Ray Of Hope Church

Guest minister Rick VanHoose gives a great word about how God has planted us where he wants us, and he is preparing us to grow into what we need to be for Him!

We as followers of Jesus need to have a determination to know Christ deeply, and be passionate about preaching the truth of his story. Pastor Matt points out that the Bible is clear that if we are not centered on Christ, we can begin to be centered on something else. We are encouraged that we have all we need in Jesus, and we need not seek out anything other than him.

In this Easter message, Pastor Mike describes the events that Jesus went through during his final hours. The life of Christ and the events of the first Easter prove that Jesus is the Messiah, he is a miracle worker, and he came for the purpose of redeeming the lost!

For this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Mike highlights the importance of the Old Testament verifying and affirming who Jesus is. Those who put their faith in Christ have come to believe that he is the Messiah, and he is able to be the salvation we need.

For part 3 of this series, Pastor Mike takes a look at the life of David, and the uncommon characteristics of faith that he showed to get to the place God wanted him to be. David navigated offenses, and he knew which battles were worth fighting and which were only distractions from the true battle. We learn we can do that same thing!

In part 2 of this series, Pastor Matt takes a look at the life of Daniel, and from his story we are able to learn what we can do to better follow Christ and help others come along on that journey as well.

To begin this series, Pastor Matt explains our goal as believers should be to have an uncommon faith. In this message we take a look at the life of Peter, and see how his uncommon faith helped him throughout his life.

In the final part of this series, Pastor Mike defines the idea that the amount of love shown to something determines its value, and the potential of what something can become also increases value. All of humanity has an innate value, because Jesus went to the cross for everyone! Because of that, we can know we have great value and are very loved by God.

In part 3 of this series, Pastor Mike speaks about how God loves people, but he also never abandons his holy principles. For us, there must be a balance between love for people & love for the principles.

In part 2 of this series, Pastor Matt gives us the importance of showing love, and the importance of knowing that God loves us!

Pastor Matt gives a message on the real truths about love. There are many improper perceptions about what love is, but the truth comes from the Bible. Love is not only something we feel, it must be something we actively seek to display, both toward others and God.

In the final part of this series, we set our expectations on the promises of God. We know that God cannot and does not break his word, therefore the promises he has given us will come to pass. God's promises are divine and direct, and even though they may be 'delayed' and not happen as fast as we hoped, they will still come to pass!

Pastor Matt teaches that all of us as the people of the church are an essential and key part of the expectations we have. Without people who are truly seeking God to do bigger things, we fall short of our expectations. We must know God is our source, and that he will be the provider of all the great things we expect if they are according to his will. 

In part 3 of this series, Pastor Matt encourages us that God is with us always, and we will go through different feelings and emotions during times of expectation, but those things are not unique to us because they happening to other in the Bible as well.

In part 2 of this series, Pastor Mike speaks on the truth that expectation as a Christian is moving forward in faith believing that God has our best in mind, and we can be sure in that because of his character and what he has done for us in the past!

To kick of 2021, Pastor Mike begins a series called "We're Expecting". No matter what age we are, no matter how long we have been working a job or profession, no matter how long we have been a follower of Christ, we should always be expecting God to move in all parts of our life!

In the final message for 2020, Pastor Matt speaks on finding joy in what we have gone through, while finding hope and determination to grow in the future!

In the final part of our Christmas series, Pastor Mike gives us insight on the story of the wise men, and how that story was a foreshadowing of who Jesus was, and what he would be for us in our lives!

In the second part of our Christmas series, Pastor Matt brings to live the 'unsanitary' aspects of the first Christmas, and how they apply to the story of Jesus!

The very first Christmas season, the time when Jesus was about to be born, was certainly unexpected! During the time of Jesus birth, it was a time of fear and a time of spiritual darkness. Although it was unexpected, it was announced both in scripture and to those who were present in the story. We must be sure that when Jesus comes again, though it will be unexpected just like the first time, that our hearts are ready.