Life and Faith Archives - Hope Church https://www.hopechurchatl.com/category/life-and-faith/ A Community of Hope in Woodstock Georgia Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:01:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hope-blue-logo-270x200.png Life and Faith Archives - Hope Church https://www.hopechurchatl.com/category/life-and-faith/ 32 32 NO Accidental Disciples: Being a Disciple Where You Are https://www.hopechurchatl.com/no-accidental-disciples-being-a-disciple-where-you-are/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6942 Let’s be real: nobody accidentally becomes a disciple of Jesus. You don’t just wake up one day thinking, “Oh, I’m full of the Spirit, love everybody, and have zero prejudices!” That’s not how discipleship works. Becoming a disciple is intentional—it’s a partnership. God is the Master Sculptor, shaping us, and we cooperate with Him through […]

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]]> NO Accidental Disciples: What If Prayer Worked? https://www.hopechurchatl.com/no-accidental-disciples-what-if-prayer-worked/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6913 Prayer is never accidental. It’s not a spiritual suggestion. Jesus expects His followers to pray. It’s part of the rhythm of discipleship—just as (super) natural as walking with Him, listening, learning, and obeying. Prayer is not something we do only when life gets messy or we’ve run out of options. It’s not a spiritual hobby. […]

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]]> NO Accidental Disciples: What Jesus Assumes https://www.hopechurchatl.com/no-accidental-disciples-what-jesus-assumes/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6894 Prayer is one of those things most of us do—just not always on purpose. We pray when we’re stressed. When something breaks. When someone’s sick. When we’re out of options. And thank God, He meets us there. But prayer was never meant to be an emergency button we push when life gets hard. It’s a […]

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]]> Closer in 2025 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/closer-in-2025/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:29:14 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6866 In 2025, Hope Church focused on drawing closer to God, and we saw that show up across every part of church life. It was a year of steady growth—people meeting Jesus in real ways, taking meaningful steps of faith, and growing deeper in their walk with Him. Prayer remained central to the life of the […]

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]]> NO Accidental Disciples: It’s the Consistent Water that Shapes You https://www.hopechurchatl.com/no-accidental-disciples-its-the-consistent-water-that-shapes-you/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6863 The Grand Canyon didn’t appear overnight. Centuries of persistent water and wind slowly carved away at the rock, revealing something vast, awe-inspiring, and beautiful. That’s the kind of shaping God does in our lives through consistent, intentional steps in our spiritual walk. Transformation rarely comes in a flash. More often, it’s the small, steady rhythms […]

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]]> NO Accidental Disciples: New Wine Requires New Containers https://www.hopechurchatl.com/no-accidental-disciples-new-wine-requires-new-containers/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6818 Most of us love the idea of new things. New year. New habits. New prayers. New faith goals. We’re very into the new wine part. What we’re less excited about? New wineskins. Jesus once said, “No one puts new wine into old wineskins” (Luke 5:37). Not because the wine is bad—but because the container can’t […]

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]]> NO Accidental Disciples: Rough Marble Meets Intentional Masterpiece https://www.hopechurchatl.com/no-accidental-disciples-rough-marble-meets-intentional-masterpiece/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6810 Think about Michelangelo and David for a second. That masterpiece didn’t start with the perfect shape. It started as a big, rough block of marble. And here’s the fun part—he didn’t add anything to make it beautiful. Nope. Every single strike of the chisel was about taking something away. Every chunk he removed got him […]

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]]> Saturday: The Silence https://www.hopechurchatl.com/saturday-the-silence/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6119 “But we were hoping that he was the one who was about to redeem Israel.”— Luke 24:21, CSB It’s Saturday. The cross has already happened. The tomb is sealed. Jesus is dead. And the silence is deafening. The disciples are scattered. Confused. Afraid. Grieving. This isn’t how the story was supposed to end. They gave […]

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]]> Friday: Finished Means Finished  https://www.hopechurchatl.com/friday-finished-means-finished/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6116 “It is finished.” — John 19:30, CSB Good Friday. The day that changed everything. In the quiet of the morning, Jesus, the Son of God, was condemned to death by crucifixion. He carried His cross through the streets of Jerusalem, bearing the weight of the world’s sin. And when He was nailed to the cross, […]

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]]> Thursday: Remembering the Master https://www.hopechurchatl.com/thursday-remembering-the-master/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.hopechurchatl.com/?p=6113 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” — John 13:35, CSB It’s Thursday of Holy Week.The cross is just hours away. But before the nails, before the trial, before the garden…we find Jesus gathered at a table with His disciples. Not with crowds or miracles or teaching […]

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