Why does it feel so good to point out what’s wrong? In Mark 7, the Pharisees find fault while standing in front of a miracle. Jesus responds with unsettling clarity. The real problem is not out there but in here. Beneath our criticism lies a craving to be right, and beneath that, a heart that cannot fix itself. This week we will see why self-improvement cannot save us and how only the cross can wake us up and set us free from the exhausting cycle of accusation.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Davis Johnson
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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What do you do when you’re certain you can handle it on your own—only to have that certainty upended? The disciples were in such a spot. Then Jesus showed up and said, “Do not be afraid, I will carry you through.” When overwhelmed by life’s storms, are you prone toward self-reliance like the disciples? If so, this message will point you back to Jesus who is faithful to carry you through.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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It’s easy to glaze over the feeding of the five thousand. But in Mark 6, Jesus is showing us what his kingdom is like. He meets real need, confronts our instinct to control, and invites us to keep coming back with empty hands to the only one who can truly satisfy.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Davis Johnson
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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Here in our city, these are some of the most trying times in the last 50 years. Does Jesus have a word for us as we are so burdened by all that is going on? This week we look at how a very hard day in the ministry of Jesus can actually minister to us as well.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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Jesus returns home but doesn’t experience the type of homecoming one might expect. It could be said the townspeople are out of joint. Those we’d expect to greet him with adulation instead take offense at him. But it’s not just them who is out of joint—so are we and so is our city. Oh, how we need the Lord to draw near us in this time.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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In Mark 5, everything people are afraid of actually happens... and Jesus is still there. He slows the story down, treats death like something temporary, and refuses to let fear have the final word. What if the good news isn’t that fear goes away, but that it no longer gets to be in charge?

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Davis Johnson
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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Mark chapter 5 has been named “The St. Jude chapter” as he is the patron saints of lost causes. In Mark 5 we meet 3 people who are at the very end of their rope. In this week’s message, we’ll take a dive into how Jesus bring amazing order out of utter chaos.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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The mission of Hope Downtown is “Unburdening ordinary people by pointing each other to an extraordinary Savior.” That’s what we’re all about! But where did that phrase come from and why does it matter for our community? That’s what this message will explain.

Series: Vision 2026
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Hope Community Church - Downtown Minneapolis

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