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
“Storing Treasures in Heaven: The Call to Mutual Aid”
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s Lead Pastor, emphasizes the importance of mutual aid and community care as a way to build a new society where all needs are met without hierarchy. She shares J…
Sun 02 Mar 2025
“Claiming Our God-Given Power”
Rev. Katie Mears urges us to understand that God “made us superheroes and kings and demigods and emperors, all of us…and that we have power beyond our imagination.”
Sun 23 Feb 2025
“Called to Collective Action: Building A New Society”
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s Lead Pastor, invites us to believe “that we can live differently, that we can create a different society.”
Sun 16 Feb 2025
“A Challenging Call to Creative, Non-Violent Resistance”
Rev. Christie Dahlin, HopeGateWay’s Associate Pastor, looks at Jesus’ challenging teachings of loving enemies, turning the other cheek, and praying for persecutors as a call to creative, non-violent …
Sun 09 Feb 2025
“Let Your Yes Be Yes: Honesty and Transparency in Community”
Rev. Christie Dahlin, HopeGateWay’s Associate Pastor, explores Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount about not making oaths but instead letting your “yes be yes” and “no be no” as a way of promo…
Sun 02 Feb 2025
“Loving Through Change: Building Community in Challenging Times”
In her sermon, Ophelia Hu Kinney, HopeGateWay’s Worship Coordinator, emphasizes the importance of building and maintaining community, especially in challenging and changing times. Ophelia encourages …
Sun 26 Jan 2025
"Being Salt and Light"
Rev. Christie Dahlin, HopeGateWay's Associate Pastor, invites us to "be true to ourselves, true to what it is that brings us life, so that we may find our soul and beautiful selves grounded in Christ…
Sun 19 Jan 2025
"The Upside Down Kingdom" - HopeGateWay's new worship series
In this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations Dr. Art McClanahan talks with Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s Lead Pastor, and Rev. Christie Dahlin, our associate pastor about our new worship ser…
Thu 16 Jan 2025
Pause & Reflect, HopeGateWay's New Small Group
In this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations Dr. Art McClanahan talks with Rev. Christie Dahlin, HopeGateWay's Associate Pastor. Get to know Pastor Christie better and learn about "Pause & Reflect Th…
Wed 15 Jan 2025
The Epiphany Story and "The First Advent in Palestine"
Members of the HopeGateWay Community dramatically retell the Epiphany Story. Rev. Sara Ewing Merrill, HopeGateWay's Lead Pastor, shares a selected reading from "The First Advent in Palestine" by Kell…
Sun 05 Jan 2025
“Imagining Something New”
Suggesting action is an antidote to hopelessness, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, invites the community to imagine a kin-dom where abundance and equality reign. The message conclu…
Sun 24 Nov 2024
"Provoking One Another to Love"
Ophelia Hu Kinney encourages us to resist apathy and engage in acts of love and kindness, drawing inspiration from the resilience of those who faced persecution in the past and the power of collectiv…
Sun 17 Nov 2024
"Lament and Hope"
In a sermon shared on the Sunday following the 2024 presidential election Rev. Christie Dahlin, HopeGateWay’s Associate Pastor, encourages the community to “feel their feelings,” including anger, fea…
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Accepting the Invitation
"We are invited to show love, share hospitality, and participate in the inclusive, vulnerable kin-dom of God," said Rev. Diane McClanahan, in the concluding sermon of the "You're Invited" series.
Sun 06 Oct 2024
The Center
Rev. Christie Dahlin, HopeGateWay's administrative coordinator, asks, "Whatis the core that we are seeking to invite each other into as we are community together?"
Sun 29 Sep 2024
Vulnerability
HopeGateWay's lead pastor, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, speaks about vulnerability as being central to being in community together.
Sun 22 Sep 2024
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