New Hope Baptist Church Podcast

Luke 24:1-12 1) On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3) but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4) While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5) In their fright the...

  Luke 22:31-32 NIV 31) “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.32) But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” TAKEAWAYS When was the last time we prayed that we would overcome a temptation? -Deliver us from evil. -Deliver us from temptation. -Deliver us from the hour of trial. -Grant us strength to p...

Luke 21:5-12,14-36 NIV 5) Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6) “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.” 7) “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are ab...

Luke 18:1-8 NIV 1) Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2) He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.3) And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ 4) “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘...

Matthew 13:44-46 44) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45) “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.46) When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

Mark 4: 35-41 35) That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”36) Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37) A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38) Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and s...

Philippians 4:4-13 NIV 4) Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5) Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8) Fin...

Mark 1:32-34NIV 32) That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. 33) The whole town gathered at the door, 34) and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was. 35) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to...

Matthew 11:28-30 NIV 28)  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.29) Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.30) For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”  TAKEAWAYS   Kinds of weariness: 1. Overwork 2. Repetitive strain on body, mind and soul 3. No sabbath 4. Discouragement 5. Feeling...

1 John 2:15-17 15) Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16) For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17) The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.  TAKEAWAYS An addiction pollutes, bo...

Psalm 42:1-11 NIV 1) As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2) My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3) My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4) These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty...

Psalm 25: 1-22 NIV 1) In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. 2) I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3) No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause. 4)Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. 5) Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you...

Genesis 26: 12-25 12) Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. 13) The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. 14) He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. 15) So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistine...

Proverbs 22:1-9 1) A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2) Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all. 3) The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 4) Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. 5) In the paths of the wicked are snares and...

Acts 4: 32-27 32) All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33) With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34) that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land...

Matthew 25:14-30 14)  “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.15) To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.16) The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.17) So also, the...

1 John 5:1-5; 11-13 NIV 1) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2) This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3) In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4) for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is...

1 John 3:1,16-18 NIV 1) See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.  16) This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17) If anyone has material possessions and sees...

Luke 1:32-33 NIV 32) He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33) and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” 1 John 4:1-6 NIV 1) Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the worl...

1 John 1:3-9 NIV 3) We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.  4) We write this to make our joy complete. 5) This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6) If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk...

1 John 1:1-4  NIV 1) That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2) The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3) We proclaim to you what we have seen and...

Matthew 5:23-26  NIV 23 ) “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,24) leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. 25 ) “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or you...

Genesis 45:1-8  NIV 1) Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2) And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. 3) Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his...

Luke 15:18-24  NIV 18) I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.19) I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’20) So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms arou...

Luke 15:11-32  NIV 11) Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.12) The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13)  “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.14) After he had spent everything, there was a severe fami...