Hope Alliance Nazareth
290 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA sermon podcast of Hope Alliance Church
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Jesus and Thomas
April 14, 2024 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBPastor Jim explores the theme of doubt and belief through the lens of Thomas in John 20, acknowledging doubt as a common experience among disciples and people of faith. By examining Thomas's encounter with Jesus, Jim underscores the significance of transitioning from doubt to belief. He emphasizes the role of doubt and community in the faith journey, highlighting how Jesus met Thomas in his doubt and the importance of supportive communities in strengthening belief. Jim encourages engaging in...
Jesus and Mary Magdalene
April 07, 2024 15:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this teaching, Pastor Jim looks into the interaction that the resurrected Jesus has with Mary Magdalene outside the garden tomb. Though Mary is looking for the living among the dead, and mistakes Jesus for the gardener, she is doing so out of devotion to Jesus! Jim shows that disciples are devoted to Jesus because of what he has done for them, and that they can join Jesus as the perfect rabbi and gardener as he does works of new creation.
The Resurrection is the Beginning...
March 31, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBPastor Jim reflects on the profound significance of Jesus's resurrection, showing it to be the beginning of new creation and the foundation of our faith. Through Christ's resurrection, believers are offered forgiveness and new life, establishing the cornerstone of Christian faith. The discourse delves into the transformative impact of Jesus's resurrection, underscoring its role in signifying forgiveness, new beginnings, and the dawn of eternity. Moreover, the resurrection is depicted as a fu...
Washing Feet, Cleansing Hearts
March 29, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAs Jesus welcomed the disciples to the table, he also bowed low to humbly wash their feet. But it wasn't feet he was actually offering to wash. It was hearts. Jesus has invited everyone to his table, but in order to be with him we have to be washed clean. This would ultimately happen on the cross for anyone who would confess him as Savior. Do you understand what he was done for you?
Jesus and the Triumphal Entry
March 24, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBPastor Jim examines John 12, following the resurrection of Lazarus in John 11, and focuses on the events leading to Jesus's crucifixion. The narrative explores Mary's sacrificial act of worship, Judas's greed, the fluctuating beliefs of the crowd, and Jesus's impending glory despite facing opposition. The discussion analyzes Mary's anointing of Jesus with expensive perfume, depicting it as a preparatory act for his burial, alongside Jesus's deliberate entry into Jerusalem on a donkey as the ...
Jesus Hates Death
March 17, 2024 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBPastor Jim explores the narrative of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, focusing on Jesus' hatred of death and the sin that causes it. Through weeping with Mary and raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus show that he understands our pain and is willing to directly enter into it...even if it costs him his life. Through this act, Jesus exhibits his power over death and sin, underscoring his profound love for humanity. The discussion delves into the impact of sin on humanity and Jesus' role as...
Jesus and Lazarus
March 10, 2024 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this exploration of John 11:1-27, Pastor Jim looks at the famous the narrative of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, unveiling the dual nature of Jesus as both human and divine. Motivated by love, Jesus seeks to instill belief in his disciples, Mary, Martha, and the Jewish people, using the delay in his response to allow temporary pain for ultimate glory. The overarching message centers on the transformative power of belief in and truly knowingJesus, leading to the manifestation of God'...
Jesus, the Good Shepherd
March 03, 2024 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBPastor Jim highlights how the claims Jesus makes in John 10 were messianic in nature, dating all the way back to the prophet Ezekiel. Emphasizing Jesus as the ultimate shepherd for souls, he contrasts him with bad shepherds such as corrupt priests, false messiahs, and the ultimate thief, Satan. Jesus emerges as the compassionate defender of his flock, illustrating true servant leadership by laying down his life to establish a new covenant and defeat sin. The passage underscores the importan...
The Blind Can See Jesus
February 25, 2024 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBPastor Jim looks at the story of Jesus healing the blind man in John 9, considering the profound philosophical issue of the problem of pain and the providential will of God. Jesus clarifies that the man's blindness serves to display God's works, challenging the perception that suffering is always a consequence of sin. Jim encourages forming a foundational understanding that everything comes through the hands of God. The discussion extends to the spiritual healing and transformation highligh...
Jesus, The Light of the World
February 18, 2024 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBPastor Jim explores Jesus challenging the Pharisees at the feast of tabernacles by offering living water and claiming to be the light of the world. Despite initial resistance, some individuals believe in Jesus, who emphasizes the significance of adhering to his teachings for truth and freedom. Jim delves into how Jesus, as the light, unveils the truth and leads to freedom, stressing that belief entails living out Jesus' teachings and internalizing them to shape identities. The light of Jesus...
Sent to Glorify God
February 11, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBJesus' brother encourage him to go to Jerusalem during the feast and gather a crowd and further his ministry. John tells us they say this because they don't believe in him. They want Jesus to prove himself. On the other hand, Jesus is seeking the glory of the Father, not his own. He speaks the words and follows the timing of the Father. For this reason, he is eminently trustworthy. As sent disciples, we are sent by Jesus just like he was sent by the Father. So we seek only his glory, not ou...
Jesus, the Bread of Life
February 04, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBPastor Jim looks into the stories of the feeding of the five thousand and Jesus walking on water from John 6, framed within the context of the Passover. These miracles showcase Jesus' abundant provision and divine nature, laying the foundation for his teachings on eternal bread. Jim cautions against expecting Jesus to be a political ruler or only performing miracles to satisfy us. Shifting to a pivotal passage where Jesus declares himself as the bread of life, Jim highlights the distinction ...
The Fulfillment and Sustenance of God
January 21, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this discussion of John 4, Pastor Jim explores the idea that fulfillment is found in the presence of God and sustenance is found in the purposes of God. Using the Samaritan woman at the well as an example, the passage shows Jesus breaking societal barriers and addressing universal human desires for fulfillment. Jesus offers "living water" as a profound source of contentment, countering temporary worldly satisfaction. The encounter with the Samaritan woman exemplifies how even the rejecte...
The Religious Need Saving, Too
January 14, 2024 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBPastor Jim asks why John gives us the most famous verse in the Bible in John 3:16. Contextualizing this verse within the broader narrative, Jim provides a concise recap of preceding stories in John two, including the wedding miracle at Cana and the temple cleansing. Focusing on the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus, a Pharisee and Jewish ruling council member, Jim explores themes of being born again and the Spirit's role in entering the kingdom of God. Emphasizing the need for genuine i...
God Loves the Religious
January 14, 2024 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBPastor Jim asks why John gives us the most famous verse in the Bible in John 3:16. Contextualizing this verse within the broader narrative, Jim provides a concise recap of preceding stories in John two, including the wedding miracle at Cana and the temple cleansing. Focusing on the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus, a Pharisee and Jewish ruling council member, Jim explores themes of being born again and the Spirit's role in entering the kingdom of God. Emphasizing the need for genuine i...
Come and See Jesus
December 24, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBPastor Jim challenges the congregation to contemplate the deeper meaning of Christmas and their genuine desires in life, including our individual aspirations for significance, security, and approval. He underscores Jesus's universal invitation to come and see, offering meaning and fulfillment without regard to background or beliefs. Drawing from the Book of John, Jim illustrates four individuals who choose to follow Jesus, transcending preconceptions and stereotypes. This inclusive invitatio...
John the Baptist, Jesus the Lamb
December 17, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBPastor Jim explores the account of Jesus's early ministry in the Gospel of John, emphasizing John the Baptist's role in pointing to Jesus as the true Messiah. John's call for repentance and baptism symbolizes entry into the promised land with the Messiah, contrasting his repentance-focused baptism with Jesus's transformative baptism through the Holy Spirit. Warning against misplaced reliance on external factors for salvation, John directs people to prepare their hearts for Jesus, stressing s...
Jesus, The Presence and Promise of God
December 10, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBIn this sermon, Pastor Jim highlights Jesus as the tangible presence and promise of God in our lives. Describing this as a new Exodus, Jim emphasizes the transformative journey from slavery to the sonship and daughterhood of God. Encouraging believers to center their lives around the present Jesus, he explores the revealed glory of God in Christ and the promise of adoption as children of God, fostering liberation and immersion in God's grace, love, and truth in daily life. Jim underscores th...
Jesus, The Person and Power of God
December 03, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this sermon, Pastor Jim delves into the Gospel of John, underscoring its theological depth and central themes of darkness, light, love, and life. Jim explores John's portrayal of Jesus as the incarnate Word, embodying God's self-disclosure and heralding a new creation. Emphasizing Jesus as both the person and power of God, Jim illuminates how belief in His name transforms individuals into children of God. In the Christmas season, Jim underscores Jesus as the light that dispels darkness, b...
Disciple-Makers: Multiplying the Gospel
November 26, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this sermon, Pastor Jim delves into the profound role of being disciple-makers as an integral part of the Christian identity. Emphasizing that discipleship is a continuous, 24/7 calling for every Christian, Jim stresses that it transcends specific locations or occupations. He underscores the importance of making disciples of Jesus, rather than of a church, brand, or subculture, defining discipleship as the ongoing pursuit of following and teaching others to follow Jesus, focusing on love ...
Being Witnesses Of God
November 19, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIn this sermon, Pastor Jim explores the vital role of our new identity as witness to showcase God: emphasizing the declaration of God's sovereignty and the truth of salvation through Jesus, Pastor Jim highlights Jesus as the faithful witness and stresses the need to live lives reflecting God's character. He discusses the failures of Israel in this role and urges followers of Jesus to share God's love globally, emphasizing personal transformation and testimonies. Pastor Jim encourages recogn...
Being the Royal Priesthood
November 12, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this sermon, Pastor Jim explores believers' role as a royal priesthood in Jesus. From Old Testament to New, the people of God are part of God's rescue plan. Reflecting on the Israelites as God's chosen priests, Jim emphasizes representing God to the world, bringing Him near, and embodying His character. With Jesus as the ultimate high priest, the sermon underscores the new identity and distinct living that comes with being God's children. Encouraging a deep dive into 1 Peter, Jim advocate...
Our Inheritance in Jesus
November 05, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this sermon, Pastor Jim Entwistle explores the concept of inheritance for believers in Jesus, emphasizing our status as adopted children of God and co-heirs with Christ. Jim draws from Romans 8 to illustrate the entitlement of believers to an inheritance and how it should impact their lives in the present, including navigating challenges and joys. The sermon also highlights the connection between this inheritance and promises made to Abraham and the people of Israel, fulfilled in Jesus, w...
Adopted in Christ
October 29, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBIn his loving grace and joy, God chose to redeem us, forgive us, and adopt us into his family through Christ! Our identity and purpose are no longer slaves to sin and fear but instead are alive again because of Jesus.
Identity Crisis
October 22, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBWe are all made in the image of God to live for God's glory. That's our God-given identity! But we all also have an identity crisis that causes separation between us and God. We try and find our identity in ourselves. We have a taste FOR God that becomes a desire to BE God. We need salvation! Thank God for the Gospel and the salvation it brings.
Image-Bearers and Care-Takers
October 15, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBAs people made in God's image, we are called to bear the image of God to one another and all of creation. We represent God and reflect God's character as care-takers through our creative words and work.
Created In God's Image
October 08, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBScripture tells us clearly that God created humanity with intentionality, with great value, and with a purpose.
Thrive: Friends of God
October 01, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBGenuine faith leads to obedience. And obedience leads to friendship with God...and the thriving life...the way it's supposed to be!
Thrive: Remain Planted
September 24, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBThrough the Gospel, God has "planted" us in a new kingdom, a new family, and into eternal life. We now continue on in a Gospel centered rhythm of life to remain planted and thriving!
Thrive: Speaking the Gospel to Yourself
September 17, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBPsalm 1 says that the way of blessing and thriving in God is found through delighting in and meditating on His ways and words. There is no surer way to hear God's words than in the Scriptures.
Thrive: The Way Away from Blessing
September 10, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBPsalm 1 makes it clear that we can find fullness of life through walking in God's wisdom, ways, and worship. But often we go the opposite direction away from blessing. Thank God for His covenant faithfulness to us in Jesus!
Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
September 03, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBSpirit-led self-control is really the brush with which all of the elements of the fruit of the Spirit are painted. In controlling our fleshly desires for self-indulgence by worshipping God we give freedom to the Spirit to lead us into freedom and full life.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
September 03, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBSpirit-led self-control is really the brush with which all of the elements of the fruit of the Spirit are painted. In controlling our fleshly desires for self-indulgence by worshipping God we give freedom to the Spirit to lead us into freedom and full life.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
August 27, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBGentleness is a humble, confidently content, tender disposition. Followers of Jesus are called to be gentle in community, in confrontation, and in the Great Commission.
Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
August 27, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBGentleness is a humble, confidently content, tender disposition. Followers of Jesus are called to be gentle in community, in confrontation, and in the Great Commission.
Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
August 20, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBGod's faithfulness TO us motivates faithfulness IN us. As we grasp more of what God has done for us in Christ Jesus, we become more and more faithful to God, the Gospel, and other people.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
August 20, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBGod's faithfulness TO us motivates faithfulness IN us. As we grasp more of what God has done for us in Christ Jesus, we become more and more faithful to God, the Gospel, and other people.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness
August 13, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBThe life of a Jesus-follower is to be one typified by Spirit-led goodness...a life of virtue and integrity for the sake of others. But that integrity does not mean perfection; it means living in the goodness and grace of God rather than our own righteousness.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness
August 06, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBKindness is love in action; blessing someone by dignifying them and meeting their needs in a useful way. But too often we are stuck in a scarcity mindset physically and emotionally and it hinders kindness. We find in the Gospel, though, the abundance needed to change our minds and lean into kindness.
The Fruit of the Spirit - Patience
July 30, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBPatience is a choice to take the long view. In our patience, we trust God as judge and we join him in taking a posture of redemption and restoration in our world. Waiting, humility and forgiveness are all examples of patience in action.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
July 23, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThe Gospel leads us to a relationship with God that impacts us in a very personal way, producing deep peace in our real lives. But that peace is not to remain personal, but is to show itself in how we have peace with others in our lives and church community.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Joy
July 16, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBCovenant Member Dennis Hendershot shares a message on having joy based on our relationship to God as Father. We find this joy through cultivating childlike faith and trust.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love
July 09, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBDeep affection for God and the Gospel leads to a healthy love of others. Meaning, to foster the fruit of the Spirit of love in your life, it takes being led by the Spirit to crucify our selfish love through understanding God's selfless love.
Led by the Spirit
July 02, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBGod indwells His people with His very Spirit to call a people to Himself that look like His son Jesus. When we are led by the Spirit we grow in Christlikeness...producing the fruit of the Spirit and finding the full life.
The Fruit of the Spirit: Led by the Spirit
July 02, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBGod indwells His people with His very Spirit to call a people to Himself that look like His son Jesus. When we are led by the Spirit we grow in Christlikeness...producing the fruit of the Spirit and finding the full life.
The Glory of God with His People
June 25, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBThe book of Exodus finally reaches its desired end: the glory of God descending to dwell in the midst of the God's people. But as we see in chapters 35-40, God's glory "shows up" because the people are worshipping and obeying because of God's grace and mercy.
Moses the Intercessor
June 18, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBMoses intercedes for the people of God after their sin of worshipping the golden calf. God relents from destroying the people and decides to go with the people "in their midst". He honors the faith of one over the faithlessness of many; the righteousness of one over the sins of many. For us today, Jesus is the better Moses that lives to intercede for us!
The Golden Calf
June 11, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBWhile waiting for Moses to come down off Mt. Sinai, the people of God grow worried and restless. They decide to pick a new leader, fashion a new image of god(s), and decide on a new code of conduct. They forget God's past provision and lose hope in the future He's promised them. We have a tendency to do the same thing today!
Spirit-Filled Purpose
June 04, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThe first person described in Scripture to be "filled with the Spirit" was a general contractor who was good with textiles, precious metals, and gems. The purpose of the filling was to join God in an act of co-creation for the good of the community. In Jesus we, too, are filled with the Spirit not just for me, but for we. We are filled to build...
Priestly Access to God
May 28, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBThe central piece of the Tabernacle Moses is commanded to build is the Ark of the Covenant with the Mercy Seat. It is there that the High Priest assures the people of God of their access to God. Jesus is the perfect High Priest who has given us access to God. And now WE are the royal priesthood offering others access to God.