The Hope Collective Message Podcast

If there is one group of people that are at the center of God's heart, it's the poor. What it means to be poor, though, is where we and God might not be on the same page. Poverty isn't simply the lack of resources. It's the lack of options, opportunity, and ultimately the lack of hope. So what role can we play in helping fight for people being crushed by the giant of poverty? Join Alpine Chapel fo...

Have you ever lacked the know-how to get the job done? If so, you've had an encounter with illiteracy. More than reading and writing, illiteracy is lacking the knowledge that you need to participate, contribute, and grow. In fact, the story of Scripture is nothing short of God fighting against the most dangerous form of illiteracy there is. And it's a fight we get to be a part of. Check out Part S...

Disease is far more than an inconvenience. It is an injustice that robs people of the life that God has made possible for them in Jesus. While disease exists in many forms (some more evident than others), Jesus consistently offers two responses: healing and resurrection life. When the church understands these two responses, we can join God on his mission to bring HOPE. Join Alpine Chapel for the n...

It's one thing to say that oppression exists. It's another thing to admit that it exists in your own life. Believe it or not, the source of all oppression is spiritual. When the chains of sin in our own lives hold us under their control, we end up putting chains around others. It's only when Jesus enters the picture that we're able to not only drop our own chains but to help others drop theirs, to...

Too many people throughout history have shared this experience: being subject to someone else's wishes against their will. This is the definition of oppression. Whatever form and to whatever degree oppression exists, that is the degree to which the Kingdom of God is not being realized. Into these situations, God restores us to what it means to be truly human and invites us to take up our role in h...

Too many people go through life full but unfulfilled. They cram their calendars and drain every ounce of their energy chasing something they think will satisfy them. In the quiet and brutally honest moments of their days, though, they admit that they're empty. God never intended us to live like this. In fact, our experience of spiritual emptiness only exists because of our separation from God. It'...

There are giants in the land of hopelessness. No matter where you go, these giants are enemies of God's mission in the world and grow stronger wherever hope is weak. What's the first step in fighting these giants? To understand them. What are they? Where do they come from? And what gives us the confidence to think they can actually fall? Join Alpine Chapel for Part Two of our series, "Goliath Must...

Hope has a way of attracting people who need it. Any church that wants to share the hope of Jesus, then, needs to be ready to welcome and love people who need hope the most. This means taking head-on the greatest barrier to us experiencing and sharing hope: a judgmental spirit. Join Alpine Chapel for Part One of our new series, "Goliath Must Fall", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd sets the stag...

There's an area of our lives that touches nearly every decision that we make. It's also one of the most talked-about subjects in Scripture: money. Because finances play such a significant role in our lives, it's one of the most important areas we can bring under the rule of God in His Kingdom. When we do, we discover God's blessing as we find ways to use God's resources to bless others. Join Alpin...

We all long for community: that sense of unity we share with others because of what we have in common. Believe it or not, God actually designed us for this kind of community. Far too often, though, community feels more like a pipe dream than a reality. That's why in one of the most significant moments of his life, Jesus took time to pray that his followers would experience the community they were...

The family is foundational to society, and our culture tells us that we owe all of our allegiance to our family. Jesus created and loves the family, but He tells us that family is not everything. As believers we belong to a natural family and God’s family, which tests where our loyalties are. In scripture, Abraham understood the tension between the kingdom of God and his natural family when God as...

Jesus invites us into his kingdom - to live as we were created to live, fully dependent on and in relationship with him. But according to 1 John 2:17, we crave many things that are not of God. There is an enemy who wants to lure us away from God's kingdom. In the sixth installment of the series, "Kingdom Over Everything," Pastor Dave Mudd shares three ways to remain in God's kingdom and resist bui...

The book of Esther is set in the time of the exile, and the people of Israel faced the question of their survival daily. Their circumstances were such that they wondered if God was really working. We too ask the question about what God is doing in our life, if he is doing anything at all. How are we to ask the question, “God where are you, and what are you doing?” Staff Pastor Alex Gowler discuses...

Religion. What comes to mind when you think about religion or religious people? What comes to mind when you think about the people of the Kingdom of God? What is the difference between the two? Our willingness to condemn others as Christians does not work with how Jesus sees and loves people. In John 8:1-11, Jesus gives us a way to discern the difference between religious condemnation and the love...

Have you ever wondered what you were made for? Thinking about our purpose (and trying to figure out what that even means!) can be overwhelming, much less trying to live out our purpose. In a special message from church planter and one of Alpine's own, TJ Poisl, we'll explore how to identify what you were made for and how to take next steps for what that looks like in your life. God has create...

Work life. Family life. Church life. Life. Jesus. We like to separate these parts of our lives to the point that they are disconnected from each other. Jesus’ rule and reign means that all of life, every part, belongs to Jesus. Our work is done under the rule of Jesus, even if we don’t acknowledge it. Our work is important, but how we work is paramount as people who represent the kingdom of God. &...

The pressure to fit into our culture creates opportunities for us to choose either compromise or faithfulness to the kingdom of Jesus Christ. These critical points of decision in our lives reveal our identities. The prophet Daniel helps us to better understand how to make decisions of faithfulness rather than decisions of compromise. Pastor Dave Mudd continues the conversation in the second messag...

We are all in desperate need for rest, yet we look for it in all the wrong places. We are worn-out, stressed-out, and anxious, and many of the places that we go to for relief only make things worse. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus invites all who are weary and burdened to come into his presence and join him in his work. He promises that in him, we will find the rest that we so desperately need. Check o...

What is the kingdom of God, and what does it look like to put the kingdom of God over everything else? Our dedication to kingdoms other than God’s produce unbearable loads of anxiety. Jesus has a message of redirection that addresses our worry and anxiety. In Matthew 6:25-34, he says that seeking first the kingdom of God is the cure to our worry. Take a closer look with us at Jesus’ message about...

Relationships were meant to be a gift from God. But too often they can become breeding grounds for bitterness and offense. These offenses create division which can lead to the destruction of even the closest relationships. Knowing this, one of the best things we can do for ourselves and others is be unoffendable: light-hearted, durable, and ready to follow Jesus' lead in forgiveness. Check out a s...

We live in a culture obsessed with independence. Our desire to belong to ourselves makes it hard for us to accept the reality that we belong to God. But what if belonging to God isn't a bad thing at all? What if being one of God's prized possessions is actually one of the best things that could happen to us? Check out Part Five of Alpine Chapel's series, "Identity Crisis", and listen as Lead Pasto...

God gave us a new identity for a reason: so that we could show others the goodness of God. To live this kind of life, though, we need to understand what God's goodness has saved us from. As our understanding of God's mercy increases, so will our ability to declare his praises to a world that needs to hear them. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Six of "Identity Crisis" and hear Lead Pastor Dave Mudd sha...

Becoming a follower of Jesus is more than just "turning over a new leaf". It's an entirely new way of life that's lived from Jesus' resurrection power inside of us. One of way talking about this move into our new life with Jesus is holiness: being set apart for a relationship with God and responsibility in His plan for the world. It's as we embrace our holiness that we understand what it means to...

To whom have you given authority in your life? Are you listening to cultural icons or God's High Priest, Jesus Christ? From the beginning, it has been God's intention to raise up a kingdom of priests who have been made royal by their union with Jesus. And chief among their priestly duties is to act as witnesses of the true, living God. Join us for Part Three of Alpine Chapel's series, "Identi...

Each one of us wants to flourish: to live a life of strength and confidence in whatever God has called us to. But when anxiety takes hold of our lives, that flourishing gets choked out by what Jesus called "the care and worries of this world." What does it look like to break free of anxiety's grip on our lives and experience the abundant life that Jesus makes possible? Check out a special message...