New Hope Church

BRING THE MESSAGE— WHETHER PEOPLE LISTEN OR NOT! He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day. The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious people—they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you…

JESUS— OUR KING AND JUDGE You, Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. —Lamentations 5:19             Rulers come and rulers go.  They reign for a short time and then they are no more.  Oh, how temporary are the prestigious positions of power.  Those who have been in offices of leadership may be remembered more than those who are not, but their end is the same in this life as anyone else.  Yes, “death is the great equalizer” as someone has said.  Not only that, but regardless of the station in life, all will stand before Judge Jesus and “Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”…

OUR LORD’S GREAT LOVE AND COMPASSION Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.  I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” —Lamentations 3:22-24 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come? —Lamentations 3:38 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. —Psalm 29:11             Our Lord— Has great love for us Does not consume us because of His great love for us Has compassions that never fails Has new compassions every morning Has great faithfulness Is our portion…

HAVE THE RIGHT FOCUS The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.  My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. —Psalm 28:7             Whose strength would you rather depend on— your strength or our Lord’s strength?  The answer should be obvious— we should depend on our Lord’s strength and not our own.  What strength do we really have?  Very little!  And whose protection would we rather trust in— our own or His?  Again, the answer should be obvious that we would rather have Him protect us.  And who do I trust in— myself or Him?  Let us trust in…

SEEK HIM… BE STRONG IN HIM… TAKE HEART IN HIM… WAIT FOR HIM! My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”  Your face, Lord, I will seek. —Psalm 27:8 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. —Psalm 27:14             Is this what your heart says?  Is this your desire— to seek His face?  Are you waiting for Him?  As you wait for Him, are you being strong and taking heart?  We are told in II Timothy 2:1— “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”  We truly have no strength of our own.  It is by the grace of our…

THE ARROGANT’S DAY WILL COME! Woe to them! For their day has come, the time for them to be punished. —Jeremiah 50:27 “See, I am against you, you arrogant one,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty, “for your day has come, the time for you to be punished.” —Jeremiah 50:31             No nation or people or individual is beyond the Lord God Almighty’s punishment.  For if He decides the day has come from them to be punished, then woe to them because it will happen and nobody will be able to stay His hand.             Any nation on earth better beware about being arrogant.  It is a marvel that a nation, a…

FORGIVEN! For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. —Psalm 25:11             Do you understand how “great” sin is?  How great is my sin and how great is your sin?  The ESV says, “For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.”  We need to be forgiven/pardoned.  The Psalmist is not just thinking about the past either.  David, as a follower of our Lord, failed miserably in sinful activity as a believer and yet our Lord God Almighty, not only forgave His past sins, but also His present sins.  Many believers of the past failed and sinned as followers of our…

I WANT TO HEAR YOU! Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’ But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. —Jeremiah 44:4-5 We will certainly do everything we said we would… —Jeremiah 44:17             How patient our Lord is!  Again and again He sent His servants to warn the people not to serve or worship other gods.  But they would not listen or pay attention to the servants sent with His message.  They continued in their wickedness.  They continued serving and worshipping other gods. …

MY SHEPHERD! The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.  He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.  Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.  You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. —Psalm 23…

PRAY— OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WILL ANSWER! While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time: “Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name: Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. —Jeremiah 33:1-3 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.  They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it! —Psalm 22:30-31             Yes, “the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and…