New Hope Church

MY HEART’S TREASURE And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.” And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life. —Luke 18:28-30             Jesus had just spoken to a ruler who had asked about how to attain eternal life.  Jesus knew that this man’s wealth was his god.  Jesus said, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and…

DON’T HINDER CHILDREN FROM COMING TO JESUS! Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? —Luke 18:8 But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” —Luke 18:16-17             Little children are trusting and expecting that good will be done to them.  This is the type of trust a person needs to be in the kingdom of God.  Evidence that a person does have faith and is in the kingdom of…

JESUS’ COMING WILL BE UNEXPECTED! Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all— so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. —Luke 17:26-30              The coming of…

CLEAN! — BE THANKFUL AND GIVE HIM THANKS! On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where…

HEED THE WARNING FROM HELL BY THE FORMER RICH MAN!   The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a…

USING WEALTH GOD’S WAY! I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.  “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?  “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted…

BE SELF-CONTROLLED! Then a harmful spirit from the LORD came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre. And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. —Samuel 19:9-10 Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” But Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death. —I Samuel 20:32-33             When the Holy Spirit…

CAUSING JOY AND REJOICING IN HEAVEN FROM EARTH! I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. —Luke 15:7 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. —Luke 15:10             Wow… imagine the joy and rejoicing in heaven when one sinner repents!  Think of that.  When we share the gospel it has the ability, when a person repents and calls on Jesus, to affect the emotions of those in heaven.  Do we get excited about someone who repents…

IT IS ALL ABOUT YOUR HEART! “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king.” —I Samuel 15:22-23 For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” —I Samuel 16:7             Our Lord is not interested first in what we are doing…

OUR TREASURE FOCUSES OUR HEART The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart…  —I Samuel 13:14 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the LORD will work for us, for nothing can hinder the LORD from saving by many or by few.” —I Samuel 14:6 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ But they all alike began to…