But the ends of the earth? Now we’re talking Gentiles. Surely Jesus wasn’t serious. READ MORE
Sermons
Posts dealing with particular sermons and their respective impact
Three False Narratives within Today’s Church
Jesus stands as the standard of all truth against whom all false narratives are measured, and by which they fall. READ MORE
A Weary World Rejoices
Though weary, we rejoice, for Christ our Savior has come. READ MORE
Munus Triplex and the Crucifixion
The geography was made for the moment. Caesarea Philippi, located 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee, was a place of unusual significance. No mere spot on the road, this city had been built up by Philip II, the son of Herod the Great. In honor of Caesar Augustus he called it Caesarea, and READ MORE
An Invitation to Fast
An invitation: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic I am inviting the New Hope Church family to set aside Wednesdays as a day of fasting and prayer during which we seek God’s mercy for these uncertain and grievous days. -Pastor Matthew Responding to an existential threat from an approaching army, one ancient monarch, Jehoshaphat, called READ MORE
“To the Other Side”
One of the most vivid stories in the histories of Jesus is when he and his disciples find their boat tossed to and fro upon the stormy waters Galilee’s sea. Consider their experience as recorded by Mark in the history that bears his name: On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, READ MORE