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Shame(less) PodcastThe Genesis Of Shame w/ Pastor Steve TreichlerIn this compelling episode, Ken Freire sits down with Steve Treichler (aka Trike), senior pastor of Hope Community Church in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Together, they explore the origin of shame through Genesis chapters 1-3 and how understanding this foundational narrative transforms our understanding of sin, shame, and redemption.Highlights: The Framework of Scripture: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. How Genesis 1-3 sets the stage for the entire biblical narrative. The Intimacy of Creation: The significance of God breathing life into Adam and the unique creation of Eve as a helper. Shame's Origin: Adam and Eve's...2024-11-2751 min
Developing Imperfect LeadersWho Should I Vote For?In this bonus episode, the team welcomes the Senior Pastor of Hope Community Church, Steve Triechler to answer the question, “Who should I vote for?” The LDI crew and their guest discuss how, when, and if followers of Christ should engage in politics, including how to talk to people with whom we disagree politically. This episode features a leading question, quote of the week, and A LOT of questions intended to help imperfect leaders to grow.
Quote of the Week:
“Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into ideological teams that fight each other as though the fate o...2024-07-151h 26
Connection Church Sioux FallsRomans 8:31-39 - The Amazing, Transformative Love of God | Steve TreichlerDoes God really love us? How does he show it to us? What difference does that make in our lives? This week’s message by guest speaker, Pastor Steve Treichler from Hope Community Church in Minneapolis aims to address these questions to encourage you as you begin the next 10 years of Connection Church!2024-04-2100 min
Romans UntangledThe End of the Matter | Romans 16As they say, all good things must come to an end. So, it is with a bit of joy and sadness that we are finishing up our 60 podcast, almost 3 year run of Romans Untangled. Let’s dive the last chapter or Romans to see how the apostle Paul ends this amazing letter!
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-11-2036 min
Romans UntangledThe Struggle of Mission | Romans 15:23-33As we get close to the conclusion of this amazing letter from the apostle Paul, he shows us a bit of his heart. By this time in his ministry, Paul has been very mistreated by many people for his proclamation of the gospel. And yet, even after all the hardship, disappointment and loss he has faced, we see his deep desire and mission to still be involved in ministering to people.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-11-1329 min
Romans UntangledThe Ambition | Romans 15:14-22Words of strong emotions are thrown around today like candy. Something that is likeable is “awesome”. A new job is “a perfect match”. Even our local weather station has a TOP TEN WEATHER day that they use about 1-2 x per month. One of these words is the word ambition. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.” In this episode of Romans Untangled, we will look at the apostle Paul’s strong desire or ambition that drove his every day.
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Romans UntangledAccept One Another | Romans 15:1-13Probably the most difficult thing to do in the church community is to actually love and appreciate people with whom you differ. Especially when these differences are about ways that we have chosen to live out our freedom in Christ. This week, on RU, we will dive right into Paul’s teaching about how the gospel calls us to accept one another deeply from the heart!
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-10-2328 min
Romans UntangledCan't We Just All Get Along? | Romans 14:1-23In Christ we are free. Free from the penalty of sin. Free from the power of sin. Free from the law which condemns us. But what about using our freedom on ‘disputable matters’? These issues in the past were things like dancing, card playing, going to movies and working on Sundays. Now, they are like the use of alcohol, the use of money for personal pleasures, how and what we watch on our TVs. How do we navigate these tough issues? This is exactly what our study of Romans will lead us to on this week’s edition of Romans...2023-10-1629 min
Romans UntangledFulfilling the Law That Has Already Been Fulfilled | Romans 13:8-14In this episode of Romans Untangled, we will look at how to fulfill the law, that has already been fulfilled. What does that mean? How can the law (that brought us condemnation) be something that we now long to fulfill, and doing so in the way of love? Join us as we unpack this incredible section of Paul’s letter to the Romans!
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-10-0930 min
Romans UntangledGospel Living in Society: The Christian and Government | Romans 13:1-7Does the Bible teach us anything about how Christians are to interact with Government? Glad you asked, because we are going into one of the most thought provoking passages in the entire Bible on this very issue this week on Romans Untangled!!
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-10-0230 min
Romans UntangledGospel Living in the Community | Romans 12:9-21The Book of Romans has been an exciting theological journey into the inner workings of how the gospel of Jesus Christ actually works to justify us before God and give us a new life in Him. For those of you who have been waiting for some very practical instructions on living – you are in for a treat this week!
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-09-2528 min
Romans UntangledGiven to Give | Romans 12:3-8In our trip through Romans, we have had many deep theological journeys. However, we are now in the part of the book that gets very practical, especially as we look at how we live life in community! This week, we’ll look at how we have been given gifts in order to turn right back around and give those gifts out to others.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-09-1827 min
Romans UntangledGive Your Offering! | Romans 12:1-2The mercy of God has been clearly explained to us so far in Romans through the wonderful substitionary work of Jesus Christ. So, now what? How are we to live as a result of this? On this episode of Romans Untangled, we will start to answer that question with what it looks like to live as a “living sacrifice” for God.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-09-1124 min
Romans UntangledRecap of Seasons 1-3Season Four, the final season of Romans Untangled, is resuming again this Labor Day with new episodes being released every Monday. This Recap Episode gives you the highlights of the first three seasons by covering some of the vital portions of the first 11 chapters of Romans.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-09-0432 min
Romans UntangledSeason 4Season Four, the final season of Romans Untangled, is resuming again this Labor Day with new episodes being released every Monday.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-08-0701 min
Hope Sermon ArchiveA New Year's MessageA New Year's Message from Steve Treichler.
Acts: The Church on Fire
Colossians 3:15-17
Steve Treichler
Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on January 4, 2004
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2023-02-2631 min
Romans UntangledGod, You're Awesome! | Romans 11:33-36As we close season three of Romans Untangled covering chapters 9-11 of the book of Romans, we end with a sweet doxology by the apostle Paul as he can’t help himself to simply praise God for His mercy, grace, sovereignty, patience and love.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-12-1931 min
Romans UntangledAll Israel Will Be Saved! | Romans 11:25-32On this episode, we go deep into the most controversial verse in all of Romans chapters 9-11, 11:26 “And in this way all Israel will be saved.” What in the world does Paul mean by this, given everything he has stated so far?
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-12-1234 min
Romans UntangledGrafted In | Romans 11:11-24In Romans chapters nine to eleven, the apostle Paul seems to indicate that the Jewish people are rejecting Jesus as Messiah with a few exceptions Has God has changed his mind and now considers the Gentiles his favorites? Is there any hope for the Jews?
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-12-0530 min
Romans UntangledThe Hardened Heart | Romans 11:7-10Hardened. Not a positive quality. Let’s look at how Scripture talks about the hardening of heart that takes place in the human soul, and how we can allow Christ to melt our heart of stone.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-11-2834 min
Romans UntangledDid God Reject Israel? | Romans 11:1-6Often in a mobster movie, we will hear the crime boss say to a person who has betrayed them, “You’re dead to me!” From that point on in the movie, they become persona non grata, which is Latin for “a person who is unacceptable or unwelcome”. Is that what God did to Israel after all her failures and rebellions?
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-11-1429 min
Romans UntangledBeautiful Feet. Resistant Ears. | Romans 10:14-21Even though Israel had it as good as you could get it, they still missed the messiah when he came. This isn’t God’s fault, and it’s not his fault if we miss the message today about Christ.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-11-0732 min
Romans UntangledThe Invitation Stands | Romans 10:5-13Did the people of Israel by and large reject Jesus as Messiah since Christ was preaching a “different narrative” of salvation? Does the story of the OT line up with the message Paul has been preaching in Romans? Join us this week as we examine these questions from Romans 10.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-10-3133 min
Romans UntangledStumbling on a Stone | Romans 10:1-4What did the Jewish people do wrong? Why aren’t the 1st Century churches filled with Jewish followers of the Messiah, Jesus Christ? Join us this week as we explore what the stone was that they stumbled on.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-10-2431 min
Romans UntangledAdam, Where are You? | Romans 9:30-33If God is in control of anything, what part do we play in this life? Do we have any free will at all? Or, is God to blame for everything? This week on Romans Untangled, we will start to explore this age-old, and very relevant question.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-10-1728 min
Romans UntangledIt is Not As Though God’s Word Has Failed | Romans 9:6-29Why were so few Jewish people becoming Christians at the time of the writing of the book of Romans? Join us this week as we start to explore how God’s word has not failed in his promises to all!
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-10-1030 min
Romans UntangledThe Tension: God's Promises and Israel's Reality | Romans 9:1-5This week, we begin our journey through chapters 9-11 of the book of Romans. These chapters answer a whole slew of relevant questions to us, but ultimately, the biggest question of all – Are God’s Promises to be Trusted?
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-10-0327 min
Romans UntangledSeason Three Intro & RecapRomans untangled season three begin soon! This episode will give you our very short 6 1/2 minute intro to this season and recap of the last two seasons.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-09-2207 min
Romans UntangledThreats to the Gospel of Freedom (With Special Guest Norm Meyer)Join us for a special one hour bonus episode interviewing Romans Guru, Norm Meyer. Norm has influenced me more than any other scholar in my understanding of Romans over the last 20 years. Listen as we dialogue about “Current Theological Threats to the Gospel of Freedom” on our first Bonus Episode of the summer.
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-07-061h 02
Romans UntangledIf God is for Us, Who Could be Against Us? | Romans 8:31-39Sometimes when things go wrong in our lives, our minds try to convince us that God is out to get us. Perhaps we have let him down just one too many times, and now, all this trouble is coming into our lives as a result. This week, on RU, we will scream the truth into this untruth about God’s attitude towards us now in Christ.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-05-2328 min
Romans UntangledGroaning for Glory | Romans 8:18-30Groaning. It is one of those onomatopoeia words – the word sounds like the thing. GROOAANNIINNG… It is seldom seen as a positive thing. If you were to groan in Ireland, you might hear, “Quite your crying, lad!” This week, on Romans Untangled, we’ll look at how we can groan to the Glory of God!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-05-1629 min
Romans UntangledFlesh vs. Spirit - Part 2 | Romans 8:5-17This week, on RU, we will summarize Romans chapters 6 through 8 with a simple four letter acronym that will point us to the Gospel-Centered, Spirit-filled transformational living.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-05-0932 min
Romans UntangledFlesh vs. Spirit | Romans 8:5-17There is a cage match going on between the two realities of humanity – the flesh and the Spirit. Join us this week as we start to unpack this dilemma in our two part untangling of Romans 8:5-17.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-05-0230 min
The Acts 29 PodcastCigars, Flyfishing, and 25 Years of Ministry with Steve TreichlerThere’s nothing like sitting down and listening to an experienced pastor share some of his lessons from a life of gospel ministry. We all need to be reminded of sustaining truth on this road. Like the roll-call of names in Hebrews 11, faithful pastors point us to the unchanging, eternal, and sufficient faithfulness of our God. As he kept and used these men and women, he will keep and use us for his glory.
Steve Treichler joins the podcast today to discuss lessons in ministry through 25 years of pastoring and planting. Steve is the senior pastor of Hope Community Church in...2022-04-2846 min
Romans UntangledNo Condemnation! | Romans 8:1-4There are Bible verses that sometimes sound trite if quoted out of context, or if you see them on a t-shirt of coffee mug. But, we can never be tired of seeing today’s passage all the time – Romans 8:1 - “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-04-2530 min
Romans UntangledThe Inner Struggle | Romans 7:13-25Have you ever stopped to wonder, why is the Christian life so difficult? Why, once I’ve decided to follow Jesus, is my struggle with sin so intense? That is exactly where the apostle Paul is going this week in Romans 7:13-25.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-04-1831 minRomans UntangledIs the Law Sinful? | Romans 7:7-12Why does God have rules for our lives if He knows that we, as fallen creatures, are not going to be able to keep all of them? Doesn’t that make the rules (called the Law in Scripture) actually the problem? Is God unjust for requiring us to keep His ways when in fact, we are too weak to do so?
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-04-1132 min
Romans UntangledThe Marriage Analogy | Romans 7:1-6Something radical and essential happens in our relationship with God when we become Christians. Way more than we would ever imagine moments after we first trusted Christ. Join us this week as we take a deep dive into how “The Marriage Analogy of Romans 7:1-6 changes everything for us!!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-04-0400 minRomans UntangledShall We Go On Sinning Because We’re Not Under Law? | Romans 6:15-23What if you knew for certain that breaking the rules would not bring any punishment upon you? Would you still follow the speed limit? Would you still pay your taxes? This is exactly the question that the apostle Paul is dealing with as it pertains to our relationship with God in this episode of Romans Untangled.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-03-2830 min
Romans UntangledShall We Go On Sinning So That Grace Can Increase? | Romans 6:1-14Grace. It seems like such a simple concept. Unmerited Favor. A Gift from God! However, how do we live in, through and under grace for daily living? This week, and for the remainder of this season, we will really unpack what it means to live by grace.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-03-2136 minRomans UntangledAdam and Jesus – The Same, but Totally Different | Romans 5:12-21This week, on RU we will examine how Adam’s first sin affected us all, and how Jesus Christ’s one act of sacrifice also changed the entire world!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-03-1429 min
Romans UntangledBiblical Bragging! | Romans 5:6-11Everyone hates a bragger. In fact, there are people that you just avoid on social media because they’re just filled with narcissistic tendencies. This week on Romans untangled we will look at how to be a bragger but how to do it Biblically!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-03-0728 minRomans UntangledWhat We Need Most Now: Peace & Hope | Romans 5:1-5This week, we examine a passage that gives us what we need most right now, that is, peace and hope. We’ve all lived through a very trying time in history these last two years, and this passage could not come at a more opportune time, as Paul unpacks the fruit of the gospel reality in our lives.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-02-2831 min
Romans Untangledx=5. Now Check Your Answer! | Romans 4:1-25For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-02-2131 min
Romans UntangledWhere Then, is Boasting? | Romans 3:27-31Comparison. It is something we do every single day. How am I doing in my job? Do I shovel the walk as good as my neighbors? Are my kids as well behaved as our friend’s kids? It is a constant theme for us. Join us this episode of Romans Untangled as we look at the very heart of where all this comes from.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-02-1429 minRomans UntangledGod as Just and Justifier | Romans 3:25b-26In America, we struggle with the idea of how a merciful God could ever punish anyone eternally in hell. It just doesn’t seem fair. However, in the Bible, the bigger problem is how can a just God actually declare sinners to be not guilty? That is the very heart of what we are looking at in this episode of Romans Untangled.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-02-0732 minRomans UntangledState Fair Theology | Romans 3:25aWhy did the death of our Savior, Jesus Christ need to be done publically? What did this have to do with the snake on the stick in the Old Testament? Join us this episode as we examine Romans 3:25 in light of what God did for us in Christ.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-01-3128 min
Romans UntangledThe Sweetest BUT in the Bible | Romans 3:19-24We are picking up where we left off last season in the middle of Romans chapter 3. Join us this week as we look at a beautiful contrast to the sinful mess we find ourselves in as God intervenes in Jesus Christ!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com
To learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2022-01-2429 minRomans UntangledWelcome to Season Two of Romans UntangledWelcome back to Romans Untangled for our second season! Very excited to begin diving back into this book after a (much too long) break! We will pick up where we left off from season one – In Romans 3:19 and we are going to be looking this season at the GOOD NEWS that the gospel is for us. Join us each Monday starting January 24th, 2022 for a new episode that will take us right through the very heart of the transformational gospel message of Romans chapters 3 to 8 this season!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com...2022-01-1007 min
Romans UntangledWhat's the Big Idea of the First Part of the Bible? | Genesis 1-11If you try to read the Bible like you would any other book, you will invariably find yourself digging through the book of Genesis first of all. The first 11 chapters are so rich, that they need some extra time to think through all that is there. Join Pastor Steve Treichler as he guides you through a buggy ride of Genesis 1-11.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-06-141h 03
Romans UntangledWe're All in Big Trouble! | Romans 3:9-20In our last episode of season one, we will look at how hopeless, lost, dark and alone is the human condition apart from God’s intervention in Christ.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-06-0731 min
Romans UntangledWhat Advantage is There in Being a Jew, Then? | Romans 3:1-8Is there any advantage in being Jewish? If everyone is a sinner, was there any real point to the whole Old Testament story about Israel? What actually made them special?
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-05-3129 min
Romans UntangledYour Religion is Killing You | Romans 2:17-29Religion can be a beautiful thing, if handled correctly. However, it often has led to smugness, superiority and exclusion. Is your religion killing you?
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-05-2430 min
Romans UntangledThe Shifted Storyline | Romans 2:12-16Do you like movies with a twist in them? The kind that seems to be leading you one way, and then, all of a sudden, you find out a certain piece of information, and the whole plot line of the movie changes. Kind of like “The Sixth Sense” where the little boy says, “I see dead people.”
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-05-1700 min
Romans UntangledThe Truth About Karma | Romans 2:5-11If the scales of justice are how we are judged on the great judgement day of God, how will we fare? Are we judged by our deeds?
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-05-0328 min
Romans UntangledThe Level Ground Before the Cross | Romans 2:1-4“I’m sure glad I’m not like that guy! Or… am I?” Why is it so easy to put ourselves above others, or to judge those who do __ ? What is it about us that always wants us to be the “good guy in the story?”
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-04-2629 min
Romans UntangledGod's Righteous Decree | Romans 1:32Why do seemingly minor offenses, like “disobeying parents” (Romans 1:30) or “gossiping” (Romans 1:29) have such a harsh punishment (death - see Romans 1:32)? How do people who have never heard of the Bible still know “God’s righteous decree” and why are they accountable for breaking it? Join us this week as we dive headfirst into the beauty of Romans 1:32!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-04-1932 min
Romans UntangledTruth, Humility, and Homosexuality | Romans 1:26-27In this expanded bonus episode, we take a much deeper and personal look into the issue of what God was thinking when He created sexuality and how to have humility and hope for those who struggle with same sex attraction. “This is intended for those experiencing desires for the same-sex as well as for those who wish to reach out to them in love.”
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-04-1900 min
Romans UntangledRomans 1 & Sexual Sin | Romans 1:21-27What is up with Paul talking about sexual issues right away here in Romans?
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-04-1229 min
Romans UntangledThe Great Exchange | Romans 1:18-25When you hear the word “sin”, what comes to mind? The breaking of a commandment? Doing harm to others? Breaking a moral code of some kind, either external or your own internal conscience? This week on Romans Untangled, we will look at the premiere definition and explanation of what sin is in all the Bible.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-04-0532 min
Romans UntangledThe Revealed Wrath of God | Romans 1:18-32Paul has just told us in Romans 1:16-17 that he is really excited and not ashamed about the gospel (which means literally “good news”) of God. So, you would think that as he begins his teaching on the gospel now in the meat of the letter, it would begin with some encouraging truths. Not so much! We are now diving into the “bad news” of the book of Romans so that the “good news” of the gospel will seem that much greater!
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at h...2021-03-2930 min
Romans UntangledThe Theme of Romans | Romans 1:16-17If you had to ask “what’s Romans all about?”, you would find no more succinct way to answer that than simply reading two verses from Romans chapter 1. Verses 16 and 17. Today, we’ll start to unpack the theme of Romans indicated in these verses.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-03-2229 minRomans UntangledPaul's Love for the Romans | Romans 1:8-15If you take a moment to stop and reflect for what you are thankful for, I’m sure we can all come up with a list – food, shelter, jobs, etc. But when we stop and think about what really matters in this life, our attention turns from WHAT we are thankful for to THE PEOPLE we are grateful for. Listen this week as Paul expresses his deep love and thankfulness for the people of Rome.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-03-1529 minRomans UntangledThe Greeting | Romans 1:1-7In ancient letters, the greeting was a formal way of introducing yourself, as well as a hint as to what you were going to write about. The greeting in the letter to the Romans is fascinating! This week, we’ll look at Romans 1:1-7 to discover what Paul wants to say right off the bat to his recipients.
For more resources from Hope Community Church, or to learn more about us, visit our website at https://hopecc.com2021-03-0829 minRomans UntangledAncient RomeWho was the letter to the Romans written to? What is going on in the church at Rome during the time that Paul is writing this letter?
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2021-03-0129 minRomans UntangledPaul, the Servant of Christ JesusWho is Paul, the author of the book of Romans?
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2021-02-2230 min
Romans UntangledIntroductionFor more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2021-02-0204 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThere are False Teachers. Don't Follow Them. Don't Be One | Steve TreichlerDownload Message Slides
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com2020-09-0653 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsPeter’s Last Will and Testament: Jesus is Coming Back!!! | Steve TreichlerDownload Message Slides
For more resources from Hope Community Church, visit hopeccresources.com2020-08-2330 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsEverything for Life and Godliness | Steve TreichlerDownload Message Slides2020-08-0940 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsA Psalm of Repentance | Steve TreichlerPsalm 51
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
you taught...2020-06-2848 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsGod Speaks! | Steve TreichlerPsalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
...2020-05-2442 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Problem of Evil | Steve TreichlerJohn 11:1-44
1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister a...2020-04-2638 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsWhat's the Devil's Deal, Anyway? | Steve TreichlerEphesians 6:1-20
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, b...2020-04-1946 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Answer Given to Job | Steve TreichlerJob 38-42
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsHow to Develop a Demanding Spirit | Steve TreichlerJob 4-37
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Poetry of Pain | Steve TreichlerJob 2:11-3:26
11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. 13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because th...2020-03-0843 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsNaked I came, Naked I will go | Steve TreichlerJob 1
1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
4 His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5...2020-02-2343 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsLove must be Sincere: Making a Difference | Steve TreichlerRomans 12:9-16
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to...2020-02-1643 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsLoving People Who Drive You Nuts! | Steve Treichler1 Corinthians 13
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It...2020-02-0941 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsChurch as the Pillar and Foundation of the Truth | Steve Treichler1 Timothy 3:14-16
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:
He appeared in the flesh,
was vindicated by the Spirit,
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory.
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Worship of Jesus, the King | Steve TreichlerMatthew 2:1-12
2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is...2019-12-2245 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Genealogy of Jesus, the Messiah | Steve TreichlerMatthew 1:1-17
1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
4 Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon the father of...2019-12-0841 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsGod and Our Story | Steve TreichlerNehemiah 9:1-37
9 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. 2 Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors. 3 They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God. 4 Standing on the stairs of the Levites were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel...2019-11-0342 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsA Life of Repentance | Steve TreichlerNehemiah 8:1-18
8 1 all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel.
2 So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. 3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of...2019-10-2743 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThrough Dangers, Toils and Snares | Steve TreichlerNehemiah 6:1-15
6 When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates— 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.”
But they were scheming to harm me; 3 so I sent messengers to them with this reply: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the...2019-10-1338 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsFacing Opposition | Steve TreichlerNehemiah 4:1-23
4 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down...2019-09-2931 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsWE are Hope Community Church: A Renewed Vision for the Church | Steve TreichlerEphesians 4:1-13
4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsWhat’s the Point of Church, Anyhow? | Steve TreichlerEphesians 3:10-11
10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis Sermons"Why would God punish anyone if he is loving?” ~ On Hell and Heaven | Steve TreichlerDownload Message Slides
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsWhat is Complementarianism and How does Hope practice it? | Steve TreichlerGenesis 1:26-27
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #13 - You’re in a Chair in the Sky! | Steve TreichlerPastor Steve Treichler shows a YouTube clip from the Conan O’Brien show and connects it to the importance of perspective, walking us through Ephesians 2:1-20.
Videos shown in the sermon can be found here:
Metrodome Collapse – youtube.com/watch?v=AAyLX2hY7E0
Louis C.K. on Conan – youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk
For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2010-12-1250 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #12 - Union with Jesus | Steve TreichlerPastor Steve Treichler walks us through Romans 6:1-14 and describes how much emphasis the Bible places on our union with Christ.
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #10 - Jesus is our Christus Exemplar | Steve TreichlerPastor Steve Treichler how Christ is also our example, specifically how we was our example in how he suffered.
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For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2010-11-2150 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #9 - Jesus is our Redeemer | Steve TreichlerPastor Steve Treichler walks us through a biblical understanding of redemption, and specifically what and how Christ redeems us.
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For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2010-11-1454 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #8 - Jesus is our Expiation | Steve TreichlerPastor Steve Treichler walks us through a biblical understanding of redemption, and specifically what and how Christ redeems us.
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For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2010-11-0749 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #7 - Jesus is our Justification | Steve TreichlerPastor Steve Treichler walks us through how understanding the meaning behind big theological words like justification, righteousness, and imputation, can literally change your life.
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Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #5 - Our Response | Steve TreichlerAfter we’ve coming to an understanding of who God is, our sinful condition, and the depths of the gospel of Jesus Christ, how do we respond? Pastor Steve Treichler walks through the first recorded Christian messages in the book of Acts, and reveals a call to repentance, faith, and baptism.
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For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2010-10-1752 min
Hope Downtown Minneapolis SermonsThe Gospel #2 - Encountering God | Steve TreichlerWhat is the raw gospel message? In this first part of four, Steve Treichler explains how a biblical pattern arises, which begins with people encountering God in a real, genuine, blow-your-socks-off way. He explains common misconceptions of who God is, and argues that God should be able to define Himself.
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For more resources or to learn more about Hope Community Church, visit hopecc.com.2010-09-2647 min