Hope Downtown Minneapolis Podcast

What comes to mind when hearing the word “authority”? Most of us become uneasy because we’ve either observed or been hurt by someone who has misused authority. So how could it be that God’s authority is good news for us? In this first message of our new fall sermon series, we’ll take a closer look at God’s authority to answer that question. Questions to consider: God is asking us, “Do you trust me?” What’s your answer? If your answer is “no”, what is keeping you from trusting God’s authority in your life? Can you affirm from the onset of this series, prior to discussions of gender and sex, that God’s authority toward us is in these matters is good? For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

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The absolute center of human history happened over 2,000 years ago, on the very first Easter Sunday. Come, hear how the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the culmination of the story of Scripture as well as shouting a victory cry for us as well! Gospel Application – A thoughtful reflection on the five implication of Christ’s resurrection: 1) He is the One! 2) He is the first fruits! 3) The cross worked! 4) He is alive! 5) That same power is available to us today! Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Nothing speaks to the heart of Christianity and the storyline of the bible quite like the cross of Jesus Christ. Yet countless times we’re misled into thinking otherwise. We might think what is most important is our faith or our work to complete what has been left undone. This week we will see hear the good news that, on account of the cross, “It is finished!” Questions to consider: Are you thirsty for righteousness? Do you believe it’s finished? Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

“Our hope is lost.” This is the point we are at in God’s story. Is this the end? What is to happen next? Is it true that all hope is lost? You may feel similarly. If so, this sermon is for you. Questions to consider: 1) Are you feeling hopeless? If so, have you expressed this to God and at least one other person? 2) What has been your response to these feelings? In other words, what have you turned to for hope and life amidst your hopelessness? 3) Is it possible–here and now–that we let Jesus do a work of unwinding us, bit by bit, that we might be “dissevered” from those things in order to be reunited with the Lord of life and hope? Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

A key part of the Gospel is The Great Exchange, where Jesus takes our sin and we gain his righteousness. On an intimate level though, a large implication of that is that Jesus is able to relate to us in everything we go through. For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

If you were to ask 10 people on the street “what is the Kingdom of God?” you can expect to hear 10 different answers. After all, the phrase is used hundreds of times in the Scriptures. This week, we continue our summer series through the big story of the Bible, exploring what is and isn’t the Kingdom of God and why it matters in light of the gospel. Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

We see how God uses the 10th plague of the Passover to deal the final blow to the false Egyptian gods and as a result Moses and the Children of Israel are released.  Through the Biblical theme of Sacrificial Atonement the many parallels between this historical event and Jesus' death on the cross are quite obvious and demonstrate clearly that the Gospel was God’s first plan.  But how Jesus chose to teach his disciples about the greatest Passover in history may surprise you.  For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

If we pause and take a real look at the lineage of Jesus, it is quite shocking. Join us this week as we explore that Jesus is called the Lion of Judah. Really… Judah?? Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

We understand the gospel to be good news about Jesus, specifically his death and resurrection. So how can it be said that Abraham preached the gospel when Abraham lived thousands of years before those events took place? Yet that’s exactly what the bible says happened. We’ll consider this and why it matters in the third week of our summer series The Story of the Bible in 16 Verses. Questions to consider: Do you resonate with any of the challenges Abraham faced? Do you believe in God's ability to fulfill his promises through Christ no matter what you are facing? Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Bible begins with “In the beginning God created…” How important is this idea God being creator of the world, and especially of us throughout the rest of Scripture? Come join us this week, as we kick of our summer series looking at The Story of the Bible in 16 Verses (in 14 weeks!). Download Message Slides For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

We will wrap up our journey through Ephesians and try to tie it all together. The book ends with the passage on the armor of God, so we will dive into this passage and consider how that intersects with prayer. For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

It’s human nature to recoil at unsolicited advice and instruction. This is one of many reasons God doesn’t just sit back and tell us what to do. Instead, his instruction is unique in that it always includes a profound mystery that speaks to our hearts and brings our religious programming to an end. This week, we’re going to see how this plays out in the beginning of the last chapter of Ephesians. For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Most people who are at all familiar are aware of Ephesians 5:22-33 know that in recent days, it has fallen out of favor because of the way it has been used as a club by some toward women. This week, we will look at this passage afresh from a perspective perhaps not seen before, and see how life-giving this passage is, not just for married people, but for everyone! Download Message Slides For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Bible has SO. MANY. COMMANDS. Maybe your experience with church boiled down to “do all this and avoid all that.” That sounds exhausting…because it is. So how should we read such passages? Is it even possible to read them as good news? Yes! We’ll consider how this Sunday. Download Message Slides For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

A key belief in the Christian life is that we are adopted as a son or daughter of God. In this, we go from being a spiritual orphan to a dearly loved child. Yet so often we live as though we are not dearly loved, not adopted, not a child of God. Why is that? And when (not if) that happens, how should we respond? Download Message Slides For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com. To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.