City Hope SC

There is so much we can learn from Jesus. He finished the mission. He lays down His life and surrenders it all. No one took it from Him. He laid it down.Completely surrendered. Completely obedient. All the way to the end.Prayer doesn’t just help you start well. It helps you stay faithful.

Here’s the tension: You will never fully forgive others until you fully receive forgiveness yourself.And you will never fully experience the freedom of being forgiven if you keep refusing to forgive.The cross is where both meet. Jesus is hanging there…offering forgiveness…while purchasing forgiveness.

The main purpose of prayer is not to make life easier or to gain some magical powers but to know God. I need God more than anything I might get from God. Prayer is not about controlling God. It is about surrendering to Him.The victory of the cross began with the surrender of the garden.

For the singles in the….Culture will tell you to settle for convenience. Find someone who makes you happy right now.But Scripture points us to something better. Wait for the kind of love that reflects God’s design. Trust His timing. Because the goal is not just finding someone. The goal is finding a covenant worth building a life on.To the married couples. Marriage was never meant to be perfect. It was meant to be faithful. Healthy marriages are not the ones that never struggle. They are the ones that keep choosing each other.Because covenant love refuses to walk away when things get hard.And the beautiful truth is this. Every love story on this earth is meant to point us to a greater one…The love of Christ for His people.

Culture says test drive everything. Scripture says covenant first.Culture says follow your feelings. Scripture says steward your fire.Guard it now so you can grow it later…and enjoy it the way God intended.

Here is what I think we see here….Feelings start relationships. Pursuit sustains them.That’s why this series is called More Than a Feeling.Because biblical love isn’t passive. It keeps choosing the same person over and over again.

This six-week series walks through the book, Song of Solomon. Many scholars call this the most neglected book in Scripture. We are going to rediscover God’s heart for romance, intimacy, and passion. These are not something to be avoided or abused, but as a sacred gift meant to be enjoyed within His design.

Pastor Bobby led our church into a moment of prayer and abandonment before God—calling us to respond fully to the Holy Spirit. As a church, we believe that without surrender and presence-centered worship, we cannot move forward into what God is calling us to next.

Vision doesn’t move with agreement. It moves with participation.You don’t have to do everything. But you cannot do nothing.Crowds consume. Disciples contribute. Families invest.We believe we are here to lead everyday people to experience Jesus and follow Him in ways that change the world. If City Hope is your church, this is your mission too.Let’s get it started.

Vision doesn’t move forward because we agree with it. It moves forward when we commit to it, together.Scripture says we are members of one body. Not attenders of an event. Bodies only work when parts are connected.John 6.22-36