New Hope Christian Church - Whitestown

Rob continues our study in John chapter 1 by bringing us to the portion of John 1 that we call "The Doctrine of the Incarnation" - "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." Jesus is the ultimate expression of the revelation of God. Jesus fixed what the law was powerless to fix - so how does this change the way we walk in this world?

Continuing in our study in the Gospel of John, Rob brings us to the introduction of John the Baptist. John's ultimate purpose was to shine a light on Jesus - to make the path straight for the King to come. We look at what it means to live a life focused on others, and what it looks like to testify to the light.

Rob dives into John 1:1-5 as we work through the beginning of our series in the Gospel of John. The original audience of John's Gospel was perhaps one of the very first groups to follow Jesus without ever having met Him on earth. Listen in as Rob lays out what it meant for those early Christians - and what it means for us today - to answer the question - "Who is Jesus?"

David begins our year-long series in the Gospel of John with this sermon on John 20:30-31. This short passage gives us a look into John's purpose for writing this Gospel - "that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you would have life in His name."

Rob finishes our Christmas series - Waiting for a Savior by focusing on what it means to Wait with Love. Listen in as we celebrate Christmas Eve, and join us as we study Genesis 22:1-12. We take a look at what it means to truly be loved by God and to love people because of that truth.

Bryan brings us to the week of Joy in our Advent series: Waiting for a Savior. We all experience waiting at different points in our life, but as Christians we know that Jesus came so we would have abundant life. Listen in as Bryan uses the text of Hebrews 12 to teach us what it means to have joy in the waiting.

Rob continues our Christmas series - Waiting for a Savior - by studying what it means to wait with peace. Peace means taking something broken and restoring it to wholeness - longing for that deep peace in the already, but not yet. Peace comes from the intermingling of our lives with the Lord, so what does it look like to seek peace and pursue it?

Join Rob as he continues our Christmas series - Waiting on a Savior - by focusing on what it means to wait with hope. Dive into 1 Peter 1:3-9 and Titus 2:11-14 with us as we study how hope changes the way we live, and hope changes the way we wait.

As we prepare to celebrate the Birth of Jesus, we are reminded of the dichotomy of living in the already - but not yet. What does it mean to wait on God in the midst of suffering, difficulty and frustration? Matt walks us through Matthew 5:25-43 and points to three separate characters who were seen waiting on Jesus. Ultimately, we are reminded through this message that in the midst of what seems t...

Listen to visiting preacher - LD Campbell - as he delivers a powerful message for Mission Sunday. The church is called to be a community of faith, a community of comfort and a community of hope. The Gospel is about embracing those who are broken, and we are created to be a community where people are loved, comforted and provided with hope. This is our mission as the Church.

Rob wraps up our year-long study in the book of Ephesians by walking us through Ephesians 6:19-24. As Paul finishes his letter to the Ephesians, he writes from a place of suffering. Paul always saw his suffering as an opportunity to live out the Gospel. Is God currently entrusting to you a season of suffering? In the midst of the difficulty of this life, may we suffer well and encourage one anothe...

Rob takes a closer look at Ephesians 6:18 and reminds us that as we put on the armor we should be communing with God at the same time. We have all been invited into God's presence, and we do that through the practice of prayer. The Father loves spending time with us and would go to great extent to convince us of that truth. Listen as we study one of Paul's final charges to the church at Ephesus.

Ephesians 6:13-17 - Rob walks us through the Armor of God and what it looks like to prepare for battle. Every single piece of armor has a purpose, but it is meant to be worn as a whole. This passage is about applying the benefits of the Gospel to our lives every single day. And we weren't meant to do it alone - we were designed to stand together as a community of believers.

Ephesians 6:10-12 - Rob reminds us that we have a very real enemy who is fighting to steal, kill and destroy. Satan's #1 objective is deception and his goal is destruction. So what does it look like to prepare ourselves for the battle? Listen as Rob walks us through the beginning of a familiar passage - "Be strong in the Lord..."

Ephesians 6:5-9 - Have you ever wondered how Jesus might go about the everyday tasks we face on a regular basis? In today's sermon we are reminded of the example of Jesus, and the way in which he served the people around him. Ultimately, everything we do is for Christ, so that should dramatically impact the way we approach and pursue our daily work.

Ephesians 6:1-4 - Rob wraps up our 3-part series "Bring it Home" by addressing Paul's message on parenting. God's design is for parents and children to have healthy relationships, and we can see that through the way Paul addresses them in his letter. What does it look like to honor our parents in a godly manner? And as parents, how do we stay focused on our #1 objective of raising our kids to know...

Ephesians 5:21-32 - Rob continues in the final portion of our Ephesians study by diving into Week 2 of "Bring it Home." He starts by pointing to the Creation story as a reminder of God's design for man and woman, and the need they have for each other to fulfill their role and ultimately to point back to Jesus. We are reminded that the more we understand Jesus, the greater impact it can have in our...

The final verses of Ephesians 5 speak directly to relationships and how this message to the Church impacts our marriages and families. As we begin to end our study of Ephesians, we bring home the message of the entire book and study what this means in our own homes. This week, Rob reminds us that what we bring to our relationships should come from an overflow of the transformation that’s taken pla...

David walks us through Ephesians 5:15-20 and dives into the purpose of the Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Holy Spirit means we are being made to look more and more like Jesus. But how do we open ourselves up to the work of the Holy Spirit? And how do we walk in wisdom and determine what is wise for us to do in each moment? Learn what this looks like for each of us as we pursue a deeper relatio...

Ephesians 5:8-5:12 Anytime the Bible uses the word "holy" its talking about something new- a change that has occurred. Knowing Jesus changes who we are, and as we follow God's Truth we point people closer to Him as well. Listen as David walks us through this portion of chapter 5 in our continued series on Ephesians.

Rob brings us to Ephesians 4:20-5:7 in our series in Ephesians, and preaches on pursuing holiness. God's people should look different than the rest of the world, and so Paul's message to the Ephesians was to lead a life that looks more like Jesus every day. There are some specific takeaways in this passage and practical reminders on what it means to live like Jesus. At the same time, we are remind...

Rob dives into Ephesians 4:17-19 and discusses what it means to be separated from God by the sin in this world. When we become Christians, we are removed from the penalty of death, but sin is still around us. If we aren't careful, we can get de-sensitized from the culture around us and sin will creep into our hearts. Ultimately, we are challenged by the question- "What is deep in my heart that I'v...

Rob dives back into our verse-by-verse study of Ephesians and brings us to a discussion on Grace and Truth. In Ephesians 4:14-16, Paul is reminding the church about what it means to speak the Truth in love. Rob uses the visual of a flashlight in this conversation- a flashlight is meant to guide and direct someone towards something. However, if used incorrectly, it can be distracting and even blind...

Today we are looking at Ephesians 4:7-14, and studying the gifts given to believers. Rob reminds us that very spiritual gift in the Bible is for the purpose of building up the church, not for the purpose of building us as individuals. And so, our understanding of our spiritual gifts must come from the Word of God. What does our role look like when it comes to using these gifts for the ministry of...

Ephesians 4:1-6 - This week we dive back into our verse by verse study of the book of Ephesians. As we pick back up in chapter 4, we take a look at what it truly means to be a Christian. As we read through Ephesians 4:1-6, we see that the life we are called to live cannot be done alone- as believers we are called to be united in Christ. Rob leaves us with a question for the week- “what are we doin...