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| - I walked into Silverado High School to attend Hope Church 3 years ago and ran dead smack into the Spirit of the Living God. 3 years later He still meets me and envelopes me every Sunday I am there! I haven't come down at all...if anything I've come up higher in Christ and closer to Him than ever before.
I was intimately involved with Jesus for more than 10years when I became a member at Hope. However since then, with the teaching from our Pastors about relationship with God, relationship with other believers and relationship with others around me...I have significantly gone through a relationship transformation! I see the love that God has for me and for others in a much different light than I did before. I thought the fruit was the work (ministry) I did for Him. Now I know better...it's about intimacy with God and out of the intimacy of my relationship with Jesus, ministry will flow! That was one of the first things I heard Pastor Vance Pitman say and I pretty much haven't been the same since!
What I really love about my church family is that when I think about Hope, Pastor Vance, nor any of the other Pastors come to mind because its not about one man, or any man! When I think of Hope I think about God Almighty and His family - my brothers and sisters!
...and the Worship! Oh my Baby Jesus...LOVE me some J. Teddy Johnson, Hannah Pitman, David Rogers, Micah Ogle and the whole lot of those most incredible and talented worshippers and leaders! Yes, I am a part of the choir and my choir family fills my heart to the brim...but I promise I can be honest. Here's honesty...
Oh we got stuff! We got lots of stuff going on because we are human beings with stuff going on and if you can't bring your stuff to church, where Jesus is at and where you can lay it down and be healed, and then connect with others who accept you as you are...then what would be the point? Thank you Hope family for changing my life!!
Please come by and visit! You won't be sorry and you will absolutely meet JESUS!
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