New Hope Church

 USE THE WISDOM HE HAS GIVEN YOU! I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. —I Kings 3:12 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. —I Kings 4:29-30 From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom. —I Kings 4:34 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as…

DENIAL Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter.…

OFFERING “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” —II Samuel 24:24             What do I offer the Lord that is a cost to me?  Or, do I offer Him that which is really no cost to me at all?  The time that He has given me— is there any cost to me with the time I give to Him?  The talents that He has given me— is there any cost to me with the talents I give to Him?  The gifts that He has given me— is there any cost to me…

BETRAYER! Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd. —Luke 22:3-6 But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” —Luke 22:21-22 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about…

OH YES, YOU WILL SEE JESUS! For it (that day…the coming of the Son of Man) will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. —Luke 21:36             People can deny God, disbelieve in God, speak against God, blame God and blaspheme God… but they will stand before Him one day… whether they believe that or not.  It will happen either when He comes or when they die… and we all will die!             One day Jesus will come back and His coming will impact the whole world.  People can act tough now and say things like… “Yeh, when I see God I will tell Him…

NEARING HOME! And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” —Luke 21:7 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” —Matthew 24:3             What are signs of the end of the age?  Jesus’ disciples wanted to know and Jesus told them.  Here is what He said— Be careful not to be deceived Many will come claiming to be Jesus They will claim that “The…

JESUS— FULLY GOD AND FULLY MAN! But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?” —Luke 20:41-44             The question asked was “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? “  Or… How can the Messiah be David’s son? David said, “The Lord said to my Lord…” “David thus calls him Lord…” “…so how can he be his son?” So the point here is how can David call…

GIVE WHAT IS DUE! He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” —Luke 20:25 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” —Matthew 22:21 Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him. —Mark 12:17 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. —Romans 13:7             Tax season has just past us…

ON-GOING, HIDDEN SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT! And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” —II Samuel 11:5 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die.” —II Samuel 11:15-15 Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? —II Samuel 12:9  Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child who is born to you shall die.” —II…

THE ORCHESTRATION OF YOUR SALVATION And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” —Luke 19:8-10             Jesus sought out Zacchaeus.  It may seem the other way around when we read this portion in context, but within the sovereignty of God it was God that brought about the circumstances for Zacchaeus.  Think about this…  Who was…