New Hope Community Church

When we go through difficulties in life, many times it is easy to miss the purpose that God has for our lives. In this message we talk about "Discovering Your Purpose" as we study 1 Peter 2:9-10 and are challenged to stay focused on that purpose, even when we go through struggles.

Nobody wants to go through hard things in our lives, but the truth is - sometimes, they can be opportunities for us to grow. This message, in our series "Hope in the Midst of Hardship", we talk about "Growing Through Hard Times". If you are going through some difficulty in your life right now, ask the Lord to show you how that might be an opportunity for you to grow in Him!

Sometimes tough times in our lives can help us refocus and become more serious about our relationship with God. Is that what is happening in your life right now? This message, in our series on “Hope in the Midst of Hardship”, we look at I Peter 1:13-22 and talk about “Living Like You Mean It”.

May 29, 2011Pastor Robbie Lankford1 Peter 1:6-9We all face challenges and difficulty in our lives. Sometimes, it can almost be overwhelming. Is there any hope? This series out of the book of 1 Peter is called "Hope in the Midst of Hardship". If you are going through some tough times in your life right now, you don't want to miss this series! We need some direction and encouragement...

May 23, 2011Pastor Robbie Lankford1 Peter 1:3-12We all face challenges and difficulty in our lives. Sometimes, it can almost be overwhelming. Is there any hope? Pastor Robbie is beginning a new series this week out of the book of 1 Peter called "Hope in the Midst of Hardship". If you are going through some tough times in your life right now, you don't want to miss this series! Also,...

Did you know that the Bible teaches that God has a special purpose for each one of us to fulfill in this world? In this series, "Who Am I?", we learn about how being a follower of Jesus impacts our lives and our identity as a person. This message is "I Am Called". Each one of us is called by God to fulfill some purpose that He has for our lives.

Most of us did not grow up learning a lot about God, so we are not aware of the amazing impact a relationship with God can have on our lives! Pastor Robbie shares a series of messages called “Who Am I?” where we learn how our identity as a person can be fulfilled to the fullest through a relationship with Jesus. Turn to the New Testament book of Acts and learn that when I am connected to Jesus Chr...

This is the second message in Pastor Robbie's series called “Who Am I?” We all spend so much of our lives trying to find out what our meaning and purpose is. In this series, we learn that our true identity and fulfillment is found only in a relationship with God. Last time, we learned that “I Am Loved”. This message, we’re going to see that, in Christ, “I Am Forgiven”. Turn in the New Testame...

This is the beginning of Pastor Robbie's series of messages called “Who Am I?” All of us are looking for meaning and fulfillment in life. We’re going to see what the Bible says about finding that through having a personal relationship with God. This first message is “I Am Loved”. Open up God’s Word to Psalm 139:1-16 and follow along as the Lord speaks to us about how much we are loved by Him!

Join us as Pastor Robbie continues to help us focus on the prayers that Paul prayed to the Lord on behalf of others. We are asking the Lord to use Paul’s prayers to teach us more about our own walk with Jesus!

As we walk through life, who is it that we are depending on for the strength we need? Who is it we are relying on when times are tough? An honest answer to these questions is essential as we face life together. Open your Bible to Jeremiah 17:5-8 as we explore the incredible benefits of trusting God.

The apostle Paul was one of the strongest Christians who ever lived. God’s Word records some of the prayers that he prayed for other people. In this message in the series “The Prayers of Paul”, we turn to one of those prayers in Philippians 1:3-11 to learn more about prayer so that we can grow in our relationship with God, especially in the area of prayer.

Prayer is absolutely essential to our relationship with God, but so many of us are unsure how to pray. Turn to Ephesians 3:14-21 as God teaches us through His servant, Paul, how we can grow in our experience of prayer.

Do you ever wonder what to pray about when you talk to God? Thankfully, the Bible gives us examples of prayers - not so we can memorize and copy them, but they are examples to us of the kinds of things we want to be thinking of when we come to the Lord in prayer. Turn in your Bible to Ephesians 1:15-23, as Pastor Robbie shares the 2nd message in the series, "The Prayers of Paul." Ask the...

Continuing with the theme of prayer, Pastor Robbie begins a new series of messages about “The Prayers of Paul.” After Jesus came into his life, the apostle Paul was one of the most godly and influential men who has ever lived. Many of his prayers to the Lord on behalf of others are recorded in God’s Word. In this series we look at how Paul prayed for others and ask the Lord to use Paul’s prayers t...

This is the last message in the series on “The Lord’s Prayer”. What has the Lord been saying to you about your personal prayer life? Has He been speaking to you about becoming more involved in the Prayer Ministry here at New Hope? Ask Him to speak to your heart as we finish out this series in Matthew 6 together.

PRAYER is absolutely essential to our walk with God. This message, we’re turning back to Matthew 6 to continue our study on “The Lord’s Prayer”. Ask the Lord to grow you in your understanding of how to communicate with Him on a daily basis through prayer.

New Hope wants to be known as a house of prayer. Pastor Robbie shares the 2nd message in the series “The Lord’s Prayer”. We want Jesus to teach us how to pray so that we can grow more and more into people and a church who communicate with the Lord on a regular basis!

New Hope wants to be known as a house of prayerfor God to lead us in the right direction for His will to be done here. In this message, Pastor Robbie shares in depth “The Lord’s Prayer” with us. Have your heart open to what the Lord might want to say to you today about the importance of personal and corporate prayer in your own life.

Pastor Robbie shares a special New Year’s challenge. The new year is a great time to start fresh in our walk with God. Have your heart open to what the Lord might want to say to you about the need to have a new start.

Throughout this Christmas season, we’ve been asking the Lord to help us not begrudge the holidays but to enjoy them through our series “Bah Humbug: How NOT to Dread the Holidays”. We hope that the Lord uses these messages to make this one of the most meaningful Christmas times ever for you. This is the last message in the series.

From the beginning, Christmas was meant to be about giving, not receiving, but somewhere along the way, the focus has turned from others to ourselves. This message in the series “Bah Humbug: How NOT to Dread the Holidays”, we see how the holidays can become a much more enjoyable time when we learn to focus on others, not ourselves.

The holidays can be one of the most difficult times of the year for many people. Sometimes, they can remind us of some of our biggest hurts in life, or they cause us to be around people that we have had struggles with in the past. This message in the series “Bah Humbug: How NOT to Dread the Holidays”, we talk about the need to let God help us “Deal with Past Hurts” in order to enjoy Christmas and...

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season . These holidays are supposed to be about celebrating some very important aspects of our lives – being thankful to God for all He has done for us and rejoicing in Him coming to this world to be our Savior. For many of us, though, unfortunately they have become a very negative time of year. You might have even heard someone say already, “I’m dr...

Thanksgiving… What does it mean to you? For many, it brings positive memories of time spent with family. For some, those memories are not so great. For others, it’s just a day off or an afternoon to watch more football. Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving, though? If you look at the name, it’s a time to “give thanks”, but instead of grateful hearts, many times we struggle with complaining. In this me...