http://www.livinghope.info a church for the rest of us Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:20:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sunday, August 3, 2008 9:30 am That's right! We're flying Pastor Dan Martin (and his family!) from our daughter church in Kennewick, Washington, back to Northwest Indiana to share with us on August 3 & 10 about what they're doing and what they've learned over the past three years. We're ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/dan-martin/ Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:30 am We're excited that on Sunday, July 27, our very own Matt Stermer is going to be moving from the sound booth in the back of the room to the microphone up front! He's going to be sharing with us some of the things God has ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/matt-stermer/ Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:30 am We're privileged to have Keith White coming to share with us this summer. Keith is a teaching pastor at Valparaiso Nazarene Church. He also knew Pastor Rich when he was a little kid. [But please don't ask about that! - Rich] We're ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/keith-white/ Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:30 am We're privileged to have Dr. Lee Woolery coming to speak to us on Sunday, July 13. Dr. Woolery serves as district superintendent of the Northwest Indiana District of the Church of the Nazarene. That basically means that he gives direction and care to about ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/dr-lee-woolery/ Pastor Tom Manzke joins us again for another sermon while Pastor Rich and Stacy battle monkeys in South America. http://www.livinghope.info/2008/guest-paster-tom-manzke-revisited-july-6-2008/ Sunday, July 6, 2008 9:30 am We're privileged to have Tom Manzke coming to teach again this summer. Tom's been a pastor, youth pastor, home church pastor, pizza delivery driver, and mad guitar enthusiast, just to name a few. He brings a depth of wisdom and study to his teaching ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/tom-manzke-2/ Sunday, June 29, 2008 9:30 am We're privileged to have Mike Justice, youth pastor from Real Life Community Church, speaking again at Living Hope. Mike's energy, humor, and experience make him a triple threat when teaching on Sunday mornings. We're excited to have him share with us! While Pastor Rich is ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/mike-justice-4/ Pastor Tom Manzke joins us this week to deliver his message, "Saddle Up". http://www.livinghope.info/2008/saddle-up-guest-speaker-tom-manzke-june-22-2008/ Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:30 am We're privileged to have Tom Manzke coming to teach twice this summer. Tom's been a pastor, youth pastor, home church pastor, pizza delivery driver, and mad guitar enthusiast, just to name a few. He brings a depth of wisdom and study to his teaching ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/tom-manzke/ Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:30 am We're privileged to have Mike Justice, youth pastor from Real Life Community Church, speaking at Living Hope four times this June. Mike's energy, humor, and experience make him a triple threat when teaching on Sunday mornings. We're excited to have him share with us! While ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/mike-justice-3/ Sunday, June 8, 2008 11:00-3:00-ish Summer is finally here... so it's picnic time! After worship, we're taking the 5-minute drive to the big back yard of Jeff & Sherry Reeder’s house - 157 W 150 S (Google Maps / Mapquest). We’ll have volleyball, a big inflatable game, and lots of picnic ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/its-picnic-time/ We're privileged to have Mike Justice, youth pastor from Real Life Community Church, speaking at Living Hope June 1, 8, 15, and 29. Mike's energy, humor, and experience make him a triple threat when teaching on Sunday mornings. We're excited to have him share with us! While Pastor Rich ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/mike-justice-2/ Pastor Rich is now officially on sabbatical leave. Pastor Mike Justice joins Living Hope for a couple of weeks to help out in Rich's absence. This is his first week teaching about rocks... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/guest-speaker-mike-justice-june-1-2008/ We're privileged to have Mike Justice, youth pastor from Real Life Community Church, speaking at Living Hope June 1, 8, 15, and 29. Mike's energy, humor, and experience make him a triple threat when teaching on Sunday mornings. We're excited to have him share with us! While Pastor Rich ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/mike-justice/ The last in Rich's 3-part series: My Prayer for You. http://www.livinghope.info/2008/the-fellowship-of-the-holy-spirit-may-25-2008/ May 27 - August 12, 2008 Way back in 2006, Living Hope's church board started planning to give Pastor Rich and his wife Stacey a sabbatical break in the summer of 2008. Through a generous grant provided by the Lilly Endowment for Clergy Renewal, the financial costs of this sabbatical ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/pastor-richs-sabbatical-begins/ Part 2 of Pastor Rich's series: My Prayer for You. http://www.livinghope.info/2008/the-love-of-god-may-18-2008/ Part 1 of Pastor Rich's 3-part series: My Prayer For You. http://www.livinghope.info/2008/the-grace-of-the-lord-jesus-christ-may-11-2008/ Pastor Rich Schmidt uses the image of inviting people over for dinner to talk about what goes on at Living Hope on Sunday mornings. Who's at the table? And how does that impact what we do and how we do it? http://www.livinghope.info/2008/the-table-may-4-2008/ Pastor Rich Schmidt reviews what it is that makes Living Hope unique. Why do we do what we do as a church? It all comes from our DNA... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/living-hopes-dna-april-27-2008/ Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:30 am From Mother's Day to Labor Day, we're moving to a combined Sunday morning service at 9:30 am instead of our current two-service schedule. So if you've been coming at 9:00, sleep in a little later! And if you've been coming at 10:30... well, just ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/new-worship-time-begins/ Meets Sunday nights, 6:00-7:30-ish. Kids are welcome; a babysitter is onsite. And the age range is flexible... within reason! Most of 'em are in their 20's or early 30's. Usually meets at Brian & Christy McGarry's house. http://www.livinghope.info/2008/young-adult-group/ Meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month, 6:30-8:00 pm, at Lucy Laing's house. Ladies, this is your chance to leave the kids at home and finally have some adult conversation! You'll discuss passages from the Bible that relate to the daily issues that women face, ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/womens-group/ Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:30 3:00-3:30 pm at the Valparaiso YMCA We have a location! The YMCA has agreed to let us use Stoner Pool for our baptism service. It's not available until 3:00, so we've changed the time from 1:30 to 3:00. We hope you'll join us! Baptism ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/baptism-service/ Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Aberdeen Manor banquet hall It's almost here! Join us at 9:00 or 10:30 on Easter Sunday morning for a light breakfast/brunch and an engaging service, while your kids enjoy their own service geared just for them. Yep, it's just like every other Sunday ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/easter-sunday-2/ Meets Wednesday mornings, 7:00-8:15, at the Chocolate Cafe on the courthouse square. Grab a coffee or hot chocolate & crash on one of the couches (if you're early enough). They usually talk about the past Sunday's message and how it does or doesn't get lived out in their ... http://www.livinghope.info/2008/morning-mens-group/