New Year to you! As you entered 2023, you probably started the new year with certain resolutions in mind. Unfortunately for the most of us, we lose steam and our resolutions are often abandoned. How do we do better, pursue what God has for us, and living the life that He intends for us? The best thing we can do is to seek God's will. Listen in as we explore how we we can discern God's will f...

Welcome to our Christmas Eve Service. Today we consider the Hope that we have in Christ. As we light the candle of hope, we celebrate the hope found in the first Advent. The hope that is grounded in the work and promises of God to His people. This hope points us forward to Jesus' second Advent.

Welcome to our Christmas Eve Service. Today we consider the Hope that we have in Christ. As we light the candle of hope, we celebrate the hope found in the first Advent. The hope that is grounded in the work and promises of God to His people. This hope points us forward to Jesus' second Advent.

This time of year our minds are filled with giving just the right gift to our loved ones. Sometimes we may give them something they need while other times we may give them something they want. Often when we choose to give them something they want, we are under the impression that giving what they want shows more love than if we gave them what they actually need. But how does giving work in God's e...

Joy. It is what we as believers are to have in our lives. But if we are honest, when we look around our world, there is so much pain that it can make it difficult to hold onto that joy. However, the joy that God calls us to is not only for us. So what is the purpose of our joy in this world? And what did that joy look like when Jesus was born in a manger so many years ago?

In the hustle and bustle of the season, it is vital to take the time to observe this time of waiting in Advent. This week we take a look at what the first candle of Advent represents -- peace. Often we think peace should look a certain way in this world. But what if the peace we think we should see around us comes to us in pieces? And what is our role when it comes to peace? What does the Bible te...

As we have been learning in our most recent series, "Anxious for Nothing", that the Bible has much to say about worrying, anxiousness and our concerns in this world. Jesus did not ignore this issue when He spoke truth to those around Him. In fact, Jesus gave us instruction on how to handle this anxiety that we feel. What does He teach us to do? And what does this look like in our day to day lives?...

With everything swirling around us right now in our world, we can certainly feel like we are in the middle of a storm. And with a storm can come anxiety for some of us. Unfortunately, that panic can spread to those around us. So how can we find calm in the middle of the storm? Jesus and His disciples were no stranger to storms. So how did Jesus help them during storms and how does He still help us...

Anxiety. What is it and why has it risen in our culture? How do we deal with it in our lives or help those around us who may struggle with it in their lives? These are key questions. But even more important than these few questions, is the question of "What does God say?". God's Word speaks to every area of our lives, and the area of anxiety is no exception.