New Hope Church

GOD’S PROMISE TO ABRAHAM ABOUT THE LAND Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” —Genesis 12:6-7 At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land… Abram settled in the land of Canaan… The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land that you see I will give to you and…

FELLOW FOLLOWER OF JESUS— YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD— SHINE! You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. —Matthew 5:14-16 `           Jesus is speaking to His disciples and plainly said to them, “You are the light of the world.”  That is true of His disciples today.  You and I…

GOD’S WORD IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY!  NOT MAN’S… Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. —Genesis 9:3 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image. And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem on the earth and multiply in it.” —Genesis 9:6-8 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy…

PAST JUDGMENT POINTS TO THE COMING JUDGMENT! The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. —Genesis 6:5 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth…  For behold, I will bring a flood of waters…

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THIS AGE But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. —Genesis 3:4-6 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between…

GOD ONLY CREATES THAT WHICH IS VERY GOOD! God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. —Genesis 1:31             All that God does and makes He says is good, very good.  He said this about the light and darkness— day 1 of His creating.  He said this about separating the waters above and below and created sky— day 2 of His creating.  He said this about separating the water and dry land, creating oceans and bringing forth vegetation— day 3 of His creating.  He said this about the sun, moon and stars— day 4 of His creating.  He said this about the fish, fowl and sea…

EVIL THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS FALLEN WORLD Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. —II Timothy 2:25-26             Why do bad things happen?  This person— Was blameless Had done nothing wrong Helped people heal Gave food to thousands Help people live a normal life Did not seek notoriety Was willing to serve everyone Only spoke the truth Never lied Comforted many Wept with the sorrowing Was always wanting the best for…

MY SHEPHERD! The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.…

ALL THINGS WILL END ON EARTH… Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth…”  He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” —Revelation 21:1, 5             It was a nice week of warm weather here in Florida, but now it is coming to an end.  So much of what we know in this life will be coming to an end.  Endings happen— Vacations end Jobs end Marriages end School levels end Relationships end Good and bad health end Wealth and poverty end Storms end Tragedies end Pain ends Sorrow ends…

LIVING FOR TRUTH OR SUPPRESSING TRUTH BY WICKEDNESS The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.  They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.  Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. —Psalm 19:1-4 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For…