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Hope Worth Having is a podcast with Pastor Mike Sanders. Hope Worth Having is a television, radio, and internet ministry.

The Open Door Church

Chambersburg, PA


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 271 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Hope Worth Having

    Encouragement in Dark Times Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Encouragement in Dark Times Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 23:1-11. Even though we don't get the response we want, we need to be encouraged, and we need to know that in heaven, God is standing up from his throne, and he is cheering us on […] The post Encouragement in Dark Times Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Encouragement in Dark Times Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Encouragement in Dark Times Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 23:1-11. There are times in our life that the weight of the trial is so heavy, we don't often sense the presence of God. But I want to remind you that God is always with us. […] The post Encouragement in Dark Times Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 17:26-28. But what we are saying, that the church has every right and has a responsibility and a mandate from God, that we would influence this nation to seek God, to love God, and […] The post A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 17:26-28. I believe that Christians should be loyal to their country, that patriotism should be the default for those who follow Jesus. Every Christian, no matter what form of government, is responsible and accountable […] The post A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Defending the Gospel Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Defending the Gospel Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 22 to 26. Friends, the only way to heaven is for you to acknowledge that you're a sinner, and to believe in your heart that Christ died for your sins, and to call upon the name of […] The post Defending the Gospel Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Defending the Gospel Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Defending the Gospel Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 22 to 26. How did I realize I needed Christ? For some of you, it could have been a tragedy in your life that God used to awaken your heart. For some people, we are so hard […] The post Defending the Gospel Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Easter Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Easter Sunday). He will be reading out of Job 19: 25-26. And Job just says, okay. Maybe God is gonna slay me. Maybe God is punishing me. I don't know. But no matter what God allows in my life or what God causes […] The post I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Easter Sunday) first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    What to do When Things go Wrong Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on What to do When Things go Wrong Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 21:17-40. Everybody is our mission field. We're to reach him for Christ, but trust God that he has a purpose. He has a plan. I'm sure as the apostle is going through the […] The post What to do When Things go Wrong Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    What to do When Things go Wrong Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on What to do When Things go Wrong Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 21:17-40 Don't draw the line where the bible doesn't draw the line. You may disagree with it. It may not be your preference, but that's okay because there is diversity in the family […] The post What to do When Things go Wrong Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Priorities of Church Leaders Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Priorities of Church Leaders Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 20:25-30. You may not be wealthy, but you can give your skills, your abilities, your talents. And if you are blessed, you can bring a meal to those that are struggling in life. You can […] The post The Priorities of Church Leaders Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Priorities of Church Leaders Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Priorities of Church Leaders Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 20:25-30. That's the way the devil works. He begins to work pride into our hearts. We think we're better. We think we're above. We think there's something special about us. Anything good and effective and […] The post The Priorities of Church Leaders Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Carrying on the Work of the Gospel Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Carrying on the Work of the Gospel Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 20:17-24 Do you serve God as long as he'll answer your prayers the way you want them? Do you serve God as long as he makes your life comfortable and convenient? But what […] The post Carrying on the Work of the Gospel Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Carrying on the Work of the Gospel Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Carrying on the Work of the Gospel Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 20:17-24 We need humility because in a world that is so filled with pride, in a world where people are boasting so much about their accomplishments, How much more do the people of […] The post Carrying on the Work of the Gospel Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Love Your Church Family Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Love Your Church Family Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 20:1-16 Some of you got out of the habit of gathering with God's people. I wanna challenge you to to reengage so that you might celebrate what God has done in your heart and […] The post How to Love Your Church Family Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Love Your Church Family Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Love Your Church Family Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 20:1-16 If you want to love your church, don't be the one man show, don't be the lone ranger, don't be the person who's gonna do it all by themselves, but rather be the […] The post How to Love Your Church Family Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Effects of the Gospel Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Effects of the Gospel Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 19:21-41 The post The Effects of the Gospel Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Effects of the Gospel Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Effects of the Gospel Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 19:21-41 The post The Effects of the Gospel Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Power of God’s Word Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Power of God's Word Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 19:8-20 I want you to be careful, Church, that you just don't jump in emotionally and find yourself led astray, fully humiliated, all the way exposed as a part of a ministry that is not […] The post The Power of God's Word Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Power of God’s Word Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Power of God's Word Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 19:8-20 Too many times as believers we think that somehow we have failed based upon the response of others towards our witnessing. But you have not failed at any moment that you are obedient to […] The post The Power of God's Word Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    What Does it Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on What Does it Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 19:1-7 You should not pursue those signed gifts. They have been completed because that which is perfect has come, Church. You have everything that God wants you to know relating to […] The post What Does it Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    What Does it Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on What Does it Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 19:1-7 That's the danger you have to watch for your children and your grandchildren is that they don't just intellectually acknowledge, but that they truly believe in Christ. And upon that […] The post What Does it Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 3. He will be reading out of Acts 18:1-11. What I want you to see here that in these verses, in verses 12 through 17, we were witnessing the faithfulness of God in the apostle Paul. You say what do you mean? […] The post How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 3 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 18:1-11. The post How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Who Is He in Yonder Stall? (Christmas Service)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Who Is He in Yonder Stall?. He will be reading out of Matthew 1:18-25. The post Who Is He in Yonder Stall? (Christmas Service) first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 18:1-5. The post How to Serve Effectively for Christ Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Introducing the Unknown God Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Introducing the Unknown God Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 17:15-34. The post Introducing the Unknown God Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Introducing the Unknown God Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Introducing the Unknown God Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 17:15-34. The post Introducing the Unknown God Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Listen to Preaching Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Listen to Preaching Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 17:11-15. Many have set out to try to discredit the Bible only to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. The evidence is overwhelming that God is true and that He […] The post How to Listen to Preaching Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Listen to Preaching Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 30:03


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Listen to Preaching Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 17:11-15. When you're searching to see if those things are so that you distinguish what is a preference and what is a principle, what is in the Bible, you are measured not by the preferences […] The post How to Listen to Preaching Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Changing the World for the Gospel Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Changing the World for the Gospel Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 17:1-10. The post Changing the World for the Gospel Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Changing the World for the Gospel Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Changing the World for the Gospel Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 17:1-10. The post Changing the World for the Gospel Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 3. He will be reading out of Acts 16:11-40. The post How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 3 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 16:11-40. The post How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 16:11-40. The post How to Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Strategy for Successful Service Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Strategy for Successful Service Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 16:1-9. The post God's Strategy for Successful Service Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Strategy for Successful Service Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Strategy for Successful Service Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 16:1-9. And when you tell the young people they're the church of tomorrow, they'll sit back on the sidelines and they'll wait for tomorrow, but the devil will get them before tomorrow ever comes. The … God's Strategy for Successful Service Part 1 Read More » The post God's Strategy for Successful Service Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Agree to Disagree Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Agree to Disagree Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 15:36-41. When there are conflicts in your marriage, and conflicts in your job, and conflicts in the church, don't run, but grow. Get better. Get stronger. Yes, there'll be scars, but know that God is … How to Agree to Disagree Part 2 Read More » The post How to Agree to Disagree Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Agree to Disagree Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Agree to Disagree Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 15:36-41. God is not always going to say, you do this. This is how God works, my friends. He blesses you with principles in the Bible. He blesses you with the leadership of the Spirit, … How to Agree to Disagree Part 1 Read More » The post How to Agree to Disagree Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Plan for Missions 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Plan for Missions 3. He will be reading out of Acts 13-15. The post God's Plan for Missions 3 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Plan for Missions 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Plan for Missions 2. He will be reading out of Acts 13-15. The post God's Plan for Missions 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Plan for Missions 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Plan for Missions 1. He will be reading out of Acts 13-15. The post God's Plan for Missions 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Dealing With Pride 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Dealing With Pride 2. He will be reading out of Acts 12:20-25. Why should I go to work and give my best every day that it may bring glory to God that people might see my good works and that they would give glory to my God? Hear me … Dealing With Pride 2 Read More » The post Dealing With Pride 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Dealing With Pride 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Dealing With Pride 1. He will be reading out of Acts 12:20-25. These parents that are always bailing out their children are only deepening the pride that's in their heart. There is appeasement that is constantly going on because we want to keep them happy. God is more interested … Dealing With Pride 1 Read More » The post Dealing With Pride 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Power of a Prayer Meeting 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Power of a Prayer Meeting 2. He will be reading out of Acts 12:1-9. And even if you have a hard time articulating what you want to say to God, the Bible says even the groanings of our heart through the Spirit of God are launched into heaven … The Power of a Prayer Meeting 2 Read More » The post The Power of a Prayer Meeting 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    The Power of a Prayer Meeting 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on The Power of a Prayer Meeting 1. He will be reading out of Acts 12:1-9. The church was called to gather and to come to God almighty because with cometh my help does it come from the political figures does it come from the religious leaders does it come … The Power of a Prayer Meeting 1 Read More » The post The Power of a Prayer Meeting 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Pattern for the Church 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Pattern for the Church 2. He will be reading out of Acts 11:19-30. The post God's Pattern for the Church 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    God’s Pattern for the Church 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on God's Pattern for the Church 1. He will be reading out of Acts 11:19-30. The post God's Pattern for the Church 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Seek God’s Guidance Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Seek God's Guidance Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 11:1-7. The post How to Seek God's Guidance Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to Seek God’s Guidance Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to Seek God's Guidance Part 1. He will be reading out of Acts 11:1-7. The post How to Seek God's Guidance Part 1 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    How to be Free From Prejudice Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on How to be Free From Prejudice Part 2. He will be reading out of Acts 10:1-48. The post How to be Free From Prejudice Part 2 first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

    Principles for Powerful Living (Father’s Day)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024


    Pastor Mike will be speaking on Principles for Powerful Living (Father's Day). He will be reading out of 1st Corinthians 16:13-14. The post Principles for Powerful Living (Father's Day) first appeared on Hope Worth Having.

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