Sunday Service: June 29, 2025 • Missionary Lana Vasquez at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

In this powerful sermon, Lana Vasquez shares her journey of radical obedience to God’s call, recounting how her ministry has expanded from rescuing trafficked and orphaned children in Thailand and war-torn Burma to confronting overwhelming darkness in Brazil. Amid personal hardship and spiritual exhaustion, she nearly gave up, but through a renewed encounter with God in the Amazon, she was reminded of the "faces on the other side of her yes"—the lives forever changed because she obeyed, even when it was hard. Drawing from Peter’s story of walking on water, she emphasizes that faith often means stepping out when it’s uncomfortable, inconvenient, or even terrifying. The message is clear: following Jesus isn’t about a single moment of saying yes, but about continuously offering our next yes, no matter the cost. God doesn’t expect perfection—just obedience—and He promises to meet us in the storms, uphold us by His word, and empower us to walk in authority over what once tried to drown us. This is a call to every believer to step out of comfort, embrace divine discomfort, and walk with Jesus as wet-feet water walkers.

Sunday Service: June 22, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Q's sermon explored the meaning of Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts 2, emphasizing that it marked the beginning of the Church’s Spirit-empowered mission to spread the Gospel to all nations. He explained that the tongues spoken by the disciples were real, intelligible languages, enabling people from various regions to hear the mighty works of God in their native tongues. Pastor Q clarified the biblical distinctions between different types of tongues—some for public edification with interpretation and others for personal prayer—and encouraged openness to spiritual gifts like prophecy and tongues, urging believers not to fear or dismiss what may seem unfamiliar. He emphasized the radical accessibility of the Holy Spirit, now poured out on all people—young and old, men and women, free and slave—through Christ's death and resurrection, making every believer a vessel for God’s power and transformation. Ultimately, he called the Church to live daily in the Spirit, pursue spiritual gifts earnestly, and boldly bear witness to the Gospel, empowered by God's presence.

Sunday Service: June 15, 2025 • Pastor Mimi Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Mimi’s Father’s Day sermon centers on the vital role all adults—biological parents, spiritual mentors, aunties, uncles, and church leaders—play in shaping the faith of young people. Using the story of Samuel in 1 Samuel 1–3, she identifies four major obstacles that today’s youth face in developing genuine faith: being born into a faith they didn’t choose, growing up in a godless society, witnessing hypocrisy within religious institutions, and lacking personal encounters with God. Despite these challenges, Samuel grew into a faithful prophet because he was continually ministering before the Lord, even as a child. Pastor Mimi emphasizes the importance of giving young people intentional opportunities to serve and encounter God, not merely attend church. She critiques the modern phenomenon of “moralistic therapeutic deism,” where God is seen only as a self-esteem booster, and shares sobering research showing that many Christian teens lack depth in their faith. Drawing from both Scripture and personal experience, she calls on the church—especially fathers—to actively raise children who know God personally and serve Him wholeheartedly. Her closing challenge is clear: faith is not inherited or assumed, but cultivated through real ministry and spiritual mentorship, starting from a young age.