Hope Community

Join Pastor Mic as he talks about "The Return" of Jesus in Acts chapter 2.

Hang out with Kevin Bruchert and Pastor Mic as they talk about Hope, identity and good news.

Don't believe a lie about yourself!

1 John 2:1 

My darling little children, the reason I write these things to you is so that you will not believe a lie about yourselves! If anyone does believe a distorted image to be their reality, we have Jesus Christ who defines our likeness face to face with the Father! He is our parakletos, the one who endorses our true identity, being both the source and the reflection of the Father’s image in us!

Salvation is neither an irreversible decision nor a status that can be lost. Rather, salvation is a process with some steps taken forward and some taken backward. In as much as we simply submit to God’s love, we are continually transformed into his image.

God’s grace is not coercive or manipulative, and it does not override our free will. It is, however, constantly poured out in full measure on all of creation. Though every individual receives God’s grace, some choose to resist, placing themselves at odds with the intended state of humanity.

Life in the Spirit is Life in the Right Now!

God has never needed to be reconciled to us. It is we who have turned away from him, and God’s desire is to reconcile all of creation to himself and to each other. He has done, is doing, and will continue to do everything possible to bring about our reconciliation.

We are not merely individuals. Humanity stands or falls together as a whole. By becoming human, Jesus entered into solidarity with the whole human race. With his death, all of humanity died, and with his resurrection, all of humanity gained new life.

Wounded Children

God does not view us as depraved creatures. We are God's kids, and he views us as any good parent would their kids. God's desire is not to punish us but to heal the wounds our brokenness causes.

If your idea of Father God looks like Thanos - a deranged deity with a weird obsession with death that wants to snap his fingers and wipe out over half of the human race and the universe then you have not heard the Hope-Filled Beautiful Gospel. It's crazy to hear "preachers" wax on for hours about a crazy, destructive and hateful god that sounds more like a comic book character than the Father revealed through Jesus in Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. Jesus said if you've seen Him then you've seen the Father. Start there. If your view of God looks like anything other than Jesus, then you may want to reevaluate your perspective.

This is part one of a six part series walking through what the good news actually is.