Door of Hope Northeast

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  • Door of Hope Northeast is a simple church pursuing the risen Jesus in deep community in and for Portland, Oregon. This podcast collects our weekly teachings, key ministry updates, and other important news related to the life of our community.
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Episodes
  • "Maker of Heaven and Earth" and the Grace of Creation
    Oct 28 2024
    Genesis 1:1-2:3 - The creed declares God to be "maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible," and thus declares the natural outflow of who God is as life-giving Father almighty. In considering God as creator, we are pushed to consider Him as loving provider of free gifts of grace. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 4 of our series "The Nicene Creed: The Ancient Theology of the Triune God"] Questions for reflection: 1) Cameron mentioned that God has always been trinity, Father (and Son and Spirit), and almighty, but that He was not always "creator." What does this tell us about Him? 2) Theologian T.F. Torrance once wrote, “Far from grudging the creation’s existence and reality beyond himself, God freely brought it into being out of his sheer liberality, in order to lavish his love upon it.” Is this how you think of God as creator? Why or why not? 3) How does Genesis 1 speak of the overflowing love of God in its depiction of creation? 4) How does this creator God relate to His now fallen, sin-stained creation? 5) How does the Christian doctrine of creation help us avoid worshipping creation OR abusing/denigrating creation?
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    40 mins
  • "The Father, the Almighty" and an Invitation into the Family of God
    Oct 21 2024
    John 17:1-3 - The Nicene Creed rightly emphasizes the identity of God as "the Father, the Almighty." These two qualities together--the loving, compassionate, self-giving, life-generating fatherliness of God AND the endlessly powerful, capable might of God--distinguish this God from all others and are a powerful cornerstone of the Christian gospel. May we cherish the privilege of being made His sons and daughters through Jesus! A sermon by Josh Wilder. [Part 3 of our series "The Nicene Creed: The Ancient Theology of the Triune God"] Questions for reflection: 1) What comes to mind when you think of the word "father," "mother," or "parent?" 2) In what ways does human fatherhood illuminate the fatherhood of God? In what ways does it obscure the fatherhood of God? 3) What qualities of God are emphasized when the Bible talks about God as Father? 4) How does Jesus invite us into aspects of His Father-Son relationship to God the Father? 5) Why is it important for God to be both "the Father" and "the Almighty?" What would He be like if He were only one or the other?
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    41 mins
  • "One God," Three Persons, and the Eternal Love
    Oct 14 2024
    Exodus 3:13-15; John 14:8-11; Acts 2:1-4 - The Nicene Creed begins with an affirmation that there is "one God," though it makes clear as it goes on that it is not only the Father, but also the Son and the Spirit who are also to be worshipped as God. With this statement, we are plunged into the heart of the mysterious, beautiful doctrine of who the Christian God is: the doctrine of the Trinity and the love of God. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 2 of our series "The Nicene Creed: The Ancient Theology of the Triune God"] Questions for reflection: 1) Why is it important that we spend the effort necessary to think rightly about God? Do you find it naturally exciting or difficult? 2) How is the Trinity different from polytheism (multiple gods), modalism (God shows up in different modes), and subordinationism (Jesus is a lesser god/entity)? 3) Why do you think the Trinity became such an important concept for Christians despite the word not appearing in the Bible? 4) Cameron (following Fred Sanders) argued that we might get our best glimpse at the Trinity in the major moments of salvation history--through the missions of the Father (at the Exodus), the Son (at the incarnation/crucifixion), and the Spirit (at Pentecost). As God acted to save His people, we learned more about who He is. What do you think of this? 5) In John 17:24, Jesus shared about the love He experienced from the Father before creation. What light does this shed on the idea that "God is love"?
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    43 mins

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