New Hope Church

WALK THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR! For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over,  so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” —Joshua 4:23-24  And the LORD said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand… —Joshua 6:2 And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the LORD has given…

THE JOURNEY TO REVEALING “THAT PROPHET” After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord… —Joshua 1:1  I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. —Joshua 1:3 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. —Joshua 1:5 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book…

PREPARE OTHERS FOR WHEN YOU ARE GONE! Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses. —Deuteronomy 34:9             To whom are we imparting what our Lord has taught us so when we are no longer living, they will carry on in our Lord’s work?  Who can we trust to be faithful with the message we have to share with others? (II Timothy 2:2).             Moses had mentored and coached Joshua for some time.  He took the time and made the effort to intentionally spend…

CONFIDENT IN CHRIST! It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. —Deuteronomy 31:8 And the LORD commissioned Joshua the son of Nun…  —Deuteronomy 31:23 For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!  The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. —Deuteronomy 32:3-4 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and…

NEEDED— RELIABLE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS! The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. —Deuteronomy 29:29             There are some things our Lord has chosen not to reveal to us.  That is just the way it is and we are to trust Him for those things He has chosen not to reveal to us.  “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name“ (John 20:31).  God has given us all we…

BE FAITHFUL IN THIS DECLINING, SINFUL WORLD! If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name—the Lord your God— the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses. He will bring on you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you. The Lord will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed. —Deuteronomy 28:58-61             The nation of Israel was warned what would happen if they did not live according…

REJOICE! And you shall rejoice in all the good that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house… —Deuteronomy 26:11             Do you celebrate with joy for all the good our Lord God has given you and your house?  What do you rejoice in?  Rejoice in— The joy of children/family The food and clothing He has given you. The water and other fluids He has given you to drink. The shelter that you are living in. The lungs to breathe in air. The heart pumping continually without much thought from you. The marvelous systems in all your body. The years He has given you to live.…

FULFILL WHAT YOU TOLD THE LORD! If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin… You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the LORD your God what you have promised with your mouth. —Deuteronomy 23:21, 23             Have you promised our Lord something and are not following through on it?  What would it be called if I told the Lord I was going to do something and then I did not do it?  Is that…

JESUS— MESSIAH AND SON OF THE BLESSED MIGHTY ONE! Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”  “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”  The high priest tore his clothes. “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked. “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”   They all condemned him as worthy of death. —Mark 14:61-64             There are those who say that Jesus never claimed to be the Son of God.  Not a son of God, but the Son of God. …

AMAZING GRACE TO TAKE ON A BODY TO TAKE OUR PLACE! The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.” —Deuteronomy 18:15-16 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”  They asked him,…