Hope Downtown Minneapolis Podcast

Burnout is largely the result of humanity’s complicated (even religious!) relationship with work, which is one of many reasons God required the Israelites to cease from all labor for one day a week in the Old Testament. Jesus uncovers the deeper mystery behind this day of rest when his disciples are accused of breaking this law.Paragraph Description Not Just Another Story Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In his own hometown, Jesus gives a reading from Isaiah the prophet and uses a story from the Old Testament about two non-Jewish people who experienced God's grace. The response? They try to throw Jesus off a cliff! What about Jesus' sermon made them uncomfortable and how can we read this story to point out our own idols? Application: What about Jesus makes you uncomfortable? Not Just Another Story Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Comparison. It is something we do every single day. How am I doing in my job? Do I shovel the walk as good as my neighbors? Are my kids as well behaved as our friend’s kids? It is a constant theme for us. In this sermon we look at the very heart of where all this comes from. Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Old Testament is clear that the Lord hates when the guilty are acquitted. So how can God remain just if he acquits the guilty or, as our text describes it, if he justifies the ungodly? In this message, we’ll see how God can remain just even while acquitting people like you and me (a.k.a. the guilty). Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Why did the death of our Savior, Jesus Christ need to be done publically? What did this have to do with the snake on the stick in the Old Testament? Join us this episode as we examine Romans 3:25 in light of what God did for us in Christ. Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Luther called this section of Romans not only the center of the letter, but the center of the very Bible itself! In it, we see the human problem diagnosed, and discover the only, multifaceted solution through the rescue of God. It’s a kaleidoscope of good news that transforms lives. Take and eat! Gospel Application: Where can the kaleidoscope of God’s rescue light up the world around you? Romans Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In this sermon, we look at how hopeless, lost, dark and alone is the human condition apart from God’s intervention in Christ. Application – Because the law shuts our mouth, are you trusting Jesus’ blood to speak on your behalf? Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Is there any advantage in being Jewish? If everyone is a sinner, was there any real point to the whole Old Testament story about Israel? What actually made them special? Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Religion can be a beautiful thing, if handled correctly. However, it has often led to smugness, superiority, and exclusion. Is your religion killing you? Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

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Where do you feel most exhausted in your life right now? Beneath the hood of our tiredness, we discover the tendency to justify our lives and the many ways we are looking to the law as a tool for controlling our circumstances. Fortunately, God has a much better idea in mind. Gospel Application Where do you feel most exhausted? Will you let grace speak a better word? Romans Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

If the scales of justice are how we are judged on the great judgment day of God, how will we fare? Are we judged by our deeds? Gospel-Centered Application: Do you feel like you have the “moral” or religious high ground” compared to others? How much do you think about the bad news in order to make the good news that much sweeter? Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In the Lego Ninjago movie, a mother tells her son that high school is the best years of his life. And the son responds, “Have you been to high school…because it’s judgy, it’s pretty judgy.” It’s not just high school that can be judgy. You and I tend to be judgy. Where does this come from and is there hope for us who tend to be pretty judgy at times? Questions to Consider Do we presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The last verse of Romans 1 holds in it the entire history of humanity. Just one verse! What is God’s righteous decree and who holds its knowledge? Why do they deserve to die? The answers are surprising, revealing a thread that ties the whole storyline together. Gospel Application Where is God replacing the law’s many accusations with his better, personal word of good news for you? Romans Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

A modern theologian said, “The fundamental sin is the failure to worship God.” And this failure to worship God results in all kinds of others sins and suffering and darkness and brokenness. Today we’ll see this play out not just in Romans but in the entirety of our biblical story. In the words of Fleming Rutledge, “Something is terribly wrong and needs to be set right.” Questions to Consider Do you believe that something is terribly wrong and needs to be set right? If so, will you raise your eyes up to that Blessed Hope, the One who gives redemption by his perfect love?Paragraph Description Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

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Wrath is a church word that makes many of us cringe. But where does this come from? The scriptures and history testify that God’s wrath is fueled and funded by his love and is therefore good news. This week, we explore the mechanics of wrath, why it matters, and the surprising twist of when it occurs. Gospel Application Are you seeing God’s wrath as good news? Who needs to hear about the “burned over place” where wrath can’t consume again? Romans Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Paul lays out his theme for the entire rest of the book of Romans in verses 16-17 as he explains both "the righteousness of God" and that "the righteous shall live by faith." Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Paul longed to go to Rome and experience the blessings of the community there. It is a picture for us of the ways Christ longs to connect with us and us with him. Through Christ and his community, we are encouraged, established, and blessed. Questions to Consider Do you see how Paul’s longing for the church in Rome is a picture for us of how much God longs for us? Are you a part of Hope—not to perform but—to live as people known and loved by God and by others?Paragraph Description Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.