New Hope Church

KEEP HIS WORD AND PRESS ON! And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long…

REMEMBER! You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes. —Deuteronomy 16:12             Passover was given to the Israelites, partially, so they would remember that they “were a slave in Egypt.”  Today, as we follow Jesus, we are to keep the Lord’s Table or communion.  Why?  Jesus said He gave us this so we would remember.  Remember what?  “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (I Corinthians 11:26).  We are remembering two things— Our Lord’s death. Our Lord’s return. Remember the cross and what took place there.  Jesus is…

CHOSEN BY GOD!  For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. —Deuteronomy 14:2             How amazing that our Lord God Almighty chose Israel over all the other peoples of earth to be “His treasured possession!”  Why did He do that? After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that…

CALLED TO LOVE AND SERVE OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. —Deuteronomy 10:12 And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. —Deuteronomy 11:13 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by…

REMEMBER REPETITION HELPS US REMEMBER! …remember what the LORD your God did… —Deuteronomy 7:18 Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth… —Deuteronomy 8:17-18 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ…

DO NOT ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM GOD’S WORD! You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you. —Deuteronomy 4:2 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.  Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. —Proverbs 30:5-6 I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes away from the…

DO NOT FEAR— OUR LORD FIGHTS FOR US! Our brothers have made our hearts melt… Do not be in dread or afraid of them. —Deuteronomy 1:28-29 You shall not fear them, for it is the LORD your God who fights for you. —Deuteronomy 3:22      God has given us commands, His Word, directives and we are to carry them out.  We are not to be in dread or fearful as we lovingly obey Him.  What is concerning though is that there are “brothers” around us that will seek to make “our hearts melt.”  They are fearful themselves and do not want to obey our Lord and they seek to make…

BE BATTLE PREPARED TODAY! Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right… “See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” —Psalm 52:2-3, 7             Listen!  There are people who plot destruction and even their speech is destructive.  Now, we are told by God that our “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the…

INWARD CHANGE AFFECTS OUTWARD ACTIONS Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart… Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me…  Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. —Psalm 51:6, 9-10, 12-13                Are you delighting in God’s truth inwardly?  This is where only our Lord can see and know what is truly going on.  Are you allowing Him to teach you? …

THANK GOD!  PRAISE GOD! The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God. —Psalm 50:23 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. —Hebrews 13:15             Do you offer thanksgiving to God regularly?  This is a “sacrifice” that glorifies Him! So let us, the people of God, that thank Him often.  What are you thanking Him for today?  We surely have plenty to thank Him for…             Do you praise Him?  This is also a “sacrifice” to God as we “openly profess…