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
"Lifted from the No of All Nothing"
Rev. Linda Littlefield Grenfell’s sermon for the Second Sunday after Easter, in the ”Encountering Resurrection” series is entitled, “Lifted from the No of All Nothing.” The Scripture text is John 21:…
Sun 01 May 2022
A Faithful Affinity
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill and Pastor Liz Fulmer join Dr. Art McClanahan for this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations to talk about how their congregations and two other former United Methodist churche…
Wed 27 Apr 2022
"Resurrecting Love"
Dodie Sheffieled’s sermon for the Sunday after Easter is entitled, “Resurrecting Love.”
Sun 24 Apr 2022
"Interdependence"
In her sermon for Easter Sunday, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, notes, “interdependency is right there at the center of the Resurrections story”and offers an Easter challenge to …
Sun 17 Apr 2022
"Reconciliation and Love"
In her sermon for Palm Sunday, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, offers a fresh insight into Jesus and his ministry. Citing the words of Diana Butler Bass, from her book, Freeing J…
Sun 10 Apr 2022
A Season of Being
Ophelia Hu Kinney offers a helpful word in her message for the fourth Sunday of Lent. “Spend less time attempting to fix [yourself] in order to earn love…” Speaking from her own experience she says,…
Sun 03 Apr 2022
"Do the Next Right Thing"
Phil Wooster encourages us to believe that “the only thing you have to do is the next right thing.” In his message for the third Sunday of Lent expresses the belief that “when you make that decision,…
Sun 27 Mar 2022
Everyone's Worthy of Love and Respect
Mitzi Erikson reminds us, “Everybody’s worthy of love and respect.” In her message for the third Sunday of Lent she also assures us, “All races, creeds, abilities, disabilities, orientations and nat…
Sun 20 Mar 2022
"A Journey toward a New Beginning"
In this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill and Courtney Tabor talk with Dr. Art McClanahan about “Disabling Lent: An Anti-Ableist Lenten Series.” “We’re taking the journey …
Wed 16 Mar 2022
"We Need What is Real"
Courtney Tabor encourages us to “step out of the way in order to center disabled voices in the church and really in every setting in our lives.” In her message for the second Sunday of Lent, she cau…
Sun 13 Mar 2022
"Hearing the Voice of God as Jesus Did"
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill begins this new sermon series for Lent 2022. Citing Jesus’ baptism, as recorded in the Gospel of Mark, we’re reminded that it’s time to “change your hearts and lives and trus…
Sun 06 Mar 2022
A Way to Share & Serve - the Gifts & Talents survey
Two of HopeGateWay’s staff, Diane McClanahan, Community Care Coordinator, and Bethany Smart, Administrative & Program Coordinator, talk with Dr. Art McClanahan about the gifts & talents survey in thi…
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Community Practices - Presence
“Presence” is one of HopeGateWay’s community practices. We practice that “in order to be present to God,the world and ourselves.” In a conversation led by Ophelia Hu Kinney, Erica Lovejoy and Jeff…
Sun 13 Feb 2022
HopeGateWay Community Practices - Service
Four of HopeGateWay’s community practices are the focus of the current series entitled, “Practice.” This week’s focus is on service, which is guided by the words from Philippians, “put yourself asid…
Sun 06 Feb 2022
Making Our Commitments
“Let’s believe that when we hopefully bring our transformed selves into the storage house that is HopeGateWay,”notes Margaret Menger, in the fourth message of the Ojalá sermon series, for Stewardship…
Sun 30 Jan 2022
"Engaging the World with Our Gifts from God"
Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, talks with Dr. Art McClanahan about stewardship in this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations. The focus, she says, “is an opportunity for each of …
Thu 27 Jan 2022
"Called to Transformation"
“God calls us to transformation” notes Ophelia Hu Kinney in the third message of the Ojalá sermon series. That transformation “is a life-long commitment to growth and living in the way of Jesus."
Sun 23 Jan 2022
"Where is Hope?"
Martin Turnidge invites us to ask, “Where is Hope?” in the second message in the Ojalá sermon series. “While we perhaps are too ready to criticize ourselves or others,” he says, “if we believe in a …
Sun 16 Jan 2022
God's Love
In today's Children's Message we discover how God's love includes everyone
Sun 09 Jan 2022
Ojalá - Hopefully
The Spanish phrase “Ojalá,” which has deep connotations and cross-cultural history, means “I hope.” In her sermon that begins this new series for the season of stewardship, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, H…
Sun 09 Jan 2022
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