People say Psalm 1 belongs in Proverbs and Psalm 2 belongs with the prophets. They're the weirdest psalms in the whole book. So why does the New Testament quote Psalm 2 more than almost any other? This week we look at the rule of the king, and how a coronation song for Israel ends up being all about King Jesus. Series: Psalms Speaker: Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis…
Is the Old Testament Law a good or bad thing for the believer in Jesus Christ? This week we go straight into this difficult question by taking a deep dive into Psalm 1. Series: Psalms Speaker: Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Downtown, visit hopecc.com/downtown .
The Psalms are poetic and hit all the feels. But is that their main goal? Jesus said he came to fulfill the Psalms. How so? This week we look at Psalm 34 which includes King David faking insanity, a malnourished lion, and Jesus filling us with hope amidst personal hurts and heartbreaks. Series: Psalms Speaker: Cor Chmieleski Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For…
It's impossible to scroll without seeing something revolving around money. Amidst that ever-present reality, the Bible continually anchors us back that God is the one who provides, entrusts, and satisfies. Series: Psalms Speaker: Jon Neal Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Downtown, visit hopecc.com/downtown .
Psalm 103 tells us that God separates from our sins "as far as the east is from the west." How does he do it? By sending his son to bear our sins and die a death that was meant to erase its victims from memory. And by forgetting our sins through Christ, God grants us the only form of significance that really lasts: remembering us forever in Christ. Series: Psalms Speaker: Ben Goessling Hope…
Envy convinces us we've lost because someone else has more. The gospel reminds us that if we have Christ, we already possess the only treasure that lasts. Series: Psalms Speaker: Mark Hintz Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Downtown, visit hopecc.com/downtown .
Psalm 127 points to how a house and a household can be built in God’s favor, but in the process exposes our own vanity. Jesus fulfills Psalm 127 in surprising ways that remind us that while we may be forgotten by man we will never be forgotten by God. Series: Psalms Speaker: Sam Kemp Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope…
What difference does the Lordship of Jesus Christ actually make? This week, we look directly at this question and how it can be transformative to let Jesus “drive”. Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Steve Treichler Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Downtown, visit hopecc.com/downtown .
The religious leaders seriously try to trap Jesus with impossible riddles and questions during the Jesus’ last trip to Jerusalem. Jesus’ answers are astonishing, and fully applicable to us today. Series: The Gospel of Mark \ Speaker: Steve Treichler \ Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis \ Download Message Slides For more resources or to learn more about Hope Downtown, visit…
A simple question about taxes becomes one of the deepest conversations Jesus ever has about human identity. When He asks whose image is on the coin, He is leading us to a bigger question: whose image is on us? This week we'll explore what it means to belong to God, why we've forgotten our true source, and how Christ restores what sin has distorted. Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Davis Johnson…
"Who made you the boss of me?" is not just a modern question, but also the very question Jesus faces in the temple courts. As religious leaders challenge His authority, Jesus reveals that everyone serves something and that the real issue is not whether we have authority in our lives, but where we've placed it. Through a surprising parable, He shows us an authority unlike any the world has ever…