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
Jesus and Zacchaeus-What We Can Learn from Them
Rev. Don Rudalevige continues the “Kindlig Kindred” sermon series with a message that highlights the lessons we can learn from the relationship between Jesus and Zacchaeus.
Sun 09 Jul 2023
Growth
Focusing upon growth Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor challenges us “to be transparent and honest with someone in your life about your struggles and our dreams, your desires to be d…
Mon 19 Jun 2023
A Radical Vision of Kinship
“What sustains your kinship? What are the languages of care your kin show you?” Questions that Ophelia Hu Kinney asks in the first message of the six-part sermon series entitled, “Kindling Kinship.”
Sat 17 Jun 2023
Pentecost
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, in her sermon for Pentecost Sunday, asked, “May we seek to build a community and a world where all are valued and seen as worthy…May the Spirit fla…
Sun 28 May 2023
Reparation and Transformation
The story of the encounter of Jesus and Zacchaeus is really one of reparation and transformation suggests Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor. “Transformation might not repair the who…
Mon 15 May 2023
Being A Radical Follower by Stopping the Wreckage
“Can I be rooted and grounded in the divine?” asks Rev. Littlefield Grenfell as she continues “The God Who Riots” series. “Maybe while tending the messiness of a wild meadow…we will recognize oursel…
Fri 12 May 2023
Does Jesus Want You to be a Doormat?
“The last and least are the first and the greatest in the radical, rioting religion of Jesus,” said Rev. Jane Field, Executive Director of the Maine Council of Churches, in her sermon for April 23, 2…
Sun 23 Apr 2023
Christ is Risen! Indeed!
“Christ is Risen! Indeed!” Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, led the community with that joyou exclamation on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Hearing together the Gospel story (John …
Sun 09 Apr 2023
"What It Means to Truly Love Someone"
“Who do you need to tell that you’re here?” That’s a question that Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, asks in her March 26, 2023 sermon in the “Good Enough” series. Connecting with …
Sun 26 Mar 2023
A Conversation about Loose Ends
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill has a conversation with Masey Kaplan of the Loose Ends project. Kaplan and Jennifer Simonic, both avid knitters, realized that they had a shared experience: Friends would ofte…
Sun 05 Mar 2023
Our Journey of Imperfection
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay's lead pastor introduces the journey of A Good Enough Lent and cites Dr. Kate Bowler's book, Good Enough as a guide for the lenten sermon series and study group.
Sun 26 Feb 2023
Counterfactual
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, introduces the new sermon series, “Counterfactual.” In her message she asks, “What does it mean to start over spiritually?” She adds, “I believe …
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Audacity
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, introduces the new sermon series, “Audacity.”
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Maine Needs - Making A Difference
Maine Needs is making a difference in the lives of people in the greater Portland area and throughout the 16 counties of the State. Located at 332 Forest Avenue, the organization, founded in 2019, st…
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Celebration of Remembrance for Rev. Ruth Cail Williamson
Remembering the life of Rev. Ruth Cail Williamson, January 13, 1930, to November 6, 2022. Rev. Virginia Fryer, Pastor of Bow Mills UMC, Bow NH, led the service that included readings and remembrance…
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Encountering the Spark of Community
In this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations, Ophelia Hu Kinney, HopeGateWay’s worship coordinator, talks with Dr. Art McClanahan about a new way of co-creating worship together. She says, “we’ll be…
Fri 04 Nov 2022
"Following Our Values"
“It’s precisely because we live in consistently, unprecedented, tumultuous times that our choices start to reveal our values. Our decisions are points of self-definition,” Ophelia Hu Kinney, HopeGat…
Sun 23 Oct 2022
Hope
“Hope is rooted in the belief nthat our actions on behalfof justice and restoration have implications beyond those we can see,” notes Wanda Stahl, in her sermon for October 16, 2022. Sharing in the …
Sun 16 Oct 2022
Community
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, speaks about community in this message, part of sermon series, “What Good is Faith?”
Sun 09 Oct 2022
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