New Hope Church

THE FOOL!  The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” —Psalm 14:1; 53:1  Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools… Romans 1:22  Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. —Proverbs 18:2              According to what God says, a fool is all about themselves and what they think.  They have no problem telling you what they think either.  The fool can be absolutely wrong, delight in his wrong as if it is truth and will not find pleasure in understanding.  These people claim to be wise, but God says that they are fools.  One of the greatest indicators of a fool…

 BE A PERSON OF PRAYER— A PERSON THAT SPENDS TIME TALKING WITH OUR LORD  We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. —Colossians 1:9-12              How…

BE CONTENT AND FOCUSED, INTENTIONAL  But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith. —Philippians 3:7-9   But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I…

PARTNER TO SHARE THE GOSPEL! I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. —Philippians 1:3-6             Paul was so thankful for the Philippians who had “partnership in the gospel” with him.  How wonderful to have relationships that are focused on serving together to promote the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Every time Paul remembered the Philippians he thanked God for…

WALK WISELY, EXPOSE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS  For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. —Ephesians 5:5  Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. —Ephesians 5:11  Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. —Ephesians 5:15              Those living these lifestyles, showing no repentance, have no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.  This world’s system, this present evil age, seeks to normalize sexual immorality,…

ASK! WITH RIGHT MOTIVES  Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21  I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. —Psalm 9:1             We cannot out ask or out think God. He can “do far more abundantly than all that we ask” and He can “do far more abundantly than all that we think.” The problem typically is “You do not have…

THE DEAD MADE ALIVE!  In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. —Ephesians 1:13-14  And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body…

SET FREE!  For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. —Galatians 5:1  You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? —Galatians 5:7  For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” —Galatians 5:13-14              We have been set free in Jesus— “To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the…

REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE IN JESUS!  DON’T BE SIDE-TRACKED BY ANYBODY!  O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?  —Galatians 3:1  So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. —Galatians 4:7  Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. —Galatians 4:28              Here we learn it is possible for the believer to be “bewitched.”  That is, to have someone exercising evil power over the believer or to captivate them or to put someone under a spell so they no longer can think/act according to reason or to bring evil on one by feigned praise or an evil eye, to charm,…

PREPARATION FOR THE DAY  Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. —Psalm 5:1-3  The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. —Isaiah 50:4  When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary…