Blessed Hope Church

The Holy Spirit descended on the believers in power and the Church was born. In the power of the Spirit, Peter stands to proclaim the Gospel to the city of Jerusalem and 3,000 people entered the family of God. Immediately God allows us to see how this new family cared and did life together. Our […]

Who is responsible for caring for the people of the Church? The pastor? The elders? Those in leadership? Just those that have the spiritual gift of caring for people? The answer is simple…we all are responsible when it comes to caring for one another. As we shift our thinking toward the Church back to what […]

In this episode, we kick off a summer series of testimonies…stories of how Jesus changes lives. Today, we flip the script as our host Malea Lee shares her story of faith.

What is the Church? There are a variety of answers that can be given to that question but at its core, the Church is a family. Not just any family though as it is the family of God made up of brothers and sisters who have been united by blood…the blood of Jesus. Before grasping […]

This Sunday we finish up our Sermon on the Mount series and celebrate all that God accomplished through Faith in Action! Over these last couple of months, we have worked through all the teachings Jesus gives and concludes by calling us to be wise builders who put His words into practice. Jesus has spoken with […]

In this episode, we talk pet peeves, level b roads, and library board meetings, as we wrap up our Sermon on the Mount series.

Am I really a Christian? How do I know? Are they? What’s the evidence? There are a lot of people out there that call themselves Christians…is that real? Who decides? In a community where even those who identify themselves as Christians can’t always agree on what the Bible is, who Jesus is, or how we […]

What does it really mean to love one another? How does it work? What does it look like? Refusing to act in a judgmental way is a good start…but it isn’t enough. Love is more than not treating someone poorly. Love is active and productive. It can be hard to do…so we ask God for […]

In this episode, we talk more about money, judging, and Matt’s favorite Pastor Appreciation gift.

The entire thrust of the Sermon on the Mount is to show the complete and total distinction between true religion and false religion…between spiritual truth and spiritual hypocrisy. And this is most clear with regards to how we relate to, disagree with, and correct others. Jesus is clear that acting in judgmental ways without love […]