New Hope Chapel

The world prizes power, success, and human wisdom—but God chose a very different way to save us. The cross, which seems foolish to some, reveals the wisdom and power of God. In 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 Paul challenges us to rethink what truly matters. Mari Hagemeyer & Steve Coleman

Instead of becoming the church God intended, Corinth was a church coming apart. Listen as we explore 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 and how that local assembly planted the seeds of its own destruction. Steve Coleman

Feeling stuck? Spiritually stale? What if your biggest spiritual problem isn’t what you’re doing—but what you’re seeing? The church in Corinth was divided, distracted, immature, and struggling with some very real problems. Yet Paul didn’t begin by telling them everything they were doing wrong. He began by changing their perspective.  This week, Julie Coleman kicks off a new sermon series: 1 Corint...

Fall Holy and Feast Days - Unfulfilled, Future Prophetic Events Interpreted as representing God dwelling with humanity in the age to come (Revelation 22), but in partial fulfillment points to the indwelling Holy Spirit. Joanne

Fall Holy and Feast Days - Unfulfilled, Future Prophetic Events Interpreted as pointing to the final judgment, but in partial fulfillment points to the ascended Jesus presenting Himself to the Father as both high priest and holy sacrifice. Joanne

Fall Holy and Feast Days - Unfulfilled, Future Prophetic Events The holy days have been celebrated ever since the Lord instituted them during the Exodus. Remembering them deepens the richness of our understanding of Messiah Jesus, in Whom all the festivals have been and will be fulfilled. Interpreted as pointing to the resurrection of believers, but in partial fulfillment points to every born agai...

What does true unity look like? The world has its own definition of unity: agreeing on the same ideas, sharing the same values, looking alike, or rallying around a common cause. But that kind of unity can be surprisingly superficial—and it can disappear the moment we disagree.  This week, Julie Coleman leads us to discover that God’s vision for unity is far more challenging—and far more beautiful—...

What if some of the things we’ve been taught to pursue in faith are actually meant to lead us somewhere deeper? This week is about curiosity, affection, and the possibility that God may be bigger than the box we’ve put Him in. Matt Divens

What will you leave behind? Most people hope their life will make a difference—but what kind of legacy truly lasts? This week, we'll explore Ephesians 3, where Paul reveals God's vision for a legacy that reaches far beyond our own lifetime. Discover His desire for every believer to invest in something that will impact generations to come. What is it? Join us and find out. Julie Coleman

If we look at physiological details of the eyes and how the images and visual information is processed in the brain, what spiritual meaning can we derive from these details? Rubén del Pilar

If we analyze the miraculous healing of the blind man from Bethsaida from a spiritual point of view using a spiritual lens and perspective...What can we learn about the physical and spiritual redeeming power of Jesus? What can we learn about the process of redemption and salvation of the believer?

Have you ever asked yourself: Why did the healing of the blind man of Bethsaida require the application of saliva and two touches over the eyes of the blind man from the part of Jesus? Didn’t Jesus have enough power to heal the blind man of Bethsaida with only one intervention? Listen as we try to answer these questions.

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