Hope Alliance Nazareth
A sermon podcast of Hope Alliance Church
Episodes
356 episodes
Rejoice!: Zechariah
Pastor Jim teaches from Luke 1 and reflects on Zechariah’s transformation from silence to rejoicing. After nine months of being unable to speak, Zechariah bursts out with a prophetic song proclaiming God’s faithfulness—not because his situation...
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Rejoice!: Mary
Pastor Jim teaches from Luke 1 and reflects on Mary’s song, the Magnificat, as a model for anchoring ourselves in God’s faithfulness during seasons of waiting. Mary, a young and lowly servant with no status or power, responds to a life-altering...
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Rejoice!: Elizabeth
Pastor Jim Entwistle begins our Advent series "Rejoice: Songs of the Savior's Arrival" with an inspiring message from Luke 1:39-45, exploring Elizabeth's prophetic encounter with Mary.In this powerful opening to our Advent series, Pastor...
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Be Wise: Impact Outsiders
Pastor Jim teaches from Colossians 4 and calls us to live wisely in how we interact with outsiders, those not yet in the family of God. He reminds us that wisdom means applying gospel understanding to everyday life, and that our lives should re...
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Be Wise: Know God's Will
Pastor Jim teaches from Ephesians 5 and calls listeners to live as children of light who redeem their days, know God’s will, and walk in the Spirit. Jim explains that wisdom is more than knowledge or behavior; it is wanting what God wants and a...
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Be Wise: Know Good
Pastor Jim explores Romans 16 and the call to be wise toward what is good and innocent toward what is evil. Jim challenges the common tendency to focus on external behavior by pointing upstream to the source: belief. False gospels and counterfe...
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Be Wise: Surround Yourself Well
Pastor Jim unpacks Proverbs 13:20 and Psalm 1 to show how the company we keep directly shapes who we become. Jim explains that walking with the wise leads to wisdom, while surrounding ourselves with foolishness leads to harm. He challenges list...
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Be Wise: Trust God
In this first message of the Be Wise series, Pastor Jim explores why wisdom is not only helpful but commanded by God. Drawing from Proverbs 3 and 9, Jim teaches that wisdom begins with fearing the Lord and trusting in Him rather than l...
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Come and Go
In this final message of the Come and See series, Pastor Jim invites listeners to respond to Jesus’s call not only to come and see, but to come and go. Drawing from Luke 10, Jim explores how Jesus sends His disciples ahead of Him into everyday ...
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Come and Die
Pastor Jim walks through Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 16 where the invitation shifts from “Come and see” to “Come and die.” After Peter boldly confesses Jesus as the Messiah, he quickly resists the idea of a suffering Savior. Jim unpacks how we ...
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Come and Follow
In this message, Pastor Jake opens with the call to follow Jesus from Matthew 4:18 to 22, reframing “follow” not as passive observation but as an invitation to apprenticeship, a daily, personal journey of becoming like Christ and doing what He ...
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Come and Worship
Pastor Jim explores Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well in John 4, revealing worship as a response to encountering God in truth and spirit. Jim challenges listeners to see how true worship is more than ritual or location. It is a res...
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Come and Belong
Pastor Jim shares a moving message about the universal longing for belonging, drawing from the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. Jim explores how Jesus invites outsiders into the family of God, offering acceptance before transformation. While the ...
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Come and See: An Invitation to Life with Jesus
Pastor Jim reflects on Jesus’ invitation to “Come and see” in John 1:35–51, emphasizing that God is not a platform, performance, or political position, but a person who invites us into relationship. He explores how the first disciples, ordinary...
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Hope in Exile
Pastor Jim concludes the True King series by walking through 2 Kings 24 and 25, where the southern kingdom of Judah falls and the people are exiled to Babylon. Jim explains that exile is more than the loss of land or a destroyed temple...
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Encountering the Word of God
Pastor Jim shares the story of King Josiah from 2 Kings 22 and 23, drawing out how a true encounter with the Word of God leads to repentance and reform, even when the outcome doesn’t change. Jim shows how Josiah responds to God’s Word not with ...
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Living in True Reality
In this message, Pastor Jim explores the leadership of King Hezekiah and what it looks like to align our lives with God as ultimate reality. Jim shows how worship and obedience help life “fit together,” even when counterfeit pieces try to slip ...
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Idolatry and Exile
Pastor Jim walks through the fall of the northern kingdom in 2 Kings 17, tracing Israel’s exile back to a long history of idolatry, broken covenants, and corrupt leadership. Jim weaves together the story of Eden, Egypt, and the kingdom to show ...
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Faithful Fear
Pastor Jim walks through the reign of King Ahaz and the nature of fear in leadership. Unlike his ancestor David, Ahaz responds to threats with frantic fear rather than trust or "faithful fear", leading to idolatry, poor alliances, and the aband...
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God Preserves the True King
In 2 Kings 11 and 12, Pastor Jim unpacks the story of young Joash, who is hidden, preserved, and crowned as Judah’s rightful king in the midst of political upheaval and widespread idolatry. He shows how God works through unlikely people to prot...
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God, the Source of Justice and Hope
In this message from 2 Kings 9 and 10, Pastor Jim unpacks God’s justice through the rise of Jehu and the downfall of Ahab’s family. Even as chaos unfolds, the narrative reminds us that God is fully in control, bringing justice for idolatry, res...
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Going With God
Pastor Jake compares life with God to floating down a river, peaceful when we trust His guidance, but exhausting when we fight for control. He shares stories from 2 Kings, such as Elisha’s protection by angel armies and the salvation of Samaria...
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God's Mercy and Methods
Pastor Jim explores the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5, highlighting how God’s mercy extends to even those perceived as outsiders or enemies. Through the humility of a young servant girl and Naaman’s eventual surrender, we see that salvation come...
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