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The Power of the Team

Series: The Life of David
October 19, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 21:10-22:2; 2 Samuel 23:13-17

You have heard of Robin Hood and his merry men?  Well in this message Peter gave his final message at Ocean5 on David and his mighty men. And he also shared about what's next for him and Sandy and also the great plans that are in place for One Hope in the coming months.

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The Power of Friendship

Series: The Life of David
October 12, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 18:1-4;19:1-6;20:16-17,41-42

As an off the chart introvert, I would like to tell you that we don't really need people and that friendships are optional.  Years ago I learned the hard way that this is simply not true.  But why is it not true?  Sunday we will be looking at the greatest friendship in the Bible but also at the theological reason friendships are so critical!

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The Power of Substitution

Series: The Life of David
October 5, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 17:32-51

What is the main lesson from the story of David and Goliath?  The bigger they are the harder they fall?  If you have the faith of David you can face the giants in the your life?  Those may be true things, but they are not the main point of the story.  What is the main lesson?  Find out Sunday at One Hope Church!

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The Training of a King

Series: The Life of David
September 28, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, David is anointed by the Prophet Samuel to be the next king of Israel.  But then David goes back to tending his flocks for months (maybe years).  And then when he does become Israel's hero, he is on the run for over a decade before he actually becomes the true king of the land.  Why the delay?  Find out this Sunday as we continue our Life of David series!

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Before David

Series: The Life of David
September 21, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 13:16-39

He's a warrior, a hero, a great statesman and prolific songwriter.  Who am I talking about?  No, not your pastor.  But good guess.  We're talking about King David, and on Sunday we start a new series called "The Life of David" as we look at one of the three most important figures in the Old Testament and the one who most profoundly prefigures the Person of Jesus the Christ!

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Women, Slaves and Gentiles

Series: Book of Acts
August 17, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 16:1-31

Think of all the beautiful cathedrals in Europe and the rich history of Christianity on the European continent.  On Sunday we read of how it all began.  Acts 16 records the very first church plant in Europe!  And it all happened because God said "no".

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The First Council Meeting

Series: Book of Acts
August 10, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 15:1-11

What would the church be without council meetings?!  Turns out even the early church had them.  Join us this Sunday as we look at Acts 15 and ask two important questions and land on two important principles that flow out of this first great council of the church.

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Philip: Five Keys to Evangelism

Series: Book of Acts
July 6, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 8:26-40

Stephen was one of the first seven deacons, but so was a man named Philip.  Toward the end of his life he began to be called Philip the Evangelist and Acts chapter 8 shows us why.  Join us Sunday as we look at Philip's story and from that story discern five keys to evangelism.

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Stephen: First of Many

Series: Book of Acts
June 29, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 6:1-15

Many thousands of Christians have been killed for confessing Jesus over the last 2000 years.  Stephen was the first.  But he was more than just the first martyr.  Join us Sunday as we explore the life, teaching and character of one of the brightest lights of the early church.

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Peter: Profiles in Courage

Series: Book of Acts
June 22, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 4:1-13

One of the most famous figures in history is the Apostle Peter. But if it were not for meeting Jesus he would have died as a complete unknown in a backwater province of the Roman Empire. What was it that Jesus saw in this uneducated fisherman and how did God use him in the book of Acts? This Sunday we will trace Peter's career through the gospels and the book of Acts as we seek to learn some key lessons for our lives by looking at this wonderfully flawed Jesus follower.

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Call Team Affirmation Vote

Series: Pastoral Transition Updates - 2025
June 19, 2025 By Peter Churness

The votes are in and our slate of seven team members overwhelmingly passed 44-5.  The five "no votes" each graciously shared a very reasonable concern about the demographic makeup of the team.  If any of you shared that concern, please see the response below one of our Elders shared with a person who also had that concern. Call Team Members:  Mark Sims, Ron Richards, Amanda Pearsall, Hannah Churness, Mark Hooper, Michael Schmitz, Trielle Alstead

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The Life Together

Series: Book of Acts
June 15, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 2:42-47

Part of our search for a new pastor involves putting together a congregational profile of our congregation for a potential candidate to take into consideration before applying.  What if the early church of the Book of Acts were looking for a new pastor.  What would their congregational profile be?  Find out Sunday as we dive into two striking summaries of that very first church in Jerusalem.

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How It All Started

Series: Book of Acts
June 8, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 2:1-21

What does a tower, an overworked prophet, an exile's eccentric vision and twelve not-so-angry young men all have in common?  They all help us to understand the Pentecost event.  Join us this Pentecost Sunday for week two of our Book of Acts summer series as we look at Acts chapter two!

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Marching Orders

Series: Book of Acts
June 1, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Acts 1:1-8

Pastor Peter this last week announced the process of moving on, but Jesus has not, and never will.  And the Holy Spirit is just getting started with One Hope Church.  God has amazing things in store for this church family.  Peter has been talking about passing the baton.  But the baton is not just being passed to a new pastor but to YOU.  You are the church and this summer we will be exploring the book of Acts as we recalibrate our mission with God's mission and get ready for the "next shepherd" for our flock who will lead us in the next chapter of the adventure of following the "Chief ...

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Passing the Baton

May 25, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service

In this video Pastor Peter shares with the congregation about his decision to begin the process of passing the baton to a new lead pastor for One Hope Church. He also does a five minute teaching and ends by answering a few questions people have had.

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Passing the Baton

Series: Pastoral Transition Updates - 2025
May 25, 2025 By Peter Churness

The Sunday after his video announcement, Pastor Peter used the sermon time to share his decision making process concerning the decision to begint he process of passing the baton to a new lead pastor and  also shared what he will be doing in his next ministry role.

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Christus Victor!

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
April 20, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: John 20:1-18

If you were to receive a letter in the mail saying that you have a long lost relative who has left you with a million dollars... you would be skeptical. Is this a scam? But that's a lot of money. So you would absolutely vet it. Why not do that with the resurrection of Jesus. On Easter Sunday we looked at the evidence for the Resurrection but also it's meaning and implications.

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The Day Before Palm Sunday

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
April 13, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: John 12:1-12

This Sunday is Palm Sunday.  In our sermon for Sunday we'll look at the significance of that special day.  But we will also focus on what happened the day before and the night before.  For Jesus, what happened then was perhaps even more meaningful than the crowds and the palms and the shouts of Hosanna.

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Showdown

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
March 30, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: John 9:1-41

It's six months before Jesus goes to the cross.  He is at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem.  He has just said two startling things.  Now in our text for Sunday he brings it all together in a way that changes one man's life forever and sets the stage for a dramatic showdown with the religious powers of the day.  What is the text?  Find out in this message!

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Secret Weapon

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
March 23, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Mark 11:12-25

Jesus said some rather radical things about prayer and faith.  If I'm honest, what he said does not often line up with my personal experience.  In this message we will wrestle with that reality for many of us as we discover ten lessons about prayer and faith that the Enemy does not want us to learn.

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The Radical Center

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
March 16, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 13:24-43

Some Christians would like to see the church engaged to change the world through the politics of the right.  Other Christians want the church to spur on change in our world by embracing the politics of the left.  Jesus had a different plan.  It's called the Kingdom and it follows different rules.  Find out in this message.

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The Greatest Sermon

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
March 2, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 7:13-29

Matthew 7:13-27 is the ending to the greatest sermon ever preached.  But it's also a very challenging text.  Join us Sunday as we wrestle with the text and discover the masterful way Jesus ties the whole Sermon on the Mount together!

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The Greatest Parable

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
February 23, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 5:1-12

Arguably the greatest parable Jesus ever told was what we call the Parable of the Prodigal Son.  Many have noted that it's equally about the older brother too.  But most significantly it was a story that would have outraged its hearers.  

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The King Builds an Army

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
February 2, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: John 1:35-42

Jesus came not just preaching the Kingdom but doing the works of the Kingdom.  He healed the sick and cast out demons.  And then he gave that same authority to his disciples.  Question:  Do we still have that authority?  If so, how and when should we be praying for healing and how do we safeguard ourselves from falling into unhealthy extremes?  Those are the questions we will tackle in this message as we look at nine Biblical clues about healing for the church today.

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The King Declares War

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
January 26, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 4:12-25

Jesus began his public ministry preaching the Kingdom and healing every sickness and casting out demons.  Far from "gentle Jesus meek and mild", Jesus came on the scene making a declaration of war!  In this message we begin to look at the nature of that war and what our part is in it. 

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The Coming of the Dawn

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book Two - Cure
January 5, 2025 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 2:1-12

Who were the three kings who brought gifts to the baby Jesus in the stable?  Well, first off there weren't three of them and they weren't kings.  And Jesus wasn't a baby and there was no stable.  Find out who they really were and what really happened in this message as we celebrate Epiphany!

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The Silent Years

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
December 29, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Isaiah 40:1-8

400 years go by between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament. We call these years the "silent years" because no prophets arose during this time nor were any inspired Scriptures written during this time.  However, God was not really silent.  He was working "under the hood" to get things ready for Jesus.  In this message we explore what happened during these forgotten years.

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The Widow and the General

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
December 8, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 8:4-22

The most powerful king followed by civil war and the emergence of two kingdoms.  That happens and then it just gets confusing.  In this message we make sense of the period of the kings of Israel and Judah and discover an Advent season romance embedded right in the heart of ancient Israel's story.

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Absalom the Usurper

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
December 1, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 2 Samuel 18:19-33

In this message we begin the season of Advent.  We will light the Prophecy Candle in expectation and hope of the coming of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David.  And we will also look at the tragic life of another "son of David" (Absalom) and how David's "father-fail" set the stage for a Descendant of his to accomplish what David could not bring himself to do.

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The Life Between

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
November 3, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Numbers 13:26-14:9

God dramatically rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and into a destiny for them in the Land of Promise that he is taking them to. But before getting to that land of promise the Israelites experience 40 years of wilderness wandering. In this message we do an overview of that "wilderness wandering" period for God's people and see what we can learn about our own wilderness seasons in our lives.

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The Great Rescue

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
October 27, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Exodus 3:1-14

Everything in the Old Testament are like shadows for which Jesus and the Gospel is the real object casting the shadow. Two of the greatest shadows in the Old Testament are the Passover and the Red Sea Crossing. In this message we explore those two shadows and what we learn about the gospel from them. NOTE: The first half of the sermon did not record the audio so this video is only of the second half of the message.

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The First Believer

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
October 6, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Genesis 11:27-12:8

The three great monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - each regard him as the father of their faith. But he grew up worshiping  the moon goddess Nana in present day Iraq. His name is Abraham and in this message we will explore where his faith in the One True God came from and what it was that made Abraham one of those most significant figures in all of human history.

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The Flood and the Tower

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
September 29, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Genesis 6:9-22

In this message we continue our "through the Bible" series with a look at the next two key events in the early chapters of Genesis:  The Flood and the Tower of Babel.  Why did they happen and what function did they play in God's plan of redemption?  Find out in this message.

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The World Before the Flood

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
September 22, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Genesis 4:1-16

Cain killed Abel and then was banished to the east.  Then he found a wife, had a kid and built a city.  So... if Cain is the firstborn of Adam and Eve, where did all the people come from?  Find out one possible answer to that question, along with three core lessons from the Cain and Abel story in this message.

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Broken Beautiful World

Through the Bible Series

Series: Trilogy - Book One - Diagnosis
September 15, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Genesis 3:1-15

If the stories of the Bible were a trilogy of books, book one would be the Old Testament, book two would be the gospels and book three would be the history of the early church in the book of Acts.  Or maybe we could give them the three titles of "Diagnosis", "Cure" and "Treatment".  In this message we begin a 12 month journey through the Scriptures and see the thread that ties it all together.

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Peter's Meltdown of Regret

Four Things to Do With Our Regrets

Series: Epic Meltdowns of the Bible
September 8, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 26:69-75

What did Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Sir Isaac Newton all have in common?  They were individuals who all left a positive mark on history, but who suffered with severe bouts of depression.  Another such individual was the Prophet Elijah.  In this message we look at what contributed to Elijah's meltdown of depression and the three things God did to help him out of it.

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Elijah's Meltdown of Depression

Series: Epic Meltdowns of the Bible
September 1, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18

What did Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Sir Isaac Newton all have in common?  They were individuals who all left a positive mark on history, but who suffered with severe bouts of depression.  Another such individual was the Prophet Elijah.  In this message we look at what contributed to Elijah's meltdown of depression and the three things God did to help him out of it.

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Word Studies - Teshuvah

Series: Words Matter
August 11, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service

This Sunday we wrap up our four week series called "Words Matter".  Each week we've been doing a word study on a significant Hebrew word in the Old Testament.  Our final word?  Teshuvah!  Often it is translated 'repentance'.  But that's a bit misleading.  Find out in this message.

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Word Studies - EMUNAH

Faith in Action

Series: Words Matter
July 28, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Lamentations 3:1-24

EMUNAH is the Hebrew word for faith.  But it doesn't exactly mean the same thing as the Greek word for faith.  And the difference is kind of a big deal.  Find out what that difference is Sunday as we continue our Word Studies sermon series.

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Jesus Is TOUGH

What Made Jesus Angry?

Series: Jesus Is _____
July 7, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Luke 9:20-25,51-62

In our final message of our "character study of Jesus" series we get to some of the harder sayings of Jesus.  But we can now look at these challenging words of Jesus in the context of what we already know about him - that he is compassionate, forgiving, gentle and protective. And we'll be able to conclude that there are times when he also shows some tough love.

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Jesus Is PROTECTIVE

What Made Jesus Angry?

Series: Jesus Is _____
June 30, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Mark 11:1-18

What triggers you?  You can learn a lot about a person based on that question.  In this message we looked at what triggered Jesus to anger and what that reveals to us about what Jesus most cared about.

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Jesus Is GENTLE

Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild - Really?

Series: Jesus Is _____
June 23, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Matthew 11:16-30

Gentle Jesus meek and mild.  Does that truly describe the Jesus who overturned tables in the temple and said I didn't come to bring peace but a sword? And yet... Jesus says in Matthew 11, "I am gentle".  Was Jesus bipolar?  Or did he just have massive mood swings?  Find out in week three of our series learning about God by looking at the character traits of Jesus.

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Jesus Is FORGIVING

...and generous

Series: Jesus Is _____
June 16, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Luke 5:17-26

What is God really like?  How can you know you're not just believing what you would like to be true?  We can know for sure by looking at Jesus and how he acted and what he taught.  Jesus came to show us what God is like.  This week in this series we look at the forgiving nature of God, and also his radical generosity.

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Jesus Is COMPASSIONATE

Series: Jesus Is _____
June 9, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Mark 1:40-45

How Can We Really Know What God Is Like?  We can know what God is like by looking at His Son Jesus and how he interacted with real people.  This message starts a new five-week series looking at the character of Jesus with a view to learning what God is really like and how he truly feels about us and interacts with us.

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The Ending Credits

Series: Romans
May 26, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Romans 16:1-27

The grand finale of the book of Romans may seem a bit anticlimactic.  Romans 16 is a bit like watching the credits roll at the end of a movie.  But, it turns out there are some great lessons embedded in the credits!  In this message we wrap up our nine month journey through the greatest letter ever written.

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When We Passionately Disagree

Series: Romans
May 12, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Romans 14:1 - 15:13

What do you do when you have a fellow Christian with whom you passionately disagree with about something and you're pretty sure you're right and they are wrong?  Of course this is a complete hypothetical and would NEVER happen in real life... *cough* *cough*.  In this message we look at Romans 14 and see five guidelines to use in handling disagreements with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

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Twelve Marks of the Church

Series: Romans
April 21, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Romans 12:9-13

After eleven chapters of Romans giving theology and doctrine, maybe you're the type of person who says, don't give me theory... just tell me what to do!  Be careful what you ask for.  In our text for this message we have only five verses but in them are twelve marks of the church - twelve things we're to do as Christians!

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Gifted

Series: Romans
April 14, 2024 Peter Churness View Full Service
Scripture Text: Romans 12:3-8

Christianity is not a spectator sport. What are the unique gifts God has given you and how can you better use them (together with the rest of us) in fulfilling the mission Jesus gave us to be his visible presence in the world?

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