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.
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “He is so heavenly-minded that he is no earthly good?” There are people who live with their heads in the clouds, who spend much of life rushing from one mountaintop experience to another. Meanwhile, they never live in the here and now. Paul is concerned about some such folks… Read more
Whoops! The apostle Paul has described this new congregation in Thessalonica as being empowered by the Holy Spirit, living with faith, hope, and love. But it is clear there is tension and division. This should not be surprising. After all, there is so much diversity in their midst. There are Jews and Gentiles, there are… Read more
The apostle Paul found immediately that in the new church in Thessalonica there was no vision, no structure, no staffing. Proverbs 29 tells us that without a vision people perish. Congregations have experimented with a wide variety of structures. I heard of one church where they decided to govern by consensus, in other words, every… Read more
Welcome to two of the least known and read books of the Bible, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. We hope during these next five days to change that narrative, encouraging each person to read these short books several times. Our introduction to this new congregation being formed in the city of Thessalonica comes from Acts 16… Read more
