Church of Hope

11-03-19 || Heavenly Hustle

HEAVENLY HUSTLE

Generous

Holly Russo – Pastor at HOPE

 

 

 

1. Don’t let the devil hustle you

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” – Matthew 6:19

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2. Don’t overlook eternity “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” - Matthew 6:20

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3. Don’t lose track of your heart “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

– Matthew 6:21

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4. Don’t direct your eyes to darkness “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” - Matthew 6:22-23

 

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5. Don’t be mastered by material “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

– Matthew 6:24

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10-27-19 || It's All About Jesus

IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS
The Church Defined
Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

· Love Like Jesus
· Live Like Jesus
· Give Like Jesus
· Serve Like Jesus
· Pray Like Jesus

“And they [John’s followers] came to John and said to him, ‘Rabbi, he [Jesus] who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.’” – John 3:26

“He [Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease.” – John 3:30

1. Jesus Brings True Success “John answered, ‘A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.’” – John 3:27 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Jesus Brings Real Joy “The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.” – John 3:29 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Jesus Gives The Unlimited Holy Spirit “For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.” – John 3:34 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Jesus Gives Eternal Life “The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” – John 3:35-36 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10-20-19 || Pray Like Jesus

PRAY LIKE JESUS

The Church Defined

Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. – Luke 11:1

1. Pray To Keep Your Focus On God Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. – Luke 11:2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Pray For An Ongoing Relationship Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. – Luke 11:2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Pray For Daily Miracles Give us each day our daily bread. – Luke 11:3 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Pray With A Clean Heart Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. – Luke 11:4 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Pray To Overcome Lead us not into temptation. – Luke 11:4 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Pray With Persistence I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence and boldness he will get up and give him whatever he needs. – Luke 11:8 (AMP) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. – Luke 11:9

10-13-19 || Serve Like Jesus

SERVE LIKE JESUS

The Church Defined

Peter Young ~ Pastor at Hope

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God…made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross! – Philippians 2:5-8 NIV

You can do acts of service and still not be a servant if your motivation is rooted in selfish ambition, if your intended outcome is recognition, and if your ultimate purpose is to benefit yourself in some way…true servanthood begins with selflessness.

 

To be LIKE Jesus...We must SERVE like Jesus

 

How did Jesus serve?

1. With compassion – Serving stirred Jesus’ emotions “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” - Matthew 9:35-36

2. With consistency – Jesus took EVERY opportunity “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” – Acts 10:38 3. With creativity – Jesus used what was at hand

 

When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. – John 9:6

 

4. Without reservation – Jesus didn’t discriminate

 

“Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.” – John 4:9

 

5. With humility and love – Jesus took up the towel

 

“Jesus rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. 6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” – John 13:4-6

 

“For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." – John 13:15

 

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” – John 13:34

 

True servanthood begins with selflessness, maintains humility throughout, and ultimately seeks the good of others which requires the right heart attitude and sacrifice!

10-06-19 || Give Like Jesus

GIVE LIKE JESUS
The Church Defined
Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

The Lord Jesus himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” – Acts 20:35

LEARNING GENEROSITY FROM JESUS

1. Give To Honor God

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also … 24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. – Matthew 6:20,21,24

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; - Proverbs 3:9 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Give To See The Impossible Become Possible

But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” – Mark 6:37 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Give To Overcome Materialism

And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” – Mark 12:43-44 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Give To Increase Blessings

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you. – Luke 6:38
Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9-29-19 || Live Like Jesus

LIVE LIKE JESUS
The Church Defined
Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

Whoever claims to live in him [the Lord] must live as Jesus did. - 1 John 2:6

1. Live The Word

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life. - 1 John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - John 1:1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Live In Fellowship

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. – 1 John 1:3
Father, I pray that they can be one. As you are in me and I am in you, I pray that they can also be one in us. Then the world will believe that you sent me. – John 17:21

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3. Live In Joy

And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. – 1 John 1:4
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. - John 15:11 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Live In The Light

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. – 1 John 1:5,7

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5. Live In Excellence

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. - 1 John 2:1
You know that he [Jesus] appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. - 1 John 3:5
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:8-9

9-22-19 || Love Like Jesus

LOVE LIKE JESUS

The Church Defined

Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

 

 

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 14:34

 

A lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” - Luke 10:25

 

And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” – Luke 10:27

 

LOVING LIKE JESUS IS …

 

1. Unconditional Love Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. - Luke 10:31-33 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” - Luke 6:27-28 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

2. Purposeful Love He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. - Luke 10:34 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. - John 3:16-17 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3. Merciful Love Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” – Luke 10:36-37 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. – 1 John 3:16 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9-08-19 || PASSION FOR WINNING

PASSION FOR WINNING

The Best Summer – Living Life To The Fullest

Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

 

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. - Proverbs 11:30

 

INVITING & INCLUDING PEOPLE IN GOD’S FAMILY

 

 

1. Reach Out To New People Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. - Matthew 9:35 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

2. Have A Heart Of Compassion But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. - Matthew 9:36 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3. See That People Matter To God Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” - Matthew 9:37 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4. Pray And Bring People To The Lord “Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” - Matthew 9:38 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9-01-19 || PASSION FOR GETTING THINGS DONE

PASSION FOR GETTING THINGS DONE

The Best Summer – Living Life To The Fullest

Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

 

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” - Genesis 2:15

 

“For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: ‘The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.’” - 2 Thessalonians 3:10

 

HOW TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR WORK

 

1. Work For The Glory of God So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. - 1 Corinthians 10:31 "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven." - Matthew 5:16 [Christ] gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. - Titus 2:14 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Work So That We Can Share Love Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. - Ephesians 4:28 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

3. Work For The Lord [23]Whatever work you do, do it with all your heart. Do it for the Lord and not for men. [24] Remember that you will get your reward from the Lord. He will give you what you should receive. You are working for the Lord Christ. - Colossians 3:23-24 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4. Work For An Eternal Reward [23]Whatever work you do, do it with all your heart. Do it for the Lord and not for men. [24] Remember that you will get your reward from the Lord. He will give you what you should receive. You are working for the Lord Christ. - Colossians 3:23-24 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ – Matthew 25:23 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8-25-19 || PASSION FOR FORGIVENESS

The Best Summer – Living Life To The Fullest

Scott Young ~ Pastor of Hope

 

FORGIVENESS MAKES RELATIONSHIPS POSSIBLE Matthew 18

 

· Be Childlike - Matthew 18:1-5

· Don’t Cause Others To Stumble - Matthew 18:6-9

· Every Relationship Matters - Matthew 18:10-14

· Work At Restoring Relationships - Matthew 18:15-20

 

RELEASING THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

 

1. Forgive Until You Have Completely Forgiven

 

“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” – Matthew 18:21-22

 

2. Forgiveness Is About Debt

 

“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.” – Matthew 18:23

 

“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” - Matthew 6:12

 

3. Forgiveness Needs No Request

 

“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.” – Matthew 18:26-27

 

4. Forgiven People Need To Forgive

 

“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’” – Matthew 18:28-29

 

“Put up with one another. Forgive one another if you are holding something against someone. Forgive, just as the Lord forgave you.” – Colossians 3:13

 

5. Forgiveness Sets Us Free

 

“The master was very angry and put the servant in prison to be punished until he could pay everything he owed.” – Matthew 18:34

“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” - Mark 11:25

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

– 1 John 1:8-9