March 2025

Depending on God (Lord’s Prayer-Part 2)

“Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11) What does Jesus mean by that line, and what is He teaching about our faith in this line of the Lord’s Prayer?



Depending on God (the Lord’s Prayer)

Do you know what you are praying for when you say the Lord’s Prayer? Since Lent is a season to reflect on our dependency on God, this is a wonderful time to journey deep into the Lord’s Prayer and confess our faith. Jesus said, “Pray like this…”



Depending on God (Part 1)

Are you still carrying the weight–trying to do the impossible? Who is helping you? Who do you depend on? If you want to start a journey of learning what to depend on God for and how to do that well, this is a message for you.



Transfiguration Sunday

The story of Jesus being transfigured into a glorious form on a hilltop while also standing in the presence of Elijah and Moses seems like an odd thing to happen, or is it odd? Could this story be making a great claim about Jesus? Plus, what is the BIG question from the story of Jesus’ […]



February 2025

A Loving Church (Uses the Heart)

A follower of Jesus puts their heart into loving God and people well. Love requires the heart (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:38-39). What does it mean to love God with your heart and what could it look like when you love God with all your the heart?



Be a Good Steward

If God gives valuable gifts to me, what does that have to do with someone else? Aren’t the gifts just for me? Does it matter what I do with them?



Rising Up 2025 (Part 2)

Rising Up to the challenge in 2025! What is the challenge and what will it take for us to succeed in 2025?



January 2025

Rising Up (Part 1)

Rising Up is our theme for 2025 at New Hope! What are we rising up to and how will it impact our church moving forward?



December 2024

Emmanuel (Love)

The birth of the Christ Child was the Father’s gift of love to the world. Through our salvation we get to experience that love and are privileged to bless others through acts of charity. We get to give!  



Emmanuel (Joy)

The Christmas story is full of joy from the angels to the shepherds to Mary. When Mary was pregnant with Jesus, she joyfully proclaimed, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…” What was such a great cause for joy that even Jesus knew it in his life?