Voices of Hope
New Hope Presbyterian Church
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Voices of Hope is a podcast of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Castle Rock Colorado. On this podcast you will hear inspiring sermons and stories of life, faith, and culture.
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Sermon: Isaiah
12/3/23 Pastor Caressa starts our advent series "Journey to the Manger" with a sermon about Isaiah.
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Nov 26, 2023
Sermon: Abiding in Christ
11/26/23 We continue our Renew Hope series with Pastor Jordan bringing a sermon about how abiding in Christ can help transform our hearts and how we view the world.
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Nov 19, 2023
Sermon: A Heart of Gratitude
11/19/23 Pastor Caressa brings us a Renew Hope sermon about gratitude from Psalm 118.
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Nov 6, 2023
Sermon: Strength & Endurance For The Journey
11/5/23 Pastor Caressa Murray continues our series, Renew Hope, with a sermon from Hebrews and Isaiah.
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Oct 31, 2023
Sermon: What Difference Can I Make?
10/29/23 Guest Pastor Bethany Peerbolte brings us a message from Mark for our Renew Hope Series.
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Oct 22, 2023
Sermon: Where Do I Belong?
10/22/23 We continue our Renew Hope series with a sermon asking the question "Where Do I Belong?" from 1st Corinthians 12:12-27.
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Oct 18, 2023
Sermon: Who Am I?
10/15/23 Pastor Jordan begins a new series: Renew Hope. With a sermon from Exodus 3.
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Oct 10, 2023
Sermon: Staying Spiritually Strong
10/8/23 Guest Pastor Ethan Raath brings us a sermon on Psalm 23 and Romans 8.
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Oct 1, 2023
Sermon: World Communion Sunday
10/1/23 New Hope and Well of Hope come together for a joint worship service based on Matthew 21. Pastor Jordan Warntjes and Pastor Nic Leither both give the message.
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Sep 26, 2023
Sermon: A Talking Donkey
09/24/23 That's Weird Series Part 2, the story of Balaam's donkey in Numbers 22.
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Sep 19, 2023
Sermon: Demon Possessed Pigs
09/17/23 Pastor Jordan starts a new two part series "That's Weird: Strange Stories from the Bible" this week he covers Matthew 8:28-34 and the story of the demon possessed pigs.
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Sep 10, 2023
Sermon: Do You Perceive It?
9/10/23 Pastor Caressa Murray (New Hope's New Senior Pastor starting November 1st!) brings us a message from Isaiah.
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Sep 3, 2023
Sermon: Stories We Tell
9/3/23 Pastor Jordan concludes our summer series: New Hope At The Movies with a sermon from Psalm 78:1-4 and it's connection to the documentary movie Stories We Tell.
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Aug 27, 2023
Sermon: Jesus Revolution
08/27/23 Pastor Jordan takes a look at the connection between Jesus Revolution and Galatians 3: 21-29.
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Aug 20, 2023
Hands of Hope Devotional
08/20/23 Pastor Jordan shares a 5 minutes Hands of Hope Devotional. Hands of Hope Sunday is when we go out and worship by making a difference in our community.
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Aug 15, 2023
Sermon: PIG
08/13/23 Pastor Jordan continues our At The Movies Series with the movie PIG and it's connection to Psalm 23:1-6.
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Aug 6, 2023
Sermon: Where The Crawdads Sing
08/06/23 At The Movies Series: Pastor Jordan takes a look at the connection between Where the Crawdads Sing and the call of Matthew 25.
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Jul 30, 2023
Sermon: Dream Small
7/30/23 Guest Preacher Bethany Peerbolte brings us a message about dreaming small based on the story of Zacchaeus.
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Jul 23, 2023
Sermon: Spider-Man: No Way Home
7/23/23 At The Movies Series: Pastor Jordan connects Jesus' instructions to his disciples in Matthew 10 to Peter Parker's journey in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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Jul 16, 2023
Sermon: CODA
7/16/23 At The Movies Series: Pastor Jordan dives into Galatians 6:1-13 and brings a message about community and inclusion with the help of the film CODA.
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Jul 9, 2023
Sermon: Top Gun: Maverick
7/9/23 At The Movies Series. Pastor Jordan brings a sermon on Romans 13:8-10 and what we can learn about growing in our faith from Top Gun Maverick.
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Jul 5, 2023
Sermon: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse
7/2/23 At The Movies Series: Allie Atchison, our Children and Family Ministry Director starts our At The Movies Summer Series, brings us a special message about the Holy Spirit.
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Jun 25, 2023
Sermon: Hope Abounds
06/25/23 Guest Pastor Ethan Raath brings us a sermon from Psalm 31 and Romans 5 about being a people of hope: helping others through personal emgagement.
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Jun 18, 2023
Sermon: The Prodigal Father
6/18/23 Pastor Jordan explores Luke 15:11-32 and what the Father in the Prodigal Son story can teach us about our humanity and about God.
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Jun 12, 2023
Sermon: Boston Mission Trip Testimonies
6/11/23 Our youth group students; Reese, Semira, Levi, and Julia share their experiences on their mission trip to Boston.
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Jun 5, 2023
Sermon: Trinity Sunday
6/4/2023 Rev. gretchen Sausville brings a sermon based on Genesis 1:1-26 and Trinity Sunday.
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May 28, 2023
Sermon: The Fire That Builds
5/28/23 Pastor Don brings us a sermon about Pentecost from Acts 2
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May 21, 2023
Sermon: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once...With Purpose
5/21/23 Pastor Jordan brings a sermon from Colossians 3:9-14 and inspired by the film, Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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May 14, 2023
Sermon: Mothers’ Legacy
05/14/23 Pastor Don takes a in depth look at Matthew 15 when Jesus has an interesting interaction with an unnamed woman.
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May 7, 2023
Sermon: Are There Any Questions?
5/7/23 Pastor Don brings a sermon from Psalm 78:1-4
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May 6, 2023
Sermon: The Good Shepherd
4/30/23 Pastor Don takes a look at Psalm 23 and scripture from John to explore what it means that Christ is the Good Shepherd.
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Apr 23, 2023
Sermon: Atonement
4/23/23 Pastor Don walks us through what God accomplished through Jesus on the cross and in the resurrection.
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Apr 16, 2023
Sermon: What If Jesus Was Serious About Scars?
4/16/23 An epilogue to our What If Jesus Was Serious Series where Pastor Jordan explores the story of Jesus and Thomas in John 20:19-31
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Apr 9, 2023
Sermon: Easter
4/9/23 An Easter Sermon from Pastor Don on Mark 16:1-8
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Apr 2, 2023
Sermon: Palm Sunday ”Two Faced”
04/02/23 Pastor Don brings a Palm Sunday sermon from Matthew 21:1-11
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Mar 26, 2023
Sermon: What If Jesus Was Serious About Righteousness?
3/26/23 Pastor Jordan brings a sermon from Matthew 5:21-37
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Mar 21, 2023
Sermon: What If Jesus Was Serious About Wisdom?
3/19/23 Guest Pastor Dominic Palacios brings us a sermon about the practice of wisdom. From Matthew 7:24-29
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Mar 12, 2023
Sermon: What If Jesus Was Serious About The Fruits Of The Spirit?
3/12/23 Pastor Don continues our series on What If Jesus Was Serious, with a sermon about the fruits of the spirit from Matthew 7:13-23
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Mar 8, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: Emotions Conclusion
03/08/23 Episode 9: Pastor Don and Jordan conclude their discussion on emotions within ministry.
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Mar 6, 2023
Sermon: What If Jesus Was Serious About Judging?
03/05/23 Pastor Don continues our new serious What If Jesus Was Serious with a sermon about judging others.
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Mar 1, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: The Role of Emotion in Ministry Part 2
3/1/22 Episode 8: Pastor Don and Pastor Jordan continue their conversation on the role of emotions in all aspects ministry.
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Feb 26, 2023
Sermon: What If Jesus Was Serious About The Heart?
2/26/23 Pastor Jordan starts our new series: What If Jesus Was Serious? With a sermon asking the question, what if Jesus was serious about the heart? Matthew 6:22-34
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Feb 22, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit:The Role of Emotions in Ministry
2/22/23 Episode 7: Pastor Don and Pastor Jordan talk about the fine line of emotional influence within worship, preaching, and all parts of ministry.
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Feb 19, 2023
Sermon: Transfigured!
2/19/23 Pastor Don and Pastor Jordan have a conversation around the story of Jesus' transfiguration and how it connects to our value of Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary.
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Feb 17, 2023
Sermon: Hard Teachings
2/12/2023 Pastor Don explores the sermon on the mount from Matthew 5:13-20 and connects it to the value of hope: Find Joy In Serving.
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Feb 15, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: Why Do We Worship? Part 2
02/15/2023 Episode 6 - Pastor Don and Jordan continue their conversation around why we worship.
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Feb 8, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: Why Do We Worship?
02/08/2023 Episode 5 Pastor Don and Jordan discuss why we worship, who is worship for, and the Walmartification of churches.
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Feb 6, 2023
Sermon: The Law of Love
02/05/23 The Values of Hope series continues with Pastor Don talking about the law of love from our values of Invite People to a Big Table and Put People First.
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Feb 1, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: What Is Involved In Sermon Writing?
02/01/2023 Episode 4 Pastor Don and Jordan discuss what goes into sermon writing, studying, interpretation, and our understanding of story in scripture.
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Jan 31, 2023
Sermon: The Values of Hope - Holy Discontent
01/29/2023 Pastor Jordan starts off our new sermon series, The Values of Hope and tackles the value of Holy Discontent with the story of Jesus in the Wilderness.
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Jan 26, 2023
Sermon: Remember and Renew
This Sunday, January 22, we discover the story of Jesus' baptism and how we can renew and remember our own baptism.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jan 25, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: What Is A Sermon For?
01/25/2023 Episode 3 - You have probably heard many sermons in your life, what are they for? Why do some styles connect with you better than others? Hear some of the behind the scenes of what it's like to write and give a sermon.
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Jan 19, 2023
Sermon: A Discipleship of Lifelong Learning
This Sunday, January 15, we discover what the story of Jesus as a child being left in the temple to teach the religious teachers means to our own life.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jan 17, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit: Does Theology Matter?
01/18/2023 Episode 2 is a discussion about if theology really matters.
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Jan 12, 2023
Sermon: 3 Kings and a Space Rock
This Sunday, January 8, we celebrate Epiphany and learn how we can train ourselves to witness and see epiphanies all around us.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jan 11, 2023
What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit
1/11/23 Episode 1 of What We Are Afraid To Say From The Pulpit dives into the purpose of this podcast and what we hope to talk about in future episodes.
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Jan 2, 2023
Sermon: Christmas Eve
This is our service from Christmas Eve 2022. Enjoy and we pray 2023 is an amazing year for you!
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Dec 22, 2022
Sermon: Advent IV: The Birth of Love
In this sermon, from December 18, listen as Princess Leia is interviewed for a podcast about leading a rebellion and the pains and joys of childbirth, helping us to wonder about Mary's journey in the birth of Jesus.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Dec 15, 2022
Sermon: Advent III - The Rebellion of Joy
This Sunday, December 11th, we continue our new series: Advent: A New Hope.
Listen as Darth Vader offers a warning from his own transformation about power and control. Do we as Christians fall into that same trap?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Dec 8, 2022
Sermon: Advent II - The Quest for Peace
This sermon from Sunday, December 4, explores what true peace looks like, why it seems harder than ever to find peace, and how did Mary find peace when an angel told her she would be raising the messiah?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Dec 1, 2022
Sermon: Advent - A New Hope
This sermon from Sunday, November 27th starts our new series: Advent 1: A New Hope.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Nov 26, 2022
Sermon: Stories of the End: Part 2
This sermon from Sunday, November 20th, continues our series: Stories of Hope titled Stories of the End. This sermon takes a look at the story of the end when Christ is declared Lord once and for all.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Nov 17, 2022
Sermon: Stories of the End
This sermon, from Sunday, November 13, continues our series Stories of Hope. Christianity has tried to predict the end of the world for 2,000 years...so is it the end?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Nov 11, 2022
Sermon: Stories that Travel Well
This sermon, from Sunday, November 6, continues our series Stories of Hope. Stories move us, challenge us, and comfort us. So what is the story of scripture that travels well?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Nov 3, 2022
Sermon: Stories of Security
This sermon, from Sunday, October 30, continues our series Stories of Hope. We always default to what is comfortable, it's in our nature. But what happens when being comfortable can be dangerous? And is God calling us to be uncomfortable?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Nov 2, 2022
How Did We Get Here? Part 2
10/30/22 Pastor Don's Class about the Emergence of Israel.
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Oct 31, 2022
Monday Coffee: Comfort or Challenge?
10/31/22 Pastor Jordan shares his jolt of hope for the week.
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Oct 28, 2022
Sermon: Sticky Stories
This sermon, from Sunday, October 23, starts a new series: Stories of Hope. It takes a look at the things that transform us most are not objective truths somewhere out there. But rather personal testimony, subjective small T truths.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Oct 25, 2022
How Did We Get Here? Part 1
Listen to the Pastor's Class part 1 that covers the emergence of Israel.
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Oct 25, 2022
Monday Coffee: Mirror or Window?
10/24/22 Pastor Jordan continues a series "What is the Church?" by talking about church as either a window or a mirror.
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Oct 24, 2022
Sermon: See the Trees
This sermon, from Sunday, October 16, takes a look at the story of the Israelites when manna fell from heaven and water came from a rock. What is it that keeps us always wanting more and never being content?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Oct 17, 2022
Monday Coffee: What is Church?
10/17/22 What is the church? How can we live into that vision more than we are now?
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Oct 14, 2022
Sermon: Where it All Began, On the Red Sea Shore
This sermon, from Sunday, October 9, explores the Exodus story of the Israelites fleeing Egypt, parting the Red Sea, and the dancing of Miriam.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Oct 6, 2022
Sermon: Bodies Broken, Blood Poured: For You?
This sermon, from Sunday, October 2, explores the Exodus story of Passover and what it all means for you and your life of faith.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Sep 30, 2022
Sermon: In Defense of Pharoah
This sermon, from Sunday, September 25, continues our Into the Wild series and is called in Defense of Pharaoh.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Sep 24, 2022
Pastor Don’s First Walk Through at New Hope
First Impressions are a good way to see things that soon become invisible. Pastor Don walks through the church and sees with new eyes!
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Sep 23, 2022
Sermon: Burning Transformation
This sermon, from Sunday, September 18, continues our Into the Wild series as we explore the next chapter in the Exodus story, Moses and the burning bush.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Sep 16, 2022
Sermon: What Gets Drawn Out of the Water
This sermon, from Sunday, September 11, is called "What Gets Drawn Out of the Water" and comes from Exodus 2:1-10.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Sep 10, 2022
Sermon - New Beginnings
On Sunday, September 4th, we welcomed Pastor Don as he officially joined New Hope and preached on new beginnings...
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Aug 27, 2022
Sermon: The Dude Abides
On Sunday, August 21, we explored how God grants us free will in our lives, but sometimes we desperately want to control everything. What if we learn to let go and just abide?
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Aug 20, 2022
Sermon: Never Forget
This Sunday, August 14, we're starting a new series called "Into the Wild". We're a church in transition, going into a wilderness, but we know who we are and where we want to go.
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Aug 11, 2022
Sermon: What Do You Hear? What Do You See?
On Sunday, August 7, we had a guest preacher, Rev. Dee Cooper joined us from the Presbytery as we transition into this next season at New Hope.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Aug 4, 2022
Celebrating Rev. Russ Kane
What a special time this was! This Sunday, July 31, we celebrated and honored all the years Reverand Russ Kane and his family have dedicated to New Hope and the excitement for what's to come in his next journey of retirement.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jul 29, 2022
Sermon: Can We Change That?
On Sunday, July 24, we explored some questions: What if we viewed the kingdom of God as a reality that continues to unfold before us? What if we changed the ways in which we interact with the world instead of being set in our ways?
Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jul 22, 2022
Sermon: Questions
This week, Sunday, July 17, we look at how questions aren't a sign of doubt, instead, questions help us build a stronger foundation of faith. In this unique question-and-answer sermon, we explore the importance of questions.
The sermon comes from Matthew 16:13-20.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jul 14, 2022
Sermon: Sacred Journey
This Sunday, July 10, we look at how the presence of God begins as a revelation or unveiling in a moment or place. We call them Thin Places - the world we know becomes infused with the world we can only imagine. We don't have to create or acquire God's presence it is already here.
The sermon comes from Genesis 28:10-17.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jul 7, 2022
Sermon: Perfectly Free
This Sunday, July 3, we explore how freedom, like life, is both a gift to be received with gratitude and a task to be pursued with courage.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jul 1, 2022
Sermon: Uth Mission Trip Testimonies
This Sunday, June 26, we welcome our Uth back and hear about the incredible ways God worked in them and through them during their time in Pescadero, Baja Mexico.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jun 25, 2022
Sermon: Together
This week we take a look at the work of the church in progress, focusing on what it means to belong to each other. The sermon comes from Romans 12:1-8.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jun 16, 2022
Sermon: Easy Fixes
In this sermon from June 12 titled Easy Fixes, we take a look at how fixing symptoms, rather than the core problem, takes time. There are no easy fixes and we take a look at what to do instead.
Scripture: Jeremiah 5:1-5 and 18:18-23
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jun 9, 2022
Sermon: Warning Signs
In this sermon titled "Warning Signs", from Sunday, June 5, Pastor Jordan looks at how to spot the warning signs in our life and the life of the church before it becomes too late? It comes from Jeremiah 2:1-19.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Jun 2, 2022
Sermon: No Easy Answers
This week is a time when there are no easy answers. On Sunday, May 29 we gathered together as our nation mourns. The sermon comes from John 1:29-51.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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May 26, 2022
Sermon: The Fruit Crisis
On Sunday, May 22, Pastor Russ looked at how Jesus keeps bringing what it means to be part of the abundant/flourishing life, to Love. The flourishing life is a life born in and exists for, the fruit of Love.
The sermon comes from John Chapter fifteen verses one through sixteen.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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May 19, 2022
Sermon: What’s It to You?
This Graduation Sunday, May 15, Pastor Jordan talked about how Peter compared himself to John and how we compare ourselves to others. The sermon is titled "What it to you?"
Scripture: John 21:20-25
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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May 12, 2022
Sermon: Bridge People
On Sunday, May 8th, Pastor Russ explored John 17:20-26 and what it means to live with unity and compassion, and in the "thin places" of life.
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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May 5, 2022
Sermon: Beginning Again
On Sunday, May 1st, Pastor Russ talked about the Restoration of Peter and what it means to begin again. Scripture: John 21:1-25
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Apr 28, 2022
Sermon - Belief and Doubt
On Sunday, April 24, Pastor Russ explored the tension between belief and doubt in the Thomas post-resurrection story. And the possibility that maybe belief and doubt are not at odds with one another. Scripture: John 20:19-31
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Apr 21, 2022
Sermon: Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday (4/17), Pastor Russ explored how Easter is not just made for one day a year, but a life to live into.
Scripture: John 20:1-18
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Apr 14, 2022
Sermon: Plot Twist
On Sunday, April 10th, Pastor Jordan took a look at the Palm Sunday story. Have you ever watched a movie that ends with a plot twist that changes everything you just watched? On Palm Sunday, Jesus had a plot twist that no one saw coming.
Scripture: John 12:12-19
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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Apr 7, 2022
Sermon: Antifragile
On Sunday, April 3, Pastor Russ takes a look at how the culmination of "Signs" and "I Am" Resurrection life begins now.
Scripture: John 11:17-48
**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**
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