Hope Fellowship Teaching Podcast

If there’s anything we’ve learned over the last few months, it’s that we need each other. We can see it from the beginning when God realized that we weren’t created to be alone, to the early church growing in numbers through community.  We were created for community, and we believe a life lived for others in community is full of joy and purpose.

God made us unique - the Bible says we are made in His image. Yet we feel dissonance in our souls sometimes. How do we get back in tune? We make God the center of our lives and our worship. We are not our own. We are not made for ourselves.

We often question the things God can and will do for us. He is. He sees. He provides. He heals. He saves. In this series we’ll walk through some of the times God has shown his complex faithfulness. Yahweh.

We always think that generosity simply means giving to someone in need, and while that’s true, generosity is about more than money. It’s opening your heart or your home. It’s making room for someone; making someone feel important or giving them something without expecting anything in return. Watch more messages at hopefellowship.net/messages.

This week, McKinney campus pastor Eric Sebastian talks about King Josiah, who was crowned king over Israel when he was only 8 years old! He also made some difficult decisions to reject his father's ways and return to the Lord.

  Welcome to Hope Fellowship! We are excited to continue our series Young Heroes of the Bible with a great message from our Frisco East Campus Pastor, Robert Jordan. Today is about the great faith of the young boy who gave up his 5 loaves of barley bread and 2 fish so that Jesus could feed over 5000 people! Thanks for listening! Learn more about Hope Fellowship by visiting hopefellowship.net. As Christ followers, we are called to meet a need, but we often overcomplicate how to meet a need. 1. Be willing to be unnamed. 2. Be willing to step up. 3. Be willing to use what you have. See a need; meet a need.

This week we get to hear from our Frisco West Campus Pastor as we look at the life of Ruth. Ruth is a great example of faith when everything else seems like God has abandoned you. Thanks for joining us this week at Hope!

The Bible is full of heroes and fantastic stories of incredible courage and strength! Many of these heroes accomplished great things before they even reached their twenties! In the first half of this series, we will walk through the life of Joshua and in the second half, we will look at several other young heroes of the Bible!

This week we tackle the tough issues associated with addictions and discuss some of the ministries we have set up to help you conquer them. Go to hopefellowship.net/regeneration if you are struggling with any kind of addictive behavior to find help and gracious people who won't pass judgment on you.

This weekend, we are thrilled to have guest speaker Kim Meeder for our Mother's Day services. About Kim: At nine years of age, Kim Meeder’s life was torn apart by her parents’ murder-suicide. On the day of their funeral, Kim experienced healing that only Jesus Christ can give and unique emotional comfort through a horse. This restorative refuge become the foundation for all that was to follow. Through the love of Jesus and a little mare, Kim’s life was saved. Redeemed by the hope of Christ, she rose through the pain and become a powerful and encouraging influence in the lives of hurting youth. Inspired by Jesus’ love, in 1995, Kim and her husband Troy transformed their 9-acre cinder quarry into a ranch for kids and Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch was born. This unique non-profit organization rescues abused and neglected horses and with the kids help, nurtures them back to health. These same horses are then integrated into the ranch’s riding program for children. With the understanding that all kids are at risk in today’s cultural climate, the ranch remains focused on individual instruction for each participant with one leader, one horse, and one child… always free of charge. Having assisted in the rescue of more than 300 horses, CPYR currently supports an equine family of 30 to 35 horses and welcomes four to five thousand visitors every year. The ranch has also assisted into existence over 200 similar ministries across the United States, Canada, and more than a dozen in foreign nations. These similar ministries are also committed to serving families in need toward the love of Christ. Kim has written and released five books (Hope Rising, Bridge called Hope, Blind Hope, Fierce Beauty, and Encountering our Wild God). Her books have been translated into five different languages and her radio interviews with Focus on the Family remain as some of the most requested shows in their broadcast history. Also, an accomplished and enthusiastic speaker, Kim has addressed audiences from home groups to mega churches, high schools to universities, women’s conferences to missionary conventions. She has spoken the Gospel of Jesus Christ to villages in the poorest nations of Eastern Europe to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. Kim is humbled to have received multiple awards acknowledging her commitment to serve others. A few include the Red Cross Heroes Award, the Regional Jefferson Award, the National Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award, and Woman of the Year for community service. In addition to her responsibilities as the Co-founder and the Chief of Communications Officer at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, speaking and authoring, Kim is a deep wilderness adventurer. She and her childhood sweetheart, Troy, have been married for 37 years and enjoy living in Bend, Oregon.