New Hope Sermons

Zaccheus was a man who had grown wealthy as a tax collector, and so was hated by his fellow Jews. But when Jesus passed by, it was to Zaccheus that He called. In today's message, we learn about how God's Grace can reach anywhere.

In this message, we find God's grace displayed to a very surprising recipient - a Samaritan Woman. This unexpected revelation of Christ as Messiah teaches us a lot about how God feels about us and how He expects us to be transformed. Let's learn some lessons from this story in John 4:1-42.

Israel has been wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. God tells them its time to stop wandering and gives them clear direction. Then He tells them to not meddle with people in the land they are going through. Don't be jealous of what God gives another. His promise is just ahead, and like the Israelites we need to remember how God has been faithful to us.

Freedom has always been a big deal for those in the United States. But American citizens understand that freedom isn't so that we can all sit around and be lazy -- it's for the benefit of our society. Our spiritual freedom isn't that much different. Our spiritual freedom is not for our pleasure, it's for our humility. We are spiritually free so that we can live a humble life. This sermon will unpa...

In the final conclusion of the book of Psalms, the Psalmist gives us a command to praise God. In the sermon, Pastor Diehl challenges us to find a way to praise God, and to keep him first no matter what’s happening in our life.

BOOK V (Psalms 107-150): This portion shows that God’s commitment to his promises to David remained unwavering, and David therefore returns to prominence in this book, especially at the beginning and end (Psalms 108-110; 138-145) and in the important Psalm 132. The book ends by extolling David, the Lord’s anointed king (Psalm 144), and the Lord himself, the divine King (Psalm 145), echoing the beg...

Book IV: HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WILDERNESS (Psalm 106). This Psalm is an overview of Israel in their wilderness wanderings, with a focus on Israel's failings. We'll explore 10 Practical Safeguards from the text for Surviving in the Wilderness of our lives.

BOOK 3 (Psalms 73 - 89): Book 3 is one of crisis, both personal and national. It begins with doubts about God’s justice (Psalm 73) and ends with two despairing psalms (Psalms 88-89), the final one questioning God’s commitment to the Davidic covenant. Yet even in the midst of despair, we still see how the writers continued to trust in God. So, when we see troubles in our lives, we know that we can...

BOOK 2 (Psalms 42 - 72). Life is difficult. Enemies are bountiful. The second book of Psalms helps us acknowledge pain, hurt, loneliness, and desperation -- and in turn put all our trust and faith in God.

Book I (Psalms 3 -41): The First Collection of David’s Prayers. After the introductory Psalms 1-2, Book I gives an extended grouping of Davidic psalms. Every psalm in this section is attributed to David except for Psalms 10 and 33. David is the Old Testament symbol of the righteous king, and his psalms dominate Book I, where the prevailing note is one of lament, arising out of David’s distresses.

INTRODUCTION, PSALMS 1 & 2: Today we launch a series on the Book of Psalms. What is it, why do we have it in the Bible, and why is it still relevant to our lives today?

UN-RENEWED FAITH (Romans 12:2). The Bible says "Be not conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." How do you know if your mind is conformed to the world or transformed by the Holy Spirit? Is it possible that you only THINK you're right? If you are not living in a pattern of renewing your mind and faith - you will be wrong! Today we'll look at how coun...

KNOWING TRUTH. Our world is often full of deception. Unfortunately, that can also extend to our faith. In today's message, Pastor Diehl unpacks some common ways we can be deceived in our faith.

HYPOCRISY & DISILLUSIONMENT (1 Corinthians 13:12). Often in life, we feel let down by others, or by God. Why does God allow it? Why does God allow evil? God feels like the biggest hypocrite of them all sometimes (He has plans to give me hope, so why do I feel hopeless?). In this message, we learn about the problem of evil and suffering, and how even in the midst of tough times we can still trust G...

INVALID FAITH (John 5:1-15). In today's message, we hear the story of Jesus' encounter with a paralyzed man. If anyone had a reason to have Wounded Faith, this man did. But when he met Jesus, everything changed. When we meet Jesus, everything can change for us too!

FORGIVENESS (Matthew 6:14-15). Forgiveness is one of the most important, but also most difficult, parts of being a Christ-follower. In this message, we explore what the Bible says about what forgiveness is, what it looks like, and how to actually forgive those who have hurt us.

FRESH FIRE (Luke 24:28-35). When we have an encounter with Jesus, it can set our hearts on fire. In today's message we learn four things about fire and it's effect on our lives.

FIGHTING FOR HIS PLACE (Genesis 33:1-20). In this final installment of the series, we see how Jacob learns to finally put his trust in God. By examining Jacob's life, we can learn how to trust God too.

WRESTLING WITH GOD: Jacob, running from God, had been told to go back home again. We'll explore why Jacob wrestled and discuss what it meant that his hip was out of joint (permanently). We all need to learn to Walk with a Limp and remember who delivered us.

STRUGGLING SISTERS (Genesis 29:31-35, 30:1-24). Jacob not only had two wives, but they were sisters! The two women often competed for Jacob's affection, and caused a relational mess! In today's message we look at four lessons we can learn from this story.

GRAPPLING WITH CUSTOMS. (Genesis 28:13-30) In this story of romance, Jacob gets deceived and it changes his life's plan. His culture and Laban's culture were opposites. It was a cultural collision like the clash between flesh and Spirit. Jacob must learn to trade his worldly culture for God's holy culture.

JACOB'S LADDER (Genesis 28:10-22). Often when God is at work in our lives it can be difficult to see it. Pastor Adam shares a message based on the life of Jacob about learning to see God's hand at work in the midst of our trials.

TWO NATURES. (Gen 25:19-28) Jacob and his twin brother Esau had very different personalities, and those differences shaped their lives and caused many problems. We also have two natures that are at war within us, and Pastor Diehl shares how we can become who God wants us to be.

BLIND BART. (Mark 10:46-52) Bartimaeus was considered to be the lowest of the low because he was blind. Yet even though he was a disrespected beggar, he still had worth in the eyes of Jesus. What can we learn from Bartimaeus' encounter with Jesus?

NEGOTIATING WITH GOD (Genesis 18). God visited with Abraham in the form of 3 men. The 3 (Trinity) were on the way to judge city of Sodom. Abraham knew his nephew and family lived there, so interceded for them. We'll explore lessons learned on how to intercede for others in prayer.