Posts by Paul Johnson (Page 3)
New Series – Galatians
The book of Galatians is a real letter, written to real people about theology real enough to die for. It is a red hot passionate appeal to people Paul cared deeply about. He risked his life to bring these people the good news about Christ. He was not going to let them walk away without reminding them of what God had done for them and warn them about the gravity of their actions. As a result we have a wonderful explanation…
Sunday at the Park
On May 22nd Living Hope will hold our Sunday service at Essex Park (5455 W River Rd NW, Rochester) at 10am. Join us for brunch and music plus Biblical teaching and discussion.
Becoming Wise – Sunday Teaching Series
If you’re like me sometimes you suffer simply because you’ve made the wrong choice. Not all of that can be avoided but the Bible seems to say that some of it can. It speaks of a “wisdom” that can enrich our lives. Through this series we’ll dive into the wisdom that the Bible teaches that takes us through a wide variety of practical and spiritual topics such as marriage, parenting, vocation, money management, counsel, conflict resolution and more. Our God…
Winter Connection Day
On January 16th, join us at a special location for our Sunday service at 10am, followed by our Winter Connection Day! Due to the Empire Events Center being unavailable on this date, we will be at Schaeffer Academy (2700 Schaeffer Ln NE, Rochester). After a casual church service, we’ll enjoy a Chili Cook-off for lunch, followed by a time for fun and games! A few details to note: *There will be no childcare during the service (coloring/activity pages will be…
Church on the Move
The Empire Event Center (at the Best Western) has been a good spot for us but they’re unavailable November 14th and 21st so we’re taking those two weeks to do something a bit different. On November 14th we’ll be road tripping to La Crosse to Coulee Rock Church to join their service and pack food to send down to Venezuela. Fill out this form to sign up for packing food. More details here. Then on November 21st we’ll be meeting…
We’re Moving!
WE ARE MOVING: July 18th will be our last day to meet at Creative Stars! Current plans are to move to the Empire Events Center located at the Best Western Hotel near the mall. The address is 1517 16th St SW and service time will be 10:00 AM. You’ll enter through the dedicated door on the south side of the building near the hotel main entrance. We are still pursuing possibilities that will provide greater facility access during the week…
Mask Mandate Lifted!
Now that Minnesota and Rochester have lifted their mask mandates we are no longer asking folks to wear masks at our services or in our childcare. If you would still like to wear a mask, please do so. We understand many people may not be comfortable without one or have significant complications with COVID. As before, please screen yourself and stay home if you’re sick. We want to be as welcoming as we can be so if there is a…
Camping Trip May 11-12
Join us for our camping trip coming up in a couple weeks!
The Gospel of John
The Bible has four different accounts of Jesus life and each of them is unique, bringing with it God’s inspiration through the author’s viewpoint and audience. Matthew, Mark and Luke contain a lot of corroborated information while John takes a different tack. John seeks to present Jesus as God. The others do that too but emphasize Jesus as King, Servant and Human as well. John leaves off many of the other common stories about Jesus and focuses in on a…