January 26, 2015
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You love others best when you love God most. Love prompted the King of Kings to humble Himself and wash the disciples’ dirty feet. Love led our Lord to the cross. Love is what we need to serve others. ...
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January 19, 2015
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For the past 14 years, Pastor Duane Cross has been faithfully leading Hope Covenant Church. His report highlights many of the exciting things God has been doing over this past year.
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January 12, 2015
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In this week's Hope Weekly article Pastor Brandon considers the missing link in many Christians' spiritual lives -mentoring relationships. These varied forms of spiritual friendships are absolutely vital to our development as followers of Christ. They offer us a way share our life with others and receive the coaching, advice, listening, and perspective that we need in our ...
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January 5, 2015
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Thank you Hope family for the wonderful Christmas gift! I am blessed to lead the children of Hope, and grateful for your love and support.
Happy 2015!
Love,
Pastor Barb...
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January 5, 2015
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Christmas is here, the King has come... but what about the Kingdom?
In the last couple weeks we have celebrated Christmas, the coming of Christ. In His coming we recognize as stated in Matthew 10:7 and Luke 10:9 that "The kingdom of heaven has come near." Why then, in Matthew 6:10, does Jesus instruct his disciples to pray that his kingdom come?Follow the link below to gl...
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December 29, 2014
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Merry Christmas Hope Family! This is an old favorite story I came across many years ago but the message is timeless. Please be ready, He sent His Son to make the way. Get on the list early so you can enjoy the wait until He returns. I'm praying you all have a wonderful Christmas, filled with Christ's love.
Love U,
Pastor Barb --------------- 'Twas the night before Jesus ...
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December 22, 2014
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The ease with which one can conduct their business tends to make one less disciplined in their schedule. There is really nothing here you can do at 10 in the morning that you can not do at 10 at night. We even have a do it yourself all-night Post office. There is no line at midnight. And if the box you’re mailing is too big to fit in the bin, FedEx-Kinko's is right ...
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December 15, 2014
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As we have come through the season of Thanksgiving and now head into the Advent, I would like to encourage us to think about our worship. Is our love misguided, or are we appropriately directing our worship to God? Have you ever wondered why singing worship songs is part of our Sunday morning worship time? Is it just an old corporate tradition that has carried on?...
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December 8, 2014
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Here's a question you're probably tired of hearing -- what is the meaning of Christmas?
Everybody wants to tell us what Christmas is all about. There are all kinds of answers. Christmas is about people, presents, time with family, giving, children, shopping, memories, and much more. For many people the Christmas season is about people making the world a better place. Ye...
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December 1, 2014
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Worry is associated with stress which is associated with elevated adrenaline levels in our body. In God’s design, adrenaline is for emergencies; for crisis situations that demand a “fight or flight†response. But in our western culture we’ve made “emergencies†out of many routine situations. So much so that many of us live each day as ...
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