New Hope Chapel

This week we will continue our exploration of Psalm 139. We will see the kind of open and honest relationship David models for us when we approach God. Dr. Bill Smith

What are you hoping for? A change in your circumstances? Healing for someone you love? A brighter future? We all place our hope in something—but what if true hope reaches beyond this life? This week, Julie Coleman takes us into 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul reveals the foundation of Christian hope and why the resurrection is essential to the gospel itself. Listen and discover the hope that changes...

The bible is the best book on psychology. Whenever you feel overwhelmed by the weight of life you can dig into the book of Psalms.  This week we will settle into Psalm 139 to learn how David moved himself from feeling overwhelmed, to finding peace in the knowledge that God knows us, is interested in us, loves us, and protects us.

The day of Pentecost inaugurated the birth of the church, in fulfillment of the fourth spring festival:   Fulfilled Spring Feasts (Christ's First Coming) Passover (Pesach) : Fulfilled by Jesus's death as the sacrificial Lamb of God, redeeming believers from sin. Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah) : Fulfilled by Jesus's sinless life and burial, as he is the bread without leaven (sin). F...

Have you ever worried you have sinned so much that God is not going to forgive it?  Our section this week in Matthew 12 records Jesus as saying, “And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven,” suggesting there may be things beyond the reach of forgiveness.  There was a period—in the late 2000s through early 2010s—when some...

Joanne says, "According to the Mishnah, Sabbath desecration was one of the most grossly wicked crimes a person could commit, and the penalty was stoning to death. By accusing Jesus’ disciples of transgressing the Sabbath laws, the Pharisees were implicating Jesus as well – that He was also sinning by allowing them and not stopping them. What today might seem like a small matter, was actually...

Dr. Bill says, “You can probably think of a number of times in history where everything changed. For example, the invention of the wheel, the telephone and so on. There were also a number of times in scriptural history where everything changed in terms of how God related to people, especially in terms of how He revealed Himself.  This week we will explore another, often overlooked, major pivot God...

Here's the focus this week from Matthew. One way to read Matthew's Gospel is to see it divided into an introduction (1–4), a conclusion (26–28), and five central narrative-discourse blocks that alternate between Jesus's actions and teachings.  These five sections are often compared to the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament), framing Jesus as a new, authoritative Moses....

If you have struggled with doubts about your faith, you are in good company! Even John the Baptist, who knew better than anyone that Jesus was the Messiah, needed reassurance when things went sour. This week, Julie Coleman will take us through Matthew 11:1-15, and examine Jesus' reaction to John's doubts. Was it sin for John to doubt? Or did Jesus take it in stride? What implications doe...

Steve Coleman says, "This Easter, we’re zooming out to see the whole story of the Bible — from the first creation to the new heaven and new earth. At the center is one question: Why do Jesus’ death and resurrection matter so much? Because they are the turning point where life, sacrifice, and the presence of God — threads that begin in Genesis — are brought to their fulfillment in Revelation.&...

Have you ever grieved the fact that you will never measure up to Christ's standard for believers? In Matthew 10: 37-42, Jesus concludes His instructions to His disciples, sending them out to prepare people for His arrival and the message that God's kingdom is at hand. How would they do in fulfilling their commission? How will we do when faced with the kind of obstacles that Jesus describ...

Two of Jesus's most famous sayings are "Love each other as I have loved you" and "Peace I give to you." Well, that's in the Gospel of John. The Gospel of Matthew seems to be saying another thing altogether! “I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." What? "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter...

In the Gospel of Matthew 10:24–31 Jesus prepares His followers for opposition—and then tells them three times not to fear. Why? Because the God who notices every sparrow also knows and values every one of His children.  Steve Coleman

Jesus warned His disciples they would be 'sheep among wolves.' In Matthew 10:16–23 we’ll consider what it means to follow Christ with wisdom, innocence, and courage in a world that may resist Him."  Steve Coleman

Have you ever wondered what your spiritual gifts are? There are all kinds of workbooks, seminars, retreats, and Bible studies designed to help us recognize how God has empowered us to do kingdom work. Some people really seem to know their calling, and have thrown themselves into their ministry with gusto. Some of us still aren't too sure. How did Jesus's twelve disciples feel when Jesus...

As we continue studying the book of Matthew, specifically chapter 9, we are in the middle of a series of healings to include: leprosy, paralysis, a fever, raising a girl from death, and many demon possessed, not to mention calming a storm.  I wonder if Matthew included the calming of the storm story right in the middle of all of these healing stories to make a point. When we are sick it can be sim...

A synagogue leader falls at Jesus’ feet.  A woman reaches out in secret. In Matthew 9:18–26, two stories collide, revealing the heart of Jesus for the broken, the overlooked, and the hopeless. Listen as Steve Coleman invites to consider where we need to trust Him for healing and new life.

Sometimes when God does the unexpected, it is a challenge to trust in His goodness. Have you been there? Jesus personified the unexpected. He revealed God’s kingdom in many surprising ways. How can we be sure we correctly understand Him in the unexpected?

Steve and Joanne explore the story of Jesus healing the paralytic found in Matthew 9:1-8 from four points of view.

This week we join Julie Coleman as we dive into Matthew 8:23–34 and explore two miracles that reveal the authority and power of Jesus. These stories challenge how we trust Him in the midst of fear and uncertainty—and what it really means to follow Him.    *The song Julie mentions in the message is Flowers in the Valley. If you would like to listen here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9...

What does it mean to be a part of Jesus's mission? To follow him, serve beside him, and live as Jesus lives? In Matthew 8:14-22 the narrator puts two stories side-by-side with a prophecy in between that ties them together ... but how? Let's tackle these questions together. Grace and peace, Joanne

This week we are coming back to the book of Matthew. We started the book in the fall of 2024 and finished the Sermon on the Mount in February 2025.  Matthew is introducing a new generation of people to who Jesus is. Having introduced Jesus' genealogy, the miraculous birth, the magi's visit and the start of Jesus's ministry in chapters 1-4, Matthew told us about Jesus' "Ser...

During the beauty of the Advent Season there is little focus on the brutality going on with Herod massacring all the male children 2 years old and under born in Bethlehem and the surrounding districts. There was a spiritual war going on attempting to get rid of Jesus and that spiritual war is still going on today.  While the enemy failed at destroying Jesus at His birth, the enemy is still trying...

Joanne says... "Is this passage about submission and leadership? ‘You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.’ (Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride) Paul used a literary pattern that is seen regularly in the Hebrew Bible - what's sometimes termed ‘jump, jump, high jump.’  Jump 1 = Ephesians 5:15-18 Jump 2 = Ephesians 5:19-21 Jump 3 = Ephesians 5:22 to the hig...

Have you ever thought about what "walking worthy of our calling" should look like in practical terms? Is it in keeping a strict moral standard? Presenting a "good witness" to society? Giving benevolently to those less fortunate than us? Paul may startle you with his answer in Ephesians 5. Is the church getting it right? Or are we missing the boat?"  Listen as Julie Coleman...