New Hope Church

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.  Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good…  —I Corinthians 12:4-7  But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. —I Corinthians 12:18-20 Now you are the body of Christ,…

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly… —I Corinthians 9:24-26 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our…

Keeping God’s commands is what counts. —I Corinthians 7:19 Doing what God says is paramount!  Loving obedience indicates our attitude toward God and what He says— “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them…  Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching.’” —John 14:21, 23-24             Do I really love Him?  Am I…

Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? —I Corinthians 5:5 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. —I Corinthians 5:11 Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified,…

What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. —I Corinthians 3:5-9 Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit,…

God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. —I Corinthians 1:9 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” —I Corinthians 1:31             Do you remember when He called you?  I surely do and I also know that I do not have anything to boast about except for boasting that is “in the Lord.” I will boast about Him because this is what He did for me… A LIFE IS CHANGED in February, 1979 By Ted White I was a junior in High School when my grandfather died.  It was the first funeral that I had…

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. —Romans 15:4             God’s Word “was written to teach us.”  He wants to teach us “so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.  First, there are so many stories He has relayed to us of those who endured through various circumstances with His help.  So, we too, with His help, can endure situations we find ourselves in.  Secondly, God’s Word, as we learn from Him, brings encouragement.  We can…

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. —Romans 13:8-10 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or…

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.— Romans 12.21 We are not to return evil for evil.  Nor are we to be overcome by evil.  Instead, we are to overcome evil by being and doing what is good.  So, how can we overcome evil with good today.  Dear Father, please show me how I can do so today by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus.  

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” —Romans 10:13-25             Brothers and sisters, fellow followers and disciples of Jesus, do you remember that time when you called on the Lord Jesus to save you from your sin and came into a relationship with Him?  That…