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Hope Community Church Sermons — 455 episodes
Finding Your Place on the Wall | Nehemiah 3
Praying with Persistence | Luke 11:1-13
Asking for Forgiveness, Forgiving, and Fighting Evil (Matthew 6:5-15)
The Lord's Prayer (Part 2) | Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's Prayer (Part 1) | Matthew 6:5-15
Blind Bartimaeus | Mark 10:35–52
Toxic Relationships | Matthew 7:1–12
Fathers/Men | 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12
Parenting | Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Legacy Relationships | Psalm 78:1-8
Children | Ephesians 6:1-3
Marriage | Ephesians 5:15-33
Friendship | Proverbs 27:4-19
Mothers & Women | Luke 1:26-55
Exhortation to Singles | 1 Corinthians 7
Exhortation to Singleness (1 Corinthians 7)
Foundation: God is a Relational God and He Puts Us in a New Family
Jesus is the True Vine | John 15:1-17
Momentum from the Resurrection | Romans 6:1-14
God Has Made a Way for Us to Be With Him (Easter Sunday) | Luke 23 & 24
Palm Sunday (The Triumphal Entry) | Luke 19:28-48
Worship Through Giving | Exodus 35 & 36
Worship Focuses on Who God Is & What He Has Done
Our Pervasive Struggle with False Worship | Exodus 32
God Cares How We Worship Him | Exodus 25:1-9
Worship is About God | Exodus 24:1-11
Does the God of the Bible Value Life? | Exodus 21 & 23
Does the God of the Bible value Women? | John 4:5-30
Does the God of the Bible care about the poor and marginalized? | Exodus 22:21-27
Is the God of the Bible Pro-Slavery? | Exodus 21:1-11 & 16
Applying the Law Like Jesus | Matthew 12:1-14
Filling Up What Is Lacking (Colossians 1:15-29)
Proclaim, Pursue, Push Back
Generosity as a Declaration of War
Responding to the Riches of God
The Generosity of the Kingdom (Matthew 6)
The Generosity of God in the Giving of His Son (Philippians 2:1-11)
Exodus 20:1-2 and 17: Do Not Covet
Exodus 20:1-2 & 16: Do Not Bear False Witness
Exodus 20:1-2 and 15: Do Not Steal
Exodus 20:1-2 and 14: Do Not Commit Adultery
Exodus 20:1-2 and 13: Do not murder
Exodus 20:1-2 and 12: Honor Your Father And Mother
Exodus 20:1-2,8-11: Remember the Sabbath: Work and Rest
Exodus 20:1-2 and 7: Do not bear the Lord’s name in vain
Exodus 20:1-2 and 4-6: Do not worship created images
Exodus 20:1-3 No Other Gods
Jesus and the Law
The Law: Who we are and what it means to live like us
Psalm 150: Praise - Praising God for who he is and what he’s done
Psalm 19: Word - What does God want us to do?
Psalm 110: Messianic/Royal - What we needed God to do to deal with what we have done
Psalm 10 & 58: Call for Justice (Imprecation) - Crying out because of what someone else has done
Psalms: Confession - Sorrow for what you have done
Psalms: Trust - What I promise to do
Psalms: Lament - What we long for God to do
Psalms: Thanksgiving - What God has done
The Purpose and Trajectory of the Psalms
Genesis 32 & 48: Wrestling with God
Genesis 29: In Pursuit of the Meaning of Life
Genesis 28: The Stairway to Heaven
Genesis 27: In Pursuit of Blessing
Exodus 19:1-11: Being a Covenant People
Exodus 18:13-23: Participation over Performance
Exodus 17:8-18:27: The Temptation to Trust in Human Leadership
Exodus 17:1-7: Grumbling or Groaning?
Exodus 16: Manna and learning to Trust God
Exodus 15-16: Unknown Freedom vs Known Slavery
Exodus 13-15: Crossing the Red Sea on Easter Sunday / Deliverance
Exodus 11-12: Passover - The Cross
Exodus 7-10: God vs Pharaoh - First 9 Rounds
Exodus 5&6: It often gets worse before it gets better … but the better is way better
Exodus 4: Doubt and Insecurity
Exodus 3: Calling of Moses and the Name of God
Exodus 1-2: Promise and Pain
Push Back Darkness
Pursue Transformation
Proclaim Hope
Benediction: Final Words and Final Credits
Dealing With the Devil (Part II)
Dealing With the Devil (Part I)
Dealing With Anxiety (Part II)
Dealing With Anxiety (Part I)
Humility … Living Under The Mighty Hand of God
Psalm 1
A Weary World Rejoicing … and Longing for Freedom and Liberation
A Weary World Rejoicing … and Longing for Security and Safety
A Weary World Rejoicing … and Longing: Righteousness and Justice
A Weary World Rejoicing … and Longing: Peace
Everyone's Compulsions around Asymmetrical Submission
What do Elders Do? What do Members Do?
Shepherd the Flock of God Among You
Suffering as an Apologetic
Holiness as a Surprise and Holiness as Eschatology
What happens at communion and what shouldn’t?
What Happens When You Get Baptized? (and What Doesn't)
Dealing with hard texts in the Bible
Kingdom as an Apologetic
Instructions to Husbands
Instructions to Wives
The Gospel and Marriage
Foundation of Righteousness and Justice
Enduring Unjust Suffering
Gospel Informed Understanding of Politics (Part 2)
Gospel Informed Understanding of Politics (Part 1)
What is Christian Freedom For?
Seek the Welfare of the City
July 21st, 2024
Willingness to Sacrifice for Our Neighbor
Identifying and Loving My Neighbor
What does it mean to be the Church? - Part 2
What does it mean to be the Church? - Part 1
Purifying Power of the Word of God
How to Have Hope Driven Holiness?
What the Cross Makes Clear?
Why Does God Allow Suffering Pt. 3
Why Does God Allow Suffering Pt. 2 (Psalm 23)
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Great Mercy, Living Hope, Secure Salvation
Being Elect Exiles
Resurrection Shaped Stories
The Resurrection Power of Restoration
Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday
What Jesus Prays For
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Abide in Christ's Love
No Other Hope
Foot Washing and the Call to Love One Another
We Are a Outward Focused People
We Are a Relational People
We Are a Thankful People
We Are A Forgiving People
We Are An Honest People
We Are Hidden with Christ
Malachi
Haggai
Zephaniah
Habakkuk
Zechariah
Obadiah
Joel
Jonah
Nahum
Micah
Amos
Hosea
Vision for Men and Women Leading and Serving Together
Vision for Church Leadership - Elders and Deacons
Vision for the Church and the Body of Christ
Dignity
Discernment
Distortion
Design
Wisdom on Sex
Wisdom on Words
Wisdom on Mercy and Justice
Wisdom on Work
Wisdom on Money
Wisdom on Relationships
Introduction to Wisdom
Three Meals, One Hope
Worship Contrast
Sheep and Goats
Eschatologically Shaped Stewardship
How Should We Live as We Wait?
When will these things Happen?
What will be the Signs?
Why? - Living with the End in Mind
Warnings, Woes, and Lament
Four Trap Questions
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
Apprenticing the Resurrected Jesus a Week Later
What the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Made Possible
Triumphal Entry and Temple Cleansing
Kingdom Greatness Redefined
Kingdom Economics
Two Kinds of Coming
Hope for What Seems Impossible in Marriage and in Singleness
Places: Outsiders
Places: Social/Vocational
Places: Personal Relationships
Practice: Word, Worship, Community, Prayer
Process: "Put On"
Process: "Take off" - Unburdening/Repentance
Process: Gospel Identity
Preeminence of Christ
The Gift of Presence that Never Fades
Promise of a Judge
The Promise of a King and a Priest
Promise of a Forever King
Hope First Promised
God's Design for Active Love in Church Discipline
God’s Design to Deal with Conflict
How the Church is Meant to be a Place of Healing
When the Church is a Place of Hurt
Kingdom Pattern and Posture of Peacemaking
Kingdom Portrait of Greatness
Countercultural Freedom
Tranfiguration & Resurrection
Peter's Confession
Vocation pt 4
Vocation pt 3
Vocation pt 2
Vocation Pt 1
Feeding of the 4000
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
Traditions, Commandments, and the Need for Heart Change
Jesus Walks on Water
God's Plan for Desolate Places
Feeding of the Five Thousand
Death of John the Baptist
Stories that Require a Response
Parables of Cost and Value
Parable of the Small but Certain
Parable of the Weeds
Parable of the Sower
The Purpose of Parables
What Our Words Reveal
Identity, Sonship, and Blasphemy
Family in the Kingdom of God
Rhythm of Work and Rest
Sabbath Part II
Resurrection
The Greater Abigail
Sabbath
Rest for the Weary
Redemptive Doubt & Dangerous Unbelief
Counting the Cost and Reward
What does it mean to fear God?
Promise of Conflict & Comfort
Joining the Messiah's Mission
Compassion Driven Call
Hope Worth Sharing
Hope for the Future
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship
Hope for Your Present
Hope for Your Past
Faith to Make You Well
New Wine for New Wineskins
The Authority of the King over Your Life
The Authority of the King over the Spiritual
The Authority of the King over the Physical
Building Your Life on the Authority of the King
Doing and Saying vs Knowing
Wolves, Roots, and Fruits
Two Ways to Live
Asking, Seeking, Knocking, Doing
Dealing with Dogs and Pigs
Judging, Logs, and Specks
Anxiety
Foundations of Community: Reminding of Gospel Identity
Foundations of Community: Unburdening
Foundations of Community: Prayer
Foundations of Community: Scripture
Fasting
What to Pray?
How to Pray?
Why Pray?
The Church: How? (to be meaningfully involved)
The Church: What? (our church is trying to do)
The Church: Why? (the church exists)
The Blessing of Hidden Giving
The Spiritual Discipline of Hiddenness
Walking Through Bitterness
Foundation of Love in the Kingdom of God
Retaliation and Retribution
Oaths, Promises, and the Temptation to Control
Divorce in the Kingdom
Battling Lust with Extremes and Eternity in Mind
Adultery and Misplaced Desire
Justice and Reconciliation
Anger, Outrage, Insults, and our Cultural Moment
Righteousness in the Kingdom of Heaven
Reading The Old Testament in Light of the New
Doubting Thomas
Easter Sunday
The Scriptures As Our Authority In A World Suspicious Of Authority
What the Old Testament Was Pointing To
Impact of Kingdom Character
What the Kingdom Produces In Us
Who the Kingdom Is For
Fishers of Men
If I Am Forgiven, Why Repent?
Kingdom of Heaven
Temptation of Jesus
Trinitarian Shaped Community
The Trinity in Action
Why was Jesus Baptized?
Different Kinds of Outward Signs
The Messiah and the Mundane
Christmas as Declaration of War
The Promise Keeping God Delivers and is Delivered
The Cosmic Story of Hope Told Through Individual Lives
7 Practical Ways To Be a Blessing To Your Pastor
Transformation Part 2
Transformation Part 1
The Quintessential Trait for Every Believer
God’s Direction for Our Lives
Our Merciful God
The Problem of Worry
Spiritual Conditioning
The Psalm that Calms the Soul
Cling to God
What if we don't like God's plan?
In the Midst of Evil Times, God Has a Plan
What is a Believer's Job?
Where is Your Treasure
Our Will vs. God's Will
Placing Others Before Ourselves
Worldly Wisdom vs. Godly Wisdom
Taming of the Tongue
Faith and Works
The Sin of Favoritism.
Trials and Spiritual Maturity
Communion
Contentment in Trial
Agree in the Lord
Citizens of Heaven
Salvation Comes Through Faith in Christ Alone
Working Out Our Faith With Fear and Trembling
Humility of Christ
To Live is Christ
Advance of the Gospel
Joy in Christ
What if God is not answering my prayer?
A Season of Prayer
Praying with Supplication
Praying with Thanksgiving
Confessing with Prayer
Praying with Adoration
Reverence in Prayer
How should we pray?
How does prayer work?
Why Does God Want Us To Pray
What is Prayer
The Return of the King
Expectation of Hope
Covenant Part 3
Covenant Part 2
Covenant Part 1
Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
Joseph and His Brothers Reunited
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
Joseph's Dreams And Being Sold Into Slavery
Jacob & Esau
God Reaffirms His Covenant with Isaac
The Sacrifice of Isaac: A Lesson in Substitution
God's Covenant with Abraham
The Lie of Self Sufficiency
Lineage
Sinfulness of Man
We Are Created in God's Image
The Goodness of God in Creation
We have a spiritual family in Christ
We receive a spiritual inheritance with Christ
We are spiritually enlightened in Christ
We Are Forgiven in Christ
We Are Redeemed by Christ
We are adopted in Christ
We are holy and blameless because of Christ
We are Chosen in Christ
Up From the Grave
Blessed Part 2
Blessed Part 1
1 John 5:14-21
1 John 5:1-13
1 John 4:7-21
1 John 4:1-6
1 John 3:11-23
1 John 2:18-29
1 John 2:12-17
1 John 2:1-11
1 John 1:1-10
Ruth 3
Ruth 1
Local Missions
1 Timothy 6:1-11
1 Timothy 5:17-25
1 Timothy 5:1-16
1 Timothy 4:1-16
1 Timothy 3:14-16
1 Timothy 3:1-13
1 Timothy 2:1-7
1 Timothy 1:12-20
1 Timothy 1:1-11
That You May Believe
John 21
John 20
John 19
John 18
John 17
John 16:25-33
John 16:16-24
John 16:1-15
John 15:18-26
John 15:9-17
John 15:1-8
John 14:27-31
John 14:27-31
John 14:15-26
John 13:21-38
John 13:1-20
John 12:37-50
Romans 12:2-8
Romans 12:1
Luke 10:1-3
Romans 6:1-5
John 14:12-14
John 12:12-35
John 11:38-44
John 10:22-30
John 10:1-21
John 9
John 8:48-59
John 8:30-47
Vision Sunday
John 8:21-35
John 8:12-20
John 7:37-52
John 6:60-70
John 6:41-59
John 6:16-21
John 5:1-23
John 4:46-54
John 3:22-36
John 2:13-25
John 2:1-12
John 1:35-51
The Word Became Flesh
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Substitutionary Atonement
The Doctrine of Scripture
The Trinity
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
Generosity...For God's Good, or Just Yours?
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
ACTS: A Community of Faith
The Impact of the Resurrection
Who We Are at Leawood - Strategy
Who We Are - The Vision for Leawood
God Where Are You?!
The Everlasting Love of God
Suffering and Future Glory
Heirs With Christ
Human Depravity vs. Salvation
The Gospel and Reconciliation