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Ep 200Week Six: Give Generously
The sixth and final message in the "#Winning" series with Donnie Peters at Hope Community Church on August 14, 2016. God gave you everything. What are you giving back? Learn why money issues are really heart issues and why generosity is a key part of growing in a relationship with Jesus.

Ep 199Week Five - Share Willingly
The fifth week in our "#Winning" series at Hope Community Church on August 7, 2016 with Donnie Peters. You’ve got the answer to some of life’s most pressing problems. Don’t hide it! By sharing your story you encourage others. Reach your sphere of influence and the world around you changes.

Ep 198Week Four: Serve Selflessly
The fourth message in the "#Winning" series with Donnie Peters at Hope Community Church on July 31, 2016. You’ve got talents. You’ve got gifts. You’ve got resources. But in reality, they all belong to God. What does He want you to do with them? Find out more this weekend.

Ep 197Week Three: Connect Intentionally
The third weekend in the summer series "#Winning" at Hope Community Church with Jason Gore on July 24, 2016. It’s been said that no man is an island. What the heck does that mean? It means no doing life on your own. You need others and they need you. Find out how to plug in and live life in community.

Ep 196Week Two - Live Obediently
The second week in the summer 2016 series at Hope Community Church called "#winning" with Bryan Cheney. The first step to knowing God is knowing Jesus. But we can only do this by reading the Words He left for us and putting them into practice. Easy, right? Learn how to be more intentional about living obediently.

Ep 195Week One: Fan or Follower?
The first week of the #winning series at Hope Community Church with Donnie Peters. There are fans and then there are followers. What’s the difference? Find out this weekend and learn why it matters.

Ep 194Better Than The Best Thing
The fifth week in the "Meet the Gospel" series on June 26, 2016 with Mike Lee at Hope Community Church. It’s easy to confuse happiness with joy, but in reality they’re not quite the same. Is it possible to experience joy even when things aren’t going so great? The answer is “yes!”

Ep 193Week Four: Good News, Propitiation!
The fourth week in the "Meet the Gospel" series on June 19, 2016 with Mike Lee at Hope Community Church. Propitiation. Regeneration. Sovereign. Don’t let the big words scare you. Simply put, they’re all parts of God’s character — separating authentic righteousness from the counterfeit.

Ep 192Week Three: All from the Same Cesspool
The third week in the "Meet the Gospel" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on June 12, 2016. Finger-pointing. Comparing. Judging. Blaming. All natural outcomes of man’s self-righteousness. But the truth is, apart from God, we’ve got no reason to be prideful.

Ep 191Week Two: So Help Me
The second week in the "Meet the Gospel" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on May 5, 2016. The first step to getting help is knowing you need it. Fortunately, nothing surprises God. Learn how He loves us right where we are and makes a way for genuine relationship.

Ep 190Week One: It's Only Natural
The first weekend of the "Meet the Gospel" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on May 30, 2016. Left to our own devices, man is a mess-making machine. We lie. We cheat. We’re generally unlikeable and unsavable. Good thing we have someone to help.

Ep 189Unleashed Update
The Church is more than a building. It’s a life-changing organism dedicated to reaching the world with God’s story. Where do you fit in? Come hear how you can be a powerful part of reaching the Triangle and changing the world – today and in years to come.

Ep 188Week Seven - My Story, Your Story, Our Story
The final message in the "Relationship Series" at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on May 15, 2016. Chosen, forgiven, rescued, redeemed. Is this how you see yourself? If not, you could be sabotaging your relationships without even knowing it. Once you define yourself by God’s love, not by your choices, you’ll begin to see others in a whole new light.

Ep 187Week six : Back to Good
The sixth message in the "Relationship Series" at Hope Community Church on Mother's Day weekend, May 8, 2016 with Mike Lee. Jesus never said life would be easy. Difficult situations — and difficult people — are a fact of life. But following a few simple steps can make conflict and confrontation a healthier process.

Ep 186Week Five - Running Man
The fifth message in the "Relationship Series" at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on May 1, 2016. It’s easier to turn our backs on a problem when situations get unpleasant. This week meet a man who understood heartache but chose love over resentment.

Ep 185Week four: First step – it starts at the beginning
The fourth message in the "Relationship Series" at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on April 24, 2016. Forgiveness is only the beginning. The real work begins when we choose to love those who hurt us. At the end of the day, the command wasn’t forgive your enemy it was love your enemy.

Ep 184Week three- When Happily Ever After Isn’t
The third weekend in the "Relationship Series" at Hope Community Church with Donnie Peters. Withholding forgiveness hurts you, not the person who offended you. Step one is making the choice. The rest? It’s a process.

Ep 183Week Two- No Exception Acceptance
The second week in the "Relationship Series" with Donnie Peters on April 10, 2016 at Hope Community Church. Acceptance is a universal human need. But the acceptance we crave can be difficult to extend. When you take your cues from the One who receives you just as you are, we can live differently.

Ep 182Week one: Winner Takes — Nothing
The launch of the new Relationship Series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on April 3, 2016. I demand my rights, you demand yours. That’s just the way it is. Or is it? Let’s take a look at what Jesus says about interpersonal relationships — we might just be surprised.

Ep 181Easter 2016 - Amazing Day
2016 Easter service at Hope Community Church.

Ep 180Level six – Gentleness and Self-control
The final Level in the "Level Up" series at Hope Community Church with Donnie Peters on March 20, 2016. Hey, it’s all good. If it feels good do it. It’s my life anyway. Sometimes these slogans can seem tempting. But being a Christ-follower often means going against the flow.

Ep 179Level five – Faithfulness
The fifth message in the "Level Up" series at Hope Community Church with Donnie Peters. Simply put, faithfulness is staying the course even when you can’t see the end. What does that look like in our lives today? Come hear what the Bible has to say about faithfulness in a sometimes faithless world.

Ep 178Level four – Kindness and Goodness
The fourth sermon in the "Level Up" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on March 6, 2016. From caustic social media posts to arrogant politicians, you don’t have to look too far to see that kindness and goodness are becoming lost arts. But in God’s economy, kindness never goes out of style.

Ep 177Level three – Patience
The third part in the "Level Up" series at Hope Community Church on February 28, 2016 with Pastor Mike Lee. You’re late for work. Traffic’s horrible. And just as you’re taking a drink of your coffee, the person in the car in front of you slams on their brakes. What happens next? Most of us probably wouldn’t want to share our answers. Learn why patience truly is a virtue.

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Part two of our "Level Up" series at Hope Community Church on February 21, 2016 with Donnie Peters. It’s easy to think joy and peace are happy outcomes of pleasant situations. But God promises to provide them even when things aren’t so great. How is this possible? Maybe it all comes down to trust in the One who knows what’s best for us — despite how things might look.

Ep 175Level one – Love
The launch of the "Level Up" series at Hope Community Church on February 14, 2016 with Donnie Peters. We love our family. We love our favorite sports teams. And we love everything in between. But what is love really? And why does it matter so much to God? Learn how knowing the answer to this important question helps you grow in love for others.

Ep 174Part four - What’s the “Second Coming?”
The fourth and final message in the "What's Next?" series at Hope Community Church on February 8, 2016 with Mike Lee. Trumpets blasting. Horses on clouds. What’s up with that? Learn why, even if we don’t know the time or the day, the Bible gives clues to what we can expect at the Second Coming of Christ.

Ep 173Part three – Would a loving God send someone to Hell?
Part three of the "What's Next?" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on January 31, 2016. God has always given us the ability to choose, both in life — and beyond. Learn why hell is more a matter of our decisions than His.

Ep 172Part two - Is there really a Hell?
The second message in the "What's Next?" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on January 17, 2016. Is hell a literal place or a just a scary myth? We’ll look at key passages in the Bible and take a closer look at what Jesus had to say.

Ep 171Part One - Is there really a heaven?
The first message in the "What's Next?" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on January 10, 2016. Streets of gold. Angels. Harps. Maybe you’ve heard these to describe Heaven. But what is Heaven really like and can we even know? Let’s take a look at what the Bible has to say.

Ep 170First Things First
Resolutions can be awesome. Who doesn’t want to eat better, get fit or find more hours in the day? But all these things are temporary. Join us as we learn about God’s plan for our lives and how to focus on what really matters.

Ep 169Part Three - Daring Rescue
The final part of the 2015 Christmas series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on December 20th. She pulled off one of the most daring rescues in Bible history, saving her family from certain death. Yet how is she remembered? As Rahab the harlot. Just goes to show – no matter your title, Jesus can do great things through you.

Ep 168Part two – Skeletons in the Closet
The second message in the "Guess who's coming to Christmas?" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on December 13, 2015. Judah and his brothers made bad decision after bad decision. But choosing to deal with the consequences rather than continue the manipulation, he finally said “enough.” It’s never too late to reverse course.

Ep 167Part One - Reason for the Season
The first part of the 2015 Christmas Series named "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" with Mike Lee at Hope Community Church on December 6, 2015.

Ep 166Thankful Part Two
The second and final message in the "Thankful" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on November 29, 2015. This special service contains a moving message, five stories and two songs. Forgiveness. Restoration. Healing. When we bump up against the incredible goodness of God, the result is thankfulness. Walk with us through one of the Psalms and get a glimpse at worship and gratitude.

Ep 165Thankful Part One
The first part in a two part Thanksgiving series called "Thankful" at Hope Community Church with Donnie Peters on November 22, 2015. In the midst of the mundane and the daily grind, staying focused on God’s faithfulness cultivates an attitude of gratitude. Learn practical steps to keep you thankful, no matter your situation.

Ep 164Part four – Hope
The final message in the "Life as we know it" series with Mike Lee from Hope Community Church on November 15, 2015. Where will your story take you in the days to come? What would you like to see in your concluding chapter?

Ep 163Part three – Hope
The third message in the "Life as we know it" series at Hope Community Church on November 8, 2015 with Lead Pastor, Mike Lee. Who or what gives you hope? Where did you story take a turn for the better?

Ep 162Part two – Obstacles
The second sermon in the "Life as we know it" series at Hope Community Church with Donnie Peters on November 1, 2015. What difficulties have you faced? Were there dark twists and turns in your story?

Ep 161Part one - Beginnings
The first message in the "Life as We Know It" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on October 25, 2015. What do your opening pages hold? Where did it start? What characters played a part in setting the stage for your life?

Ep 160Part eight | Family Values | Share Willingly
The final message in the "Unconditional Family" series with Mike Lee at Hope Community Church on October 18, 2015. Your story matters to you, but if you’re a Christ-follower it could mean a whole lot more to someone else. When you share your life with others, you have the opportunity to bring hope to your friends, your neighbors and even your family.

Ep 159Part seven – Family values | Give generously
The "Unconditional Family" series continues at Hope Community Church with Pastor Mike Lee on October 11, 2015. Mine, mine, mine – it’s been the mantra of human beings since the beginning of time. Truth is? Everything we have is given to us by the One who created us – not for our benefit, but for the benefit of others. Learn why an open hand leads to an open heart.

Ep 158Part six – Family values | Connect Intentionally
The sixth part of the "Unconditional Family" series at Hope with Donnie Peters on October 4, 2015. t’s been said the typical American family spends just five minutes a week engaged in meaningful conversation. Not exactly heartening is it? Intentional connections take time – but they’re always worth the effort.

Ep 157Part five - Family values | Serve Selflessly
The fifth part of the "Unconditional Family" series at Hope Community Church with Mike Lee on September 27, 2015. In our ego-driven world, “service” can be seen as a dirty word. Learn why you’re never closer to the heart of Jesus than when you’re serving and how laying down our rights can actually be the strongest thing we can do.

Ep 156Part four - Family values | Live obediently continued
The fourth part of the "Unconditional Family" series at Hope Community Church with special guests Gary and Marilyn Skinner, founders of Watoto Church in Uganda, Africa on September 20, 2015. Being obedient starts with a heart of trust. Discover why trust is never misplaced when we follow the One who’s truly trustworthy.

Ep 155Part three – Family values | Live obediently
The third message in the "Unconditional Family" series with Mike Lee at Hope Community Church on September 13, 2015. Being obedient starts with a heart of trust. Discover why trust is never misplaced when we follow the One who’s truly trustworthy.

Ep 154Part two - Neighbor to neighbor
The second part of the "Unconditional Family" series at Hope Community Church with Raleigh Campus Pastor, Donnie Peters, on September 6, 2015.

Ep 153Part one - Unity
The launch of the "Unconditional Family" series at Hope Community Church on August 30, 2015 with Mike Lee. If “everyone for himself” was a family rule, it wouldn’t take long for the family to fall apart. Any group of people — especially a family — is never stronger than when they work together.

Ep 152Part seven - Judge
The seventh and final part in the "Profiler" series at Hope Community Church with College Pastor Wes Jones on August 23, 2015. One day everything will come to an end. What happens next? Come hear about Jesus - the great Judge, but also our defender. Spoiler alert: that's great news for those of us who have a relationship with Him.

Ep 151Part six - Rescuer II
The sixth part of the "Profiler" series at Hope Community Church with Lead Teaching Pastor Mike Lee on August 16, 2015. In this message we see how faith is about relationship and not religion. Nothing can separate us from that kind of love.