Sunday Service: July 13, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Q gave a passionate reflection on Acts chapter 2, focusing on the powerful moment when the crowd at Pentecost was "pierced to the heart" by Peter’s bold proclamation of the gospel—that Jesus, whom they crucified, is both Lord and Messiah. PQ connects this biblical conviction to personal experiences of revival, emphasizing that true transformation begins with repentance—a turning away from sin and a change of mind toward God. Through examples from Scripture, history, and personal testimony, PQ calls those who do not yet believe, to respond to God’s call by repenting, believing in Christ, and being baptized, receiving forgiveness and new life in Him.

Sunday Service: July 6, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Q's sermon was a heartfelt and powerful reflection on grief, faith, and the core of the Christian gospel. He began by sharing the recent passing of Rana, a long-time friend and church member, whose 17-year health battle reminded him of hope, perseverance in prayer, and the bittersweet nature of loss. Then, preaching from Acts 2, he highlights Peter’s bold proclamation of Jesus’ life, crucifixion, resurrection, and exaltation—declaring Him as both Lord and Messiah. Pastor Q emphasized that Jesus was authenticated by God through miracles and raised from death by divine power, and that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit confirms Jesus’ authority. Like Peter, Pastor Q challenged the congregation to consider their response to Christ—whether they would reject or receive Him. He concluded by tying this proclamation to communion, reminding believers that while sin entered through disobedience (“take and eat”), salvation was made possible through Jesus’ sacrifice—now we “take and eat” in remembrance of grace.

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.

Sunday Service: June 8, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

In this Pentecost sermon, Pastor Q emphasizes the often-overlooked significance of Pentecost as the day when the Holy Spirit—the third person of the Trinity—was poured out on humanity, much like how Christmas celebrates the incarnation of Christ. Drawing from Acts 1 and 2, he describes the disciples' obedient waiting, the miraculous signs of wind and fire, and the symbolic fulfillment of God’s promises. He connects the coming of the Holy Spirit with biblical themes of wind, breath, and fire as manifestations of God's power and presence, offering numerous Old and New Testament examples. Pastor Q then shares his personal testimony of a transformative encounter with the Holy Spirit that revitalized his stagnant Christian life, emphasizing that Christian living is not about human effort but a Spirit-empowered relationship with God. He concludes by challenging the congregation with two vital questions: Have you received the Holy Spirit when you believed? And are you currently living in the fullness of the Spirit?

Sunday Service: June 1, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

In this sermon marking the conclusion of a three-and-a-half-year study of the Gospel of Luke, Pastor Q reflects on Jesus’ ascension as the vital and often overlooked culmination of His earthly ministry. He emphasizes that the ascension is not just a miraculous event, but a theological cornerstone affirming Jesus' return to the Father, His enthronement as King, and His ongoing work of interceding for believers and sending the Holy Spirit to empower them. Pastor Q unpacks how Jesus spent 40 days post-resurrection teaching His disciples, commissioning them to spread the Gospel to all nations, and instructing them to wait for the Holy Spirit. He stresses that the ascension visibly confirms Jesus’ divine authority and His promised return. The sermon ends with a call to worship, rejoice, and live with assurance, rooted in the truth of Christ’s life, death, resurrection, ascension, and continued presence through the Holy Spirit—encouraging believers to live as faithful witnesses to the ends of the earth.

Sunday Service: May 25, 2025 • Guest Preacher, Pastor Su Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD ---

Pastor Su Kim’s sermon on David and Goliath challenges the common message to simply “be like David.” Instead, he emphasizes that we are more like the fearful Israelites, needing a Savior. While Goliath trusted in himself and Saul was paralyzed by fear, David trusted in God—pointing us to Jesus, the true champion who has overcome our greatest giant: sin and death. Pastor Su reminds us that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but trust in God’s perfect love, which casts out fear. Our hope lies not in our strength, but in the One who has already won the battle for us.