New Hope Sermons

Joseph's Justice Part 3: The Scapegoat. There are 9 "Types" that parallel Joseph with Christ that we will explore. Its a repeat of what we studied last week with new circumstances. The gospel repeats itself perpetually.

Joseph's Justice Part 1: The Dreamer. We'll look at the story of Joseph's dreams and what we learn about being victims of prejudice.

Pastor Adam shared a message about God's forgiveness, and how forgiveness doesn't stop with us.

THE CHURCH BEGINS: We'll explore how the disciples came out of the Upper Room and began changing the world around them. The motivation for evangelism.

Jacob had another encounter with God where he wrestled with him all night long, and walked away with a limp. We'll discuss wrestling with God.

Jacob's Journey: Part 2 We want to look at Jacob's confused marriage relationships, and how God brought prosperity to Jacob when he applied the cross to his possessions.

Jacob's God encounter with a dream of angels, the altar, and his vows to God.

Pastor Adam shared a message about what makes the Christian faith so unique.

Things we should already know from I John. Most of these have to do with our struggles with the world and hanging on to the end.

Things we should already know from 2 Corinthians. Most of these are reflecting on our future and relationship with God.

We'll look at 5 things in 1 Corinthians that Paul says we should know about the Christian life.

We'll look at 3 more things the Bible tells us we should know.

We'll look at things we should know about giving, being content, and facing trials.

YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER: We'll look at 6 Things Paul says in Romans that we should already know. The scriptures lead down a trail of revealing the place of the Law and the need for the resurrection and God at work in us.

TURNING POINT: The Resurrection was a turning point in the gospel. Time was turning, the Stone was turning, Leadership was turning, the Tomb was turning, and the Mystery was turning.

The story of Jesus sending two disciples to retrieve the young donkey is a picture of the rescue of sinners like us. We'll look at 7 likenesses of the donkey to us, from being bound to sharing the Lord's praise.

Repentance in the Kingdom (Matthew 21:28-32). In The Parable of the Two Sons, Jesus states that the son who repented and did his Father's will got into the Kingdom before the son who didn't need to repent. We'll look at what Repentance means in the Kingdom of God.

POSITION IN THE KINGDOM: Jesus was dealing with competition created by the mother of James & John and the resulting fallout with the indignant disciples. We'll look at a worldly attitude in the church.

URGENCY IN THE KINGDOM: Jesus gave another parable about a land owner hiring people at various stages of the day. He paid them all equally, causing unrest. God rewards all servants equally regardless of their length of serving. Equal Grace.

(Note: this is a message from last year that we had a special request for. Enjoy!) Pastor Adam Diehl shared a message about God's priorities for our lives, and how they may look different from what we expect.

GRACE IN THE KINGDOM: Recipients of Grace should be givers of Grace. We'll discuss what Grace is and how to implement it in the Kingdom. Grace v. Greed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM: Jesus told three parables of the Kingdom here. We’ll discuss the GreatValue, Encompassing, and the Mixture of the Kingdom.

MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM: Jesus told several back-to-back parables about what the Kingdom is like. We'll learn about Patience, Growth, Saturation, and Hidden.

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM: Jesus told Peter that he was giving him the Keys to the Kingdom to lock and unlock things. We'll unpack what the keys were and how to utilize these keys.

MULTIPLICATION IN THE KINGDOM: Jesus told this parable about how seeds fall on various soils and produce a result in varying measures. We'll explore this principle of multiplication.