New Hope Church

HEART’S FOCUS  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. —Matthew 6:19-21  No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. —Matthew 6:24  But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given…

RIGHTEOUS BY BELIEVING After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram.  I am your shield, your very great reward.”  But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”  Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the…

BE A LIGHT REVEALED AND NOT HIDDEN Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.  And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.”  Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. —Genesis 14:18-20 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same…

FOLLOWS OF JESUS FISH FOR JESUS  As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. —Matthew 4:18-20              What were you doing when Jesus called you?  I remember what I was doing.  It was 1979 and I was in on the Island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas finishing up a four year hitch with the Seabees of the Navy.  My roommate had just called on the Lord…

SHINE IN DARKNESS!  The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord…. Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt…

BELIEVE GOD’S WORD, NOT SATAN’S The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ”  “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” —Genesis 3:2-5 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?  But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching…

WHAT GOD SAYS AND DOES IS GOOD, VERY GOOD!  God said… God saw… it was good, very good —Genesis 1:3-4, 6, 9-10, 11-12, 14 & 18, 20-21, 24-25, 26, 29, 31, 2:18, Matthew 1:20              Is want God says important to you?  How important is what He says to you?  Are you listening to what He says to you?  Are you observing what He says to you?  What is He saying to you?  Will you be/do what He is saying to you?             What God says, He will do.  What God does is not hidden from His sight (Hebrews 4:13).  What God does is good.  It is very good!  So…

 PRAISE HIM!  Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! —Psalm 150:1-6              Praising our Lord needs to be our focus.  A life without praising Him will be a life without peace because we are not praising the One who gives peace.  We are to praise Him on earth and in…

King of kings and Lord of lords!  Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God…”   On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. —Revelation 19:10, 16   Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. —Psalm 47:6-8              Jesus is King…

INDICATION OF CULTURAL DECLINE  …sexual immorality. –Revelation 2:14; 2:20; 2:21; 9:21; 14:8; 17:2; 18:3; 18:9;    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah —Psalm 46:1-3  Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah —Psalm 46:10-11  Therefore God gave them over in the sinful…