Sunday Service: November 2, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Sunday Service: October 26, 2025 • Pastor Jason Choi at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Jason’s sermon calls the Church to awaken from spiritual complacency and grow in discernment amid a confused and deceptive world. He warns against false prophecies and superficial spirituality, emphasizing that true understanding comes only through abiding in God’s Word. Using practical illustrations, he reminds believers that following Christ means seeking His will—not comfort, wealth, or popularity—and that the Bible promises God’s comfort, not a comfortable life. He urges Christians to recognize the times, embrace discipleship over mere conversion, and long sincerely for Christ’s return. Ultimately, Pastor Jason centers the message on the finished work of Jesus—the blood of the Lamb—as the believer’s unshakable hope and identity, urging the Church to “make much of Christ” above all else.

Sunday Service: October 19, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

In his ongoing sermon series on the book of Acts, Pastor Q delves into the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. He emphasizes that their sin was not simply withholding money, but lying about it to appear more generous—exposing pride and hypocrisy. PQ underscores that their lie was directed toward the Holy Spirit, who is not a force but a person, making their deception deeply personal. He points out that while the gift was theirs to give, their dishonest hearts revealed a dangerous disconnect from truth and reverence. This moment was serious for the early church because God was establishing the importance of integrity among His people. The result was great fear—a reverent awareness of God's holiness and the reality that He sees not just actions, but the intentions of the heart.

Sunday Service: October 12, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Q’s sermon reflects on the marks of a great, Spirit-filled church as seen in Acts 4:32–37, emphasizing unity, sacrificial generosity, bold witness of Jesus’ resurrection, and the abundant grace of God. He acknowledges the various changes that have happened and that are upcoming at HOPE Church and stresses the importance of a healthy, well-prepared leadership transition and a continued investment in the next generation. Using the example of the early church and figures like Barnabas, he highlights how the church should be more than a building—it should be a home where believers live in deep community, reflecting heaven on earth through genuine love, shared resources, and transformed lives by the Holy Spirit. His prayer is that HOPE Church would become such a home: a place of God’s presence, unity, and care for all people.

Sunday Service: October 5, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Q's sermon emphasizes the power and necessity of prayer, especially in times of trial, by looking at how the early church responded to persecution in Acts 4. Rather than reacting with fear, complaint, or a desire for comfort, the believers came together, lifted their eyes to God, and prayed in alignment with His will—acknowledging His sovereignty, remembering His Word, and asking not for safety, but for boldness to continue proclaiming the gospel. PQ reminds us that good prayer is rooted in truth, not just emotion, and it reflects a deep understanding of who God is. He highlights that God hears and answers such prayers—sometimes with signs, but always with empowerment, like the filling of the Holy Spirit that gave the early believers courage to keep witnessing. The message closes with a personal testimony and an invitation to the church: in seasons of shaking, run to God in prayer, trust His purposes, and be confident that He hears and will answer in His perfect will.

Sunday Service: September 28, 2025 • Guest Preacher, Rev. Keith Hill at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Rev. Keith Hill’s sermon focused on how seasons of transition—like the one HOPE Church is entering—are fertile ground for God's deepest work. Drawing from Numbers 6 and 1 Peter, he emphasized that God’s blessing isn’t just a word but a powerful act of His goodness, expressed most deeply through His shining countenance—His loving, joyful face turned toward His people. Just as Aaron was called to speak blessing over Israel in the wilderness, pastors like PQ have been God's voice and face to the church—but Rev. Hill reminded the congregation that all believers are now part of a royal priesthood, empowered to bless others. In a time of pastoral transition, when familiar faces change, this priestly role of every believer becomes crucial. God is not absent in the in-between; rather, His face still shines through His people. HOPE Church, therefore, is invited to live as a community marked by God’s bright countenance—blessed and blessing others—as it waits in faith for what God will do next.

Sunday Service: September 21, 2025 • Pastor Jason Choi at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Jason’s sermon highlighted a prophetic moment for the church to reclaim its voice amid cultural and political chaos. He warned against the sin of slander, noting how both political sides are damaging the next generation through divisive rhetoric. Drawing on biblical examples, he emphasized that true faith is costly—it requires believers to carry their cross, speak truth, and endure persecution. Through personal stories, he illustrated how differing perspectives shape narratives and urged the church to respond with truth, love, and forgiveness, even toward enemies. Ultimately, he called the church to align not with a political party, but with Jesus, being yoked with Him in both suffering and mission, to restore its prophetic role in reaching and protecting the next generation.

Sunday Service: September 7, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

In this sermon, PQ shares how God repeatedly woke him at 3 a.m.—the “fourth watch of the night”—prompting deep prayer and reflection. He shifts from his planned message in Acts to Matthew 14:22–33, where Jesus walks on water during the fourth watch. PQ emphasizes that this passage is not primarily about Peter walking on water or handling life’s storms, but about recognizing Jesus as the Son of God who sees, cares, and comes to us in our struggle. Even when the disciples were obeying Jesus, they still faced hardship, revealing that difficulty can be part of God’s perfect plan. Ultimately, the story leads to worship, as the disciples finally recognize and declare Jesus as the Son of God, showing that God’s greater purpose in our trials is deeper revelation of who He truly is.