Sermon for March 30, 2025 — Fourth Sunday in Easter Preparation

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Sermon for March 23, 2025 — Third Sunday in Easter Preparation

Welcome to this week’s episode, a special rerun from our Speaking of Life archive. We hope you find its timeless message as meaningful today as it was when it was first shared. Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion … Continue reading "Sermon for March 23, 2025 — Third Sunday in Easter Preparation" Read the article

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Sermon for March 16, 2025 — Second Sunday in Easter Preparation

Welcome to this week’s episode, a special rerun from our Speaking of Life archive. We hope you find its timeless message as meaningful today as it was when it was first shared. Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion … Continue reading "Sermon for March 16, 2025 — Second Sunday in Easter Preparation" Read the article

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Sermon for March 9, 2025 — First Sunday in Easter Preparation

Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBDgyLoyDQU Program Transcript First Sunday in Easter Preparation—God Our Deliverer Voiceover by: Peter Mill – Glasgow, Scotland Life can feel like a wilderness path, rough and winding, marked by both beauty and challenge. … Continue reading "Sermon for March 9, 2025 — First Sunday in Easter Preparation" Read the article

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Sermon for March 2, 2025 — Transfiguration Sunday

Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5wLieJBvk Program Transcript Transfiguration Sunday—Removing the Veil Voiceover by: Bharat Naker – Adelaide, Australia Like a thick fog lifting, revealing a landscape that was hidden moments before, Transfiguration Sunday reminds us of a … Continue reading "Sermon for March 2, 2025 — Transfiguration Sunday" Read the article

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Offering and Communion Starters

In January, we introduced a new resource to help you prepare for the time of giving and taking communion in your Hope Avenue. These are meaningful formational practices that we can plan with care and intentionality. How to Use This Resource An outline is provided for you to use as a guide, followed by a … Continue reading "Offering and Communion Starters" Read the article

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Three Pillars of Youth Ministry

Foster friendships and create spaces for fun with our adolescence and young adults. By Eliana Navarro, Youth Leader, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia Pre-adolescence and adolescence are crucial stages for healthy and conscious human development. During this time, most young people question everything and have an insatiable thirst for justice and freedom of expression. Their parents cease … Continue reading "Three Pillars of Youth Ministry" Read the article

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Ministry Toolbox—Gospel Reverb Podcast

The Gospel Reverb podcast is a wonderful resource to help preachers prepare the sermon. But it doesn’t stop there — the topics discussed are a meaningful way to deepen your faith and to introduce you to other trinitarian speakers and teachers. Here are three episodes we think you will enjoy. Brad Turnage “I think the … Continue reading "Ministry Toolbox—Gospel Reverb Podcast" Read the article

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Formation—Creating Sacred Spaces

We can provide opportunities for people to learn new ways to encounter God through Jesus in the Spirit. By Linda Rex, Elder Emeritus, Hope Avenue Champion Big Sandy, Texas, U.S. Historically, as the Christian church prepared to observe Christ’s passion and His resurrection, believers practiced penitence and fasting, prepared converts for baptism, and reconciled those … Continue reading "Formation—Creating Sacred Spaces" Read the article

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