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Sermons for “Church“
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February 5 2023
Series: Romans
Paul longed to go to Rome and experience the blessings of the community there. It is…
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February 5 2023
Series: Romans
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October 30 2022
Series: Made for God
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May 22 2022
Series: Ephesians
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May 15 2022
Series: Ephesians
Most people who are at all familiar are aware of Ephesians 5:22-33 know that in recent…
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May 15 2022
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April 3 2022
Series: Ephesians
Jesus prayed for his followers to experience the same unity that he had with God…
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April 3 2022
Series: Ephesians
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April 3 2022
Series: Ephesians
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March 20 2022
Series: Ephesians
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January 9 2022
Series: Miscellaneous
Who is Hope Community Church Downtown today? Last week we considered – Gospel, Community, Mission –…
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January 9 2022
Series: Miscellaneous
Speaker: Brian Silver
Topic: Church , Evangelism
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Lowertown - Saint Paul
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January 2 2022
Series: Miscellaneous
Who is Hope Community Church Downtown today? Why is that an important question to ask?…
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November 28 2021
Series: Entrusted
Speaker: Brian Silver
Topic: Church , Spiritual Disciplines
Book: Ecclesiastes
Location: Lowertown - Saint Paul
God has entrusted us with time—days, months, seasons, and years—to steward for our joy and…
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November 21 2021
Series: Entrusted
Speaker: Brian Silver
Topic: Church , Spiritual Disciplines
Book: Matthew
Location: Lowertown - Saint Paul
In this sermon, we will look at our generous God and how he entrusts us…
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August 15 2021
Series: What's in a Name?
The word family can conjure up a number of meanings, thoughts, and emotions. And yet,…
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August 8 2021
Series: What's in a Name?
We belong to Christ and are brought into his body by the Holy Spirit, to…
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August 1 2021
Series: What's in a Name?
The church is named, “ekklesia” meaning the assembly of God, people on this side of…
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February 28 2021
Series: Jesus is Greater: Hebrews
The author of Hebrews gives a strong warning not to leave the faith.
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December 6 2020
Series: The Gospel Changes Everything
What can we do as a church to be a part of a movement of…
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November 8 2020
Series: The Gospel Changes Everything
We live in a not-yet-now reality of Christ’s Kingdom. Pastor Brian Silver discusses the tension…
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January 19 2020
Series: Hope Community Church in 2020
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January 19 2020
Series: Hope Community Church in 2020
Three incredible truths about the church from 1 Timothy 3:14-16: We are the household of…
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January 12 2020
Series: Hope Community Church in 2020
We are identified as God’s people &, in Christ, we are profoundly united to one…
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January 12 2020
Series: Hope Community Church in 2020
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January 5 2020
Series: Hope Community Church in 2020
The Story arc of the Bible and how it relates to the mission of the…
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January 5 2020
Series: Hope Community Church in 2020
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November 24 2019
Series: The Cry of the Soul of Nehemiah
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October 6 2019
Series: The Cry of the Soul of Nehemiah
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September 8 2019
Series: The 20/20 Initiative
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September 8 2019
Series: The 20/20 Initiative
Why Hope Community Church views church-planting as a way to make disciples.
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September 1 2019
Series: The 20/20 Initiative
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September 1 2019
Series: The 20/20 Initiative
What’s the point of the church and what are we, Hope Community church, called to…
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August 11 2019
Series: Hey! I Have a Question!
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August 11 2019
Series: Hey! I Have a Question!
Three Big Questions: What’s the point of the church? What is the Universal Church? What…
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March 10 2019
Series: Between Two Worlds
We, the church, are being built into a living spiritual house with Christ as the…
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February 24 2019
Series: Between Two Worlds
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January 6 2019
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
Pastor Cor Chmieleski gives a sermon on God’s love for the church, and how we…
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September 24 2017
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Book: John
Sola scriptura means “scripture alone”. What did the reformers mean when they put forward this doctrine during…
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September 3 2017
Series: Vision Series
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Church Planting
Book: Ephesians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
Why does Hope Community Church plant churches?
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August 27 2017
Series: Vision Series
Pastor Brian Silver shares the vision behind planting Hope Community Church – Lowertown St. Paul.…
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July 16 2017
Series: Hope Box
Gospel Application When we come together to worship, do we actually come together? Are we intentional…
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May 14 2017
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Church , Legalism & License
Book: Colossians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
Paul exhorts the Colossians Christians to beware the apparent “wisdom” of self-made religion (i.e. rules…
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February 5 2017
The gospel is bearing fruit throughout the whole world, and the church in Colossians was…
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January 15 2017
Series: Vision Series
The second part of a two-part series about Who Hope Community Church is and why…
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January 8 2017
Series: Vision Series
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Church , Church Leadership , Church Planting , Evangelism
Book: 1 Peter
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The first part of a two-part series about Who Hope Community Church is and why…
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March 9 2014
Series: Miscellaneous
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February 23 2014
Series: Miscellaneous
Speaker: Steve Treichler , William Berg
Topic: Church , Church History , Church Planting , Faith , Jesus Christ
Book: Psalm
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
hope community church, hope east, augustana lutheran, william berg, witness, evangelism, age, old, wisdom, stained…
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September 29 2013
Series: Miscellaneous
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September 22 2013
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Church Planting , Friendship , Relationships
Book: Acts
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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July 21 2013
The slippery slope of conflict and how we can have escape, attack, and peacemaking responses.…
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January 20 2013
Series: Growth Changes Everything
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Relationships , The Cross/Gospel
Book: Matthew
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
When this sermon was delivered, Hope Community Church was experiencing rapid growth. This caused us…
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October 28 2012
Series: Genesis: The Book of Beginnings
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Church , Pride , Relationships
Book: Genesis
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The Tower of Babel, and the distortion of God. How do we, today, guard ourselves…
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April 29 2012
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
Anchored in the grace of God, we live presently, expectantly, and differently. How do we…
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March 4 2012
Series: Miscellaneous
What’s the mission & vision of Hope Community Church? What really excites us a community…
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November 27 2011
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
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October 16 2011
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Freedom , Restoration
Book: 2 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The church in Corinth is a messy church. Paul puts on his gloves, and gets…
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September 25 2011
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Church History
Book: 2 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The church in Corinth is still struggling, but Paul still cares for them. How does…
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September 4 2011
Series: Where Are We Going?
Pastor Steve Treichler addresses rapid growth at Hope Community Church by giving five potentially ways…
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February 6 2011
Series: The Gospel
A sermon on gospelizing one another through gospel friendships by using the gospel.
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January 9 2011
Series: Vision Series
Pastor Cor Chmieleski explains what kept him coming back to Hope.
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September 12 2010
Series: What Makes Hope Tick?
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Marriage , Men & Women , Trinity
Book: Genesis
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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August 22 2010
Series: What Makes Hope Tick?
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Baptism , Church , Faith , Repentance
Book: Luke
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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April 25 2010
Series: Miscellaneous
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March 28 2010
Series: Miscellaneous
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January 24 2010
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November 15 2009
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Grace , Human Dignity , Identity
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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November 8 2009
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Relationships
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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October 11 2009
Series: Miscellaneous
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May 10 2009
Speaker: Johannes Best
Topic: Body of Christ , Church , Image of God , Temple
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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March 22 2009
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Humility , Redemption , Superiority of God
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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March 8 2009
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Church Leadership , Humility , Sin
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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February 8 2009
Series: The Affection of Jesus
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Church Planting
Book: Acts
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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February 1 2009
Series: The Affection of Jesus
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Authority , Church , Church History , Church Leadership
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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January 25 2009
Series: The Affection of Jesus
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Evangelism , Missions , Purpose
Book: Ephesians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
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July 27 2008
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
Why do people go to this church? We keep God central in all that we do. It…
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July 13 2008
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
Who is leading Hope Community Church? Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ The Overseer (elder) Team…
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November 4 2007
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August 12 2007
Series: The Gospel of John
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Evangelism , Holy Spirit , Missions
Book: John
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
Jesus appears to his disciples…people that will soon change the world.
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June 3 2007
Series: The Gospel of John
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Jesus Christ , Prayer , Relationships
Book: John
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
On the night of his arrest, Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane. What did…
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July 24 2005
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Church , Holy Spirit
Book: 1 Corinthians
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
What Makes Hope, Hope? We place a high priority on the Bible We keep the…
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May 30 2004
Series: Acts: The Church on Fire
How did the first church continue to follow Jesus’ teaching about spreading the word? They…
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February 29 2004
Series: Acts: The Church on Fire
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Friendship , Relationships
Book: Acts
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The early Christian church are said in this passage to have “all things in common.”…
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February 15 2004
Series: Acts: The Church on Fire
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Authority , Bible , Church , Evangelism
Book: Acts
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The believers in the early church devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and were transformed…
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February 8 2004
Series: Acts: The Church on Fire
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Friendship , Happiness , Worship
Book: Acts
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
Okay, so I’ve become a Christian…now what? If you are saved by faith, then why…
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February 1 2004
Series: Acts: The Church on Fire
After the arrival of the Holy Spirit, Peter delivers a sermon to a diverse and…
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January 18 2004
Series: Acts: The Church on Fire
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Church , Holy Spirit , Prayer
Book: Acts
Location: Downtown - Minneapolis
The church experiences persecution quickly after the ascension of Jesus. In this new reality, they…