New Hope Podcast

Pastor mike teaches us what it really means to live our best life now, with a focus on eternity and why vision matters.

Pastor Mike teaches on rest, the difference between resting in God and simply resting, and how we can begin to think differently about how we live.

Pastor Mike teaches us about the fruit of the Holy Spirit. What they are, how they're different from Spiritual Gifts, and how they help us grow.

Books:

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from frustration to joy with the Spiritual Disciplines by Nathan Foster

Get My Life Back by John Eldridge

Pastor Mike teaches on Spiritual Gifts. What they are, what their purpose is, and why Daved can't speak in tongues.

Resources

Spiritual Assessment Quiz: https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/women-leadership-spiritual-gifts-growth-service

Pastor Mike teaches on the Holy Spirit, sanctification and what it really means to be "filled up".

Resources

Spiritual Assessment Quiz: https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/women-leadership-spiritual-gifts-growth-service

Books:

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from frustration to joy with the Spiritual Disciplines by Nathan Foster

Get My Life Back by John Eldridge

Pastor Mike is joined by Pastor Tom Lundeen (Riverside Church, MN) as they teach us more about what the Holy Spirit does, and why it is so vital that we understand who He is.

Pastor Mike talks about how essential forgiveness is for the Christ follower, while helping us understand what true forgiveness is, and some things that aren't a part of true forgiveness as well.

FOR FURTHER READING:

The Bait of Satan by John Bevere

The Cry of the Soul by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman III

Forgiving what you Can’t Forget by Lysa Terkeurst

Pastor Mike dives deeper into the good news of eternity, and answers questions about what Heaven is, and what it is not.

Suggested books to Read more about the Good news of Eternity:

- All Things New by John Eldredge

- Heaven by Randy Alcorn

- Heaven and the Afterlife by James Garlow and Keith Wall

- Eternity is Now by John Ortberg

Pastor Mike talks about what the Kingdom of God is, where it is, and why it is such good news.