New Hope Church

OUR FOCUS Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.” —John 4:31-35             To Jesus, what was more important than physical food?  Jesus said to them, “My food is to do…

THE GREATEST GIFT Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” —John 4:10 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” —John 4:13-14             The gift of God is available to whoever asks to receive it— Living water “On the last…

 BE FAITHFUL WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU! “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” —II Kings 2:4  And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” —II Kings 2:9 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” —John 3:21 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. —John 3:27             It is so important to cling to a mentor, one who is clinging to the Lord.  Elisha stuck with Elijah…

UNGODLY LEADERSHIP WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY OUR LORD! And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death. —I Kings 21:10 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak.” —I Kings 22:13-14 But a certain man drew his bow at…

LISTEN TO OUR LORD!  LISTEN! “What are you doing here, Elijah…?  And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper… And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”” –I Kings 19:9, 12, 13 “Do whatever he tells you.” —John 2:5             Quiet… shhhhh… listen…  Take the time to listen.  Be in a still place.  What is He saying to you?  Will you listen and obey?  Obedience to that voice, that is top priority.  Are you taking the time to be quiet and listen.  It is His still…

GOD PROVIDES “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath,…

I’M A CHILD OF GOD! The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. —John 1:9-13              Let us not be surprised when Jesus is not received by people.  There are those who just don’t…

GOD ALONE OPENS MINDS TO UNDERSTAND HIS WORD! Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures… And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. —Luke 24:45 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. —John 16:13 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem…

JESUS— GREATER THAN THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON WHICH HE GAVE! And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her… the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon… —I Kings 10:3-4 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.  And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. —I Kings 10:23-24 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice and had commanded…

THE MOB GOES AGAINST THE INNOCENT/BLAMELESS Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. Therefore, I will punish him and then release him.”  But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!” (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)  Wanting to release Jesus,…