HOPE Sermons

New Creation | New | Part 2

This morning, Outreach Director Drew Paulette continued our “New” sermon series with a powerful message on Matthew 19:27-30.

If we’re in Christ, we are already a new creation. Yet, Jesus invites us to long for even more. At the renewal of all things (Revelation 21:1-5,) we’ll be whole — our deepest wounds healed, our sorrow gone, and joy eternal. We will be a renewed people on a renovated Earth under the Lord’s fully restored rule and blessing.

Cling to Jesus, who offers everything. He walked to the cross, bore our death, and rose again so we could share in His promise of eternal life.

To listen to this message and last week’s, click the YouTube link in our bio!

We can’t wait to see you next week at:

West Creek | 8am | 9:30am | 11:15am

The Lodge | 9:30am | 11:15am

Livestream | 9:30am | 11:15am

A New Thing | New | Part 1

Happy New Year, HOPE! We are grateful for another year with all of you to love God, love people, live authentically, gather intentionally, and overflow generosity.

This morning, Senior Pastor David Dwight kicked off our “New” sermon series with a message on Isaiah 43:16-19.

God’s vision will always be richer, fuller, and better than our own, and He is continuously inviting us into it in new ways. When we walk in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:25), we can see more clearly the new things God is working in and through us to draw us nearer to His grand story of redemption, where, in the end, He will make all things new.

David closed with a question, which we invite you to think through and pray about this week: What new thing will you do in 2025 to express your love for God? What new song will you sing to the Lord this year?

We’d love for you to join us on Sundays at:

West Creek | 8am | 9:30am | 11:15am

The Lodge | 9:30am | 11:15am

Livestream | 9:30am | 11:15am

Emmanuel — God with us. A baby born. A promise fulfilled. An eternal hope secured. At just the right time.

Over nine services, 5,000+ of you joined us in reflecting on the significance of Christ’s birth. We are particularly grateful that we were able to be in community at home — here at HOPE. Thank you for spending Christmas Eve with us!

Thanks For Listening!

Humble for Home | Promise of Home | Part 2

In December, we decorate our homes with twinkling lights, festive garlands, and trees adorned with ornaments of all shapes and sizes. Yet even amidst the beauty and cheer, a deep longing lingers — an ache for something more, something greater, something eternal. It’s the longing for a true and lasting home.

Psalms 90:1-2 says, “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”

The Lord is our dwelling place—the One who left His heavenly home to take on flesh, die a sinner’s death, and, by His grace, make what is His by nature ours as well. This is the hope we hold onto: we long for heaven and eagerly await our Savior, who will one day bring us home.

A Child | Promise of Home | Part 1

As we step into the final month of the year, we also enter the season of Advent — a time to anticipate with hope and prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Christ!

This morning, we began our Advent sermon series, Promise of Home, with a message from Senior Associate Pastor Pete Bowell.

The words of Isaiah 9:6 remind us of the incredible promise fulfilled in Jesus: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

This week, let’s pause and reflect on this awe-inspiring truth: the God of heaven and earth, in His great love, left His throne to redeem the world — to redeem us. And He came to us in the humblest way, as an infant, bringing peace and enduring hope to a weary world.

We invite you to join us in preparing our hearts for Christmas. You can worship with us on Sunday, December 8 and Sunday, December 15 at:

West Creek | 8, 9:30, and 11:15am

The Lodge | 9:30 + 11:15am

Livestream | 9:30 + 11:15am

We’d also love for you to come home to HOPE for Christmas! You can reserve your free tickets for one of our Christmas Eve services at the link in our bio🎄

Over the past six weeks, we have been in the book of Ephesians – Paul’s rich and edifying letter

to the church at Ephesus. This morning, we wrapped up this series with a message from Senior Pastor David Dwight reminding us to remain awake and alert in Christ.

In Ephesians 6, Paul reminds us to honor each other in the closest relationships in our lives - our families and our colleagues - and to value each other despite our differences and shortcomings. He also writes about the need to prepare ourselves to stand strong against the devil. David reminded us that evil exists in the world, but we can prepare ourselves to stand firm by staying near to God in prayer and to pursue community with each other. God’s strength will protect us when we remain near to him and we will be able to resist temptations that pull us away from encouraging relationships.

Watch all messages from this series online at / hopechurchrva or click the link in our bio!

Trinitarian Love | Ephesians | Part 5

This morning, we continued our series on the book of Ephesians with a powerful message from Senior Pastor David Dwight.

As followers of Christ, we are invited to reflect His love in every relationship—whether with friends, coworkers, family members, or our marriages. This calling isn’t just about action; it’s about embodying a heart that seeks to serve, elevate, and dignify others.

Ephesians 5:21 (NLT) reminds us, “And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

When we grasp the depth of Christ’s love for us—love that is wide and long and high and deep—the idea of submission becomes less intimidating. Instead, it offers us a glimpse into the Trinity’s perfect relationship, providing a beautiful model for how we are called to live and love in community.

All messages from this series, including today’s, are available online on YouTube at @HopeChurchRVA and if you missed any, we encourage you to watch them back. Dive deeper with a discussion guide available at the link in our bio!

Doing My Part | Ephesians | Part 4

When you think of the Church, what comes to mind? Is it just four walls and a roof? Or is it something more?

This morning, we continued our series on the book of Ephesians with a message from Senior Pastor David Dwight. In Ephesians 4:11-16, Paul, who had suffered greatly for Christ, paints a beautiful vision of the Church.

To be the Church is to live out our “yes” to Christ in an active, intentional way. It means coming together in unity as the body of Christ, equipping one another for works of service, and strengthening the Church through our unique gifts. It means reaching out to those who have not yet heard the good news and helping one another grow in spiritual maturity.

We’re grateful to be the Church alongside you. If you haven’t taken the step to go deeper, we invite you to leave the sidelines and join us on the field. There is a role within the body that only you can fill — a role designed by God, who created you in His image and equipped you to further His Kingdom and bring Him glory.