HOPE Sermons

This week, Pastor Pete teaches from Acts chapter 17, reminding us that in God, we live and move and have our very being. God is not far from us. God is always present with us, even when God isn’t apparent.

Scripture referenced: Acts 17:16-28a

This week, Pastor Wes teaches from Acts chapter 15, when the early Church experiences division among themselves. He talks about the problem of disunity in the Church today and helps bring us back to the Cornerstone of our faith: salvation that is found in Christ alone.

Scripture referenced: Acts 15:22-31

This week, Pastor Dan teaches about the story of Peter’s miraculous escape from prison in Acts chapter 12. He talks about the power of Christ compared to the power of man, the power of our prayer, and the freedom available to us in Jesus.

Scripture referenced: Acts 12:1-19

This week, Pastor David talks about how the persecution of the early church caused Christians to scatter out from Jerusalem. Ultimately, this began the spread of the gospel to unreached places. This sermon helps us to see the importance and the beauty of moving outward into the world instead of staying put.

Scripture referenced: Acts 8:1-8

Pastor Dan Yoon continues our sermon series teaching from Acts chapter 5, when the disciples of Jesus declare their position to witness to the world about all that Christ had done and is doing. He invites us to consider what it would look like for us to be witnesses of these things too.

Scripture referenced: Acts 5:17-42

This week, Pastor Kyle continues our sermon series on the book of Acts and teaches from chapter four. He talks about how the disciples’ witness and testimony of the gospel was built on the cornerstone of this good news – the life and love of Christ and when we are aligned with Christ, the Cornerstone, we are able to live the way he intended us to.

Scripture referenced: Acts 4:1-13

This week, Pastor David continues our sermon series about the book of Acts. He talks about the importance and impact of sharing the Gospel with all nations, all people, and all places. We’re invited into this life-giving and God-given mission and into a new perspective that our life is not about us.

Scripture referenced: Acts 2:1-11

Pastor David kicks off a new sermon series on the book of Acts this week: Church Alive! This sermon is about the start of the early Church, some of the mistakes that the early Church made, and how the Church today echoes these with our own kinds of common mistakes. Pastor David invites us into this space in order to bring light to the things we may get wrong in our hearts and makes room for a new Christ-like and mission-oriented perspective.

Scripture referenced: Acts 1:1-11

Pastor David concludes our sermon series this week and gives us perspective on the work of reconciliation that we’re called to in Christ and to the world. He teaches primarily on two phrases Jesus declares that are recorded in the book of Matthew: “You are the salt of the earth” and, “You are the light of the world.”

Scripture referenced: Matthew 5:13-16

This week, Pastor David brings a powerful message with him on the personality of the Gospel, the reconciling power of God, and what Jesus in Scripture says about being a peacemaker. He also addresses the places in our lives and world that are irreconcilable places. This message helps us to navigate impossible circumstances and our own brokeness as peacemakers of the Gospel.

Scripture referenced: Matthew 5:9-10 / Colossians 1:15, 17, 19-20 / 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 / Galatians 2:20 / Ephesians 2:14-16