Shake the Dust

November 13, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Acts 13:50-51 We are called to live in between the dust in this life—for dust is where we are from and where are headed. But dust that has been thrown our way in this world is not the life we’ve been promised by God. So in this message, […]

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November 6, 2022 | Meleca Consultado | Acts 13:32-52 In Acts 13 we see Paul and Barnabas following the leading of the Holy Spirit to leave Jerusalem and to begin to share the Good News of Jesus in Pampos and Antioch. And though they experience disbelief and rejection with the Nation of Israel, the reception […]

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October 30, 2022 worship service

October 30, 2022 | Jennifer Guerra | Acts 12 Recap from Pastora Inés: Sunday at The Church We Hope For was magical and I keep rewriting this post 100 ways. If you weren’t there, it’ll be hard for me to translate the JOY, movement, and liberación that was had. Please watch on YouTube because we […]

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Us Versus Them

October 23, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Acts 11:15-21 The early church is a case study of group formation from segregation to desegregation to integration of bodies and souls. In Peter’s sermon and conversation with Jerusalem religious believers, they bear witness to the disruptive Holy Spirit that falls upon Gentiles as well as Jews. It […]

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Expand the House

October 16, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Acts 10 The Spirit moves Peter toward Cornelius, and Cornelius toward Peter. And in this mutual, Spirit-moved moment, God draws together Jew and Gentile, breaking down barriers that have long divided. What might the Spirit be moving in you to live into a more expansive, inclusive life?

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Disorientation is a Holy Invitation

September 25, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Acts 9:1-17 Saul is a religious fanatic killing in the name of righteousness. On the road to Damascus, he experiences a dramatic encounter with Jesus who asks, “Why are you hurting me?” and Saul responds, “Who are you Lord?” The road from Who-Are-You-Lord to Here-I-Am-Lord is disorienting because […]

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Seeing Jesus Anew

September 18, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Acts 1:1-11 In this message, we look back at the beginning of the book of Acts. And we invite ourselves to see Jesus not only in this opening chapter, but also to see him throughout the rest of the story. And also in our lives as well.

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