New Hope Church: Weekend Messages

As we navigate the hurricanes of life with the guidance of the Sermon on the Mount, this week we focus on the “Beatitudes.” Jesus describes the Happy Ones or Blessed Ones as those who have bought into His way of life. The disciples that Jesus describes are not happy or blessed because of what they do but rather who they are and the attitudes they exhibit.

"Location, Location, Location” they say are the three most important factors in real estate. How about in life? Are you happy with your location? Where you live? Where you are in life? Or would you be happier somewhere else? If we are not happy where we are, does God change our circumstances? Or does He change us? Or maybe; both...

Circumstances can bring about great happiness or crushing pain and anxiety. But God is a source of Joy in every circumstance. As we worship Him, we find joy and show others how Worthy He is.

They say, “All’s well that ends well.” Is that really true? What if the road to a “Happy End” was fraught with so many difficulties and challenges that we come out differently than how we started? When God walks  us through something, it is for a bigger purpose. His desire is not just to return all that was taken from us in the journey. He desires to strengthen us for bigger journeys ahead!

Our heroes have been backed into a corner. After all of their faithful service for the king and for their people, it looks like it won’t be enough to save the day… And then it happens! The most incredible turn of events takes place and justice is served. It’s almost as if someone had been "pulling the strings" all along!

Sailors will tell you, “It’s always darkest before the dawn.” That may be true out on the open ocean, but is that true in our lives as well? As we continue to walk through the story of Esther and Mordecai, we see them pushed further and further into a corner. Is this the end of the story, or is God orchestrating an epic turn of events? If God can do that for our heroes, can He do that in your life...

Freedom is not free. Our freedom as a nation was fought and paid for by the sacrifice and leadership of men and women who have come before us. Do we understand the opportunity this affords us? What about our freedom in Christ? Do we fully understand the spiritual freedom we have because of His sacrifice for us? What does it look like to live a truly Free life?

The first 2 chapters of Esther read like a fairytale. An orphaned jewish girl wins a beauty pageant, marries the king and moves into a palace! That was the easy part… now we begin the hard part. Now begins the battle against the forces of evil. The enemy is coming, and he is coming fast!

Mordecai didn’t get everything right. He wasn’t perfect, but because he led and cared for Esther well while she was in his home and even while she was in the palace of the king, she went on to save  her entire people. We fathers are a lot like Mordecai. We don’t get everything right, but if we care for and lead our kids well, they can have a huge impact for the Lord later in their lives.

Ever since the writer of the Book of Esther asked the question, “Perhaps you were sent for such a time as this?”; believers have been wondering if they are going to miss an opportunity sent by God. How can you be sure that you won’t miss an open door that God created just for you? How can we live like Esther ( or Alexander Hamilton) and "not throw away our shot!"

Jesus said in the Gospel of John, “It is to your advantage that I go away so that the Helper will come to live in you.” How could anything be better than having Jesus Christ right here with us?! This week we discover the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When the power of God lives inside of us, it will change everything!

How do we respond to all that is happening in our world, our country and even in our families? Is there any hope? Is there a Christian response to the rapidly encroaching evil in our world? Jesus’ disciples found themselves in a similar situation 2000 years ago. Join us as we read His instructions to His followers in their time of desperation.

A leopard can’t change its spots… or can she? Is this a biblical teaching? An equally important question is: "How does a leopard change its spots?"

When we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior, we immediately enter a process of sanctification where God is constantly molding us into His image. In this process, God doesn’t wait for something to break so that He can fix it. He will “break” us in order to begin “fixing” us.

Well-meaning pastors and Bible teachers tell us that, “God can’t move a parked car,” when they want to motivate us to get busy for God. But is that true? Is there anything God can’t move? If God wants to move something/someone who has stopped moving forward, how does He do it? Find out this week as we celebrate two powerful women of the Bible for Mother’s Day.

Is ignorance really bliss? Does not knowing or not being aware of the evil around (or in us) really make us immune to its consequences? What does God’s Word say about our responsibility to know ourselves and our situation?

Why focus on the things Jesus didn’t say, when the things He did say are so important? Unfortunately, our pluralistic, all-inclusive culture is finding its way into our Christian culture. Non-biblical thoughts like, “God helps those who help themselves.” have found their way into our christian world view and into our churches. Bad theology that teaches self-reliance rather than complete reliance o...

When something is empty, that is a bad thing. There is nothing good about empty gas tanks, empty bellies or empty promises! But when Jesus’ tomb was found to be empty, it was the Best News Ever!!! Join us this week as we discover how the news of the empty tomb can take away the emptiness we feel in our hearts.

On Palm Sunday we celebrate the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. It should have been the victorious culmination of three years of world changing ministry and teaching. Instead, it appeared that Jesus had somehow “snapped” under the pressure of the past and what was yet to come. He lashes out three times in ways that we have not yet seen. What was happening? Was it really the pressure? Was...

The busyness of life never lets up! No matter how much we do, there is always more that has to get done. As we near the celebration of the Passion and glorious Resurrection of Christ, let’s turn our focus from what I DO for Jesus to who I AM in Christ.

Join us for a special message from Pastor David as he shares God's word with us from Thailand!

Since God’s love changes everything, it must change how we love people within the church and the people outside of it.

God is blessing us and so we must enlarge our tent for His blessing.

There are counselors you can ask, books you can read and even online quizzes you can take to find out if you are actually “in love” with your special someone. But what about Jesus? How can you know if you are truly in love with Him? Join us this week as we read what God’s Word says about falling in love with Jesus!

If we believe Love truly changes everything, we must find out how to effectively communicate this kind of Love. Communicating true Love, Biblical Love does not always come naturally. This week we will study a passage where God teaches us how to understand the language of Love.