HOPE Church Raleigh Podcast

Jesus makes it clear to the hearers of His Sermon on the Mount that the way into His kingdom and to the Father is a "narrow" one; only by believing, trusting and following Jesus Christ is entry gained. Pastor Chris expounds on this uncomfortable, yet necessary truth.

We pray to God to communicate our hearts to Him, not to inform Him of anything. Pastor Chris unpacks these verses to remind us that God wants us to come to Him in faith, asking, seeking and knocking continually that He might answer our prayers and glorify Himself in the doing.

What does Jesus mean when He tells us not to judge others? How does His interaction with the Adulterous Woman in John 8 give us clues as to His meaning in Matthew 7? Pastor Chris unpacks this as he returns to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

Pastor Chris shares the importance of our abiding in Christ, producing His fruit (i.e. the fruit of the Holy Spirit) and how doing this proves that we are His disciples.

Pastor Chris wraps up his sermon series on the Apostles Creed by sharing the importance of believing in the forgiveness of our sins, the resurrection from the dead, and the life everlasting.

Pastor Chris addresses the subject of "the holy catholic Church" and the "communion of saints" as reflected in the Apostles Creed and applied to us as Christians.

As we get to the line, "I believe in the Holy Spirit" in the Apostles Creed, Pastor Chris shares about the essential ministry of the third Person of the Godhead and how we should be living in His power daily.

Pastor Chris explains the Scriptural background and meaning behind Jesus' Ascension and His return "to judge the quick (the living) and the dead".

Using the relationship between Moses and Joshua, Pastor Chris relates how as fathers and, especially as church leaders, we need to have an eye to the future, preparing ourselves to hand over the baton of leadership to the next generation with the understanding that God rarely advocates for status quo.

Pastor Chris shares from the Word how the power of Christ' resurrection from the dead conquered Death, Hell and the Grave and why is it is imperative for Christians to live in that resurrection power!