The Hope Valley Podcast

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about why the "Good News" - a.k.a. the Gospel - is such good news! And how Jesus satisfies our desire for an authority that we can finally trust and rely on. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded through the scriptu...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about the Biblical thread of the Sabbath Rest and how God calls us to rest in the completion of His work, rather than exhausting ourselves on work that never feels finished. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded thr...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about the Biblical thread of the Sabbath Rest and how God calls us to rest in the completion of His work, rather than exhausting ourselves on work that never feels finished. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded thr...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about the Biblical theme of Sacrifice and Atonement and how Jesus permanently deals with both the direct and indirect effects of our sins. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded through the scriptures, in order to be...

In this week's message Pastor Sam talks about how God's Law reveals our stubbornness and our need for new hearts, and how Jesus teaches us to fulfill the law by loving God and loving others. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded through the scriptures, in...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about the nature of God's holiness, how our sin creates a relationship barrier, and how God purifies us so that we can be close to Him. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded through the scriptures, in order to bette...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam explains what the Image of God is and is not, and how Jesus gives us the example and the empowerment to be the kind of humanity that God created us to be. This is part of a ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - where we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded through the scriptures, in o...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about the Biblical thread of "Heaven and Earth" and how God's design and plan for humanity has always been to cohabitate with us. In this ten part "Bible Threads" series - adapted from The Bible Project video series on Biblical Themes - we look at several core themes and ideas that are threaded through the scriptures, in order to better understand the story...

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about learning to rely on God's words for victory in our battle against the spiritual enemy we face, and why God's words are effective in a way that our own words, ideas, reasoning, and arguments never can be. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about why we all have some immature and destructive thinking patterns, how the enemy tries to exploit our corrupted thinking, and how Jesus can renew our minds and give us the "mind of Christ." Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about how the devil exploits our need for certainty and predictability, and how faith is about learning to have confidence in God's character rather than in knowing what God will do. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about what it means to wear the "readiness that comes from the Gospel of Peace" like shoes for your feet, and how peace with God and unity with other believers provides stable footing for our lives. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about the Breastplate of Righteousness from Ephesians 6, and what it means to find our defense and security in Jesus' value and identity, and the hope we have in Him. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about how our understanding of truth is what anchors our thoughts, emotions, and actions, and why we have to reject the idea that we can create our own truth and instead embrace the idea that God is the only source of truth. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam talks about learning to realize that our battles are spiritual, rather than physical, and the need to stop viewing other people as our enemy, and instead to start seeking their redemption and restoration. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this week's message, Pastor Sam begins a new series walking through Ephesians 6:10-17, talking about what does it mean to be strong in the Lord, rather than strong in ourselves, and why we must reject self-sufficiency in the battles we face. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this final episode of our six part series on Worship, Pastor Sam talks about the heart of a worshipper being a faithful heart, and explores what it really means to be faithful to God, beyond just being loyal. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this fifth episode of our six part series on Worship, Pastor Sam talks about the importance of guarding our heart and the negative effects we experience when we fail to do so. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this fourth episode of our six part series on Worship, Pastor Sam talks about the importance of cultivating a thankful heart by learning to be content, rather than waiting to be satisfied. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this third of six lessons on the topic of Worship, we talk about understanding the need to be transformed by God in the way we live our lives - and that submitting to this transformation is one of the way we worship Him. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this second of six lessons on the topic of Worship, we talk about how God's Spirit is our spirit's greatest need and what it means to worship in spirit and in truth. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this first of six lessons on the topic of Worship, we start by focusing on who God is and how He has revealed Himself, as the fuel and motivation for our worship. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this final of four lessons on the practical nature and use of spiritual gifts, we learn some practical lessons on using spiritual gifts in the church, including some red flags and green flags to watch out for. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this third of four lessons on the practical nature and use of spiritual gifts, we learn that God places a high priority on character, as demonstrated by our love, over simply being gifted. In fact, the scripture says that if we don't have this good character, our gifts and talents have no value. Visit us online at www.hopevalley.church or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/hopevalley4sq

In this second of four lessons on the practical nature and use of spiritual gifts, we learn that spiritual gifts help us to function as the body of Christ, and that we have a responsibility to one another to pursue their development in our lives.