Hope Preserved Ministries

• Eyes to See, Ears to Hear, Part 2: Religiosity vs. Spiritual Authority

• Acts of religiosity, like those Jesus describes in the passage above, are sourced in our desires and from our reasoning rather than the mind of God.

• Eyes to See, Ears to Hear, Part 1: Religiosity vs. Authentic Faith

• Has this passage ever worried you or been used to make you feel that your faith may not be enough to ensure your salvation?

• The Two Trees Part 1: The First Lesson In Self-acceptance and Love

• Do you want to know the path to a rich, fruitful, performance-free, Christian life? A life that is free from the pressure to measure up or be a little more righteous before you can receive God’s full blessings and the plan that he has for your life? The first step down that path is given right a... [read more]

• The Two Trees Part 2: Free Will and the Sovereignty of God

• One of the most important questions about the two trees is why did God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden if it was going to create so many problems? Both trees are actually necessary to have perfect, mature fellowship with God. The two trees together represent free will. W... [read more]

• God's "Cowd" Word

• There is a word in Scripture that describes a unique and personal way that God reaches the hearts of his children. This word does not describe a public proclamation. It is personal and intimate, more like pillow talk. It is not given to a group. It is given to the person on the other end of the ... [read more]

• The Foundation of Spiritual Authority

• Every Christian wants to have the presence of God that produces a peaceful, orderly life for themselves and to be able to give that peace to others. Well, this is exactly how God has set things up to work. The problem is knowing how to connect to God so that this happens. The basic “recipe” for ... [read more]

• What does the Bible say about brokenness?

• When Isaiah talks about the brokenhearted, God is not using a metaphor. Here we explore what the phrase "brokenhearted" truly means.

• Living your identity to the fullest - without pressure

• Just by being yourself with God in you, you are giving the world the greatest gift you can give, the heart of God.

• Your identity in Christ (From God's perspective)

• Every person who has ever been born came from a different place in the heart of God that no one else has and no one else ever will come from. Your place was reserved just for you. This means that there are things about God that can only be known on this earth if they come through you, because only y... [read more]

• Understanding and addressing ancestral iniquity

• When we see the original meaning of the Hebrew words and phrases that define ancestral iniquity, we find that it is actually an intervention initiated by God for the purpose of reconciling wayward children to himself. It is not a curse or automatic inheritance.

• Three things every SRA survivor needs to know

• Here we address three beliefs that can change the course of a person's SRA ministry and their daily life.

• A biblical definition of footholds and strongholds

• Footholds and strongholds are not about power. According to scripture, they are all about who influences the heart. That is why truth, not spiritual authority, sets you free.