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 13, 2023 Fishers of Men
Have you ever tried the arcade game with a hanging claw that drops down
into a pile of prizes and grabs whatever is where it lands? Some of the
newer versions of this game let you play until you win, but for many
years, it was rare that the claw returned with a prize. The player tried
to align the claw over the desired item and then hoped that when it
dropped and closed, it would catch whatever was targeted. When Jesus
asked men to be His followers, He used the imagery of fishing for men.
Not quite the same random grabbing as the claw game, but still
challenging. But there’s a reason Jesus used this idea: the men He was
recruiting were fishermen. He basically was saying, “Come use all of
your skills for the greatest purpose of your life.” When we follow
Jesus, we all become fishers of men. Are we doing that? And if not, what
would it take for us to start?

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39min
December 13, 2023 We Are Witnesses
The week of VBS is a time of energy and activity. We feel
privileged to welcome all of the kids who come out to learn about Jesus.
And we love that we get to help families who are trying to raise their
kids to be good people. But the big reason we do this is because we've
been changed. We're going to close our VBS week by looking at some of
the earliest followers of Jesus. They were witnesses just like we are of
what God wants to do in each person's life. We want to be a part of Him
ding that work in your life! One more time this week, let's look at
what this is all about, and how your life can be more than you ever
imagined!
Topics:God's Plan, Witnessing
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23min
December 13, 2023 Lift Him Up
We are embarking on one of our busiest and most exciting weeks of
the year. We sacrifice time and energy to serve kids and families so
that they will remember what we do here for years to come. While we hope
that all the hard work pays off for every person who comes out to VBS,
we are really just doing what we’re always called to do. Of course, we
can’t put on VBS every week. But every believer is called to share Jesus
with people. Sometimes that means we have conversations with people we
know. Other times, it means we’re helping people in need. And there are a
thousand other ways we share Jesus. Today, we’ll talk through our big
purpose and the strategy Jesus gave us for bringing people to Him.
Topics:freedom, Reconciliation, Trust
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33min
December 13, 2023 Be Still And Know
There was a time in our world when people had dinner together as a
family and then sat around and talked together. It seems like that way
of living has mostly faded from existence. We run from one event on our
packed calendars to the next. It feels like we’re always running late,
but we simply have too much to do and not enough time to do it. This way
of living has an impact on our mental, physical and emotional health.
But restlessness can also have an effect on our spiritual lives. When we
never have time to spend with the Lord and the pressure on us makes us
hurried even when we are spending time with Him, it makes it difficult
to know Him. The psalmist tells us to be still. Is that possible? What
would that look like? And what effect would it have on our lives and
souls?

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32min
December 13, 2023 Testify
Advertising has an interesting dynamic. The target audience is
often more willing to accept the word of a celebrity, even if that
person is getting paid for their endorsement. Normally, the fact that
they are compensated would make people suspicious. But the familiar face
or voice makes us feel like we can trust the message. Followers of
Jesus have a message to share as well. We aren't celebrities, but we can
do something equally powerful. We can testify to our personal
experience and passion. The sense of "trustworthiness" that a famous
spokesperson uses to sell products is a shallow reflection of the real
thing. If believers will live like a God saves, and that He is faithful
and good, we offer people who are lost a reason to trust what we are
sharing with them. David shares his own experience in a song, and we'll
take a look at how we can follow his example.
Topics:freedom, God's Love, Grace
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41min
December 13, 2023 Helping Those In Need
We all know we should do it. Sometimes we do, and other times we don’t.
Maybe we give ourselves a break because we know all of our own
struggles, so we excuse ourselves from helping others in need. Yet, we
want God to rush to our aid in times of need. David writes this psalm
and begins it with some words about God’s desire for us to help those in
need. This concept is a huge theme throughout Scripture – to such a
degree that it influenced how the Israelites harvested their crops! If
it is true that we are weak and that we need help, then it should also
be true that we recognize our calling to be responsive to the weak
around us. No matter what they look like, what they’ve done, or how many
times they’ve fallen, our heart should mirror the heart of our Father
for those in need.

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34min
December 13, 2023 Go Zone TakeOver Service, Father’s Day 2018
In honor of our Dad’s, we’re all going to revert to childhood
this Sunday. We are inviting the GoZone to take over our morning service
and bring what happens each week in our elementary program front and
center for us all to experience! Join us to support our kids and our
kids workers. You’ll find that you’ll be encouraged, energized, and may
even be challenged to be a part of what God is doing among our kids at
Hope!

Topics:Fatherhood, Good Examples, Listening to God's commands, Teaching
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10min
December 13, 2023 Desperate for God
There are times when children can be a bit dramatic. All of us
have probably walked this path growing up. We saw something that we
wanted so desperately that we thought we’d die without it. When we
expressed this to our parents, we were often met with the rolling of
eyes or sighs of exhaustion / disappointment. But have you ever realized
that we were made to crave? Just because our longings wind up on
trivial or short-sighted targets doesn’t mean we should avoid being
desperate to have something. We just need to know what we should be
desperate about. This psalm expresses a deep thirst for the Lord. The
writer is someone who has embraced the craving for God’s presence,
power, and deliverance in their life – though not in a way that makes
him bitter or that pushes God away. Let’s look at what life experiences
brought him to this place of thirst for God.
Topics:God's Plan, Life, Thirst for God
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31min
December 13, 2023 The Desires of Your Heart
How many times have you thought you knew what you wanted, only to find
out later that you were mistaken? Desire can be a tricky thing. We want
what we THINK we see and we imagine what it will be like when we have
it. But reality is a stubborn thing, and our fantasy idea of what it
will feel like or be like when we have what we want can dissolve in the
face of what actually is. So is desire wrong? Absolutely not! In fact,
one of the promises of God is found in this psalm, and it says that God
will give us the desires of our heart. But it isn’t just some magic
formula where God becomes our genie and gives us whatever we wish for.
This promise is based on some simple choices about where we set our
heart.

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38min
December 13, 2023 Taste and See
A money back guarantee is a very useful marketing tool. It
suggests that the seller is so confident in the quality of the product
and in your satisfaction with it, that they will undo the sale if you
are dissatisfied for any reason.They are inviting you to basically do a
"taste-test" on their product because they are convinced you'll want to
keep it. David found himself in a moment of life when he was unsure of
what the future held. And in response, he wrote a song that invites his
soul(and ours) to simply taste and see that the Lord is good. Basically,
he says that every time he takes a step of faith in the Lord, God
always proves His goodness. And so in dark moments or times when we are
lost, we are invited to come and taste again by faith. The guarantee is
much stronger than the advertisements we see because this one is based
in the very character of God.
Topics:fellowship, God's Plan, Promises, Trust
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37min

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