When I was in high school, somewhere, somehow (God!) I got it into my head that I wanted to be a minister. I remember being nervous about telling my non-Christian classmates, so when asked, I told them I want to be a missionary! I figured that this was more acceptable. (At the time, the idea…
Category: general discussions
No one who lives in Jesus keeps on sinning
No one who lives in (Jesus) keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen Him or known Him. (1 John 3:6) What do we make of this verse? It seems to suggest that true Christ-followers will be sinless, and that anyone who sins is therefore not an authentic Christ-follower. Read the rest of…
Tree Huggers Rule!
How is this for a controversial statement? Am I aligning myself with Greenpeace and other perhaps more radical environmental groups? This Sunday I will be reflecting on our role as caretakers of God’s garden (Genesis 2:15) Check out this link for more Bible verses that speak to creation care. Feedback…
Pledge Sunday (2008)
Hey everyone, please pray for our Pledge Sunday this coming weekend as we once again give the people at Hope the opportunity to pledge their support to the mission and ministry of our Church. We are moving towards the long term goal of basing our Ministry Investment Plan (MIP, formerly ‘budget’) completely on the pledges…
$4000 Surplus!
We are excited to announce that this past year we have experienced a $4000 surplus over what we budgeted for 2007, something we have NEVER experienced here at Hope. That number could increase, depending on how much we spent in 2007 (still to be determined, stay tuned!!) We are thankfully seeing this as a confirmation…
The difference Jesus makes!
This coming month (December 2007) we will be focusing on the difference that Jesus makes in our lives. As Christ-followers, we are all about Jesus! He is the reason, not only for the season, but for living and serving! We believe that He has changed everything, and now we have hope. Not just hope for…
What’s the problem with porn?
Can you believe it? Have you ever heard of such a thing? A church having a “Porn Sunday”? Well, we are! On Sunday, November 25, we are going to tackle head on the issue of pornography and its devastating affects on individuals, marriages, families and society as a whole. If you weren’t sure about this,…
Is ‘knowledge’ good or evil?
The following question was asked by an ALPHA Participant, in the context of the video “How Can I Resist Evil?” Please feel free to add your own thoughts/comments. Is all knowledge either good or evil, or is knowledge exempt from such classification? ie general knowledge, knowledge gained from scientific research, knowledge of historical events, etc….
PORN SUNDAY!?!?!?
Can you believe it? Have you ever heard of such a thing? A church having a “Porn Sunday”? Well, we are! On Sunday, November 25, we are going to tackle head on the issue of pornography and its devastating affects on individuals, marriages, families and society as a whole. If you weren’t sure about this,…
Do I Need to Join a Church?
This Sunday (Nov 18) I am going to speak about membership in a church, and whether it is necessary, helpful. Do I need to join a church in order to be a Christ-follower? What do you think?