'faith' Tagged Posts

'faith' Tagged Posts

New Series – David: After God’s Heart in Samuel and Psalms

In God’s word he describes David as a man after his heart. Let’s spend some time looking at the heart of David through his story in the books of 1st and 2nd Samuel and his writings in Psalms. I think we’ll see a rare humility, obedience, and faith that will challenge and encourage us. Join us on Sunday!

New Series: Vibrant

Life is tough sometimes. Ok, let’s revise that – it’s tough most of the time. Maybe all the time. But, God promises us life and not just any life. Can we find life in God? What does that even mean? Is it the same life that we’ve always had or something more? Life can be an adventure. Life can be refreshing. Life can be vibrant.

Evidence for the Resurrection

It’s good to ask questions like: Did Jesus really rise from the dead? It’s been a while… how can we really know? Check out this pdf article and let us know what you think!

New Series: World Changing Acts

After seeing Jesus alive on that first Easter, the minds of his followers were racing with anticipation. In a stunning act, God had sacrificed His Son and then He had risen from the dead as LORD.  Surely this would open the way for an act of God unlike any the world had seen.  What happened next, no one saw coming.  But it changed the world. We’ll be working our way through the book of Acts on Sunday mornings. Look for examples…

Why Would you Teach the Bible?

You may wonder why we teach through books of the Bible at our Sunday services. Most churches have messages focused on some aspect of our daily lives – marriage, parenting, emotional health etc. The goal of such an approach is easy to understand. Exactly how teaching through books of the Bible would be helpful to you may be less clear. To many, the Bible is unfamiliar. It can seem foreign to our busy modern lives. It talks about history and…

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…

Thoughts from the Shepherds – Community v COVID

Can I encourage you to invest in the Living Hope family?I truly believe that God has a plan for us and that a huge part of that is the church family that we connect with. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. — Romans 12:15-16 (CSB) It is extremely hard to live the way God has called us to apart from his people. We are designed to live in harmony, to…

Thoughts for Tuesday Mornings

I can often get revved up thinking about doing God’s will. I love long range thinking and the big picture. But, then Monday comes around and getting the practical done starts to slow me down. By Tuesday morning often my zest has settled back into whatever normal was before. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that seeing the big picture and having a vision for your life is very important. But, you gotta go to work. Responsibilities take time. Maintenance…

Thoughts on Doing Your Own Thing

I enjoy drinking Good Earth brand tea and they always have a motivational quote from a famous person – the other day it was “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice.” – Steve Jobs I love the idea of Individualism found in these sorts of quotes. It’s very inspiring! Be your own person, don’t let anyone else tell you where to go or what to do, stand up for yourself. Within these popular and sturdy…