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
"Ritual"
Ophelia Hu Kinney, HopeGateWay’s Worship Coordinator, in her sermon for October 2, 2022, says, “faith is good because through it we get to encounter ritual” and ads, “ritual forces us to slow down a…
Sun 02 Oct 2022
"What Good is Faith?"
Rev. Diane McClanahan HopeGateWay’s Community Care Coordinator notes, in ser sermon for September 25, 2022, that faith “opens us to mystery. It enables us to see our place in the Universe - it groun…
Sun 25 Sep 2022
"What Good is Faith?"
Rev. Allen Ewing-Merrill suggests “Maybe it’s time to take our cues…from the earliest church, committing ourselves to awe and wonder, trusting that God is right there with us, present with us, presen…
Sun 18 Sep 2022
"What Good is Faith?"
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, introduces the new sermon series, “What Good is Faith?” “When we invest in a faith community,” she says, we are choosing to listen to others and t…
Sun 11 Sep 2022
Sermon for August 28, 2022
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, concludes HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” sermon series with this message from August 28, 2022.
Sun 28 Aug 2022
"God is Waiting"
Rev. Larry Kalajainen focuses on the biblical story of Jonah in this message for HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” series. He reminds us that while Jonah waited for God to come around to his wa…
Sun 21 Aug 2022
What Story is Coming to Life Through You?
Ophelia Hu Kinney, HopeGateWay’s worship coordinator, presents the message for August 14, 2022, as part of HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” series. She asks, “What is the river that God has par…
Sun 14 Aug 2022
What Solidarity Calls Us to Do
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, believes, “when we value the individual over the many in economics, in public health, or salvation, we fail to see the way that Jesus is inviting u…
Sun 07 Aug 2022
HopeGateWay sermon for July 31, 2022
Margaret Menger, chairperson of HopeGateWay's Leadership Team, presents the concluding sermon in the "Queering Genesis - Joseph" series
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Being in Relationship with Ukraine; Supporting ACT Alliance
In this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations, Sean McConnell, of Episcopal Relief and Development, talks with Dr. Art McClanahan about the tragic impact that the war in Ukraine is having on the more …
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Do We Listen to Our Dreams
Jeff Huot suggests that because God is with us “we can make the dreams of equality for all a reality.” In his sermon for July 10, 2022, as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series, he…
Sun 10 Jul 2022
Sermon for July 3, 2022
Erin Bruce presents the message, for July 3, 2022, as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series.
Sun 03 Jul 2022
“Committed Together, for Change”
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, invites us to make a commitment, together, to something bigger and truer, to be certain in our witness as we work for change. Her message, for Ju…
Sun 26 Jun 2022
“What Does Love Look Like For You?”
Courtney Tabor asks the question, “What does love look like for you right now” in her message for June 19, 2022, presented as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series.
Sun 19 Jun 2022
"Being A Cycle Breaker"
Ophelia Hu Kinney asks the questions, “Who in your family are cycle breakers…and which cycles are you breaking by following the path that you’re on” in her message for June 12, 2022, presented as par…
Sun 12 Jun 2022
"Stepping Up and Stepping Back"
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay's lead pastor, presents the sermon for Pentecost Sunday. "This Pentecost, I hope you sense the flame within you and upon you...I encourage you to figure out what…
Sun 05 Jun 2022
HopeGateWay sermon for May 29, 2022
Rev. Don Rudalevige offers the sermon for Sunday, May 29.
Sun 29 May 2022
"A Resurrection Faith"
Stacey Knight reminds us that God is with us, even when we don’t see God or prevent ourselves from seeing God’s presence.
Sun 22 May 2022
Learning from Someone Else
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor notes, “this idea of trust, of honoring another’s experience of believing that we can learn and grow from someone else is transformational.” She go…
Sun 15 May 2022
Encountering Resurrection Through Us
Rev. Diane McClanahan asks the question, “How can we put our woundedness in the service of others,” in her sermon for the Third Sunday after Easter, in the ”Encountering Resurrection” series.
Tue 10 May 2022
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