New Hope Church

DELIVERED, REDEEMED, FORGIVEN AND NOW LEARN FROM HIM! He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. —Colossians 1:13  Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. —Colossians 2:2-3             When you called on Jesus to save you, you were rescued “from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.”  Or, as Paul says in Acts 26:18— “from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among…

FREEDOM WITHOUT FAITH ENDS IN FAILURE President John Adams put it this way— “Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.  It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” There is no doubt that the founding fathers of this nation were influenced by our Lord Jesus Christ.  The Declaration of Independence starts off with— “WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a…

ONE DAY—- WE WILL HAVE A GLORIOUS BODY LIKE JESUS HAS! But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. —Philippians 3:20-21 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. —Philippians 4:8             Are we living like we are a citizen of heaven?  That is what we are who have…

WORK THE WORK HE DESIRES US TO WORK! And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. —Philippians 1:6 …for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. —Philippians 2:13                God gave us the ability to know who Jesus is (II Corinthians 4:6) and He drew us to Jesus (John 6:44) so we could call on Jesus and be saved (Romans 10:13).  So it is that God begins a good work in all those who have faith in Jesus, following Him.  He not…

EXPOSE THE EVIL DEEDS OF DARKNESS WITHOUT TAKING PART IN THEM! Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, —Ephesians 5:11-13 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. —Ephesians 6:12 …praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the…

GOD’S GRACE TO YOU, BUT REMEMBER WHO YOU WERE! But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. —Ephesians 4:7 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. —Ephesians 4:17-19             We who know Jesus we have been given a least one spiritual gift…

GOD’S AMAZING MERCY AND GRACE! In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. —Ephesians 1:13-14 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. —Ephesians 2:1-2  For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing;…

NO LONGER SLAVES, BUT WE ARE FREE! For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. —Galatians 5:1 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. —Galatians 5:13 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. —Galatians 6:9                Jesus has set us free from the power of sin, Satan, slavery, fear of death and saved us to a freedom in Himself.  He has given us that freedom…

 HEAVEN… RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD… MADE ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH IN JESUS! …just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” —Galatians 3:6 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” —Galatians 3:11 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” —Romans 4:3 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was…

BELIEVE THE GOSPEL— BEWARE OF THOSE WHO WOULD PERVERT THE GOSPEL! I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.   As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. 10 —Galatians…