HopeGateWay
Welcome to HopeGateWay in Portland, Maine. Inspired by the words of Micah 6:8: our mission is to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God. We envision a world that embraces community, celebrates inclusivity, expresses creativity, seeks transformation, and practices simplicity. We invite you to be challenged and inspired by this podcast of previous Sundays' messages.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 407
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Less Me, More Others
When we open ourselves to the joy and pain of others, it helps us to understand our own joy and own pain. We can only let go of the power of seeing the world through own own limited view, when we re…
00:23:13 |
Sun 17 Mar 2013
Less Consumption, More Compassion
Less consumption, more compassion. Richard Foster writes, "Fasting helps us keep our balance in life. How easily we begin to allow nonessentials to take precedence in our lives. How quickly we crave …
00:23:11 |
Sun 10 Mar 2013
Less Resentment, More Contentment
What if we really had the wisdom to accept the things we cannot change and the courage to change the things we can. How would our lives be different? We might move into a whole new reality, or we m…
00:24:27 |
Sun 03 Mar 2013
Less Noise, More Listening
Over and over in the Gospels we see an ebb and flow – Jesus is attracting great crowds, he’s teaching and healing, and everywhere he goes, people are following him. Over and over, in at least eight p…
00:24:00 |
Sun 24 Feb 2013
Less Guilt, More Grace
We all need to make a space for grace in our hearts, in our lives, for ourselves. We need to confess so that we can be open the forgiveness we long for. We need to make space for grace all around u…
00:23:20 |
Sun 17 Feb 2013
At the Core: Community
Hope.Gate.Way. has tried to live by a series of Core Values. The first of which is Community. True community is something rare and wonderful, but is a reality among us. What makes community? How …
00:28:18 |
Sun 13 Jan 2013
Making Space for Peace
During this week when violence ripped through the peace in our country, we come seeking peace. What does it mean that Jesus is the Prince of Peace? There was no end to violence when Jesus was born,…
00:32:49 |
Sun 16 Dec 2012
Making Space for Mystery
We live in a google age. We believe there is an immediate answer to every question. We let this expectation flood over into our faith. Mary ask few questions when the angel told her she would have …
00:14:57 |
Sun 09 Dec 2012
Making Space for Hope
The voice of Jeremiah echoes down across 2600 years: “The days are surely coming, says the Lord…” A message of hope. The hope is that God is with us in whatever wasteland we find ourselves, and God …
00:25:28 |
Sun 02 Dec 2012
Draw the Circle of Community Wide
As we reflect on how to draw the circle wider still at Hope.Gate.Way. We want to focus on the importance of community. There is a deep sense of community at Hope.Gate.Way. and it's something that w…
00:31:50 |
Sun 21 Oct 2012
Draw the Circle of Gratitude Wide
The first week of our series Draw the Circle Wide. Gratitude is the place where stewardship starts. When we draw our circle of gratitude wider we are thankful for more parts of our lives. When we …
00:20:35 |
Sun 14 Oct 2012
Same Sex Marriage
As we continue this worship series, "God's Politics," we're attempting to cut through the rhetoric to explore some of the issues at stake as we seek the heart of God. Today's message focuses on the i…
00:33:35 |
Sun 23 Sep 2012
War and Peace in the USA
Jesus said turn the other cheak, love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you. How are we to let these teachings guide us, while we live in the most militarized country in the world. Today w…
00:39:02 |
Sun 16 Sep 2012
God's Politics
God is not a Republican. God is not a Democrat. God is not even an American. But for people who wish to wish to put their faith into action, politics do matter. In the words of Oscar Romero, “The Chr…
00:32:41 |
Sun 09 Sep 2012
Why look at the splinter in your brother/sister's eye?
Why is it so easy to see the mistakes others make and so hard to see our own? It's easy to judge others, but the challenge Jesus gives us is to see the pieces in us that need changing rather than fo…
00:18:16 |
Sun 12 Aug 2012
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