Read devotions written by Hope pastors and staff every weekday that align with our daily Bible readings! We hope you use these devotions as a way to dig deeper into Scripture during the weekdays and join us for worship on the weekends to continue growing in your faith. You may download and print our daily Bible readings checklist to track your progress as you read through the Bible.
Nobody likes a bully. They make us feel powerless and small. They can make us afraid, even when the bully isn’t around. We hear a lot about bullies at school and on social media. But bullies are everywhere, even in the church. The back half of John’s letter to his friend Gaius describes a bully… Read more
Who are you? What is your story? What was your family like? How did you grow up? What did you learn from those around you? What did those in authority teach you about life? What are the formative events and circumstances that shaped your values, attitudes and behavior? Do you like your story? Or would… Read more
In 2 John 1:7-13, John warns believers to watch out for “deceivers,” who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. To our ears that sounds a bit random. For us, Jesus Christ showing up as a real person is not really a controversy. So, what’s going here? As early as the… Read more
What is truth? That question, famously asked by Pontius Pilate at Jesus’ trial, has been echoed throughout all of human history. In Genesis 3, the serpent questioned whether God could be trusted to tell the truth. Throughout the Old Testament, God’s people continued to wrestle with this same question: Can we trust God’s truth—his love,… Read more
