New Hope Church

 THE END OF THIS WORLD WILL COME— AS GOD HAS PLANNED! “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” —Luke 21:25-28 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There…

BETRAYED BY ONE’S OWN! “I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king, and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all the people will be at peace.” And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel. —II Samuel 17:2-4 “And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the…

A THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTION! But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?’” —Luke 20:41-44             And what is the answer to this question that is a quote from Psalm 110:1?  Even in Proverbs 30:4-6— “I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.  Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters…

WE SERVE IN THE AUTHORITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” —Luke 20:1-2             Don’t be surprised when people question what authority you have to share the gospel.  The religious leaders of Jesus’ day questioned even Him over who gave Him the authority to do these things.  In reality, they did not believe Jesus had any authority to do what He was doing.  Surely,…

SEXUAL SIN’S UNBRIDLED DESTRUCTION One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” —II Samuel 11:2-5             When David saw Bathsheba bathing, he should…

THERE IS NONE LIKE OUR LORD— HE SEEKS THE LOST! Therefore you are great, O LORD God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. —II Samuel 7:22 And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. —II Samuel 7:28 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” —Luke 19:10              There is none like the Lord our God Almighty.  He is great and all our ears hear about Him cause us to be in awe. …

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…