Hope Church Memphis Podcast

Rev. Rufus Smith and the preaching and teaching team pause our "It Don't Mean That!" sermon series to take some time out to honor our fathers with "Father's Day Panel." The panel addresses that human father wounds are painful and real; but our Heavenly Father's love and grace will override our wounds.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our new summer sermon series "It Don't Mean That!" In the sermon "Boomerang Effect of Galatians 6:7," he teaches us that the term “you reap what you sow,” is often attributed to negative consequences, but the Bible primarily meant it for positive reinforcement!Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

"It Don't Mean That" summer sermon series kicks off with Dr. Eli Morris teaching us the context and meaning behind “Philippians 4:13.” He teaches that context is key and that God can do anything he wants to regardless of our limitations, but that this scripture is also in the context of the whole experience of living out the Gospel.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith concludes our sermon series, "Pillars," with "Gideon's Victory: 300 + God = Majority." He reminds us that while we count numbers, God makes the number count.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

This week Senior Associate Pastor Dr. Eli Morris continues ourPillars of Hope sermon series with the pillar of generosity. He reminds us that it is in Gods own character to give to us, and as we love God it should be in our character to give back to him and his church. 

Betty Ann Milligian teaches us on our Pillar of Service with “Worshipping through Service.” She encourages us to not sit out on the sidelines as we grow closer to God but to get involved and say “put me in coach! I'm ready!”Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Pastor Chad teaches on “The Pillar of Community.” He helps us look at the impact of having Community the way Jesus modeled for us: available to the masses, connected to a small group, and tied to two or three as we journey together as a team on the path of following Christ.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Pastor Rufus start off our new sermon series “Pillars of Hope” with “The Pillar of Worship.” Personal and corporate worship empowers my spiritual immune system to fight off the daily pressures of the world, the flesh, and the devil.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Senior Pastor Rufus Smith teaches us this Easter that the uncomfortable truth of life on earth is my believe about demonology, angelology, and Christology matters!Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris concludes our Lent “We Believe” sermon series with “The Catholic & Apostolic Church.” He teaches us that the catholic and apostolic church are about the universal church. The church was never a building but a people who come together to worship God.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Senior Pastor Rufus Smith continues “We Believe” sermon series with “We Believe in the Holy Spirit.” He teaches us that the Holy Spirit has already unified us in several ways. He asks, “What are you doing to strain it or maintain it?”Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our Lent sermon series where we get to learn AND ask questions about what “We Believe,” as we unpack the Nicene Creed together with “The Unique-God Man.” He teaches us that the God-man helps us make sense out of this sometimes seemingly senseless struggle we call life, if we let him.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Vincent Joplin continued our Lent sermon series “We Believe” with “Jesus, the God Man.” He reminded us that while Jesus' divinity is unquestionable, Jesus' humanity was also complete and fully relatable.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris starts our new sermon series “We Believe” with “God Our Father.” He reminds us that even when we may feel all alone, God the Father is a sustainer, consistent, cares about you, closer than we think, and is completely capable in our hardest moments.

Rev. Rufus Smith concludes our sermon series with "Our Advocate." Rector Sherry Crompton says, “Jesus' ascension (leaving the earth) was not saying “goodbye” but “HELLO” in a different form; the Advocate does not take our place but hugs us during our trials and triumphs.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith teaches about "The Mediator." He poses the question, "How do you pray when you don't know what to say?" The answer is, you don't! Trust the Holy Spirit to pray for you.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris teaches on “The Holy Spirit” as a “Comforter and Encourager.” He emphasizes that we serve a God who multitasks well and while he will be our Encourager when we need an extra push, the Holy Spirit also Comforts us when we are going through struggles.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Senior Pastor Rufus Smith teaches us that, if you are not as agreeable to be taught by the Holy Spirit as you are by human teachers, you are missing a substantial dose of peace, power and purpose.

Rev. Chad Johnson teaches on “The Active Hand of God.” The Holy Spirit is an active hand in our lives, and even broken crayons still write when they're in the right hands.Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis:Website • HopeChurchMemphis.comInstagram • @Hope4MemphisTikTok • @Hope4MemphisFacebook • @Hope4MemphisPrayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/PrayerGiving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith teaches on “God's Gift of Invisible Power.” The Holy Spirit is God the Father's GIFT of invisible “Power” who gives us the ability and stamina to get human and spiritual things done on earth. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris starts our new sermon series, “The Holy Spirit: More Than A Conscience.” In the sermon “Helper,” Dr. Eli teaches us that in God's eternal plan and in His infinite wisdom, God knew that after Jesus returned to The Father's right hand, He would need to care for His children in a divine and supernatural way. He knew that he would send the Holy Spirit to be a Helper. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith reminds us that giving to the Lord's work in 2025, meagerly or generously, proves our gratitude and proves we trust He will supply all needs, not just financial ones.

Rev. Rufus Smith teaches us “Four Ways and Four Results of Investing in the Lord's Work.” He reminds us that giving to the Lord's work in 2025, meagerly or generously, proves our gratitude and proves we trust He will supply all needs, not just financial ones. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Pastor Rufus challenges us with the question, “What prevents us from listening to the God-man with the same attentiveness as the weatherman?” Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Pastor Rufus helps us examine "How Did Jesus View Current News Events In His Day?" He challenges us to think differently about current events and natural disasters; instead of asking “Why me,” reflect on “Why not me” and “What must I do now?" Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Hannah Attaway explains the endings of the Christmas story going into the new year. She reminds us that because Christ entered our broken world in fragility, we can respond in faith honestly, knowing Jesus' arrival is good news for bad days. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Christmas with Hope's sermon: Merry and Bright delivered by Hope's Preaching and Teaching team (Rev. Rufus Smith, Dr. Eli Morris, Rev. Chad Johnson, Rev. Hannah Attaway, and Rev. Vincent Joplin) When life is hard to understand, like Mary & Joseph, learn to trust God's hand. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris continues our Advent series with his sermon "HOPE". He reminds us to keep our eternal hope in something greater, truer, and stronger than us, and that the world found the best place to put its hope when the the love of God came to us in the form of a baby boy as the "grandest expression of hope the world has ever known."

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our new Advent series in his sermon "JOY!" He reminds us that joy is a feeling of cheerfulness in my soul, created by God's Spirit and knowing that His word will win in this life or the afterlife. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our new Advent series by discussing Peace in his sermon "Pearls From the Prince of Peace." He teaches that "worldly" peace is based on pleasant circumstances; "heavenly" peace is based on my faith in Jesus Christ, His love, and almighty power. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Pastor Vincent Joplin reminds us what it means to have “Real Love, Real Jesus.” He emphasizes the importance of loving those hurting and remembering to be prepared for criticism for the real love we demonstrate as our real Jesus showed us. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris helps us understand what it means to have a diverse community in changing times. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith Continues our new sermon series, "Mix tape: A Series of Sermons", with "Training Godly Children in a Less Godly Culture" He reminds us that parents are the best teachers to their children, and if they provide ongoing godly grit, then God will provide the ongoing grace to help them overcome their parenting mistakes.

Rev. Vincent Joplins continues the Stirring sermon series "Thank God." The Stirring meets at 5:30 pm on Sundays. — Stay connected with The Stirring at Hope Church in Memphis, TN: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @TheStirringAtHope TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @TheStirringAtHope Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our new sermon series, "Mix Tape: A Series of Sermons," with "Five Levels of Spiritual Service: Which Level Are You?" He reminds us that serving the Lord's church is a high biblical expectation. He also asks if we are each currently serving and if is it in our most gifted area? Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Hannah Attaway teaches us “The Story of Being Found (A Theater Kid's MixTape).” She reminds us to recognize that we were once lost and the beauty of being found. She reemphasizes what it means to have Biblical value and that we enter another level of belonging with the body of Christ. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris teaches us what “Loving Mercy” means this weekend as part of the “Mix Tape: A Series of Sermons.” He teaches us that the best way to honestly know and love mercy is to show it to other people. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our sermon series "Mix Tape: A Series of Sermons" with "Since God Controls, Why Does the World Seem Out of Control?" He teaches us that since God the Father governs political movements, like Daniel, Jesus Followers need not panic or become frantic. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Chad Johnson asks us the nostalgic question, “Won't You Be My Neighbor?” He encourages us to examine who we consider our neighbors and how we treat them, offering a deeper look at what it means to be a “good neighbor.” Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues our new sermon series "Mix Tape: A Series of Sermons" with "Fasting–An Untapped Spiritual Power." He reminds us that fasting is a catalyst to prayer like salt speeds the boiling of water; it can add a spark to the dying flames of our spiritual lives. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris reminds us that life is full of change but we can remember that even in change that affects the trajectory of our life, we trust in God with the change. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith pauses to discuss "Dying Grace." He taught us that God is perfect; therefore, His timing is perfect — even when it concerns death. Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

This week Senior Pastor Rev. Rufus Smith charges us to act as spiritual doctors rather than judges. Loving those that others may consider traitors or outsiders, as Jesus did for Matthew and continues to do for us. 

Rev. Rufus Smith continues the new sermon series, "Friends in Low Places: Encounters with Jesus." He teaches us that like many people today, Nathaniel was spiritually lethargic, inactive, bored, and waiting for a spiritual spark. — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Hannah Attaway continues the new sermon series, "Friends in Low Places: Encounters with Jesus." She reminds us that God may be calling someone who may be viewed as an outcast to preach the Gospel. — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith continues the new sermon series, "Friends in Low Places: Encounters with Jesus." He reminds us that, like Nicodemus, many people are in a physically and materially high place but also in a spiritually low place. — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Dr. Eli Morris continues our new sermon series, "Friends in Low Places". He reminds us that God wants to change the world, and God wants to use everyday people like us do it! — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith kicks off a new sermon series, "Friends in Low Places." He asks if the Lord ever met you in a low place? When was the last time you met someone else in their low place?  — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Chad Johnson teaches us about "The Good Teacher and the Student." He helped us understand that many of us are able to be teachers in faith. The world is ready for us to step up so we can all become better students of the Good Teacher in Christ. — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Vincent Joplin, Assistant Pastor & Spiritual Formation, takes another look at Memphis. The Stirring at Hope Church meets on Sundays at 5:30 pm. — Stay connected with The Stirring at Hope Church in Memphis, TN: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @TheStirringAtHope TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @TheStirringAtHope Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give

Rev. Rufus Smith speaks on what it means to have “Hope for Memphis." He asks us what more we can do to make Memphis a happier, healthier, and godlier city? Pastor Rufus introduced us to Amity Schyler (Chief Innovation Officer of Economic & Workforce Development), Jimmie Lackie (CEO of River Street Management), Delvin Lane (Executive Director of 901 Block Squad Memphis), Mary Jo Wharton and Jim Nasso (Hope Church Connecting Staff), and Ephie Johnson (President/CEO, Neighborhood Christian Centers Inc.) who guided us through prayers for our city. — Stay connected with Hope Church Memphis: Website • HopeChurchMemphis.com Instagram • @Hope4Memphis TikTok • @Hope4Memphis Facebook • @Hope4Memphis Prayer • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Prayer Giving • HopeChurchMemphis.com/Give