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Have you ever considered your origin? In many ways we are intrigued with where we come from and what our origin story is. How about the origins of your faith? Scripture traces our faith back to Abraham. God's call to Abraham required him to step out in faith in some extraordinary ways. How do you continue this legacy and live out our faith as Abraham did?

Prayer is foundational to our relationship with Christ and to our Christian walk with one another. This week, join us as we dive into God's Word to learn how we are to pray. God is extremely clear on in His instructions to pray and outlines what it should look like in our lives. And not only is it important to pray on our own but it is important in our growth as a Christian to pray with one another. Listen to this week's sermon to be challenged in building your faith in 2022.

As we begin the year of 2022, we also begin a new sermon series here at Mount Hope. Our Foundations Sermon Series is going to help us take a closer look at how we can draw closer to Christ in this new year. Join us this week to listen in what the Word has to say about reading the scriptures together and some practical ways as to how we can make that a part of our walk with Christ this year.

We all know what's it like to wait. Especially during this time of year, there is a lot of waiting. Waiting for gifts to arrive, waiting in line, waiting for Christmas morning. Lots of waiting. And waiting can be hard. During this time of Advent, we learn what it was like for the people of the Bible to wait for Jesus, their Savior. By taking time to dwell on this Advent season, we get a glimpse of their long time of waiting. But what exactly were they waiting for? They may not have realized it but they were waiting for the "way of Jesus." And what is the "way of Jesus"? What they were waiting for was the way Jesus would go about coming into this world and the way He would go about His Father's business on this earth. And when we closely look at how Jesus did this throughout God's Word, we learn how we can walk in the "way of Jesus" as well. Listen in to the latest sermon to learn how we walk in the way of Jesus each day.

We all know what's it like to wait. Especially during this time of year, there is a lot of waiting. Waiting for gifts to arrive, waiting in line, waiting for Christmas morning. Lots of waiting. And waiting can be hard. During this time of Advent, we learn what it was like for the people of the Bible to wait for Jesus, their Savior. By taking time to dwell on this Advent season, we get a glimpse of their long time of waiting. But what exactly were they waiting for? They may not have realized it but they were waiting for the "way of Jesus." And what is the "way of Jesus"? What they were waiting for was the way Jesus would go about coming into this world and the way He would go about His Father's business on this earth. And when we closely look at how Jesus did this throughout God's Word, we learn how we can walk in the "way of Jesus" as well. Listen in to the latest sermon to learn how we walk in the way of Jesus each day.

Nobody particularly likes to be told what to do. This begins at even a young age. People like to make their own choices and not have others make choices for them. However, we live in a world with authority. We have bosses at our job, leaders in our business world and government in our country. So when we take a look at Peter's charge to "honor the emperor", what exactly does that mean? And how do we live that command out when we naturally don't want to be told what to do?

Nobody particularly likes to be told what to do. This begins at even a young age. People like to make their own choices and not have others make choices for them. However, we live in a world with authority. We have bosses at our job, leaders in our business world and government in our country. So when we take a look at Peter's charge to "honor the emperor", what exactly does that mean? And how do we live that command out when we naturally don't want to be told what to do?

Organization: Mount Hope Christian Church Campus: Burlington | Belmont

Organization: Mount Hope Christian Church Campus: Burlington | Belmont

As we grapple with the question of who God wants us to be in a secular and divided world, it is important for us to understand and live out God's call for us within the Church. The last year presented many challenges for the Church. It was a messy time in which we disagreed, argued, and even broke fellowship with each other. But it was also a time where we grew, blessed, and loved each other. As we move forward, it is important that we love each other in the ways that God calls us to. Listen in as we consider what it means to love the Brotherhood.

Peter calls the Church to honor everyone. However, we live in a time where people treat each other poorly in politics, on the news, online and in real life. Families are often in turmoil because of a lack of respect between parents and children. Employees are often put down by their employers, and employers are often undermined by their employees. In such a state, it can be disheartening to the Christ follower who is called to honor all people. So what do we do? How do live out this command?

Join us for our latest sermon series in the letter of 1 Peter through which we will have a series of family conversations within Mount Hope. Our goal is to seriously consider what sort of person God wants the Christ-follower to be in a culture that is secular and divided. Our conversations will move past the popular opinions on this matter to explore what God wants for His people. Our hope is that you are challenged to live out God's desire in your life.

At Mount Hope, what excites us most is to see people responding to Jesus, both locally and globally. In this mission to see the Gospel shared and lives transformed, a question we often grapple with is this: "What is our place in this mission?" As Christ followers, we are called to take the good news of the Gospel to every person around the world. How does that translate to each of us? What is our place in this mission? As a church, we have the privilege to partner with many who committed their lives to this mission. Most of them have left their homes and loved ones and moved to places around the world. While most of us within the church aren't able to do the same, we still have a role to play in God's mission. Join us as we consider our place and God's call.

At Mount Hope, what excites us most is to see people responding to Jesus, both locally and globally. In this mission to see the Gospel shared and lives transformed, a question we often grapple with is this: "What is our place in this mission?" As Christ followers, we are called to take the good news of the Gospel to every person around the world. How does that translate to each of us? What is our place in this mission? As a church, we have the privilege to partner with many who committed their lives to this mission. Most of them have left their homes and loved ones and moved to places around the world. While most of us within the church aren't able to do the same, we still have a role to play in God's mission. Join us as we consider our place and God's call.

Ed & Kim Nye have served as global outreach workers in the Muslim World for nearly 20 years working towards Church Planting Movements among all the people groups in their area. Their passion has always been mobilizing and equipping more people into the far corners of the harvest field. To that end, they currently serve as the Director of Mobilization and Pipeline Coordinator for Eurasia (North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India).

Gene and Lynn have served as Chi Alpha Campus Ministry Directors at Boston University since 2004. Prior to that, they had served 23 years as Chi Alpha national evangelists, traveling the country to share the gospel and to train students to carry out the outreach of their campus. They are a part of the Mount Hope community in Belmont.

Jason and family have served in Israel for more than a dozen years. Their current role encompasses the oversight of all AG work in Israel and Palestine as well as providing direction to a Kindergarten through High School English language school with hundreds of students.

Gregg has served multiple roles since he and his wife, Rita, arrived to Boston in 1984. Among these include: urban church planting and pastoring; Missions & Diaspora Ministry Pastor at Mount Hope; and the founding director of the Intercultural Ministries program at Boston’s Emmanuel Gospel Center which has nurtured ministry to and with diaspora peoples (refugees & immigrants) in Greater Boston. Currently Gregg is helping churches in Greater Boston to respond to the incoming wave of Afghan refugees.

We have often heard it said that when one doesn't feel close to God, ask yourself the question, "Who moved?". Even those who have been transformed by the Lord and have walked with Him for some time continue to have questions and still find themselves in the valley at times. As we continue to dive deep into the book of Luke, we understand that as believers we will walk through mountaintop experiences as well as valleys. Those mountaintop experiences are crucial to how we will handle the valley. Listen in to this week's sermon to hear about what the disciples learned from their mountaintop experience and how they handled their time in the valley. May it be an encouragement to you in your walk with Christ when you have questions or walk through difficult times.

Though the technology of GPS has certainly made our lives easier, there are still times when we are following that highlighted blue line that we need to be sure we are paying close attention. Maybe it's dark. Maybe there is a detour or the area is completely new territory to us. Whatever the reason, we need to not just follow, but to follow well. This week as we continue in our "Follow Series" through the book of Luke, we gain a deeper understanding of what it means to follow Jesus well. What does it look like? What is the everyday call to follow Him well? What can we learn from His interactions with the disciples? Listen to this week's sermon to learn more about what the call to follow Jesus can look like your life.