Pastor Paul preaches on Matthew 17:24-27 on the significance of Jesus extracting the four drachma coin from a fish to pay the temple tax. Jesus was not frivolously using his power pay taxes, but was indicating how He himself would be the payment for humanity’s sinful debt to God.

9/17/2023 – Pastor Paul preaches on Matthew 17:14-23 on why demonic activity seems to have been so prevalent in the early church and offers several insightful explanations as to why demons are largely unnoticed in the modern era.

Pastor Paul preaches on Matthew 17:14-23 on why the disciples could not heal a demon possessed boy and what it means to have faith the size of a mustard seed.

Pastor Paul preaches on the significance of Jesus’ transfiguration in the context of Peter’s bold declaration that He was the Christ. Whenever we hold a belief near and dear to our hearts there is a natural yearning to want to validate it as being true. The transfiguration was just the sort of validation the disciples […]

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to […]

Hopeland United Methodist Church Sunday Sermons · Easter 2022 – The Strangest Morning Ever   When the women came to the tomb, and the angels came down and made the soldiers fall, it was the start of a very, very strange day that would continue to change the world forever after.   Matthew 27:62 – […]

Hopeland United Methodist Church Sunday Sermons · What Did You Go Out To See? Jesus talks about John the Baptist, before turning his attention to the hearts of the crowd. Matthew 11:7-19 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the desert to […]

Hopeland United Methodist Church Sunday Sermons · Be On Your Guard – Matthew 10:17-23   Matthew 10:17-23 “Be on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their synagogues. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to […]

Hopeland United Methodist Church Sunday Sermons · 20210711 Sermon   Matthew 9:27-34 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to […]