PODCAST · religion
Living Hope Church
by Rick Henderson
Living Hope Church of Westport
Episodes
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The Plan for Life - Audio
We - are in a natural state of death. How do we get to life? What kind of life is there? What kind of death is there? How does all this fit into The Plan of God?
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The Plan of God - Audio
From beginning to end - do you know the plan of God? Can we know the plan of God? Can we know God?! This historical walk through God's work in this creation should build hope. Or maybe show someone hope for the very first time. (And, occasionally, allegorically looks over the shoulder of the…
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Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God - Audio
Jonathan Edwards was not just one of the major figures in early America, he is often considered one of the greatest theologians and philosophers of the last thousand years. This is his most renowned talk, updated to modern English. It is not so much a sermon you enjoy - as one you need. If not…
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God - Audio
Jonathan Edwards was not just one of the major figures in early America, he is often considered one of the greatest theologians and philosophers of the last thousand years. This is his most renowned talk, updated to modern English. It is not so much a sermon you enjoy - as one you need. If not…
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Dead Man Walking - Audio
It is relationship with Christ, not membership in a church, which qualifies a person for eternal life. The two worst churches, in the list of seven, are given what might be the greatest encouragement of all. After Jesus says "Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent"…
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Hear! - You Conquerors - Audio
There is a remarkable repetition in the seven letters to the seven churches. Every one of them is told to listen up! (Hear what the Spirit says.) In every case it’s about and concerning those who conquer. Even though Jesus is speaking, he says the Spirit is the One who instructs the churches.…
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Where Can I Hide? - take two - Audio
"In this life, you will have trouble." All seven of the churches to whom the glorified Christ dictated letters - had problems. As psychiatrist and pastor Dr. Sunny Acho is wont to say "All God's children have issues". And, so do all those not yet seeking to follow Jesus. The question is - What do...
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The Love of Mom, Take Two - Audio
This is a substantial rewrite of a very popular sermon. How does the love of mom and the love of God interconnect? How should we live given this deep love?
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A Few (Bad) Things - Audio
They got some things right - and, like us, some things wrong. But those false teachers - they can lead us to cold heartedness, sin, even death. We've got to listen closely, so we can get it right. (Audio not quite as clear as usual.)
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Made to be Praised - Audio
We all know that God deserves all praise. But - we will receive the praise of God for what we do right. In fact - we were made to be praised! And we can listen in as Jesus himself praises the churches of the Revelation. (Audio quality not quite up to par.)
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The Glorified Christ - Audio
An introduction to the glorified Christ. How should we respond to this most astonishing revelation? One bound up in the seven churches? How will you live - when you see the Glorified Christ? (Technical issues with the audio quality. It's okay.)
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The Accidental Human - Audio
Jesus, as a human being: He completed his mission for us. He manifested the Father to us. He prays for us. He keeps and protects us. His words give us joy. So he set himself apart for us. He will share his glory with us. So we can experience some of the unity he shares with the Father. And live...
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Holy Spirit or Fire - Audio
We are not meant for fire. But all must choose the Holy Spirit - or choose fire. Bear fruit or be burned. Know what it means to be connected to the vine. How those ancient people of Jesus' time understood what he was saying.
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Angels and Babies - Audio
There are seven miraculous births recorded in the Bible. What were they? Who were the people? What was God's part in this? What might our part be today? The pain. The joy. The heartache and the laughter. The praise and the songs. We are drawn to these stories - how are they drawn into our lives?
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The 12th Man - Audio
Football's greatest hype - The 12th Man. But he's never in the game. Always outside looking in. Does this remind you of anyone in scripture? Judas - how did he view Jesus' washing of his (and all the other Apostle's) feet? What was in his heart? What is in your heart? The hearts of your loved…
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Five Faces of Thanksgiving - Audio
Five Faces of Thanksgiving - Why? Why should a person, why should a nation, be thankful? For what should we be thankful? What are the benefits? To whom should we be thankful? What about the difficult things? People? Times? What is the tie between peace and thankfulness? The revolutionary...
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Love Poured Out - Audio
What was it like? To have someone pour a years wages, in a fragrance, onto you? What did others think about this extravagant expression of love? Why did Mary do it? Who could detect that overwhelming fragrance as Jesus went through betrayal, arrest, trials, and death? Could Jesus smell this great...
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The Rejected and the Elected - Audio
The raising of Lazarus helped to open the eyes of those who believed - and expose those who refused to believe. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life.” Do you believe this? Do you believe that those who will not believe will experience - not eternal life - but eternal death? Then, are…
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Father, Mine? - Audio
Not too many years ago one could say "Who’s Your Daddy?" without embarrassment. But - who is your father? Who did the Jews, who believed in Jesus, think their father was? A look at the incredible personal relationship between Jesus and his Father. Our need for true Father love. Our need to leave...
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To Whom Shall We Go - Audio
Some love - And some leave. Some will never believe. Some will love later. The hard sayings of Jesus caused many disciples to leave. What does it mean? What about those who stayed? Including the one who didn't believe? Will you stay? What of those who leave, when the going gets tough?
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Bread and Life - Audio
"Eat my flesh" "Drink my blood" How does this bring life? What does Jesus mean with these shocking words? Why does he say them? Should we say them to people?
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Bread and Fear - Audio
Did you know that only one miracle, besides those surrounding Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, is recorded in all four histories of Jesus' life? And John records only one other that made it into the other gospels. Why did John choose, after so many years, to include these two when he did...
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Give Me A Witness - Audio
The chief priest and their crowd were demanding of Jesus - a witness to show that he was who he claimed to be. In effect, they had him on trial before they ever arrested him. Problem was, they were the ones who were actually on trial - for their eternal souls. Jesus brings three witnesses to bear...
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Son Sketch - Audio
Son Sketch - A self-portrait of Jesus – Trinity 101, Introduction of the Son. “Jesus takes a selfie." How to explain, to a group of people who have had beat into their heads "God is One", that there are, in fact, three Persons in that one essence that is God? What does this mean to us?
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No Killing on the Sabbath - Audio
What is it, about the Sabbath, that got "the Jews" so upset? What is it about the five porches pool that drew the invalid masses? How did Jesus pick one man out of the thousands? This sign marks a great turning point in Jesus' ministry. From a few to the multitude. From the private to the public....
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Desperate Need - Audio
An imaginary Josiah and Eleazar, with an all too real dying son. What will cause a person who has heard all about Jesus, but doesn't believe, to seek Him out? To make him realize that Jesus is the Messiah? Why do miracles exist? Why would anyone think they should expect one? Why would God…
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Real Food - Audio
The disciples went to the village to get food. The woman came to the well to get water. She learned about real living water - and real food. They - still didn't get it. She was now thinking spiritually - they were still stuck on the physical. What is real food? Do we see the spiritual in the...
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To I AM - Audio
Have you ever had an "Ah ha" moment? That point where the lights turn on? The woman at the well did. Her Faith Increased She was told of the Great Change from Where to Who She learned the Object of True Worship That true spirituality goes Beyond the Physical The Messiah is Here And so she got an...
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Reaching Out to Real People - Audio
"Why did I say what I said?" We often question ourselves in this way. But what about what Jesus said to people? Did you know that the Apostle John only recorded 2 personal conversations, out of the thousands he must have witnessed. What can we learn from these, vastly different, communications of...
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Shadows of 3:16 - Audio
This revelation, this greatest declaration of all time, casts some shadows - long shadows. How did John expand this declaration? What are the implications of this declaration? Eternal life - or perish. Believe or be condemned. Walk into the light, or live in the darkness. Do what is true - come…
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Genesis to 3:16 - Audio
God has a plan. Creation, Sin, The Decline to the Flood, From the Flood to Babel, From Babel to Abraham, Moses and the Law, The Passover, From the Law to Christ, From Birth to the Cross, From the Cross to Heaven. What is our message? How do we get to the greatest declaration of love - from the...
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Sight Beyond Seeing - Audio
How can we understand something about which we have nearly zero knowledge? When someone, who is trustworthy, says something that is impossible, what do we do with that? "You must be born again." What do you do with someone who claims to have "descended from heaven"? And, if these wave's of...
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Becoming the New You - Audio
How does "You must be born again" actually work out? How do we become a new person? In this challenge to change you might discover a lot about who you are - as you discover more of who Jesus is.
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The Furious Christ - Audio
What made Jesus, the perfect, sinless, Jesus, so furious? So furious that he drove people and animals with a whip? So furious that he tossed other people's money all over the ground? (Can you imagine them diving to get it all back?) Do you make Christ furious? Or do you bring him joy? I – The…
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The Message in the Sign - Audio
How do you start something? How do you, in Jesus’ case, start a mission that will be the center of all human history? What were Mary's expectations? What in the world is Jesus' "hour"? Why was this miracle so simple, so - easy? What is this New Way? How do you believe in it, how do you live it?...
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Many Paths to the Only Way - Audio
Can we, in the calling of the disciples, find a way to introduce our loved ones to Christ? Does it really help to know these stories? Why are they included in the Bible? What is your favorite book - and what does this have to do with coming to Christ? The Simple Way The Seekers’ Way The Summoned...
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Beginning by Baptism - Audio
Persecution. Wait - by church people? For what reason? How is it that believer's baptism could be considered a heresy? Why would anyone jail (and beat) another person for preaching that? How does this play into John, Jesus and Baptism? Is infant baptism a heresy? And why do some churches practice...
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The Lamb of God - Audio
"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" What did Jesus feel when John pointed at him and cried out “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”? What did Jesus know? It is good to consider what the people thought - what we think! - when we hear "Behold…
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We're Number Two! - Audio
If you are the most you can be for Jesus - are you number two? You should be! A look at John the Baptist and his willingness to be number two. And some tennis, for fun.
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The Next New Year - Audio
"All those who choose evil will be, like the Nazis, swept away into the Lake of Fire in the Great White Throne judgement, all who believe will be ushered into a New Creation. Where no evil can ever be. Where we will celebrate the final real New Year that will never end." But - what happens for…
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Watching Sheep, Seeing The Lamb - Audio
A short Christmas Story - not like any you've heard before. Through the eyes of a lowly shepherd, You'll see the angels, Mary and Joseph and - and Jesus. Maybe in a way you haven't before. With music by Bryan Duncan, Lauren Daigle, Lincoln Brewster, Jeremy Camp, and Avalon.
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Christmas Family - Audio
The family of Jesus - one you'd be proud to point to, yes? Maybe his ancestry was more like yours than you know! But, oh, so much grace, so much redemption, so much love from God. What can you learn from the four woman Matthew inserts into his story?
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Speaking Light - Audio
"The Word" - what did people think when they first heard this? The Jews? The Greeks? How should we understand this? And what does this have to do with truth! And - - What is the amazing absence in John's introduction of Jesus?
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Feeling Thanks - Audio
Thanksgiving for that which is good is easy. Gratitude in the midst of trouble? Even in the face of death? And, let's be honest, why? Modified WWII fighters and hypothermia help to show us how gratitude works. "It is good to give thanks to the Lord."
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You're Making Good Time! - Audio
A roadmap of life - to show you where you are going. Flesh or Spirit? Heaven or hell? Are we living better as believers - or do we need to adjust our lives. This - will let you know. A short talk on "the desires of the flesh" and "the fruit of the Spirit". Crazy - besides the obvious differences,...
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Authorities - Audio
Should we honor our President? How about an enormously corrupt congress and Senate? How do we "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's" and yet still honor God, when our country runs ever further away from Him?
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A Conversation Through Philippians - Audio
The Apostle Paul was not, apparently, in Israel during the ministry of Jesus, or in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified. Jesus had not yet debated with the teachers in the temple when Paul was born. And yet - and yet he converses with the Philippian believers (and, just maybe, us) concerning the...
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Money Money Money! - Audio
Money isn’t the most important thing. But it is important. All the treasure we manage reflects our spiritual health. It’s a little thing maybe. But it reflects all we are. Let's be practical about money. We need to work. We need to avoid debt. We need to save some. We need to give some. We need…
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For Richer or for Poorer - Audio
What is the proper view of material possessions? How do we live giving and receiving? Can we avoid the prosperity gospel sin - and yet understand that giving does result in receiving more than we gave? What does this have to do with "I can do all things through him who strengthens me"?
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A Sign of a Son - Audio
Prove it to me! Why do people always want a sign? Why don't they just trust him? And what is that one sign that Jesus does give to everyone?
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Living Hope Church of Westport
HOSTED BY
Rick Henderson
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