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The Impossible Task, Pt. 1: Disappointed By God

Aug 11, 2015Steve Sanchez16 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country, Texas Tales!

On June 28, 2015, I preached for the last time at Hope Chapel Hill Country and shut the doors…. I picked up Phillip Yancey’s book, “Disappointment with God,” to get some encouragement because of my depressed state: Our church plant in Dripping Springs, Texas, just wasn’t working out. After relocating from L.A. to just outside

My Commitment

Mar 24, 2015Steve Sanchez1 CommentHope Chapel Hill Country, TRACTS

I started my commitment today to invite ten people a day, five days a week, to Hope Chapel Hill Country. Also, to engage in one Gospel-centered conversation each day as well. I do this primarily by handing out a Gospel tract, (usually a trillion dollar bill or a Giant $100), along with a flyer containing

Loneliness with God

Dec 23, 2014Steve SanchezABOUT ME, MY BLOG, MY CHURCH, Hope Chapel Hill Country

Since I’ve moved to Texas to plant Hope Chapel Hill Country, many people have asked how it’s going. The answer is best summed up by two devotionals I read on December 20 & December 21. Please read these and pray for me and my family accordingly. But understand, I am rejoicing in Christ my Savior

Church Planting 101

Nov 12, 2014Steve Sanchez2 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country

One of the things I’m learning to do is to do everything, (and in a church plant, I pretty much have to do everything), to the glory of God…including the mopping of Hope Chapel Hill Country’s church floor.

My Strange Dream

Sep 13, 2014Steve Sanchez2 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country, Strange but True, Texas Tales!

I’m re-posting this article from September 13, 2014 because today, I realized, the dream came true. See the postscript at the bottom of the post. I have a new Pentecostal friend who has proven to me that he walks with the Lord. I met Amalio a few weeks ago when I was searching for a