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Hope Lutheran is a church in the Houston Heights area. Our members and families come together to build a community to worship and serve alongside our neighbors. Each week we will share our Sunday sermon and other devotionals. Learn more at: hopeintheheig

Hope Lutheran Church


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    The Gospel is Worth Suffering For

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 21:12


    Paul wrote these words to Timothy as he was imprisoned and awaiting execution. What is his last message to Timothy? It's a message of encouragement and hope. It's a message we all need as well. Paul tells Timothy that the gospel is worth suffering for.

    Hope in Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 21:19


    When suffering comes into your life, where do you turn? Suffering has a way of stripping things away from you and leaving only what matters. In this reading from Romans 5, Paul shows us where we can turn to find hope in suffering. He shows us three things suffering can't take away, and three things suffering produces in us.

    Peace is Jesus' Parting Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 23:17


    This week we finished our Because He Lives series by looking at Jesus' promise to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples in John 14. In this text, we hear Jesus promise us peace through the Holy Spirit.

    Faithful. True. Triumphant.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 19:52


    In this Ascension sermon based on Revelation 19, we see what we've seen throughout the book of Revelation. There is a lot of complexity and vivid imagery, yet underneath it all there's a very simple, straightforward message: Jesus wins. And today, we see that again. In this vision, John shows us that we have a Savior who is Faithful, True, and Triumphant.

    Find Shelter in God's Presence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 25:10


    As we continue our series looking at highlights of the book of Revelation, we come to John's vision in Revelation 7:9-17, where John tells us what to expect from our lives here on earth, and what to expect when we get to heaven. But in both the present and the future, he tells us to find shelter in God's presence.

    Jesus is Worth It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 21:07


    Is it worth it? It's a question we ask ourselves every day. We may not even realize it, but we ask ourselves that question about following Jesus too. Is it worth it? That's what this vision from Revelation 5 can help us answer. The answer, very clearly, is yes. Jesus is worth it.

    Burn in our Hearts, Lord!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 20:48


    This week we had a guest preacher, Seminary student Ethan Carter. Ethan shared a message with us from Luke 24:13-35, where Jesus appears to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. As we study this story, we pray, "Burn in our Hearts, Lord!"

    Easter Happened

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 21:28


    Happy Easter! Jesus lives! In our Easter sermon, we looked at Luke's account of the resurrection, where we learned something incredibly simple, and yet at the same time completely life-changing: Easter happened.

    He Saved Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 18:43


    Why doesn't Jesus come down from the cross? It's what everyone wants to know. They mock him. They ridicule him. They say that if he would just come down, they'd believe in him. But Jesus doesn't. Why? Because he didn't come to save himself. He came to save others.

    Praise Jesus in the Tension

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 19:39


    How are we supposed to feel on Palm Sunday? Are we supposed to rejoice and shout our praises to Jesus like the crowd did that first Palm Sunday? Or should we continue the solemn, reflective mood of Lent as we wait for Good Friday? There's all kinds of tension on Palm Sunday. So what do we do with that tension? Jesus tells us. Praise him in it.

    It's Safe to Come Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 22:54


    This week we had Pastor Lucas Bitter from Intown Lutheran Church in Atlanta with us. He shared a message based on the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15. He reminded us that for us as believers, it's always safe to return to God in repentance. When we do, we know we'll be welcomed home with open arms by our Heavenly Father.

    God's Patience Overcomes Our Hostility

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 21:31


    Some stories are worth telling over and over again. Apparently, this is one of those stories. It's one of only two parables Jesus tells that gets repeated three times in three different Gospels. So what is it about this story that's so important? There are two valuable lessons here: one about the stubborn wickedness of the human heart, and one about the unexplainable grace of our God.

    Trust God's Faithfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 24:49


    Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. That seems to be the go-to reason to study history. But is that the only reason Paul shows us these examples from Israel's history? While he is warning us to avoid the sins of the Israelites, Paul is also encouraging us to Trust God's Faithfulness.

    Stand Firm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 25:20


    How do we stand firm as Christians despite the changes all around us? How do we find the strength to keep going even when things get hard? That's what Paul writes to the Philippians about in our text for today. He encourages them to stand firm by following an unpopular example and by focusing on an unseen citizenship.

    The Battle is the Lord's

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 23:12


    It's a familiar story: the underdog, David, shows incredible courage and slays the seemingly unconquerable giant. But what application should we draw from this story for our own lives? Do we simply take David as our example? Or is there something else this story is meant to teach us? That's what we learn in this week's sermon from 1 Samuel 17.

    Reflected Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 20:40


    On this Transfiguration Sunday, we looked at a lesson from Exodus 34, where we see God's glory reflected in the face of Moses.

    Delight in Weakness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 23:30


    Weakness isn't often something we appreciate. We want to appear strong and self-sufficient. But in 2 Corinthians 12, Paul tells us that he delights in weakness, and we can too because God's grace is sufficient for us, and his power is made perfect in weakness.

    When Jesus Speaks, We Listen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 21:54


    Why would three fishermen walk off the job immediately after the greatest catch of their lives? It seems like something that would never happen, and yet it's exactly what happens in Luke 5, when Jesus calls Peter, James, and John as his disciples. What we learn from this story is that, even when it goes against everything we think we know, when Jesus speaks, we listen.

    The Word Does Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 23:46


    There aren't many people who would want the call that Jeremiah had. He was called to go preach to a stubborn nation and call them out for their sin, warning them that judgment was coming. He was going to be rejected by everyone around him. He was going to feel utterly alone. And yet he faithfully served as a prophet for 40 years after this call. So why and how did he do it? He did it because he had God's Word to speak. And the Word does everything.

    The Offense of Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 21:19


    The story changes so quickly. One minute the people of Nazareth are marveling at the gracious words spoken by Jesus, the hometown kid. The next minute they're trying to throw him off a cliff. How did things change so quickly? And is it possible we could end up having the same reaction to Jesus as they did? Those are the questions we address as we look at Luke 4:16-30.

    Know the Unknowable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 17:44


    There is so much we don't know. It's true of our world, it's true of our universe, and it's true of our God. Yet so often we think we have it all figured out. We think we have the love and the power of God mastered. We think we know it all. Paul is going to rid us of any such illusions in this lesson from Ephesians 3:14-21. First he's going to show us how little we know, and then he's going to pray that God would give us power to know the unknowable love of God.

    God Sees What You Don't

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 22:59


    We live in a wolrd that is obsessed with appearance. It's not hard to see examples of it. We know that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and yet we still judge ourselves and others by outward appearance. Thankfully, God isn't like us. What we learn from the story of Samuel anointing David is that God sees what we don't.

    Born as Savior of All Nations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 20:34


    What can we learn about Jesus from the story of the wise men's visit? At first it seems like we don't get many details. But this story foreshadows everything we need to know about our Savior. It shows the opposition he'll face, the people he'll save, and the worship he deserves.

    The True Meaning of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 20:12


    What is the true meaning of Christmas? It's something just about everyone has an opinion on. Is Christmas about spending time with family, about giving gifts, about the awe and wonder of supernatural things? The writer to the Hebrews answers that question in Hebrews 2:10-18.

    Isn't it Obvious?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 15:32


    Merry Christmas! In our Christmas Eve message, we looked at Romans 8:31-32, where we see the meaning behind the events of Christmas. By coming into this world, God proved that he's on our side. And if God is on our side, then we can be confident and full of hope, no matter what's going on in our lives.

    Believe the Lord's Promises

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 19:38


    What do you do when your life gets flipped upside down? For most of us, we get upset and confused. But Mary, not long after having her life flipped upside down, was able to sing this magnificent song of praise. How? Because she believed the Lord's promises to her.

    Rejoice in the God who Rejoices over You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 19:44


    How do you think God feels about you? It's easy to get the idea that God is a disappointed father who begrudgingly still loves you just because he has to. Or maybe you see him as an angry God who has unrealistic expectations for you that you can't live up to. In our lesson from Zephaniah we learn how God really feels about his children. God loves you so much that he rejoices over you with singing!

    Repentance Makes You Ready

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 21:24


    Are you ready for Christmas? You probably have a lot of preparations that still need to be made before Christmas comes. But in this lesson from Luke 3, we see that the most important preparation for Jesus' coming is repentance. John came to show us that Repentance Makes You Ready.

    Salvation is On the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 21:09


    Nothing lasts in this world. Things wear out and break down, people fail us, and we fail ourselves. When that happens, it's easy to get discouraged and lose hope. But God gives us these words in Isaiah 51 for just those moments. He lifts our eyes off the circumstances of our lives and shows us that Salvation is On the Way.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 20:21


    Do you ever doubt whether God could really forgive you? Or forgive that one sin that you still feel ashamed of? In Hebrews 9, God shows us that he dealt with every one of your sins at the cross of Jesus, once and for all.

    Jesus Sees How You Give

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 19:51


    At first glance, this woman's offering doesn't look like much. But appearances can be deceiving. That's what we learn in this lesson from Mark 12. That the people who treat Christianity like a performance intended to impress others have it all wrong. This woman, who simply trusted God with her whole life, had it right. That's why, empowered by Jesus, who gave it all for us, we give our whole lives in service to him.

    Our Victory is Secure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 22:35


    This week we continued our Live Like You'll Live Forever series by looking at Revelation 20:4-6, where John encourages us that the best is yet to come for us as Christians. Even when things aren't going well in the world, we don't have to be afraid, because in Christ, our victory is secure.

    Proclaim the Eternal Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 22:46


    This week we kicked off a new series called Live Like You'll Live Forever. In this series, we'll be answering the question of how we live knowing that we have eternity ahead of us. Today we specifically focused on how the eternal gospel we have to proclaim makes us live lives of courageous witness.

    "I'm Invisible"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 20:48


    This week we wrapped up our Self Talk series with a look at Acts 3:1-10, where we see that Jesus sees and cares about even people who might feel invisible.

    Overcome Evil with Good ("I Hate")

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 23:25


    This week we continued our Self Talk sermon series by looking at Romans 12:14-21, where Paul tells us how we should treat our enemies. He tells us that as Christians, who have been loved by a gracious God, we shouldn't hate our enemies, but instead overcome evil with good.

    "I Need"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 22:27


    This week we continued our Self Talk series by examining the phrase "I Need" based on Philippians 4:10-20. In this sermon we learn what Paul calls the secret of being content in every circumstance.

    "I Control"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 21:58


    This week we continued our Self Talk series with a look at James 4:13-17, where we see that we are not in control. God is. But how do we respond to the fact that we're not in control? We can fight against it, we can worry about it, or we can accept it and embrace it.

    "I Deserve"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 24:03


    This week we continued our Self Talk series by examining the phrase "I Deserve" in light of James 3:13-18. In this reading, James shows us two different kinds of wisdom that tell us two different things about what we deserve, and as a result lead to two very different attitudes and ways of life.

    "I Can't"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 24:58


    This week we continued our Self Talk series by looking at Mark 9:14-29, where we see all kinds of people who can't do the things they want to do. The disciples can't do anything to drive out the demon. The father can't do anything to help his son. He can't even bring himself to believe that Jesus will help. But what we learn in this lesson is that it's not our strength, or even the strength of our faith that matters. What matters is the strength of the one our faith is in.

    "I'm unworthy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 20:17


    This week we kicked off a new series called "Self Talk." In this series we talk about the things we tell ourselves about reality, about ourselves, and about God. The problem is that often the things we believe aren't true. So in this series, our goal is to identify those lies and replace them with the truth of Scripture. This week we look at the statement "I'm unworthy" by studying the story of Jesus calling Levi in Mark 2:13-17.

    You Have the Words of Eternal Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 22:22


    People are walking away from Jesus and the church at a staggering rate over the last 25 years. So why shouldn't you? That's the question we seek to answer this week as we look at the last part of Jesus' Bread of Life sermon from John 6.

    Come to Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 21:09


    This week we continued our Bread of Life series looking at John 6. Today's sermon focused on how we come to Jesus and the results of coming to Jesus. Spoiler alert: the results are good. Really good.

    Jesus is the Bread of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 22:36


    This week we started a new series looking at Jesus' Bread of Life sermon from John 6. This week we dig into the title Jesus gives himself. What does it mean that he is the bread of life? We learn that Jesus is bread that never spoils, and bread that always satisfies.

    Open Your Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 18:42


    This week we wrapped up our Man of God sermon series with a look at 2 Kings 6:8-23, where God opens the eyes of Elisha's servant to see God's unseen protection. This story helps us deal with the times in life where we feel surrounded and overwhelmed by our fears.

    God Provides

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 19:15


    This week we looked at 2 Kings 4:38-44 where we see two stories that show us how God provides for his people. We see him provide three things in these stories: the cure for death, everything we need for life, and the freedom to serve without fear.

    Grace Reverses the Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 19:24


    This week we continued our Man of God series by looking at the story of Elisha healing the water at Jericho. In this story we see how God's grace overcomes all opposition, and how it reverses the curse of sin.

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