Hope Downtown Minneapolis Podcast

In one of the most difficult passages in the book of Acts, we can find real hope in developing a fear of the Lord that drives us TO Jesus, as opposed to away from him. Acts: The Story Continues 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 book of Acts is written as story, with all of the details being relevant for us to ponder. This week, in Acts 4:1-31, we will exam those details and let God work in our lives through the telling of this amazing account! Acts: The Story Continues Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

What if miracles aren’t about breaking the laws of nature but about restoring what’s broken? In Acts 3, a lame man was hoping for spare change and God gave him something far greater. We tend to look for quick fixes, but the real miracle isn’t just walking; it’s being made whole. The healing we need most isn’t physical but spiritual. Acts: The Story Continues Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Early Church devoted themselves to certain practices. What were they? And, more importantly, why were these spiritual practices their priority? Because physical practices reveal spiritual priorities. Through this passage, we (re)examine what our own physical practices may be revealing about our spiritual priorities. Acts: The Story Continues Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

What if Pentecost isn’t a distant, hard-to-relate-to supernatural event but a picture of how grace breaks through our confusion? Babel’s division is undone and the law’s burden is lifted as the gospel is proclaimed to all people. The Holy Spirit chases our shadows away not by giving tools for labor or weapons for battle, but by empowering tongues to declare the death of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins. The result? Clarity, grace, and the promise that God’s kingdom rests on His mighty deeds, not our efforts. Acts: The Story Continues Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The book of Acts is an amazing continuation of the story of Jesus Christ. After his death and resurrection, he hangs out with his disciples for 40 days, preparing them for the amazing ride that is about to begin - the age of the church! Acts Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Where are ~~you~~ we going? This week we consider the significance that all things are from, through, and to Jesus. You, me, the Church, and Hope Community Church were all created by God to showcase how great and good he is. So, this year, in light of Jesus being the head of our church, may our ministry efforts in community, church planting, and the God is Moving campaign hit us with the force of joy! Vision Series Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Quit Day -- the second Friday of January -- is the perfect picture of why so many of our plans fall apart: big ambitions meet the unpredictability of real life. But it’s not just bad luck or lack of effort -- the world’s brokenness and our own misplaced desires often derail us before we even begin. Learning how to plan from a greater sense of purpose while understanding our place within the bigger story allows us to move through the world with hope, especially when our plans fall apart. Vision Series Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

What if heaven is less about escaping to the clouds and more about being with Jesus, who is making everything new? The purpose of heaven is to undo death in all its forms—restoring what was lost and healing what was shattered. If this is true, then heaven's power isn’t just for someday but is also here and now, as we're set free from trying to make heaven on earth because this world is not our home. Isaiah Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Bible is an unfolding of a huge mystery. This week, we will unfold the largest mystery in Scripture, and see how Jesus Christ is the final “reveal” of all!The Bible is an unfolding of a huge mystery. This week, we will unfold the largest mystery in Scripture, and see how Jesus Christ is the final “reveal” of all! Isaiah Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

We would like to believe that we know how God operates. It gives us an illusion of control and predictability. He feels safer that way. But God does not act in keeping with our directives. Rather his ways are higher than our ways. And what this means might surprise you. It means that he is far more loving and forgiving and merciful than you and I imagine. Isaiah Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

It's easy to think of a cosmic God who is very "other" than us. Yet, do we also God as one that is near, and can actually relate to everything we're going through? Discover how an Ethiopian eunuch not only finds acceptance and inclusion, but also a savior that can relate to his inner struggles. Isaiah Jon Neal Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” These words would later be understood as clear reference to Jesus. He is the awaited Son. He is the one who is “God with Us.” This Christmas, we will consider afresh how we are a waiting, wondering, and worshiping group of people in light of the news that the Savior has been born to us, who is Christ the Lord! Isaiah Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Christmas can be a wonderful time of year, but it can also be a very spiritually dry season as well. The traditions that are there to encourage us can end up becoming an in themselves. How does religion and tradition become a barrier to our relationship with God? How do we once again make sure we keep the “Christ” in Christmas? This week, we will focus in on these questions and more. Isaiah Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Wait...God is hiding? Yes, Scripture and our experiences both testify that He is often concealed. But perhaps He’s hiding not to confuse but redirect -- away from speculation, pride, and misplaced seeking -- and inviting you to find Him in the last place you’d expect: humility, suffering, and the ordinary. Finding God isn’t about striving or guessing but trusting when He says, “Here I am, for you.” Isaiah Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Why do we value what we value? Is it driven by personal preference, tradition, a return on investment, or simply our emotions? The Bible tells a consistent and challenging story: humanity often misplaces its values, elevating what is trivial and neglecting what is truly significant. But why is this the case? More importantly, how can we learn to value what truly matters? Isaiah Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Coca-Cola’s mission is “to refresh the world and make a difference,” but what does that really mean? Like many mission statements, it’s unclear and open to interpretation—just as people often misunderstand the mission of God. When Jesus reads from Isaiah 61, declaring good news for the poor and freedom for captives, He is met with resistance instead of celebration. What is God’s mission, and why do we resist it? Discover how Jesus fulfills the mission of God according to Isaiah.   Isaiah Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Matthew quotes Isaiah to connect the ministry of Jesus to a historic prophecy of Israel whereby darkness gives way to light. Why does Matthew see a connection between the two? And, more importantly, how does darkness give way to light? Isaiah Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In Isaiah 40, a promise is made that a “voice crying out in the wildnerness" will come forth and will usher in a new era of God’s relationship with his people. Learn how Isaiah’s contemporaries would have heard this, and what this means to us as Christ followers. Isaiah Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

We are opening up a new 12 week sermon series this fall called “Isaiah: Revealing the Rescuer.” We’ll be looking at how the New Testament uses passages from Isaiah in order to clearly show that Jesus is the Savior Israel, and we also, were/are waiting for! Isaiah Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.