New Hope Church

OUR BRIEF LIVES, BUT ETERNITY IS AHEAD! Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?  They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. —Psalm 144:4             How true this is!  Our lives are like a single breath— breathe in and exhale.  That is our life— not long lasting at all in this temporary tent we live in (II Corinthians 5:4).  How often I am reminded of this when I talk to young people about Jesus.  I mention how not long ago I was their age and it is hard to believe I am already in my 60’s.…

MY ASSOCIATIONS  I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. —I Corinthians 5:9-11  Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! —Psalm 143:10              Who…

ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR STEWARDSHIP!  I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. —I Corinthians 3:6-9  Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work…

PROPER PERSPECTIVE OF SELF  But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.  And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” —I Corinthians 1:27-31  For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus…

HIS WORD BRINGS HOPE  For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. —Romans 15:4-7              What is God teaching you through His Word? His Word was written for that purpose so that we would endure and be encouraged and have…

THE END/NEW BEGINNING IS GETTING CLOSER!  For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. —Romans 13:11  Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. —Psalm 139:16             How many more days do you and I have left to live on this planet?  We are nearer to the time when we will see Jesus in glory!  Or, it is also getting closer to His return.  Either way we are getting closer to seeing Him!              He knows the number of our days that we will…

SERVE OUT OF LOVE FOR GOD AND PEOPLE!  Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. —Romans 12:13  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. —Galatians 6:10  Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? —James 2:15-16              Are you contributing “to the needs of the saints?”  Do you “seek to show hospitality?”  We are called to do so.  We are to…

FAITH/BELIEF IN JESUS THROUGH THE HEARING/READING OF HIS WORD  Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. —Romans 10:17  Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. —John 20:31              Faith/belief and eternal life comes through hearing or reading the message about Jesus and coming to the conclusion that He is the Messiah, the Son of God.  It is that simple!  There are not a…

JUSTIFIED IN JESUS  Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. —Romans 5:1  Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. —Romans 5:9  And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. —Romans 5:16  Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. —Romans 5:18  Justified by faith— we…

JUSTIFIED BY THE JUSTIFIER AND GIVEN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!  It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. —Romans 3:26  And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”—Romans 4:5-7  No distrust made him waver concerning the promise…