Hope Alliance Nazareth

In the defining moment in his life, Jacob the wrestling, conniving, deceiving patriarch of Israel wrestles with God.  He comes away limping and surrendered.  As followers of the better Jacob (Jesus) …

"Abraham fathered Isaac" is a loaded statement.  In Genesis 17 and 22 we find that Isaac is the promised son who would bring joy to the world, but he was also the willing sacrifice.  Jesus is the bet…

Matthew includes a genealogy to begin his account of Jesus to show us the faithfulness of God to fulfill his promises.  And in tracing the genealogy back to Abraham, he is making it clear that the ne…

The person that knows Jesus in their life, will use their life to make Jesus known.  At Hope Alliance we call that a "multiplication mindset".  It's the full life that Jesus promised, and it's how th…

In a Gospel saturated life and church we can be honest with God and with one another.  We do not need to fake our faith or hide our sin.  Instead, we can find full life by having genuine connections …

At Hope Alliance we believe it should be casual and easy for people to see Jesus in our church, our lives, and our homes.  But, we also believe it requires depth to stay with Jesus on the journey of …

The Gospel is a proclamation, not a proposition.  It rescues and renews us to produce fruit out in the world.  Through our love of Jesus we begin to live the life of Jesus, one Gospel saturated day a…

At Hope, we are defined by the statement Simply Jesus.   Jesus is first.  Everything else is second.  It's that simple.  The story of the transfiguration helps remind us that our role is to point peo…

Choosing to follow God as our shepherd is both a child-like act of faith and a choice we make in wisdom.  

The journey home to God is long and we need strength to endure.  We learn in Psalm 84 that strength is found in God's presence and in the pursuit of Him through worship, serving, and drawing close to…

Using grand poetic language, the author of Psalm 91 wants the people of God to know they can count on God to be their refuge.  And when we intentionally trust God with our lives, we can find tender p…

If we do not intentionally remember, we accidentally forget.  David tells his soul (and ours) to both bless God and remember God's compassionate character and covenant love.  

God's design for humanity and the world is one full of good.  In our sin and idolatry we have messed that up.  But God in HIS goodness wants to show us a better way through the Gospel.

In the Psalms there is an overwhelming sense of the "otherness" of God.  The Lord is Holy Psalm 99 declares.  And our response to a Holy God can be nothing other than worship.

Using Psalm 95 as our example we find that the entirety of the Psalms revolves around a key concept: The Lord is God....yesterday, today, and forever.   How will you respond to God today?

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul wants his readers to know that we can do the right things but in the wrong way.  The mark of maturity in a Christian individual and church is a life of love.  In the end, ou…

Paul tells the church at Ephesus to walk in the way of love.  What does this mean and how can we do it?  Perhaps the best answer comes from another letter of Paul to the church at Corinth.  In his fa…

Love listens to others patiently, without needing to prove a point, perform, or produce.  And in so doing, love can share the good news beautifully and in a timely way.  

The Jesus way calls us to be WITH people in love.  While worry and hurry keep us away from people, love humanizes others and moves closer!

John tells us that we love others because we've come to know and be loved by the God who is love and loved us first.  And when we come to know this God, we cannot help but love others.  And that love…