HOPE Church Raleigh Podcast

The Apostles Creed (Pt. 1)

Pastor Chris has begun a new sermon series to walk us through the Apostles Creed section by section to better strengthen our understanding of the Christian faith. Today's sermon is focused on "I believe in God the Father, Maker of heaven and earth".

Faith, Obedience and Generosity (Pt. 3) from II Cor. 9:6-15

Pastor Chris wraps his sermon series on tithing and giving with the emphasis that God is as or more concerned with the attitude expressed in our giving to Him than the amount of the gift.

Faith, Obedience and Generosity (Pt. 2) from Mal. 3:10-12

Pastor Chris continues his study on giving as an aspect of our worship of God, looking at God's encouragement of His people to obey, give and be blessed by Him.

Faith, Obedience and Generosity (Pt. 1) from Gen. 14 and I Cor. 4

Pastor Chris is beginning a sermon series on financial giving as an act of worship and how our giving reflects our faith, obedience and generosity as believers in Christ.

"The Day of the Lord" has Arrived! from Mal. 3 & 4 and Heb. 8

As prophesied in Malachi the "Day of the Lord" was to be God's time of purifying and refining His people. That special time was inaugurated at the resurrection of Jesus Christ who refines and purifies His people by the power of His Holy Spirit. Pastor Chris explains this reality.

Overturning Tables and Restoring His House (rf. Matt. 21)

Pastor Chris shares how Jesus went directly from His Triumphal Entry to the Temple where He cleansed it for a second time and reaffirmed the importance of worshipping rightly as a means of true change for His people.

Call Upon Him in Time of Trouble from Ps. 143

In the last of our Lenten psalms we see David wrestling with his sins on the inside and enemies from without. His only hope is in the Lord who has delivered him in the past and will again save him.

The Divine Exchange from Is. 61:3 by RE Bill Joyner

Ruling Elder Bill Joyner, filling in for Pastor Chris King this week, shares how God desires to exchange His grace and comfort for the ashes in our lives.

Hope Under the Weight of Sin from Ps. 38

King David shares about the depths of his depression, the deep conviction of his own sins, and how his trust in the Lord and His deliverance is his only hope! Pastor Chris relays how God is our only hope for our struggles as well.

Sin Destroys; Repentance Restores from Ps. 32

King David wrote in Psalm 32 about the importance of seeking forgiveness from God and repentance of the sin that so easily builds spiritual barriers between us and Him. He encourages us out of his own experience of sin, repentance and forgiveness so that we might be gain the same blessings of getting ourselves right with God.