Tag: god
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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: Even though today is officially Palm Sunday, we talked about Palm Sunday and the Triumphal…
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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…
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Our Love for People—Romans 9:1-29
Have you ever been wrongly accused of something? How did you feel about those who were accusing you? Whatever you’ve been through, it probably doesn’t compare to the story of David McCallum, who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering 20-year-old Nathan Blenner when he was 16. After being arrested in 1985 along with Willie…
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Our Victorious Life In Christ—Romans 8:1-17
Chapter 8 is the best! I love this chapter of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. Paul is going to drive home some of the practical outcomes of our justification. If you believe that Jesus is God’s Son, that He died on the cross, but three days later he rose from the…
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Honor in a Cancel Culture
How many of you have returned at least one thing you received this Christmas? It’s great, isn’t it? Don’t you just love doing returns? Yeah, nobody likes the hassle of returns. Over Christmas, I ordered some items for my truck from Walmart but found out they were on backorder after ordering them. So, I chatted…
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Travel Light—Letting Go of the Past
I talked with someone this past week who commented that they are ready for 2024 to be in the rearview mirror. I know some of you may be feeling that same way. Perhaps some things happened in 2024 that you are ready to move on from. Maybe it was a struggle with anger, and you…
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Travel Light—Letting Go of Bitterness
The word “Advent” comes from the Latin “adventus,” meaning “coming” or “arrival.” Before the Advent or arrival of Jesus, there was the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. In the same way we are also on a journey with Jesus. However, it is important to remember that this world is not the destination of our journey.…
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Travel Light—Letting Go of Stuff
In August of this next year, my daughter Olivia will be riding in the longest, most grueling horse race on the planet. It is 1000km (620 miles) across the Mongolian steppe desert. It will undoubtedly be a memorable and epic journey for her. Part of the preparation is figuring out what to pack for the…
Chris Hankel 