Hope Alliance Bethlehem

Our world is obsessed with performance. And when we buy into the lie that our value comes from our performance it leads to exhaustion. The gospel tells us that God loves us even though we have nothi...

15 Syys 201927min

As the story of Jonah comes to a close, we find a disgruntled, self-righteous prophet throwing a tantrum. His anger has overcome him and his entitlement complex has paralyzed him. And remarkably, we...

2 Syys 201934min

God loves the world and is patiently pursuing its rescue and restoration. Humanity's only response to this is what the Bible calls repentance - a turning away from our rebellion and toward God. In N...

26 Elo 201932min

Sometimes our present circumstances aren't always the easiest. How can we be grateful people, even in the belly of a fish? We have to believe that our past circumstances were as dire as they truly w...

18 Elo 201935min

How does a prophet run from the God he serves? When his heart is just as hard as those God has called him to. As the book of Jonah opens, we see that it is less about a prophet sent to a foreign peo...

12 Elo 201935min

Jesus outrageous command to love our enemies is not simply a moralistic call to a different way of living. It is a gospel-centered call to a different way of viewing humanity. Those who have been sh...

29 Heinä 201934min

Because of the grace and mercy God has given us, we love our neighbors by being people of justice. That means we have compassion for and take action on behalf of our weak, less fortunate, and oppress...

21 Heinä 201930min

For many if not most Christians, sharing our faith is a scary reality. But the apostle Paul tells us we don't have to be afraid or ashamed to do it. He reminds us that the gospel is powerfully good ...

14 Heinä 201932min