Hopevale Church Podcast

Join Bay City Campus Pastor Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from week 3 of our current series, The Good Life.

We all want the good life, but we don't always agree on what that means. We chase success, security, comfort, happiness, meaningful relationships, and the freedom to live life on our own terms. But what if the life we're chasing isn't the life Jesus is inviting us into? This year, we're pulling up a chair to listen to stories Jesus told about the good life. Through parables about grace, money, success, neighbors, risk, and the Kingdom of God, Jesus will challenge our assumptions and invite us to see our lives differently. We won't simply learn what Jesus said; we'll ask what his stories reveal about the life we are actually meant to live. So pull up a chair, listen to Jesus, and discover that the good life may be far better than the one we've been chasing.

Join Bay City Campus Pastor Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from week 2 of our current series, The Good Life.

We all want the good life, but we don't always agree on what that means. We chase success, security, comfort, happiness, meaningful relationships, and the freedom to live life on our own terms. But what if the life we're chasing isn't the life Jesus is inviting us into? This year, we're pulling up a chair to listen to stories Jesus told about the good life. Through parables about grace, money, success, neighbors, risk, and the Kingdom of God, Jesus will challenge our assumptions and invite us to see our lives differently. We won't simply learn what Jesus said; we'll ask what his stories reveal about the life we are actually meant to live. So pull up a chair, listen to Jesus, and discover that the good life may be far better than the one we've been chasing.

Join Bay City Director Tamara Schlatter and Senior Pastor Josh Pardee as they explore the message from week 1 of our current series, The Good Life.

We all want the good life, but we don't always agree on what that means. We chase success, security, comfort, happiness, meaningful relationships, and the freedom to live life on our own terms. But what if the life we're chasing isn't the life Jesus is inviting us into? This year, we're pulling up a chair to listen to stories Jesus told about the good life. Through parables about grace, money, success, neighbors, risk, and the Kingdom of God, Jesus will challenge our assumptions and invite us to see our lives differently. We won't simply learn what Jesus said; we'll ask what his stories reveal about the life we are actually meant to live. So pull up a chair, listen to Jesus, and discover that the good life may be far better than the one we've been chasing.

Life is shaped by rhythms that form who we become. Rhythms of Grace is an ongoing series that explores spiritual practices to help us grow in faith and experience God's presence. These disciplines—such as prayer, Sabbath, fasting, and more —aren't about earning God's love, but about living more fully in it. Each message will unpack a practice and provide practical tools to help you put it into action. In a world of hurry and distraction, these rhythms help us slow down and re-center on what matters most. As we follow Jesus, these practices shape us, both individually and collectively as the church, into His image.

Today is about more than a service—it's about momentum. Together, let's look back with gratitude for how God has been moving and step forward with faith for all He still wants to do. Come expectant and prayerful as we believe for all God has ahead for Hopevale!

This summer, we are exploring the ways God interrupts ordinary life to invite people into something truer, deeper, and more life-giving. In Scripture and in our own stories, God's interruptions are rarely convenient but often transformative. Together, we will learn to notice how God meets us in disrupted plans, shifting expectations, and unexpected moments.

This is not a series about disruption for its own sake. It is about trusting that God is at work even when life feels uncertain or unsettled. As we slow down and pay attention, we begin to see that his interruptions are often invitations into something better than we would have chosen on our own. Sometimes the most meaningful change in our lives begins with an interruption we did not expect, but deeply need.

This summer, we are exploring the ways God interrupts ordinary life to invite people into something truer, deeper, and more life-giving. In Scripture and in our own stories, God's interruptions are rarely convenient but often transformative. Together, we will learn to notice how God meets us in disrupted plans, shifting expectations, and unexpected moments.

This is not a series about disruption for its own sake. It is about trusting that God is at work even when life feels uncertain or unsettled. As we slow down and pay attention, we begin to see that his interruptions are often invitations into something better than we would have chosen on our own. Sometimes the most meaningful change in our lives begins with an interruption we did not expect, but deeply need.