Christ our Hope Anglican Church Valparaiso

1 Peter 2b

1 Peter 1b — A Story that Transforms Us

Peter claims that the story that God is telling in all of history—from Moses through the prophets and most astonishingly in Jesus Christ himself—is the story of his powerful love that comes to us, for our sake, in order

1 Peter 1a — Living Hope

The hope of the gospel is not that we'd take our fresh start and do it better this time: now I've got a chance to pay more attention, be more kind, somehow dredge up in my heart a deeper devotion to God. Instead, our hop

Easter Sunday 2026

The church is called out of the world, called out of the ongoing cycle of weeks and months and years, to dwell in and upon the eternal truth: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. And we do it in hope

Psalm 22:1–21 — Not Forsaken

There is no moment of human grief, no loneliness, no sorrow, no isolation that God himself has not tasted; there is no suffering in which we suffer alone, for God through Christ has come near. And because he is near, the

John 11:1–44 — Waiting in Hope

Jesus wept for Lazarus, and then he raised him from the dead. The Lord is near to us, and he wants us to know that Jesus who descended into the grave did not remain there, and when he rose, he led many captives free.

John 9:1–41 — Living in the Light

We must acknowledge we are blind and that we only see so far as God shows us. God invites us to reject living in the dark and instead live in the Light. We are commanded to try, and keep trying, to discern what is pleasi

John 4:5–42 — Saying Yes to God

When we say no to God, we’re saying no to rest, to water, to bread. We're saying no to the good that he is offering us. Think about the things that the people of Israel were stubborn about: they turned away from blessing

John 3:1–16 — Faith and the Kingdom

Faith is living in a future reality. But not because we can see it. We have faith and hope not because we can see the promise but because we can see the one who made the promise. We can see him wandering in the wildernes

Matthew 4:1–11 — Sin and Jesus

We can't repair what's broken and twisted up inside of ourselves. And we don't have any way to remedy our guilt. But Jesus succeeded where Adam failed and offers us a new and better inheritance.

Matthew 17:1–9 — It Is Good for Us to Be Here

Our hope is that seeing Jesus, we will be transformed. That Seeing him, our hearts will be so enraptured with his glory and goodness, and with the love of God, that we will be forever changed.

Matthew 5:13–20 — Salt and Light

Jesus tells people who they are. We are Salt: the seasoning of the OT sacrifices and a sign of God's covenant. We are Light: the Beacon on the Hill, the city on the mountain, God's temple, and the expression of his word.

Matthew 5:1–12 — Jesus the Blessed

The beatitudes declare Jesus — he is the suffering one and he is the blessed one, and he is the one who brings blessing to all. And they declare Jesus especially to the sick and weak and poor and oppressed— to the crowds

Matthew 4:12–22 — Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at Hand

Repentance is about turning toward Jesus. We’re the always-turning-towards Jesus people. We're always turning our faces and our hearts and our minds to Jesus: to see him, and so that seeing him, we can be changed and fol

Matthew 3:13–17 — Baptism and the Pleasure of God

In our baptism, as the free gift of God, by casting ourselves upon the Jesus as our savior, we have all become sons of God. And when you hear the word “son" in the context of baptism, we really ought to think of Jesus's

Luke 2:41–52 — The Child Jesus

As little children, we should follow the example of the child Jesus. We are not yet what we will be. There is no end to the growth we can and will experience in God. Our hearts, abilities, and thoughts are child-like and

Matthew 2:13–18 — The Light Shines

Jesus comes as light into the deep darkness of the world, and he comes with the power of creation, of life, and with the presence of God. His arrival is an invitation for us to lay down the weapons of darkness that we us

Matthew 1:18–25 — The Word Comes to Us

The wonder of the Incarnation is that God came all the way down to dwell with us… we could not climb to heaven to see him, could not even enter the holy place, and so the holy one tore down the gates of the world and bro

Matthew 11:2-19 — Sight for the Blind

Jesus came to show us the Father and to open blind eyes. Our call as his people is to look away from the distractions around us (both good and bad) and turn our opened eyes toward God.

Romans 15:1–13 — Loving like the King

“Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you.” In Jesus, we see God’s welcome and we are invited to repent of our ways and live like the good king who came to serve.