New Hope Church

GOD’S WRATH REVEALED The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.  For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and…

IN STORMS HOLD FAST TO HIS WORD!  When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. —Acts 27:20              All that God had done in Paul’s life- all that our Lord had said to Paul- all the promises that were made to Paul by our Lord were forgotten in the midst of a tumultuous storm.  When “no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.”  Did you hear that?  They lost all hope of being saved even though in Acts 23:11 our Lord told Paul that…

YOUR STORY OF HOW JESUS IMPACTED YOUR LIFE  What was my life like before Jesus saved me… Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? “I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. —Acts 26:8-10  How Jesus saved me… And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and…

BE COURAGEOUS AND RUN  The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.” —Acts 23:11             There are “works” that our Lord has for you and me— “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10) — and as He has already worked in our lives so He will accomplish those “works” in our lives until that work is over and we die.  This “work” of testifying in Rome would happen, but there…

READY TO DIE, READY TO LIVE  For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.  —Acts 21:13              What is your commitment level to Jesus?  Paul was ready to be imprisoned for the Name of Jesus.  Not only that, but Paul was also ready to die for the Name of Jesus.  This is a challenge to me to consider how committed I am to Jesus.  Now, Paul wasn’t looking to die, but for Jesus he was willing to die.  Can I say that? I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ,…

FEAR THE LORD!  Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! —Psalm 128:1  And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. —Deuteronomy 10:12  And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.” —Job 28:28  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. —Proverbs 3:7  To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate…

REASONING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT JESUS  So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. —Acts 17:17  And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us. —Acts 17:26-27  The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he…

COMPASSIONATELY SOW THE WORD OF GOD Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. —Psalms 126:5-6              How much of a concern and passion for the lost do we have?  Your answer will be seen in when you last shared the Word of God with someone who does not know our Lord.  If we are not concerned for the lost, if we are not sowing the seed of His Word then there will be no harvest, no shouts of joy over those being saved from their…

YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE… OR NOT!  It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life… as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. —Acts 13:46, 48              Do you receive the Word of God or thrust it aside?  Do you have eternal life by accepting what God says or judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life by rejecting what He says?  What do you say?             There are those who are appointed to eternal life.  They hear the Word of God, believe it and accept it.  They then seek to live according to God’s…

BE LOVINGLY AND FAITHFULLY OBEDIENT TO SHARE THE GOSPEL  And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ —Acts 11:13-14  At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.  About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come…