Hope Community Church Olmsted Falls Weekly Sermon Audio

This week we lit the fourth Advent Candle, remembering the Gift of Great Joy that Christ brought to the world at the first Christmas. Pastor Joel spoke about a joy that is deeper and longer lasting than merriment. Listen and be encouraged by these life-giving Biblical truths.

One of the ways the New Testament describes the coming of the Messiah into the world is the light that he brought and continues to bring to us. The gift of light that Jesus brings us dispels darkness, reveals, and guides. Listen as Pastor Joel continues our advent series with a message on the the Light of Jesus.

This week Pastor Joel continues our Advent Series around the theme of Hope. Hope is one of the profound gifts, presented to us by the coming of Christ. "Hope is not the absence of difficulties and suffering, it is the presence of something or someone that is not only good but strong enough to give meaning to our story."

This Week Pastor Neil Clark began our Christmas series about the Gifts of Christmas. Throughout the Old Testament God made a consistent promise to His people--that someday He'd send a Messiah to save the world from sin. Listen as Pastor Neil unpacks this gift of Promise and what it means for us today.

This week Pastor Joel concluded our Jars of Clay series from the book of 2nd Corinthians with a message about the sufficiency of God's grace for our sin, our shame, our sorrow, and our service.

This week Pastor Josiah shares a message about the marks of healthy service to others from 2 Corinthians 10. After taking a look at 4 distortions in ministry that the false apostles in Corinth were guilty of, he shares 4 marks of legitimate ministry--the most important of which is serving others with the attitude of Christ.

This week Pastor Joel preached from 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 about living a generous life. In these chapters, Paul is collecting money for Christians in need and writes compellingly about the joys of generosity. Listen as Pastor Joel shares insight into these passages and encourages us to step into that joy.

This week Pastor Jelani Pinnock from Grace Church in Middleburg Heights, OH presented a thought-provoking message about handling conflict in a way that brings glory to God. This practical message comes from the Apostle Paul's discussion of his conflict with the Corinthian church in 2 Corinthians 7.

This week Pastor Joel teaches from 2 Corinthians chapter 3 about the life that is available to us in the Spirit of God. God's Spirit inside of people enables them to live a life full of the fruit of God's Character in their life.

This week Pastor Robert Brooks continued our Jars of Clay series with a message from 2 Corinthians 5:1-10. In this message, he shares important insights about our earthly bodies in contrast with the resurrection bodies we look forward to receiving one day. He helps us look forward with anticipation to the day we are at home in the presence of God.