Jeremy Hoover

To grow spiritually, we need to regularly engage in four different areas of relationship: with God, with believers, with neighbors, and with strangers. In this sermon, I describe these four areas by focusing on a core thought, a key scripture, a leading action, and several examples of each.

My personal view is that we should always be focused in our relationship with God and at least one other significant relationship in one of the other three areas. We can supplement this with ongoing activity in the other two relationship areas.

By taking action and cooperating with God (Philippians 2:12-13), we'll grow spiritually and be transformed (Romans 12:1-2).

In this sermon, from Ephesians 2:19-22 and 1 Corinthians 14:26, we'll examine how we often use the word "church" to refer to a building. But this creates passiveness in us. God wants us to be active--he is actively forming and shaping us into his holy temple where he dwells. We need to be active, to participate, and to add value.

A divided mind is incapable of completely trusting God. Selfishness is often at the root of a divided mind. In Luke 12:13-21, Jesus teaches us to trust God, not ourselves, and to be rich toward God instead of accumulating riches for ourselves.

Listen to this sermon to learn how to become rich toward God.

In this funeral sermon, based on 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10, I reflect on what it means to be home with God.

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Funeral Meditation: Going Home

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