Daily Bible Reading - May 31st, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 31st, 2020 | American Bible Society: Acts 2:1-21: Today marks the day when many Christians celebrate Pentecost. God sends the Holy Spirit to give power and courage to the apostles. They begin to tell the good news about Jesus, which people hear in many different languages. Some people are happy and excited, while others make fun of the Lord’s followers. Peter quotes the words of the prophet Joel regarding the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Daily Bible Reading - May 24th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 24th, 2020 | American Bible Society: 2 Corinthians 6:1—7:1: Paul reminds the Corinthians that he and his co-workers have gone out of their way to work hard and not cause problems and that they have spoken the truth. He concludes by warning the Corinthians against pagan influences and encourages them to live in awe of God.

Daily Bible Reading - May 24th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 24th, 2020 | American Bible Society: 2 Corinthians 6:1—7:1: Paul reminds the Corinthians that he and his co-workers have gone out of their way to work hard and not cause problems and that they have spoken the truth. He concludes by warning the Corinthians against pagan influences and encourages them to live in awe of God.

Daily Bible Reading - May 17th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 17th, 2020 | American Bible Society: 2 Corinthians 2:5-17: In today’s reading, Paul addresses a particular situation in which one person had been attacking Paul and his teaching. The followers in Corinth had publicly pointed out the wrong things this person had said. Paul encourages the Corinthians to forgive this person.

Daily Bible Reading - May 11th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 11th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 13:1-25: Today’s reading is the final chapter of the Letter to the Hebrews. Christians are given instructions on how to live in ways that please God. The letter concludes with a prayer and words of encouragement.

Daily Bible Reading - May 10th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 10th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 12:12-29: The imagery of Mount Sinai is contrasted with Mount Zion and the heavenly Jerusalem, where people come to Jesus who has arranged the new covenant between God and God’s people. The chapter concludes with words of encouragement and a reminder that God’s kingdom cannot be shaken.

Daily Bible Reading - May 9th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 9th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 12:1-11: Today’s reading teaches that we are surrounded by faithful witnesses from the past and present. This “large crowd” is like a hometown crowd cheering us on as we run the race of faith. The reading concludes by affirming God’s treatment of us as his children.

Daily Bible Reading - May 7th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 7th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 11:1-22: Today’s reading provides us with a listing of people of great faith and the actions and risks they took in response to their faith. The account begins with Abel and continues to Joseph. We learn that faith is the way to please God.

Daily Bible Reading - May 6th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 6th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 10:19-39: The Lord’s followers are encouraged to keep their hearts pure and their consciences free from evil as they help each other prepare for the day when the Lord will return.

Daily Bible Reading - May 4th, 2020 | American Bible Society Hope Church

Daily Bible Reading - May 4th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 9:1-22: Rules Shalom. Salaam. Peace. Paz. In Hebrew, Arabic, English and Spanish, we wish you peace. Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace, but it means more than the absence of conflict. Shalom means: God, creation, and all creatures webbed together in right relationship and mutual delight.

We pray for and seek shalom for our neighbors, shalom for strangers, sojourners, and refugees, shalom for creation, shalom for those with broken spirits or mental illness, shalom for families, and shalom for those of other faith traditions. In our experience, Jesus Christ embodies, teaches, and accomplishes God’s will for shalom.

Our Values

We frame our life together around the themes of worship, community, education, and service. Those themes are rooted in Philippians 2:1-11, and serve as the basis for our values which guide us in all that we seek to do.

WORSHIP

We value worship that intentionally awakens us to the presence of God through the preaching of the Word and the celebration of the sacraments.

We use the voices of the congregation in liturgy, music, prayer, and proclamation.

We expect preaching to be biblically-grounded, thoughtful, engaging, challenging, relevant, and responsive to the movement of the Spirit.

We try to develop well-crafted and participatory liturgies, including music that is thematically of one piece with the liturgy.

We seek a balance of music that represents the best of Christian hymnody while intentionally including new forms of worship music.

We want worship to be authentic to our experience while being hospitable, accessible, and inclusive to a broad sweep of worshippers.

We strive to worship in a manner that inspires, encourages, and sends us out to love and serve God and neighbor.

Daily Bible Reading - May 3rd, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 3rd, 2020 | American Bible Society: Hebrews 8:1-13: God gave Moses the plans for building the first Sacred Tent (Exodus 25:40—26:37). Israel’s priests offered sacrifices at this tent and later at the Temple. Both the Sacred Tent and the Temple are imperfect when compared to the real place of worship in heaven.