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If you’ve hung around our church for even a short length of time, a phrase you’ve probably heard is “culture of discipleship.” We talk about it, pray about, and seek to do it. But what exactly do we mean by this term? Andy Crouch, in his book Culture Making, defines culture as “what human beings […]
As we take a two-week intermission from our series in Galatians, it’s clear that there have been several stand-out themes that continue to repeat themselves for the church. A theme that continues to emerge in this series is the truth that the gospel [the good news of what Christ has done for us] is just […]
Okay. So these might not be frequently asked questions, but they may be questions you have about our new church. Here’s a little info about ourselves and what you can expect at our Sunday gatherings. 1.) When did Mount Hope Church start? MHC is a community that has been prayed for and anticipated for several years now. […]
“There is one body and one Spirit – just as you were called to one hope at your calling – one Lord, one faith, one baptism. one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6) On February 7th of 2016, a new church was birthed in […]
“Then after they fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.” (Acts 13:3) On Sunday evening, January 31st, Mount Hope Church was commissioned by Grace Harbor Church in Providence to go forward in the authority of Christ and be planted in Bristol. This was a sweet night as we rejoiced in all […]
…and they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching. (Acts 2:42) So, important was the apostles’ teaching that the early church devoted themselves to it. And what we see in the book of Acts and the rest of the New Testament is that the teaching and preaching of Scripture is at the center of the church’s life […]
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but […]
A lot of Christians have forgotten that the Bible actually says quite a bit about corporate worship. It could even be argued that Scripture gives us a pattern for how we worship. And out of reverence for God, we have to be careful that we do nothing more and nothing less than what God has prescribed for us […]
What do a stone, a random body part, and a lone sheep all have in common? (Disclaimer: this is not a joke with a punch line). Answer – they were never meant to be alone. 1 Peter 2:5 – “You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a […]