Hope Alliance Nazareth

Perhaps the most famous verse in the letter of James calls Christians to action and "doing" instead of simply listening and "consuming."  What we find is that consuming religion deceives us into self…

The opposite of temptation is not purity; it's faith in the Gospel.  When we rely on the truth of our new birth in Jesus we can resist the flesh and its deceitful desires.

"Count it all joy when you suffer" is not grief counseling, nor is it evidence of a punitive God.  James is calling Jesus-followers to a perspective of divine wisdom that sees how suffering breaks us…

The letter of James in the New Testament is all about one thing: single-minded maturity.  James is a book that has a simple theology of "Jesus is King.  So live like it."  With 59 commands in 108 ver…

At Christmas we celebrate that Jesus Brings God; Emmanuel, God with us...in our flesh and in our struggles.  Jesus is full life and brings light into our lives.  When we make room in our hearts, he a…

Sometimes the idyllic nature of the Christmas story, distracts us from seeing what is actually happening.  A king is arriving to inaugurate his kingdom and that is a threat to many.  When we see Jesu…

Peace is not a place or a circumstance...it's a person.  Jesus brings us peace when we worship him, unite under him, and intentionally center our lives on him.  

Scripture tells us over 200 times that God cares for the poor and marginalized.  Because his throne is founded upon justice and righteousness, he does justice and calls his people to do the same thro…

In the classic "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" we celebrate that Jesus brings grace...that through Jesus, "God and sinners reconciled" is true for us this Christmas.

On this journey of life in the wilderness, we can pray and ask God for forgiveness which He willingly grants through Jesus.  And we can pray for Him to guide our hearts to have power over the sin tha…

When Jesus tells us to pray for daily bread today, he is calling us to form our souls in daily dependance.  We pray for his daily provision on this journey through the wilderness until we reach the p…

When we pray "Your kingdom come" we are pledging allegiance to, and invoking, God's kingdom instead of our own.  In pray we are living in relationship with God, relinquishing our own kingdom, and liv…

As God's children through Jesus, we don't have to perform rituals to pray "right" or to get God's attention.  Instead, we can count on our relationship with the Father, we can be honest in our prayer…

Jesus calls his followers to pray.  But prayer can be done in a religious way that produces external spirituality, or in a Gospel way rooted in humility and grace.  The religious pray-er does so to e…

In a very famous parable of Jesus in Luke 15 of "the lost son" (or "the prodigal"), we see the results of two sons that both are trying to prove themselves and turn away from their loving Father.  Bu…

God is GOOD, therefore I don't have to look elsewhere for satisfaction.   In John 4, we find that God is good and he offers himself as a deep well of satisfaction.  And in our lives, satisfaction is …

When we understand how our glorious God sees our sin and shame from the cross, we will no longer fear others.  

Most people live trying to control circumstances and people around them for their own sense of security, significance, and approval.  And it leads to an unnecessary around of stress, impatience, and …

At Hope Alliance Nazareth we are a "Gospel-centered family".  But what IS the Gospel?  The Gospel is the true declaration that Jesus is the victorious, rightful and eternal king that has brought peac…

In this next phase of Hope Alliance and our desire to take all of Jesus to all of the Valley, we know that will take all of us blessing our spheres of influence.  The people of God have been called t…