Tag: god
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Romans 13:1-7—Good Citizens
An old man was driving down the highway at 35mph when a highway patrol officer pulled him over. He asked the man if he knew why he pulled her over. He said, “I have no clue, officer. I’m sure I was obeying the speed limit…” The officer said, “Sir, you were traveling far too slow…
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Romans 12:9-21 —The Actions of Love
“It can be complicated to make something simple, but very simple to make something complicated.” That can be true of so many areas of life. We often make things that are actually pretty simple, complicated, especially in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven culture. Maybe it’s complicated because we tend to overthink things or because of a lack…
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Romans 12:3-8—Humility Through Service
When I was 16 years old, a friend of my whose dad was the pastor at a local church, asked me to lead worship one Sunday morning. I was very involved in music at my High School, but had never led worship for a congregation before. I definitely had more confidence than skill in this…
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Conformed or Transformed? Romans 12:1-2
Today is the beginning of the end….of our study in Romans. In case you are new to New Hope, back in August of last year, we started a series through Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. We’ve been away from our study this spring as we focused on some other things, now we are…
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Peace in a Chaotic World
My roommate told me he can’t remember if he took his anti-anxiety medication or not. So, I asked him, “Are you worried about it?” What do you call a dinosaur that worries too much? A nervous Rex. A man said to his counselor, “Stairs really freak me out and give me anxiety.” The counselor replied,…
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Purpose on Purpose: Living Out God’s Calling
I used to enjoy this TV show called Burn Notice. The storyline wasn’t particularly unique but I really enjoyed the characters. It was about a CIA agent who is trying to clear his name after he gets blacklisted by the Agency. Of course, in the process of trying to clear his name, he ends up…
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Passion Week—Maundy Thursday/Good Friday
If you were here two weeks ago, we started talking about Passion Week, the celebration of the week leading up to the celebration of Jesus’s resurrection. Here is a very basic rundown of the week before the resurrection of Jesus: Sunday – The Triumphal Entry Monday – Jesus cleanses the temple Tuesday – Jesus challenges…
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Rooted—Wide Reaching Branches
I honestly don’t care about having a bigger church. What I, the other pastors at New Hope, and our elders care about is building bigger people. Our heart, genuinely, is to help you not fall prey to the enemy’s schemes but instead to see you grow and even thrive in your relationships, work, school, and…
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Refuting Replacement Theology
By Loren Mayer In a discussion, I was asked for some Bible verses that show that God is not done with Israel. The person asking had a discussion with someone who used scripture to make a case that God was done with Israel, and that today Israel has no special place among the nations. This…
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Romans 11—God Will Save All His People
Today is the last day in our Romans series until June, when we will go until we finish the study. Our study in Romans is titled The Gospel Unveiled, and my sermon title today is God Will Save All His People. This past week, Pastor Adam came into the office and told us he had…
