New Hope Church

THE PROTECTIVE HAND OF OUR LORD! If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say—if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; then over us would have gone the raging waters.  Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth!  We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we…

NOBODY IS RIGHTEOUS EXCEPT BY CALLING ON JESUS TO SAVE THEM So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him… To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. —Acts 10:34-35. 43 Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you. —Psalm 143: 2              David describes himself as a servant of our Lord.  Yet he also acknowledged that “no one living is righteous before you.”  No one is righteous in…

RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. And as they were going along the road they came to some water,…

BE FAITHFUL WITH HIS HELP! “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree…”   Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. —Acts 5:28-30. 41-42  I lift up my eyes…

WITNESSES, WE WHO LOVE JESUS, ARE TO BE The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. —Acts 3:13-15 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Now when…

BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR CALLING! Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. —Luke 24:45-49 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea…

GOD’S WORD ONLY CAN BE FULLY TRUSTED! The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. —Psalm 119:130  I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. —Psalm 119:147             Whose word do you trust?  Man’s or God’s?  “Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save” (Psalm 146:3).  There are those who put way too much trust in people, thinking they will be the savior or solution to a situation.  But it is our Lord God Almighty that is over everything.  He knows everything about everything and every body at all times.  He knows your name!  The…

TRUST OUR LORD’S GUIDANCE IN CONVERSATIONS AND DON’T RELY ON SELF ALONE! Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. —Luke 21:14-15             When we are in conversation with people, we can depend on our Lord to give us the words we need to say.  Many followers of Jesus do not share their faith with others because they do not know what to say.  This is depending on self alone and not the Lord.  We find when we take the step to share with others,…

SEEK THE LOST! For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. —Luke 19:10             What are some things that people seek for? A good job A spouse Wealth Prestige Power positions Trophies Pleasures Good health And so much more could be on that list.  Much effort is put into searching for those things that are important to us.  What is it that you are seeking?  Jesus came to seek and save the lost.  That is what His life was all about on this planet.  Ever since the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned, God’s plan was to rescue people from their sin.  God’s…

TRUST… AS A CHILD! 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                It is generally fairly easy to gain the trust of children.  Unfortunately, it is this trait that many use to abuse children and hinder children from coming to Jesus.  Jesus said, ““Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”  People love to say, “It’s all about the…