Christmas | Hope Christian Church

Dec 22, 2024

Awkward Christmas Stories

Unexpected Realities

Speaker Mark McMahon

Often divine opportunities and directions are wrapped around disruptive declarations! Dodging jud...

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Dec 15, 2024

Awkward Christmas Stories

To Serve or be Served

Speaker Lindsay Gilmore

Christmas – it is associated with gift giving and often falls under the shadow of getting but even t...

Scripture: Joshua 24:15, Phillipians 2:4, Phillipians 2:8

Dec 08, 2024

Awkward Christmas Stories

Celebration Beyond Situation

Speaker Mark McMahon

Facing disgrace and humiliation, Joseph quietly planned to break off their upcoming marriage and ...

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, John 10:10, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Psalm34:19, Psalm 108:4, Psalm 100:5

Dec 01, 2024

Awkward Christmas Stories

Tension at the Table

Speaker Tom Hawks

December is upon us – Your Praise has a specific focus – Immanuel (God with Us!) but not everythi...

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 3:23-38, Luke 22:14-20, Romans 3:23-24, John 1:19-23, Ephesians 5:15-16

Dec 24, 2023

Christmas is Coming

God Came to YOU!

Speaker Mark McMahon

Christmas is Here! You've planned for it, anticipated its arrival, possibly been overwhelmed with...

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:4-6, 14, Luke 2:6-15

Dec 17, 2023

Christmas is Coming

Room for Jesus

Speaker Lindsay Gilmore

Christmas is a bright spot for kids! They may not get all the gifts they want but the lights, the...

Scripture: Luke 10:27, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Romans 12:2, Deuteronomy 11:18-21

Dec 10, 2023

Christmas is Coming

In The Shadow of Christmas

Speaker Mark McMahon

I don't believe in chance or happenstance - and because of that you may come to dislike or dread ...

Scripture: Luke 2:25-40, Psalm 150:1-2, Matthew 2:11, Hebrews 11:1, James 1:6, 2 Corinthians 9:7

Nov 26, 2023

Christmas is Coming

Getting Christmas Right!

Speaker Mark McMahon

I know Thanksgiving is barely over and it’s still November but you have less than 30 days until C...

Scripture: Matthew 1:20-23, Isaiah 7:14, Galatians 4:4-5, Isaiah 9:2, John 1:4-5, Proverbs 17:22

Dec 24, 2022

Christmas Weekend

Speaker Mark McMahon

From rush to shush . . . it is difficult to place your heart at place where calm can be a possibilit...

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 1:26-35, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:8-14, Matthew 2:10-12, Romans 15:13

Dec 18, 2022

The Christmas Story

Speaker Lindsay Gilmore

Oh, to slow down enough to remember that God came down to experience the vulnerable-weary world. ...

Scripture: Luke 1:26-35, Matthew 1:18-25