The Blessers and the Blessed

Sunday Service: September 28, 2025 • Guest Preacher, Rev. Keith Hill at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD --- Rev. Keith Hill’s sermon focused on how seasons of transition—like the one HOPE Church is entering—are fertile ground for God's deepest work. Drawing from Numbers 6 and 1 Peter, he emphasized that God’s blessing isn’t just a word but a powerful act of His goodness, expressed most deeply through His shining countenance—His loving, joyful face turned toward His people. Just as Aaron was called to speak blessing over Israel in the wilderness, pastors like PQ have been God's voice and face to the church—but Rev. Hill reminded the congregation that all believers are now part of a royal priesthood, empowered to bless others. In a time of pastoral transition, when familiar faces change, this priestly role of every believer becomes crucial. God is not absent in the in-between; rather, His face still shines through His people. HOPE Church, therefore, is invited to live as a community marked by God’s bright countenance—blessed and blessing others—as it waits in faith for what God will do next.