Hope Springs Christian Fellowship http://hopespringsathens.com “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord … plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:02:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Heading For The Resort http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/04/heading-for-the-resort/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/04/heading-for-the-resort/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:57:34 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1380 The weather is turning and summer is just around the corner. Have you planned what you will do with the family during the summer holidays? If not I’ve got an idea to share with you that will not only make your summer fun but could change the rest of your life. You could spend the [...]]]> The weather is turning and summer is just around the corner. Have you planned what you will do with the family during the summer holidays? If not I’ve got an idea to share with you that will not only make your summer fun but could change the rest of your life. You could spend the summer and every season thereafter at a resort that will absolutely transform you and quite possibly your whole family. Follow us this week as we discuss the best resort on earth!

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]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/04/the-cause-of-death/feed/ 0 Lessons for WOLF BAIT! http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/03/lessons-for-wolf-bait/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/03/lessons-for-wolf-bait/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:12:24 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1308 Jesus said that He was sending His disciples out as “sheep among wolves”. His idea was to catch some wolves. I don’t know if you ever thought about it, but catching wolves can be a very dangerous business, especially if you are the bait. I really can’t see what a sheep has to offer a [...]]]> Jesus said that He was sending His disciples out as “sheep among wolves”. His idea was to catch some wolves. I don’t know if you ever thought about it, but catching wolves can be a very dangerous business, especially if you are the bait. I really can’t see what a sheep has to offer a wolf except a good meal, a sacrificial meal! Yet, it is only by eating the body and drinking the blood of a lamb that any wolf has a chance. Join us this week as we discover how WOLF BAIT should live!

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]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/03/lessons-for-wolf-bait/feed/ 0 Maximizing Your Investment http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/03/maximizing-your-investment/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/03/maximizing-your-investment/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:22:50 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1283 Everyone of us knows a lot less than we think we do. So as the Proverb goes, “there is wisdom in a multitude of counselors.” If you are like me there is a special need for counsel in the area of investments. Recently, as I was studying a very familiar passage of scripture in Matthew [...]]]> Everyone of us knows a lot less than we think we do. So as the Proverb goes, “there is wisdom in a multitude of counselors.” If you are like me there is a special need for counsel in the area of investments. Recently, as I was studying a very familiar passage of scripture in Matthew 25, I realized for the first time that it was actually intended to be investment counsel. Jesus was trying to teach His disciples how important it is to invest wisely if we are to expect a profitable return. Join me this week as we learn how to “maximize our investment”.

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]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/03/maximizing-your-investment/feed/ 0 How to Harness a Worm http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/02/how-to-harness-a-worm/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/02/how-to-harness-a-worm/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:31:45 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1265 The psalmist wrote, “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it”, but Genesis teaches that it has been given to humanity to rule it. The question is, how? How do we take on this enormous task and what does it mean to rule the earth? Join us this week as we discover, [...]]]> The psalmist wrote, “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it”, but Genesis teaches that it has been given to humanity to rule it. The question is, how? How do we take on this enormous task and what does it mean to rule the earth? Join us this week as we discover, “How to Harness a Worm”.

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]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/02/how-to-harness-a-worm/feed/ 0 “Oh No! My Sinner’s Missing!” http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/oh-no-my-sinners-missing/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/oh-no-my-sinners-missing/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:34:19 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1260 Most of us wander through our life as a Christian oblivious to God’s real aim. We think He’s after perfection or cultural transformation. We think He’s after holiness or really good worshippers. We may think He’s after doctrinal purity or exciting displays of supernatural power. Some of us think He’s after excellence or spontaneous worship. [...]]]> Most of us wander through our life as a Christian oblivious to God’s real aim. We think He’s after perfection or cultural transformation. We think He’s after holiness or really good worshippers. We may think He’s after doctrinal purity or exciting displays of supernatural power. Some of us think He’s after excellence or spontaneous worship. The truth is God has lost something, something very valuable and He wants it back. He wants it back so badly He’s willing to die for it. The truth God is missing His “sinner” and He’s coming to find him/her and take him/her home.

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]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/oh-no-my-sinners-missing/feed/ 0 Remember The Poor http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/remember-the-poor/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/remember-the-poor/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:33:42 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1235 When Christmas is done, When all of your presents are digested into the normal routine, When your cheer and holiday good deeds are fading into the background noise of the daily grind and you can’t get what you want and you can’t get your way, “Remember the Poor”! Don’t just call them to mind but [...]]]> When Christmas is done, When all of your presents are digested into the normal routine, When your cheer and holiday good deeds are fading into the background noise of the daily grind and you can’t get what you want and you can’t get your way, “Remember the Poor”! Don’t just call them to mind but try to put yourself in their place through your unsatisfied desire. Remember to care for them and to enrich them. Remember that though Christ was, “rich, for us He became poor”.

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]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/remember-the-poor/feed/ 0 It Is Enough http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/it-is-enough/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/it-is-enough/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:51:34 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1231 Do you ever feel inadequate? Do you ever feel like you can’t help? Do you ever feel like you your too poor, dumb, young or old to really do anything for God or the world? The Lord wants you and me to know that whatever we have is enough for whatever He’s asked of us. [...]]]> Do you ever feel inadequate? Do you ever feel like you can’t help? Do you ever feel like you your too poor, dumb, young or old to really do anything for God or the world? The Lord wants you and me to know that whatever we have is enough for whatever He’s asked of us. He wants you and me to know that there is only one thing that stands between us and real useful even life changing contributions to the world. So, lay aside the excuses for why you can’t do what needs to be done with what you have and who you are and uncover this truth, “It Is Enough!”

]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/it-is-enough/feed/ 0 God’s Financial Fix http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/gods-financial-fix/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/gods-financial-fix/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:51:03 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1225 This may be one of the best kept secrets of all time. Even Christians seem oblivious to it’s existence. Hidden in one of the more boring books of the Old Testament there is a simple solution to handling debt and perhaps an even simpler solution to the problems of poverty and, that most elusive fix [...]]]> This may be one of the best kept secrets of all time. Even Christians seem oblivious to it’s existence. Hidden in one of the more boring books of the Old Testament there is a simple solution to handling debt and perhaps an even simpler solution to the problems of poverty and, that most elusive fix of all, the national debt! Join us this week as we check out, “God’s Financial Fix”.

]]> http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/gods-financial-fix/feed/ 0 Start Where You Are http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/start-where-you-are/ http://hopespringsathens.com/2013/01/start-where-you-are/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:34:03 +0000 Lee McNeil http://hopespringsathens.com/?p=1217 As we begin the new year there is one piece of advice, one word, that God wants to set before us as a guiding light. It is not about a bigger vision or a larger hope. It is not about realizing our potential or finding the purpose of our lives. Without it, however, we will [...]]]> As we begin the new year there is one piece of advice, one word, that God wants to set before us as a guiding light. It is not about a bigger vision or a larger hope. It is not about realizing our potential or finding the purpose of our lives. Without it, however, we will probably never achieve either one. this advice is an instruction that is perceived by many as a downer but it is the only real and lasting way up. The Lord has put this word on my heart and in my mouth so much this past few months that I know it must be shared with everyone. Here it is. If you have a deep desire to achieve your vision, you must, “start where you are”, not where you wish you were.

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