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A weekly message from Hope Community Church, located in Lowertown St. Paul, MN. Pastor is Brian Silver.

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He Gives us the Cup
Yesterday at 6:01 PM

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown

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(00:11) - The Gospel and the Table (01:40) - Jesus Sets the Table (03:36) - The Passover and Its Meaning (05:08) - “Surely Not I” (10:16) - The Betrayal and the Cup (11:49) - Christ, Our Passover Lamb (15:21) - The New Covenant in His Blood (20:07) - The Coming Kingdom Celebration (21:41) - Come to the Table

Matters of Preference
10/11/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Ben Jones
Hope Community Church - Lowertown

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(00:08) - Sermon on Mark 14 (01:51) - Coffee and Preferences (03:50) - Mark 14 Opens (06:10) - Gospel Comparisons (09:45) - Mary’s Bold Worship (12:44) - Worship Over Waste (16:25) - Judas Chooses Betrayal (17:46) - Worship Fills Space (20:21) - Different Ways to Worship (22:19) - What Worship Means (23:33) - Choosing Christ First (25:27) - Communion and Closing

Fix Your Posture
10/11/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown

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(00:10) - Mark 13 Overview (00:51) - Temple’s Fall Foretold (03:03) - End-Times Questions (07:55) - Two Questions, Two Answers (10:49) - Deception and Disaster (16:20) - The Abomination Warning (19:50) - Cosmic Signs Ahead (22:39) - Fig Tree Lesson (24:09) - Watchful, Not Guessing (28:06) - Communion and Hope (30:12) - Fixing Our Posture

Look at These Stones
09/27/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown

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(00:08) - Good News and Temples (07:24) - Prophecy of the Messenger (12:45) - Temple Judgment Begins (17:21) - Look at These Stones (22:53) - The Stone That Stays (25:19) - Rebuilding the Heart Temple

Devoted
09/20/2026

Series: Jesus First: Engaging Christ, Engaging the World
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown

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(00:04) - Jesus First Series (01:23) - Christ on the Throne (01:50) - Provoked Toward People (03:07) - Devoted in Community (07:02) - Why Community Matters (08:43) - The Church's Devotion (12:58) - More Than Sundays (16:40) - Four Devoted Practices (19:50) - Daily Life Together (21:20) - Good Neighbor Witness (24:32) - Moving the Elephant (26:45) - The Lord Adds (28:09) - Tables and Grace (31:38...

Provoked
09/13/2026

Series: Jesus First
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:05) - Jesus First Overview (01:20) - Practical Turn to Christ (03:43) - First Importance of Gospel (04:56) - Provoked by Athens (07:21) - Reading the Crowd (17:04) - Paul Enters Athens (19:35) - Second Things Matter (20:59) - Paul Engages the City (23:58) - Unknown God Revealed (27:32) - Different Moral Instincts (30:27) - Repent and Believe (31:39) - Beyond Civil Agreement (33:02) - First Things First Again (34:21...

Unpersuaded
09/06/2026

Series: Jesus First
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:10) - Thanksgiving Table Tensions (01:37) - Why This Series Matters (07:19) - Rejecting the Third Way (09:25) - Jesus Above All Else (11:42) - First Importance of the Gospel (13:16) - Looking to Christ (13:59) - Unpersuaded by Earthly Power (19:19) - Jesus’ Kingdom Is Different (21:09) - Truth Before Pilate (24:14) - A Post-Sacred Culture (28:04) - Heavenly Kingdom Over Earthly (31:37) - Communion and Reflection

Worthy is the Lamb
08/30/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Praise the Lord Together (02:02) - Psalms as Soul Anatomy (07:02) - Where and Why Praise (11:30) - How to Praise God (15:04) - The Worthy Lamb Revealed (20:59) - Jesus Paid It All

Blessed
08/23/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Patrick Mischke
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:03) - Praise and Blessing

Search Me
08/16/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:03) - Psalms and Search Me (05:12) - No Hiding from God (10:53) - God Is Everywhere (15:29) - Wonderfully Made (20:55) - The Jarring Middle (27:08) - Searcher and Weaver (28:43) - Christ Bears the Searchlight (31:27) - Fully Known and Forgiven

Bless the Lord
08/09/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:09) - Welcome to Hope St. Paul (00:41) - The Soul’s Anatomy (04:13) - Thankful in Hard Seasons (05:57) - Bless the Lord Today (08:36) - David Talks to Himself (11:24) - The Merciful Name of God (15:50) - Cross for Our Sins (18:45) - Dust, Then Everlasting Love (21:47) - Love That Never Ends (24:07) - All Creation Blesses Him (26:38) - Worship, Glory, Blessing (31:21) - Word and Deed Praise (32:19) - Co...

Working Through the Night
08/02/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Ben Jones
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Opening the Night Shift (03:48) - Songs of Ascent (06:17) - Priests by Night (07:49) - Faithful in Frustration (11:42) - Blessing from Zion (15:08) - Past, Present, Future Light (16:55) - Planting Through the Night (18:46) - Faithfulness Over Fruitfulness (19:50) - Communion and Response

Forgiven
07/26/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:07) - Welcome and Psalms Series (01:54) - Souls Laid Bare (04:39) - Blessed by Forgiveness (06:43) - The Heavy Hand (14:31) - Confession and Covering (21:07) - Covered by Grace (24:18) - Christ the Righteous One (29:44) - Lessons from David (34:42) - Communion and Response

A Soul at War
07/19/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:11) - Psalms and Spiritual Longing (02:00) - Soul Thirst in Exile (08:57) - Preaching Hope to Yourself (16:16) - Waves of Grief (23:58) - Another Wave of Darkness (28:11) - Seeking God’s Presence (31:31) - Hope in God Again (33:56) - Christ, the Way to God (36:14) - Fighting Stance of Faith

Afraid of the Dark
07/12/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:07) - Fear of the Dark (03:08) - Psalms and Lament (05:44) - David’s Cry for Help (19:26) - Sit in the Darkness (21:49) - Trust in Steadfast Love (26:15) - Jesus in the Darkness (28:46) - Known by God (30:41) - Christmas Is Coming

Blessed
07/05/2026

Series: Psalms
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Psalms as a Cohesive Book (02:29) - Poetry and Truth (09:44) - Anatomy of the Soul (12:58) - Delight in the Word (18:11) - Rooted by God (22:48) - The Lord Knows the Way (24:56) - Refuge in the Blessed One (27:33) - Practical Refuges (34:02) - Taking Refuge Together

The Final Puzzle Piece
06/28/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Patrick Mischke
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:06) - Mark’s Final Puzzle Pieces

Setting the Trap: Part II
06/23/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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Setting the Trap: Part I
06/14/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:29) - Opening Prayer and Gospel Context (01:28) - The Temple Trap Begins (02:34) - Knuckles and Catch-22 (05:19) - Jesus’ Authority at the Temple (08:16) - Pharisees and Herodians Unite (11:37) - The Tax Question (16:32) - Caesar’s Coin Revealed (19:52) - Beyond Left and Right (22:01) - Diagonalizing the Debate (23:29) - The Newman Effect Warning (28:13) - Ideas, Not People (30:38) - Caesar’s Image, God’s Image (3...

Going to Pick a Fight
06/07/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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The Story of the Kingdom
05/31/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Ben Jones
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:03) - Kingdom Begins (02:25) - Palm Sunday Entry (04:18) - The Donkey and the King (07:35) - Servant King’s Mission (08:56) - Scripture’s Kingdom Pattern (10:59) - Creation to Fall (12:01) - Temple and Redemption (15:46) - Final Restoration Hope

On the Way
05/24/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Mark Break Announcement (01:53) - Good News in Jesus (03:14) - Bartimaeus Cries for Mercy (12:52) - Naming the Deeper Blindness (22:11) - Root Issues and Requests (28:19) - Last Week Revisited (30:52) - Following Jesus on the Road

Not so with you
05/17/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Opening and Mark’s Rich Young Ruler (01:06) - Eternal Life and the Law (06:04) - On the Road to Jerusalem (11:33) - James and John’s Ambition (16:44) - The Cross Foretold Again (22:08) - Not So With You (25:47) - Servant Leadership in Life

Empty Hands
05/10/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Introduction to the Gospel of Mark (00:53) - Understanding Jesus' Identity (01:53) - The Cost of Discipleship (05:49) - Just Empty Hands (12:45) - The Affluent and the Afflicted (26:06) - Letting Go to Cling to Christ (30:40) - The Nature of True Discipleship (33:38) - Communion and Surrender

Teach me to Fly
05/03/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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He Who Is Not Against Us is For Us
04/27/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:05) - Introduction to Hope Community Churches (10:39) - Transition to Mark's Message (24:41) - Living Out the Gospel Together (26:11) - Responding Through Communion

A Fuller Picture
04/19/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:03) - Introduction to the Gospel of Mark (02:07) - Jesus's Authority and Humanity (05:08) - The Prediction of Jesus's Death (08:12) - The Disciples' Misunderstanding (10:03) - The Argument Among Disciples (12:36) - The Cost of Discipleship (14:45) - Fear of Surrender (15:38) - A Picture of His Kingdom (20:18) - The Definition of Greatness (22:28) - Embracing Childlike Faith (24:38) - Daily Surrender to Jesus (26:35) - Areas of Protection (28:03) - The Restoration of...

The Glory Descends
04/12/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:07) - Welcome and Announcements (01:51) - The Glory of Jesus (02:56) - Understanding Transfiguration (04:50) - The Descent into Chaos (08:24) - Encountering the Crowd (12:19) - Faith and Competence (17:51) - Dependence vs. Self-Reliance (20:23) - Honest Prayer and Vulnerability (27:03) - The Cross and Our Brokenness (32:59) - Trusting God's Goodness (34:40) - Communion and Reliance on Christ

Listen to Him
04/05/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:06) - Welcome to Hope Lowertown (24:35) - The Importance of the Resurrection (28:46) - Transformation of the Disciples (31:39) - The Significance of Communion

The Way of the Cross
03/29/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Welcome to Fifth Sunday Worship (04:02) - Exploring the Things of God (16:40) - Losing Life to Find It (22:03) - Understanding the Last Verse (27:43) - Preparing for Communion

Only One Loaf
03/15/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:05) - Introduction and Scripture Reading (01:18) - Transition to Prayer (02:45) - The Gospel of Mark Overview (04:12) - The Importance of Bread (07:55) - The Loaf in the Boat (12:50) - The Warning of Leaven (18:08) - Questions of Understanding (22:04) - Seeing Jesus Clearly (25:38) - Belief and Trust in Jesus

A Demanding Spirit
03/08/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:10) - Welcome Patrick as Elder (01:44) - Reflecting on Mark's Gospel (02:06) - The Chaos Theorist (04:14) - Demanding a Sign (15:21) - Philosophy of Miracles (25:00) - The Pharisees' Challenge (28:41) - Deconstructing Faith (33:29) - The Lord's Supper

You're a Dog
03/01/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Introduction to the Gospel of Mark (02:36) - The Cafeteria Hierarchy (04:30) - The Pharisees and Rituals (06:41) - The Gentile Woman's Request (10:37) - Understanding the Term "Dogs" (15:00) - The Bread for All People (18:26) - Two Types of People (20:33) - The Healing of the Deaf Man (23:32) - The Good News of Jesus (27:15) - Communion and Reflection

The Heart of the Matter
02/22/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:06) - Welcome and Introduction (01:04) - Tradition and Its Challenges (11:04) - From the Heart (19:27) - The Heart's True Condition (24:28) - Gospel Application and Reflection

God With Us
02/15/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:04) - Introduction to Mark's Gospel (19:16) - Jesus Walks on Water (22:08) - Understanding Jesus' Mission (22:33) - Business as Usual (25:46) - Communion and God's Presence

A Better Banquet for All
02/08/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:14) - Introduction to Mark's Gospel (01:37) - The Contrast of Herod and Jesus (04:18) - The Importance of Rest (06:52) - Serving vs. Being with Jesus (10:56) - Jesus' Compassion for the Crowds (15:06) - The Role of a Shepherd (19:09) - The Nature of True Kingship (22:52) - Foreshadowing the Last Supper (27:58) - Communion as Remembrance (30:57) - Embracing Christ's Love

Better News for All
02/01/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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Familiarity Breeds Contempt
01/25/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:08) - Introduction and Welcome (06:17) - The Power of Prayer (08:37) - Shifting Gears: The Gospel of Mark (12:53) - Jesus's Hometown (21:25) - Familiarity Breeds Contempt (25:17) - The Stumbling Block (28:51) - The Gospel's Division (30:40) - The Key to Transformation (33:04) - How Familiar Are You with Jesus? (33:56) - Communion Reflection

Why are you Weeping?
01/18/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:12) - Introduction to Mark's Gospel (01:00) - The Authority of Jesus (02:39) - The Impact of Words (04:23) - Jesus Weeps (05:19) - A Distraught Father (12:34) - A Distraught Daughter (14:21) - A Woman's Faith (19:18) - A Deceased Daughter (24:19) - A Delivering Father (26:20) - Hope Beyond the Grave (29:47) - Celebrating Christ's Victory

Crossing Boundaries
01/11/2026

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Brian Silver
Hope Community Church - Lowertown St. Paul

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(00:08) - Introduction to Mark (03:17) - Crossing Boundaries (07:13) - The Strong Man Enters (10:24) - What's with the Pigs? (14:55) - The Value of One (19:55) - More Afraid (22:31) - The Impact of Jesus (25:25) - Responding to Freedom