Mount Hope | Burlington Campus

It's natural for us to know where we rank in life. How do we measure up in our job or in our class? Often, we are keeping score in our own heads. But what happens when we worry too much about our position in this life? How can this affect our perspective?

As Christians, we may have questions that arise when it comes to our possessions or material things. How much is too much? Is this extravagant? Is a Christian even allowed to own this or that? Our flesh often desires a hard line to be drawn with these thoughts. However, there is more to be considered. Jesus takes into account more than what we see on the outside.

Listen to this week's sermon to learn about the importance of doing right when it comes to our neighbor and how the parable Jesus teaches through should change the way we interact with those around us.

At particular seasons in our lives, we may feel that we are ready to move on or move up. We think we are ready for that promotion or that varsity team only be told by another that it is our time to wait. This isn't a new feeling. Even Jesus' disciples were "sitting on ready" to do His work when He told them to wait for the Holy Spirit. So why are we sometimes asked to wait? When and how are we to carry out the work He has for us?

It is no secret that we live in a social media world. And within that world, people are bold to share many thoughts and opinions. In addition, many believers are bold to share the truth of the gospel which is wonderful! However, sometimes as believers we are bold to share online but not when we are going through life with those around us. What happens to our boldness? And how can we grow in sharing with others?

We all have our weaknesses. But we all also have our strengths. Our strengths help us and direct us each day at work and with our families. But what about within the church? What about the Spiritual gifts that have been given to us through the Holy Spirit? Why are they given to us and how are they to be used among the body of Christ?

When it comes to driving or traveling, we often use mile markers or GPS to know where we are headed and more importantly, if we are headed in the right direction. It is crucial to know that we are going the right way. This is no different in our Christian walk. But this isn't always as simple as reading a mile marker or following the GPS. So how do we know in our walk if we are headed the right way? How do we know if we are on God's path?

As believers, we love Jesus and want to serve Him. We do our best to live lives that are pleasing to Him. But what about the seasons when we aren't walking as we should in our relationship with Christ? What about when our actions don't align with following Jesus? We follow Jesus but we still sin. As we continue in our "I Follow Jesus" series, we continue to dig into God's Word to understand who the Holy Spirit is and how he works in our lives. In this walk with Christ, we will battle our sin, but we are comforted in knowing that we don't have to do it on our own. The gift of the Holy Spirit is for us.

In this life, there can be somewhat of a letdown after a holiday or a significant event in our life. Once that time is over, we often wonder, "now what?" We can imagine that this question would have gone through the disciples' minds after the death and resurrection of Jesus. After Jesus had died a cruel death, after the veil was torn in the temple and after He rose again on that glorious day, now what? How were they to move forward? Just like we move on with our lives on Monday after a worshipful Sunday, they went on to do the things that they knew. They went back to their fishing and their daily living. But we learn from God's Word that He didn't leave them there alone. Join us in our new Sermon Series, "I follow Jesus..." to learn more about what it actually meant for Jesus to ascend from this earth and leave us with the gift of the Holy Spirit and how that impacts everything in our daily living.

Explore the three days starting with Jesus' trial and crucifixion on Friday, a day of silence on Saturday, and the resurrection on Sunday.

Toddlers are not the only ones who want to stake claim or ownership on the things around them. We too, as adults, want to hold onto things or relationships. But what happens when what we hold onto comes into conflict with what God has for us? What if holding on too tightly prevents us from our purpose? There is a tension between what we have and what God has for us.

Our past has a way of defining who we are and how we interact with the world around us. Our relationship with God is so often affected by our past failures and brokenness. Oftentimes, we write off God’s promises and goodness to us because we do not feel worthy of God’s goodness. As imperfect people, how do we accept God’s perfect promises?

It is good to ask questions. In many circumstances, we are taught how to ask good questions in order to learn. Inquiring through questions helps us gain knowledge, teaches us new skills and aids us in getting to know another person. Yet, we aren't always comfortable asking our tough questions about life and our circumstances. There was a time in Abraham's life when he had to ask God some questions. He inquired of the Lord God Almighty in order to understand more of who God was, His justice and what His plans were. We see that it is okay to ask questions and that we don't have less faith because we ask tough questions. Listen in to this week's sermon to learn more from Abraham about why it is important to approach the Lord with our questions and concerns.

As believers, we know that God has a plan for our lives and for our days. God's Word makes this truth very clear to us. However, even as believers, we do not always understand His plans. We don't see the whole picture like God does so we assume that, because of our circumstances, we can't be used by Him. But God's Word shows us differently. As we continue walking along Abraham's journey with him, we see that even Abraham questioned God's plans and promises. And like many of us, he even laughed at times. But also like Abraham, we see God working through these difficult moments and through our obedience to Him. Listen to this week's sermon to grasp just how great and how big our God is as He moves in our lives.

Often times in this life, we have to go through periods of waiting. Whether it be waiting in the doctor's office for a check-up or waiting on a life changing situation like moving or a promotion, waiting is a part of the world we live in. But what about when God asks us to wait? How do we respond? When I am in the "waiting room", does my faith weaken or does it grow?

We know that God's Word is full of His promises. These promises comfort us and bring us hope to our lives as believers. But what about when we hear a promise from God but our circumstances don't seem to be lining up with that promise? How do we deal with the dissonance between what is and what should be? As we continue to follow Abraham on his journey through our current sermon series, God helps us to understand the reality of a delayed response

We know that God's Word is full of His promises. These promises comfort us and bring us hope to our lives as believers. But what about when we hear a promise from God but our circumstances don't seem to be lining up with that promise? How do we deal with the dissonance between what is and what should be? As we continue to follow Abraham on his journey through our current sermon series, God helps us to understand the reality of a delayed response

As we approach Easter this year, we would like to take a closer look at the season of Lent. While we typically don't observe Lent, it is practice of the Historical Church. A practice where the individual and the church observes to focus on the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Join us as we explore Lent and how God uses it in the church today.

Many of us know what it's like to have too much "stuff." Often, we look around and wonder how we accumulated so much stuff in the first place! Should we even have bought that particular item? Was it really worth bringing it home? Should we just have said "no" to buying it in the first place? In our series on Abraham, we have been learning about the origins of our faith and what it means to trust God and His promises. This matters when it comes to what we hold on to and what we release.

Faith certainly isn't easy but as believers, we know that it is fundamental to our walk with Christ. As we continue in our series and look at the life of Abraham, this week we watch him step out in obedience. And with that obedience comes a few challenges. As followers of Christ, we can relate. When we step out in faith, there are times when we will also be met with opposition. So how do we hold onto God's promises even in the midst of difficulties?