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The Hope Commons Church (formerly East Ave Church) in Chico, CA, works though books of the Bible one story at at time. Each weekend the valiant teaching staff takes on the next story, considering the historical and cultural context and applying it to our

Ron Zimmer


    • Apr 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Well, That's an Unusual Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 32:41


    Luke 7 | As Luke is an outsider to the Jesus story writing to outsiders, he always finds the outsiders in Jesus' story. Today we find a Roman Army Centurion who seeks out Jesus for a favor. Pretty cool story of what the Kingdom of God looks like.

    Logs In Our Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 33:03


    Luke 6 | Turns out Jesus is quite funny as he is hurting our feelings! We are wrapping up the Sermon on the Plain where Jesus tells us how to have good judgement as we learn not to judge. And, Jesus uses a barrage of illustrations to make His point land hard.

    Weird Reason to be Poor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 64:13


    Today, Jesus has some strange picks for student leaders, and hurts everyone's feelings. Somehow, Jesus is again doubling down on what brings value to our world.

    Jesus Takes on the Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 38:09


    Luke 6 | Jesus and His disciples are walking on the sabbath and get caught breaking a regulation, then Jesus is teaching in the synagogue on the sabbath and is challenged by attorneys and Pharisees. Jesus challenges them right back and puts people at the center of His ministry once again.

    Calling the Worst of the Worst

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 39:30


    Jesus finds Levi on the road. Levi is sitting in a tax collectors booth. Not surprising, because Levi is a tax collector! And, they are just the worst. And Jesus gives him the invite to come follow.

    Jesus Happens

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 39:03


    Jesus is out somewhere in Galilee healing crowds of folks in a local house. A paralyzed man's friends deliver him to Jesus through the roof of the house! The man is healed physically and spiritually by Jesus in the presence of a crowd and the Pharisees.

    Gospel of Luke | Prepare the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 41:26


    Luke 4 | Jesus goes back to his home synagogue where He is honored as a hometown hero, until the home crowd wants to murder him.

    Gospel of Luke | The Temptations of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 44:06


    Luke shares Jesus' experience with temptation by the Devil, and how Jesus used scripture to reject the Devil's attempt to gain Jesus allegiance.

    Gospel of Luke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 38:34


    Jesus' priority was His Father's work, reminding us to prioritize spiritual growth and focus on God's missionSupporting Scriptures: Proverbs 22:6 (training children), Matthew 6:33 (seek first the kingdom).Application Challenge: Identify one area of your life where God's mission can take priority, and take action this week.

    Jesus in His Father's House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 47:24


    Jesus' priority was His Father's work, reminding us to prioritize spiritual growth and focus on God's missionSupporting Scriptures: Proverbs 22:6 (training children), Matthew 6:33 (seek first the kingdom).Application Challenge: Identify one area of your life where God's mission can take priority, and take action this week.

    Faithful Witnesses: Simeon and Anna

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 38:33


    Simeon and Anna exemplify patient faith and remind us to stay alert to God's work in our lives.Supporting Scriptures: Isaiah 40:31 (waiting on the Lord), Hebrews 11:1 (faith as assurance).Application Challenge: Spend time praying for patience and looking for signs of God's presence in your waiting.

    The Shepherds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 32:01


    Luke's Gospel was written to provide certainty about Jesus' life, mission, and teachings.

    The Birth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 42:25


    Luke's Gospel was written to provide certainty about Jesus' life, mission, and teachings.

    The Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 28:59


    Luke's Gospel was written to provide certainty about Jesus' life, mission, and teachings.

    Culture, Doubt and Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 40:18


    Luke's Gospel was written to provide certainty about Jesus' life, mission, and teachings.

    Certainty in Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 50:06


    Luke's Gospel was written to provide certainty about Jesus' life, mission, and teachings.

    The Secret of Contentment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 45:57


    Paul concludes his letter by sharing the secret to true contentment—learning to rely on Jesus in every situation. This is the culmination of a life lived in communion with God, marked by peace, joy, and generosity. Paul's emphasis on practical holy living is seen in the encouragement to rejoice always and to live generously.

    Pressing On Toward the Goal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 40:35


    Paul warns against putting confidence in the flesh—our achievements, status, or religious performance. Instead, he encourages the Philippians to press on toward the goal of knowing Christ fully. This aligns with the idea of Christian perfection—striving toward holiness in love and intimacy with Christ.

    Healing and the Missing It's-It's

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 79:30


    Despite his imprisonment, Paul's focus remains on the advancement of the gospel. He challenges the Philippians To have the same mind.

    Living Worthy of the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 31:36


    Despite his imprisonment, Paul's focus remains on the advancement of the gospel. He challenges the Philippians to live worthy of the gospel in the face of opposition, demonstrating that suffering can be a witness to Christ when met with joy and faith. This echoes the ideals of perseverance in trials and living a life of holiness.

    Philippians

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 38:33


    End of the Letter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 39:06


    And other Things Etc

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 34:15


    Sin and Fruit

    Freud, Launch Angle and Yeast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 39:37


    Paul points out to his audience the trajectory they are on.

    Trust in Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 37:34


    Paul invites his audience to be free. Why do we choose slavery?

    Put in Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 34:41


    What is faith? Today we dive in and find out what makes people act in faith.

    What is Faith?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 34:12


    What is faith? Today we dive in and find out what makes people act in faith.

    What's the Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 32:11


    This week we launch our new series from the book of Galatians. This week we discover how to follow Jesus in what feels like a binary world of ugly politics.

    The Same Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 31:07


    This week we launch our new series from the book of Galatians. This week we discover how to follow Jesus in what feels like a binary world of ugly politics.

    Stanley Cups, Chaos and Costco

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 41:53


    This week we see how the whole book of Genesis is inviting us to see how God is moving us from Chaos to order.

    Repentance Starts With This

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 42:07


    Enter Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 41:45


    Coitus Interruptus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 30:48


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    This Story is in the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 32:48


    Moving On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 27:14


    Jacob and the WWE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 33:50


    God's Trashy First Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 41:15


    Genesis 28 - 30

    Instagram, A Heist and Nowhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 33:23


    A blessing is stolen, Jacob is on the run but that is the very place where God wants him to be.

    A Promise & Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 45:33


    We continue our series in Genesis where a new generation comes about.

    Birth Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 31:49


    We continue our series in Genesis where a new generation comes about.

    Run For Hospitality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 40:37


    Pentecost

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 36:55


    Guest speaker Steve Scott shares about Pentecost and the power of of the Holy Spirit

    Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 47:32


    Generosity with a plan.

    Presence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 34:24


    Abraham experiences the unexpected!

    Sister or Wife?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 27:40


    Abraham is learning not to lie

    The Lie of Lack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 38:33


    What happens when we live with the belief of Lack.

    Easter 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 38:41


    HE IS RISEN!

    The King Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 37:52


    Palm Sunday, Jesus enters into Jerusalem with purpose!

    Location, Location, Location

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 37:47


    God shows us but not everyone is where they are supposed to be!

    Genesis 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 38:46


    Genesis calls Abraham and all his people to a higher calling. This week we are challenged to look critically at what has been forming and shaping us.

    The Problem with Shame

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 57:34


    Today we dive into the the consequences of shame and the freedom we are invited into through Christ

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