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Hope Hell's Kitchen

by Chuck Armstrong

My name is Chuck Armstrong. I am a writer and pastor in Hell’s Kitchen. On January 17, 2021, Hope Hell's Kitchen held its first worship gathering via Zoom. As this podcast evolves, we will dive deeper and deeper into a few specific values that I hold dear, and that have gripped me and the commitments in my life; this podcast will also feature the sermons from Hope Hell's Kitchen.

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  1. Sermon - April 24, 2022 - John 20:19-30

    This podcast features the special guest preaching of Jordan Varghese, a ministry intern at Hope Church NYC. Jordan preaches from John 20:19-30.

  2. Sermon - April 17, 2022 - John 20:1-18

    This podcast features the audio of Pastor Ronalda's sermon on John 20:1-18.

  3. Sermon - April 10, 2022 - John 15:1-17

    This podcast features the special guest preaching of Jordan Varghese, a ministry intern at Hope Church NYC. Jordan preaches from John 15:1-17.

  4. Sermon - April 3, 2022 - John 14:1-7

    This podcast features the special guest preaching of Pastor Cathy Bruce. Cathy preaches from John 14:1-7.

  5. Sermon - March 13, 2022 - John 8:2-20

    This podcast features the special guest preaching of Jordan Varghese, a ministry intern at Hope Church NYC. Jordan preaches from John 8:2-20, exploring how Jesus reveals Himself through the text.

  6. Sermon - March 6, 2022 - Luke 4:1-13

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda Nicholas' sermon on Luke 4:1-13.

  7. Sermon - February 27, 2022 - Exodus 34:29-35

    This podcast features Mama Esther Morales' sermon on Exodus 34:29-35.

  8. Sermon - February 6, 2022 - Luke 5:1-11

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda Nicholas' sermon on Luke 5:1-11.

  9. Sermon - January 30, 2022 - Jeremiah 1:4-10

    This podcast features Pastor Florita King's sermon on Jeremiah 1:4-10.

  10. Sermon - January 23, 2022 - Acts 28:16-31

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 28:16-31. This marks the final sermon in Hope Hell's Kitchen's yearlong study in the book of Acts.

  11. Sermon - January 16, 2022 - Acts 28:1-15

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's sermon on Acts 28:1-15, as well as a testimony from Justine Zwicker.

  12. Sermon - January 9, 2022 - Acts 27:1-44

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 27:1-44.

  13. Sermon - December 19, 2021 - Acts 26:1-32

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 26:1-32. This is the Fourth Sunday of the Advent season.

  14. Sermon - December 12, 2021 - Acts 25:1-27

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 25:1-27. This is the Third Sunday of the Advent season.

  15. Sermon - December 5, 2021 - Acts 24:24-27

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's sermon on Acts 24:24-27. This is the Second Sunday of the Advent season.

  16. Sermon - November 28, 2021 - Acts 24:1-23

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 24:1-23. This is the First Sunday of the Advent season.

  17. Sermon - November 21, 2021 - Acts 22:30-23:35

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's message on Acts 22:30-23:35.

  18. Sermon - November 14, 2021 - Acts 22:1-29

    This podcast features Pastor Mark Atkinson's sermon on Acts 22:1-29. Mark was our special guest preacher and continued our yearlong sermon series in the book of Acts as he unpacked Paul's speech in Jerusalem. Mark's message was powerful as it directed us toward confronting reconciliation in three...

  19. Sermon - November 7, 2021 - Acts 21:15-40

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 21:15-40, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Table. In this message, Chuck focuses on "the unthinkable": The unthinkable reality that the Holy Spirit could join people and communities together not in parallel lives, but in joined lives....

  20. Sermon - October 31, 2021 - Acts 21:1-14

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 21:1-14, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. While it may be tempting to focus on the geography of Paul's journey, Chuck turns our attention toward what it means for Paul to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit; not that he is...

  21. Sermon - October 24, 2021 - Acts 20:17-38

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's sermon on Acts 20:17-38. She pushes us to understand that our lives are worth something for others. We don't live for ourselves, but we live for others, and that is how God forms us. "Building a house is a long, slow process," she says. "Until Jesus comes,...

  22. Sermon - October 17, 2021 - Acts 20:1-16

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 20:1-16. Chuck focused us on verses 7-12 and encouraged us to look at this passage not just as a glimpse of a first-century worship gathering, but also as a warning for what happens when we place our witness above the safety of those around us....

  23. Sermon - October 10, 2021 - Acts 19:21-41

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's sermon on Acts 19:21-41. Ronalda led us through this passage by pointing us toward God's shepherding work happening behind-the-scenes. She asks, "Where is God in all of this," and she shows us. God is a good shepherd. He is always aware. He is always active....

  24. Sermon - October 3, 2021 - Acts 19:1-20

    This podcast features Pastor Kim Wright's sermon on Acts 19:1-20. Pastor Kim serves as the senior pastor of Church of the Resurrection and she is a beloved friend and sister of Hope Hell's Kitchen. In this message, she pointed us toward the present work of the Holy Spirit, both in this passage…

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  25. Sermon - September 26, 2021 - Acts 18:12-28

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's message on Acts 18:12-28. "The Holy Spirit is working in each of us," she proclaims, and she then shows us how the Spirit moves in these verses, and why something different happens.

  26. Sermon - September 19, 2021 - Acts 18:1-11

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 18:1-11 as well as his preparation for communion. As we continue to have front row seats for Paul's growth on his missionary journey, in this passage we see what happens when frustration, anger, sorrow, and a general feeling of being overwhelmed...

  27. Sermon - September 12, 2021 - Acts 17:16-34

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's message on Acts 17:16-34, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Table. In this sermon, we rest on Paul's speech at the Areopagus, and what it meant for someone like Paul to enter into the stories of the Athenians. Chuck used Willie James Jennings...

  28. Sermon - September 5, 2021 - Acts 17:1-15

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's message on Acts 17:1-15, as well as Pastor Chuck's preparation for the Lord's Table. In her sermon, Ronalda exhorts our church to truly embrace what it means to be a witness of the Kingdom of God. We hear Jesus tell his disciples that they will witness to…

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  29. Sermon - August 29, 2021 - Acts 16:25-40

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's message on Acts 16:25-40, as well as Pastor Ronalda's preparation for the Lord's Supper. You might not be able to tell from the audio, but this is also Hope Hell's Kitchen's first-ever in-person worship service! In this message, we see how the Holy Spirit...

  30. Sermon - August 22, 2021 - Acts 16:19-24

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's message on Acts 16:19-24, as well as Pastor Ronalda's preparation for the Lord's Supper. In this message, Chuck encourages us to pause and reflect on this passage and consider what it means for God's people to face persecution, even as the Holy Spirit guides...

  31. Sermon - August 15, 2021 - Acts 16:9-19

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda's message on Acts 16:9-19, as well as Pastor Chuck's preparation for the Lord's Supper. In her sermon, Ronalda encourages us to consider what it means to truly speak about Jesus, and pushes us to remember that no matter what we may say or do, it is Jesus and...

  32. Sermon - August 8, 2021 - Acts 16:1-8

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 16:1-8, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Table. Rather than looking at this passage through the eyes of Paul, Chuck, with the help of Dr. Willie James Jennings, encourages us to consider it through the story of Timothy. What does it…

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  33. Sermon - August 1, 2021 - Acts 15:35-41

    This podcast features Pastor Ronalda Nicholas' sermon on Acts 15:35-41, along with Pastor Chuck's preparation for the Lord's Table. Ronalda serves as the Pastoral Resident for Hope Hell's Kitchen, and this marks her first sermon with the church, but as you can tell, she is a seasoned minister. In...

  34. Sermon - July 25, 2021 - Acts 15:1-33

    This podcast features the special guest preaching of Michael Gonzalez, a leader at The Table Philly. Michael continues our yearlong sermon series in the book of Acts as he looks at Acts 15:1-33, a sermon he calls, "Becoming the Disciple Who Joins." Following Michael's sermon, Pastor Chuck…

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  35. Sermon - July 18, 2021 - Acts 14:19-28

    This podcast features the guest preaching of Rev. Susana Rivera Leon. Pastor Sue serves as the Senior Pastor of Sanctuary Church in the Bronx and also sits in the CEO chair of the Latino Pastoral Action Center. She led Hope Hell's Kitchen through Acts 14:19-28, drawing our attention to the...

  36. Sermon - July 11, 2021 - Acts 14:1-18

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck Armstrong's sermon on Acts 14:1-18 as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. As we continue to journey with Paul and Barnabas, we see the Spirit guiding them more and more into conflict. At times, they flee, and at other times, they run toward it. But...

  37. Sermon - July 4, 2021 - Acts 13:13-52

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 13:13-52, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Table. In this message, Chuck considers the power of Paul and Barnabas shaking the dust off their feet, and why that serves as a sign of their strength and courage that is found in the power of...

  38. Sermon - June 27, 2021 - Acts 13:1-12

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 13:1-12, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Table. In this sermon, Chuck follows the guide of Willie James Jennings, who reads these verses and says, "Wherever women and men give themselves to the disciplines that attune the body to its...

  39. Sermon - June 20, 2021 - Acts 12:1-15

    This podcast features Jonathan Walton guest preaching for Hope Hell's Kitchen, as well as Pastor Chuck's preparation for the Lord's Supper. As our yearlong sermon series in the book of Acts continues, Jonathan picks up at Acts 12:1-25, and he takes us on a journey that explores the power of…

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  40. Sermon - June 13, 2021 - Acts 11:19-30

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's message on Acts 11:19-30 as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. Chuck takes a look at this passage—which Justo Gonzalez warns can incline us toward boredom—and pushes us to consider what it means for us today. How might we embrace joy, gladness, and...

  41. Sermon - June 6, 2021 - Acts 11:1-18

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's message on Acts 11:1-18 as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. In this sermon, Chuck considers the power of Peter's testimony, the distraction his fellow believers focus on, and what it means to stand—or attempt to stand—in the way of God.

  42. Sermon - May 30, 2021 - Acts 10:21-48

    Mark Charles joins Hope Hell's Kitchen again as we continue studying the book of Acts. In the previous week, he opened up chapter 10 and now, he wraps it up by taking a closer look at Peter and Cornelius. This podcast also includes Pastor Chuck's preparation for the Lord's Table.

  43. Sermon - May 23, 2021 - Acts 10:1-20

    Mark Charles joins Hope Hell's Kitchen to continue our sermon series in the book of Acts. He begins by walking us through the first 20 verses of Acts 10, opening with the foundational statement, "I will say many things that will be disruptive to your faith. We need to learn to not be afraid of...

  44. Sermon - May 16, 2021 - Acts 9:31-43

    With Saul in Tarsus, Luke takes us to two towns to witness miraculous events, but we would be wise to not rush past how the Holy Spirit moves in between these events, too. This podcast includes Pastor Chuck’s sermon on the text, as well as his preparation for the Lord’s Supper.

  45. Sermon - May 9, 2021 - Acts 9:18-30

    After seeing Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus last week, now we confront the reality that his life will forever be wrapped up in a question: What happened? Who are you? This podcast includes Pastor Chuck Armstrong's sermon on the text, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper.

  46. Sermon - May 2, 2021 - Acts 9:1-19

    Hope Hell's Kitchen's yearlong study in the book of Acts continues with Acts 9:1-19. This podcast includes Pastor Chuck Armstrong's sermon on the text, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Table. We continue to consider the question from Dr. Liz Rios' sermon on April 25: When you come to…

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  47. Sermon - April 25, 2021 - Acts 8:26-40

    Dr. Elizabeth Rios joined Hope Hell's Kitchen as our very special guest preacher to lead us through Acts 8:26-40. This podcast includes her sermon as well as Pastor Chuck's preparation for the Lord's Table. Dr. Liz looks at the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch and asks the church, "When…

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  48. Sermon - April 18, 2021 - Acts 8:3-25

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 8:3-25, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. The message unpacks the ramifications and consequences of Saul's ravaging of the church, and considers what it means for God to not simply be present in the midst of pain and suffering…

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  49. Sermon - April 11, 2021 - Acts 7:1-8:2

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's sermon on Acts 7:1-8:2, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. In this sermon, Chuck asks the question, "What will the story of Hope Hell's Kitchen be?" *Please note, there is a short "glitch" during the Scripture reading resulting in a moment of...

  50. Sermon - April 4, 2021 - Acts 6:1-15

    This podcast features Pastor Chuck's Easter Sunday sermon on Acts 6:1-15, as well as his preparation for the Lord's Supper. In this sermon, Chuck looks at the justice and truth found in these verses, and encourages the church to consider the cost of the community of God.

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My name is Chuck Armstrong. I am a writer and pastor in Hell’s Kitchen. On January 17, 2021, Hope Hell's Kitchen held its first worship gathering via Zoom. As this podcast evolves, we will dive deeper and deeper into a few specific values that I hold dear, and that have gripped me and the commitments in my life; this podcast will also feature the sermons from Hope Hell's Kitchen.

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