New Hope Church

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT!  And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me.  I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. —John 12:44-46  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).  To believe in Jesus is to believe in the Father.  To see Jesus is to see the Father.  Once we believe in Jesus we are no longer in the darkness but now…

HIS WORK BRINGS JOY AND REJECTION  As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. —John 9:1-3  Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.  If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast…

THE GODLY TEACHER  The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. —John 7:15-18  The Lord GOD has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to…

LIVE FOR THE ETERNAL, NOT THE TEMPORAL!  Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” —John 6:26-29  Jesus said to them, “I am the…

ETERNAL THIRST IS QUENCHED!  The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” —John 3:8  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. —John 3:17-18  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son…

FORGIVEN!  The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! —John 1:29  “Come and see.” —John 1:46  —as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:12 It is astounding when we consider what Jesus has done for us— “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).  God loves us so much is why Jesus came to take the penalty and punishment for our sin…

THE HORRIBLE AND WONDERFUL CROSS!  So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.  —Mark 15:15              What Jesus foretold was now coming to pass.  He would now be beaten and die on a cross.  Barabbas, who had killed someone, would be released and Jesus would be led off to be executed.  A known murderer would walk free while the innocent Lamb of God would die a criminal’s death.  Yes, this all was in the plan of God, but men are still responsible for carrying it out!             Pilate knew Jesus was innocent.  Still, “wishing to satisfy the…

THE FINISH LINE OF THIS LIFE IS APPROACHING!  For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be. —Mark 13:19  But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth…

WHERE MY HELP COMES FROM  Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” —Matthew 11:28-30  Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. —Matthew 12:30  For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” —Matthew 12:50  Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his;…

LISTEN!  And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” — Mark 9:7              Are you listening to Him?  What is He saying to you?  We have His Word.  Are you reading and listening?  Our Father told us to “listen to him.”  Though Jesus is not physically with us today He did say— “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he…