Hope Downtown Minneapolis Podcast

In the Lego Ninjago movie, a mother tells her son that high school is the best years of his life. And the son responds, “Have you been to high school…because it’s judgy, it’s pretty judgy.” It’s not just high school that can be judgy. You and I tend to be judgy. Where does this come from and is there hope for us who tend to be pretty judgy at times? Questions to Consider Do we presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The last verse of Romans 1 holds in it the entire history of humanity. Just one verse! What is God’s righteous decree and who holds its knowledge? Why do they deserve to die? The answers are surprising, revealing a thread that ties the whole storyline together. Gospel Application Where is God replacing the law’s many accusations with his better, personal word of good news for you? Romans Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

A modern theologian said, “The fundamental sin is the failure to worship God.” And this failure to worship God results in all kinds of others sins and suffering and darkness and brokenness. Today we’ll see this play out not just in Romans but in the entirety of our biblical story. In the words of Fleming Rutledge, “Something is terribly wrong and needs to be set right.” Questions to Consider Do you believe that something is terribly wrong and needs to be set right? If so, will you raise your eyes up to that Blessed Hope, the One who gives redemption by his perfect love?Paragraph Description Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

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Wrath is a church word that makes many of us cringe. But where does this come from? The scriptures and history testify that God’s wrath is fueled and funded by his love and is therefore good news. This week, we explore the mechanics of wrath, why it matters, and the surprising twist of when it occurs. Gospel Application Are you seeing God’s wrath as good news? Who needs to hear about the “burned over place” where wrath can’t consume again? Romans Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Paul lays out his theme for the entire rest of the book of Romans in verses 16-17 as he explains both "the righteousness of God" and that "the righteous shall live by faith." Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Paul longed to go to Rome and experience the blessings of the community there. It is a picture for us of the ways Christ longs to connect with us and us with him. Through Christ and his community, we are encouraged, established, and blessed. Questions to Consider Do you see how Paul’s longing for the church in Rome is a picture for us of how much God longs for us? Are you a part of Hope—not to perform but—to live as people known and loved by God and by others?Paragraph Description Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Gospel Application: Are you living with your heart in glad submission to the Lord Jesus Christ, and thus, part of the Story? Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Last week, we learned about the author of the letter. This week, we consider its recipients—the Roman church. And though we are separated from them by time and space, we share with them similar needs and questions in our relationship with God. Questions to Consider: Do you consider yourself part of the “all” that Paul is referencing? Do you trust—and can you rest in—the truth that you are loved by God?Paragraph Description Romans Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

In order to understand the book of Romans, we need to first understand Paul the man. Romans Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Concluding our series in Prayers, we look to a strange scene in the book of Acts where Peter breaks out of prison. But far from being a passage that is telling us to work harder to undo the forces that bind us or even pray more earnestly, our attention is directed to the prison break itself and how beholding this blueprint of the gospel here transforms us and our desire to pray in the first place.Paragraph Description Prayers Davis Johnson Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Prayers Andy Karsky Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

A famous Christmas carol asks, “What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping?” In today’s passage, Simeon and Anna answer those questions. But the question is not just asked of them. When presented with the reality of Christ’s birth, you and I must answer the question, “What child is this?” Gospel Application How do you answer the question, “What child is this?” What do the thoughst of your hearts reveal this Christmas? Prayers Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

The virgin Mary had an utterly unique calling, to carry and birth the Son of God. She would have been seen as a liar or a lunatic to claim this was God’s child. Even so, she conceived herself as blessed and called her son the Savior. But this not true only of her. We too are blessed as we see her son as our Savior. Questions to Consider: How do you conceive of yourself? Prayers Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Prayers Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Thump. Thump. Thump. My neighbor, Dennis, would see me doing house projects and throw tools over the fence which landed in my lawn with a characteristic “Thump!” He did this because he knew what I needed before I did. Similarly, God knows what we need before we do. So it should give us great joy and peace when Jesus prays for us. Jesus metaphorically throws items into the yard of our lives because he knows what we need! Prayers Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

Jesus is called many names in Scripture and each demonstrate a different and wonderful truth about him. This advent season, we reflect on the names of Jesus in this devotion put together by Hopesters. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

While in the gut of a whale, Jonah prays to God. What does he say? Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.

“There is a unique kind of pain in being unseen.” When Jesus gave his most famous sermon (Sermon on the Mount), he gave one of his most famous teachings on prayer. And as special as his words are, repeating them is not his end goal for us. Instead, his words make clear that he sees us and, even more, that he loves us. That’s good news! Questions to Consider In what ways have you felt unseen by others? How did you respond to that pain? The next time you’re feeling unseen, how might it change your heart to repeat­–not just the words of the Lord’s prayer but–the good news that it has for us?Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.