New Hope Church

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Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” —Mark 6:31              Life can be busy!  It is imperative that we take the time to “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”  When was the last time you did that— the last time that you went away to a quiet place with Jesus to rest?              Hopefully you have a special time with Jesus each day.  A place where you meet with Him and are not disturbed.  A…

“Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.  You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you.  Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.  “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.  “But now, Lord, what do I look for?  My hope is in you. —Psalm 39:4-7              Looking back, of course, I blinked and my life seems to have flown by up to this point.  Surely, my life is fleeting and…

I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. —Psalm 38:18              If sin does not bother you, then you have a real problem and are in danger of eternal judgment.  Praise God, brothers and sisters, fellow followers/disciples of Jesus, that “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:9) and then we are in fellowship with our Lord again.  We do not lose salvation because nothing “in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).  We are safe…

He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.  Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.  All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.  As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” —Mark 4:26-29              Let us be faithful in sharing God’s Word with people.  We “scatter the seed” of God’s Word into people’s lives.  Then, “Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed…

Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.  Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.  Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. —Psalm 37:1-4 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. —Psalm 37:12-13              As followers of Jesus, we need to keep focused on Him and His ways— “Therefore, since we are surrounded…

Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” —Mark 3:11 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” —Mark 3:21 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.” —Mark 3:22              Demons know who Jesus was/is.  When “the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.’”  Yes, they know who Jesus is and they also know…

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” —Mark 2:17 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.  In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.  The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.  Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong. —Psalm 36:1-4              Jesus “came into the world to…

Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. —Mark 1:30              Beware of the traditions of men.  Our authority is fully on the written Word of God.  Anything that is contrary to the Word of God is of man’s tradition.  Which will you put your trust in?  The traditions of men or the Word of God?  Remember that Jesus said that “you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that” (Mark 7:13).  Man’s traditions nullify/ cancels/ voids/ make none effect/ invalidates/ revokes/ ignores/ destroys/sets aside the Word of God.  Traditions adhere…

The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses. Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them. —Exodus 39:42-43 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him. —Exodus 40:16 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.” —Mark 1:27 For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.  If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer. —Proverbs 9:11-12              Our…