The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Jn 20:19-23)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline Have you ever been so anxious and afraid that… Anxiety and fear are powerful forces, But it is one thing to tell people not to fear, and quite another thing to live it out. The Disciples are afraid (Jn…
The Ascension of our Flesh (Ps 24:1-6, Jn 20:17)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline Intro “Everything that goes up must come down.” But the Ascension is different (Eph 4:8-10) Ps 24:1-6 in Context The Sphere of God’s Creation (Ps 24:1-2) The Question: Who can be in God’s presence (Ps 24:3, Heb 9:23-24) The…
Hannah: A Mother to Emulate (1Sam 1-2)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline A Mother to Emulate (1Samuel 1-2) Mothers in the Bible (Gen 3:6, 20; Gen 27; Judg 14:2-3; Ruth 1:3-4) Hannah, the mother of Samuel (1Samuel 1) A Life fraught with pain One of two wives to Elkanah.…
10 John 4:1-26 The Gift and the Giver
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09 John 3:16-21 The Love of God
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline How do you display love? The Love of God Who He loves. How he loves. Why he loves. Context (Num 11:1-9, John 3:1-15) Who does God love? (Jn 3:16) God in this passage refers to God the Father It…
08 John 3:1-15 Jesus and Nicodemus: The Need for Rebirth
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07 John 2:23-25 What kind of faith saves?
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline Reflect with me for a moment upon two stories Simon Magus’ Story (Acts 8:8-23) Crowds in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (John 12:12-19, Mt 27:17-23, Mk 15:11-14) Many people believed in his name (John 2:23) Setting: in Jerusalem on the…
06 John 2;13-22 The Resurrected Temple
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05 John 2:1-12 The Wedding at Cana
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04 Jn 1:43-51 The Call and Conversion of a Skeptic
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline Introduction (Jn 1:43-44) Have you ever interacted with a skeptic? The Move from Bethany to Galilee (Jn 1:43) But why the decision to move? (Jn 1:44, Isa 9:1-2) The Call of Philip The work of Jesus: Sharing the News…