New Hope Chapel

The Lord's Prayer is a favorite text for millions of people who recite it every day. It is simple, yet profound. If we were to follow Jesus' instruction to "Pray like this...", how would our prayers be different? Should we be reciting this prayer regularly? What is the secret behind the pattern of the prayer? Listen for the answers to these and other questions on the Lord'...

God's kind of love, the love the Lord pours into your hearts and mine, through the Holy Spirit, is so rich and full that it stretches us. We grow in the capacity to love as God loves. But what does that mean in our real lives? What does that look like? What does that feel like?   Jesus spoke often about ἀγαπῇ | agapē, the Greek word for altruistic love, and Jesus uses that word a lot in our p...

This week we continue in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. With a few short sentences, He brings God's perspective on fulfilling (or even making) vows and then turns His listeners' ideas of justice upside down. No doubt those on the hillside were shocked at Jesus' new interpretations. Listen and hear Jesus' new perspective on age-old beliefs. How should that affect us today? You...

This week, we are back to looking at the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew says that when Jesus finished, the crowds were utterly shocked, astounded, and amazed at his words. What was so shocking about this message of Jesus? Listen and join us in our shared journey to learn how to live as kingdom citizens. Steve Coleman

Listen as Steve Coleman unwraps nested gift boxes to reveal the many ways God has gifted us through His love.

Dr. Bill says, "So far, in our study of The Sermon on the Mount, we’ve heard about the beatitudes and how the very things we might consider to be negative are actually blessings.  Then we touched on how, in the same way, salt makes things taste better, Jesus tells us we are salt. Then, He further declares that it is not just the teachers who are light, but we are light in the world. He seems...

After the rich poetry of the Beatitudes, it feels like Jesus is switching gears and speaking in riddles. What does Jesus mean about being the salt of the world, or the light of the world? Well, one clue is embedded in Jesus’s final two blessings about being righteous and being persecuted. Another clue is tucked somewhere you and I wouldn’t necessarily think to look —Talmudic teaching from the firs...

This week we continue the Beatitudes, which are Jesus' descriptions on the heart attitudes of His kingdom citizens. God promises rewards for those who act in accordance with hearts that are committed to Him.

Jesus came to bring the Kingdom of God down to earth. So where is it now? Listen and learn about the first four Beatitudes, where Jesus lays down foundational principles for every citizen of His Kingdom. Blessings and rewards are available to hearts that reflect what truly matters to God. Julie Coleman

Matthew’s Gospel is often called the teaching Gospel because Matthew concentrated on what Jesus taught, and arranged his material kind of like a catechism. After establishing Jesus’s credentials in the first three chapters, Matthew now turned to the school Jesus was about to establish, and to the students who become a part of that school.  This week’s passage picks up the story about a year into J...

In Matthew’s Gospel, we have already learned a lot about Jesus. His genealogy is robust. His birth, miraculous. The visit from the magi, unexpected. Last week we heard about the testing he underwent in the wilderness. Matthew now turns from Jesus’ background and preparation to the actual account of his ministry. Listen to hear about the unusual decision he made for beginning his ministry and what...

Have you ever sensed that you were in spiritual warfare? Can you identify any current difficulties in your life that may be the product of spiritual oppression? Jesus faced a spiritual battle in Matthew 4:1-11. We can learn a lot about Satan's tactics from that encounter, as well as the power available to resist him and his schemes. At one time or another, you will also be assailed. We need t...

Have you ever wondered why Jesus was baptized? Have you ever wondered why there needed to be a John the Baptist? Couldn’t Jesus have just shown up and accomplished the same goals without John arriving first? Why do the four gospels address the baptism differently? Why did the Pharisees and Sadducees show up? Why, Why, Why?  It’s okay to ask why, it can be important to ask why. When we ask why to u...

We have seen that Matthew, writing near the middle or end of the first century, is presenting a picture of Jesus as no ordinary man, but as the Messiah. Last Sunday we looked at the magi and their announcement and celebration of the birth of the King of the Jews. The opposition to God's plan begins with Herod's obsession to see the child (this rival king) destroyed. It falls on two human...

All of the Gospels present the new kingdom Jesus came to establish. Matthew's Gospel is particularly compelling because of the account of the visit of the magi. We all know the story, but why was it included in the book of Matthew, but not in the book of Luke? Listen to find out the surprising answer! Steve Coleman  

Matthew recorded not only Jesus's royal credentials, but also his divine lineage and prophetic heritage. Rather than let the story unfold and gradually reveal who Jesus really is, Matthew wanted his readers to know from the first page of his Gospel that Jesus is God the Son, Messiah. Why did Matthew write it this way? And what implications does this hold for you and me today? Joanne Hagemeyer

This week Julie Coleman introduces our new series on the gospel of Matthew, a manual for discipleship.

This week Joanne Hagemeyer concludes her four-part series on Discipling. She says, "What does a resilient and remarkable faith look like? We find out whenever plans unexpectedly or suddenly change, when obstacles arise, when the road gets long and hard. Resilience is something that God works into our character, but being remarkable ... well, that's when God works in great power…think abo...

Images and imagery are used a lot in the Bible. Jesus is portrayed appearing as a lamb in Revelation 4. In Nebuchadnezzar's dream, a huge statue made of various metals is interpreted by Daniel as representing the nations of the world. Joseph told Pharoah that the seven skinny cows he dreamed of meant Egypt would go through seven years of famine. Jesus proclaimed Himself to be the bread of lif...

This week Joanne Hagemeyer continues with part three of her four-part series on Discipling which she started on June 2nd. She says,  “In Jesus's day, family was at the center of society, and Jesus taught on discipleship using the language of kinship, beginning with new birth, organically becoming part of God's family. Jesus intends his family to have a profound effect on the people aroun...

Jesus said His kingdom is not of this world. Paul tells us we are citizens of heaven. It's a perspective we need to keep as children of God and co-heirs with Christ. How we think is informed by the heart. Listen as Julie Coleman shares ways of thinking that will dramatically transform how we live.

Jesus said His kingdom is not of this world. Paul tells us we are citizens of heaven. It's a perspective we need to keep as children of God and co-heirs with Christ. How should our spiritual reality affect how we think in the here and now? Listen as Julie Coleman shares two ways of thinking that will dramatically transform how we live. 

This week Steve Coleman continues the series entitled God’s Master Plan . "The Law of Moses had 613 laws. Besides the Ten Commandments, how many do you know? All of the following are commands found in the Law except one . Which one is it?  ·      If someone touches a human bone or a grave, that person will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. ·      If a thief is caught breaking into a hou...

Do you sometimes worry that what's important to you is not an important detail to God? In part 3 in God's Master Plan, we will explore the many foreshadows of Christ in the Old Testament. God is a God of details. He proves that over and over in the Old Testament, detailing much of who and what Jesus would mean to all of us. Julie Coleman

From Moses onward, prophets were giving details about the Promised One, the Messiah. With so many clues, how did God's people completely miss His arrival? Listen as Julie Coleman helps us discover His Master Plan.