Hopeful Imagination - Prineville Church of Christ

4/11 Hope in the Ascension

April 11, 2021 • Jason Swick

How important is the ascension of Jesus? What if I told you it makes all the difference in the world. The ascension offers an intimate relationship with God and a purpose for our lives.

4/4 Hope in Resurrection

April 4, 2021 • Jason Swick

Happy Resurrection Day! The power of the resurrection transformed the disciples from fearful & cowardly to fearless & courageous. Resurrection gives us hope as it exhibits God's love and pursuit of us. As we experience the resurrection in baptism we know God's everlasting love and relentless pursuit of us. Then we live with fearless, courageous, hope every day. This is the full worship service. The lesson begins at 35 minutes.

3/28 Hope in God's Future

March 28, 2021 • Jason Swick

What is the future you hope for? What are things in the future you pray for? Today we look at what Isaiah say in the future and how Jesus fulfills that prophecy. This gives us hope as we trust in the future God has in store for those who love Him.

3/21 Hope in God's Promises

March 21, 2021 • Jason Swick

Can we have hope in barrenness? Hope when we struggle? Today we look at how the story of God with Sarah and Abraham give us hope that when God promises He is faithful to follow through. Our role is to trust and wait in faith for Him. This was true for the nation of Israel in exile when Isaiah shares God's promises and hope for the future.

3/14 Hope in Coming Home

March 14, 2021 • Jason Swick

Can we have hope in coming home? In many ways it seems we can't understand the power of coming home without understanding the reality of living in exile. Journey with us as we look at how we respond to life with suffering or assimilation and how that affects our hope in coming home.

3/7 Hope in Living Water

March 7, 2021 • Jason Swick

Water is a very important theme throughout the Bible. Today we explore the river visions of John in Revelation 21-2 and Ezekiel and how they provide an image of living water that wells up to eternal life. The prayer by Chris Tiegreen for our mornings is... Lord, how can I love you today? What act of worship can I do? What words can I utter that will honor & bless you? What act of service can I do to represent your love? How would your Spirit inspire me to pray today?

2/28 Hope as a Hot Mess

February 28, 2021 • Jason Swick

What is a hot mess? Today we'll look at what it means to be a hot mess and how the nation of Israel was a hot mess. Then we'll explore what it might look like to live as Spirit sustained hot messes that trust in the good shepherd.

2/21 Hope in Justice

February 21, 2021 • Jason Swick

In Exodus 34:6-7 God describes himself as merciful, gracious, & abounding in steadfast http://love...but who will punish the guilty to the 3-4 generation. This morning we explore this and what it means to make disciples of our kids. We will also see how God reveals an image of Himself that is remarkable like Jesus in Ezekiel 18. A God who loves everyone of us and wants ALL to turn and live.

2/14 Hope in Love

February 14, 2021 • Jason Swick

God shows us amazing love in Jesus' life, death, resurrection and ascension. Ezekiel 16 begins with how God loved Israel and then their failure in responding to God. Today we learn how we unfortunately respond like Israel and how we can respond in a way that leads to life and deeper discipleship.

2/7 Hope in Holiness

February 7, 2021 • Jason Swick

God is holy and He calls us to be holy. This should give us great hope.

1/31 Hope in Lament

January 31, 2021 • Jason Swick

What does it look like to lament with God? Will He listen? Will He care? Today we lament together using Psalm 13 and 43. This is the full worship service.

1/24 Hope in Grief

January 24, 2021 • Jason Swick

Can we have hope in grief? Today we look at how Jeremiah grieved the loss of a culture that followed God. We grieve the loss of many things in our culture too. But is there any hope? God's word can bring hope if we begin by grieving with Him.

1/17 Hope in Crisis

January 17, 2021 • Jason Swick

Having hope in crisis depends on one's view of God. We will explore views of God and how a God-sized view of God helps us to relinquish the old and receiving the new.

1/10 Living the Way of the Righteous

January 10, 2021 • Jason Swick

Explore the power of Psalm 1 in how we orient our life. From the way we walk, stand, and sit as well as the company we keep. Then find a way to truly live 1 Thessalonians 5:16-8.