Hope Christian Fellowship

By Hope Christian Fellowship

Biblical teaching from Hope Christian Fellowship church in Woodbury, NJ. Here you'll find our Sunday morning messages and more!... more

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December 27, 2023 The Bronze Snake
Do you have any struggles in your life that just keep showing up again
and again? Maybe you’ve tried to overcome some kind of habit or pattern
because you know you’re making a mess, but you just can’t seem to break
free. Israel had a national pattern of complaining. Their impatience
drove them to once again speak and act like God had not been good (or
good enough) to them. This time, God supernaturally brings a deadly
danger to them in response to their continued grumbling. But the story
doesn’t end there. We see once again the God of grace moved to
compassion for people who deserved to face the fruits of their sin.
Instead, God provides salvation through an equally miraculous means. And
it is a story that Jesus tells when He’s explaining His mission to
Nicodemus in John 3. So let’s look at this brief story that tells us so much about our own problems, God’s judgment, and His great grace.

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30min
December 27, 2023 Roadblock & Loss
Sometimes life is just plain hard. For God’s people, this can be just a
reflection of the brokenness of this world and the fallen nature of
humanity. But there are times when God brings struggle to believers for
a purpose. That purpose is always good, even when the experience is
awful. For Israel, God brings a roadblock and a loss into their story
for His work in them. As a newly formed nation under God, they need to
learn some things about the God they worship and the way they should
relate to Him. A seemingly unnecessary obstacle shows up and asks us
why God would allow it. Then a major loss comes and God seems to use it
to remind them of something and to ask them to learn how to grieve and
to look forward. In these stories, we’re still learning what it means
to be God’s people!

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40min
December 27, 2023 Leaders Blow It
The instinct among people to look like they know what they are doing and
have it all together is powerful and drives so much of how people
interact. When you’re in charge or think a lot of people are looking at
you, it can really make you want to seem full of power and confidence.
But whether we’re talking about parenting or teaching or being the boss,
in any leadership role for a believer, we have to interact under the
authority of our great God. Moses faces complaints from Israel again.
But this time, he steps out of what God instructs into what makes him
feel powerful and effective at confrontation. Unfortunately, this brings
real and hard consequences to Moses. Why did God not just forgive him
and move on? Why the need for such a confrontation with His appointed
leader of Israel? The answer to those questions and more are our topic
for today!

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34min
December 27, 2023 Korah’s Rebellion: Stopping the Plague
Does it feel like you can never figure out what God wants you to do?
Many times, it seems like God is playing hide and seek with us as we
search for His will. But is that actually the truth? We’ll see in this
story from Israel that God desires to make His direction for us clear
and memorable. And He is the One responsible for making it so. Our
problem is not so much that God doesn’t show us as it is that we don’t
want to listen or respond. After the events surrounding Korah’s
rebellion, God takes a moment to do something that lives on long after
this moment. His symbols are powerful reminders that God wants us to
know and remember His instruction. We are invited to follow by faith!

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34min
December 27, 2023 Korah’s Rebellion: Stopping the Plague
Some stories in the Old Testament can feel like they are showing us a
God of anger and violence. Certainly, the Living God is not someone who
cannot be reduced to something less than who He is, and part of His
existence is righteous justice. When we read stories like the one we’ll
read this morning, we can get stuck on how high the price is for sin.
But today, we’re also going to see that most stories like this also
include an element of God’s patience and grace. If you’ve ever felt like
you were living in the fallout of your sin, the end of this story is a
reminder that our Lord is full of grace and ready to rescue you beyond
what seems possible.

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40min
December 27, 2023 Be Careful Who You’re Close To
Have you ever noticed someone’s accent? Isn’t it interesting how our
patterns of speech are distinctly affected by where we live? Even if
you move away from your hometown, you still hold onto some of that
accent. But you also start picking up some of the way your new hometown
talks as well! We are more influenced than we realize by the people
around us. If you work with negative people all day long, chances are
you feel the pull toward what is negative. In so many ways, we need to
be aware of the impact people are having on our lives. And in the case
of spiritual influence, we want to choose wisely in the influences that
guide our journey. In this part of Israel’s story, people who want to be
spiritual leaders have pointed others in an ungodly direction. Now we
see clearly the fallout for these men and those who choose to stay close
to them. The warning to move away is an evidence of God’s grace and
goodness in giving them (and us) a chance to move away from people who
are pulling us in the wrong direction.

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35min
December 27, 2023 Korah’s Rebellion: Why Should We Follow You?
Restarting Numbers – Facing Dysfunction
The story we’ve seen so far led Israel to a rebellion that stopped the
Lord from taking them into the Promised Land immediately. If you
thought that this would be enough for Israel to learn to trust God and
stop turning away from His instructions, you’d be wrong. As we continue
looking at the stories of Numbers, we’ll see that Israel’s years of
slavery stay with them and the ugly comes out again and again. But it
never stops God from treating them as His people and eventually
receiving His promise of a land to call home.
Korah’s Rebellion: Why Should We Follow You?
(Numbers 16:1-19)
Some people are born leaders, others just think they are. You probably
know someone who thinks everyone should follow their advice. They seem
to know what you should do in every situation, even if their advice
seems out of touch. A natural response to those who imagine themselves
as leaders is to think, “Why would I follow you?” This is what some of
the Levites said to Moses as he leads them in the aftermath of Israel’s
refusal to enter the Promised Land. They even blame Moses for the fact
that they are still in the wilderness. We’ll see that one sign of
dysfunction is that we are unwilling to follow leaders God places in our
lives. And we’ll see how Moses responded to the challenge these men
bring against his leadership.
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39min
December 27, 2023 Let’s Get Together
Whether you’re an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between you may
be all “peopled” out after the holidays. Dialing back the social
calendar can offer some respite, but it is never a long term solution.
In fact, we need each other. Our need for community and God’s plan to
bring us all together are themes that run all the way from Genesis to
Revelation. This morning we’ll track that theme and camp out on a few
specific ideas that will help us utilize the community God has given us
in Hope Christian Fellowship. You’ll also be challenged to step into the
role God has for you in this community.

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36min
December 20, 2023 Waiting for Salvation
Most of our morning this day will be filled with music from our choir.
We are going to have ‘Bonus Christmas’ because the whole Christmas thing
probably ends a day too soon. And then we’ll take a few minutes at the
end and look at a part of the story of Jesus’ childhood that’s hard to
read. There are refugees running from death in fear. But in all of it,
we see the reality that Joseph follows the Lord’s instructions and waits
to be safe. But this safety isn’t probably as ultimate as we would
think. And that’s why the Christmas story has lasted for thousands of
years and is still changing lives today!

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23min
December 20, 2023 Waiting To Worship And Wonder
Christmas is THIS WEEK! Part of what makes it so meaningful is the
wonder that surrounds it. We are often so jaded that we miss the
moments that can gather our attention toward the profound and what moves
us deeply. This morning we’ll enjoy our elementary kids program and
then we’ll look at a part of the first Christmas story that reflects
both the wonder and worship of Jesus’ birth. As we wait for Christmas,
we can feel the anticipation of the look on a loved one’s face when they
see the surprise we have prepared for them. We can be filled with
eagerness for a candlelit Christmas Eve service and the notes of a
well-loved Christmas Carol filling the room. But the root of all this
wonder is a baby born that stirred both wonder and worship in some
foreigners who traveled far to meet the newborn King. Let’s see their
story again and remind ourselves why we worship!

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28min

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