New Hope Presbyterian Church http://www.nhopc.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sunday, February 27, 2011: Kingdom Glory http://www.nhopc.org/2011/02/27/sunday-february-27-2011-kingdom-glory/ http://www.nhopc.org/2011/02/27/sunday-february-27-2011-kingdom-glory/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:34:19 +0000 Jim King drin http://www.nhopc.org/2011/02/27/sunday-february-27-2011-kingdom-glory/ Mark 10:35-45

Despite teaching his disciples that He was to die, and that perceiving Who He was and is is accomplished by faith, which He encouraged, His disciples missed the point, evidenced in their seeking glory in Christ’s Messianic and earthly kingdom. In response, Jesus taught the conditions for Kingdom glory.

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Jesus taught His disciples He had to die, but they did not understand and did not ask. In fact, they so misunderstood the Kingdom, they argued over who was to be the greatest in that coming Kingdom. Jesus taught them, and us, the Kingdom goal, by teaching them the Kingdom’s mindsets.

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]]> http://www.nhopc.org/2011/01/26/sunday-january-23-2011-the-goal-of-glory/feed/ 0 Sunday, January 9, 2011: How Deep Is Your Faith http://www.nhopc.org/2011/01/09/sunday-january-9-2011-how-deep-is-your-faith/ http://www.nhopc.org/2011/01/09/sunday-january-9-2011-how-deep-is-your-faith/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:29:24 +0000 Jim King drin http://www.nhopc.org/2011/01/09/sunday-january-9-2011-how-deep-is-your-faith/ Mark 9:14-29

After the Transfiguration, Jesus and 3 of His disciples joined the other 9 disciples at the base of the mountain where a man had approached those 9 to exorcise a demon from his son, without success. In the events of that story, Jesus taught the people of His day, and teaches us today, about the aspects of faith.

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Jesus taught His disciples, who had finally identified Him as the Messiah, why He had come, but they rejected and did not understand that He came to give His life. Now He taught them a new way: by showing 3 of them His glory and teaching them in 3 stages.

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]]> http://www.nhopc.org/2011/01/03/sunday-january-2-2011-christ-and-kingdom-glory/feed/ 0 Sunday, December 19, 2010: Christmas Is for Children http://www.nhopc.org/2010/12/19/sunday-december-19-2010-christmas-is-for-children/ http://www.nhopc.org/2010/12/19/sunday-december-19-2010-christmas-is-for-children/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:13:33 +0000 Jim King drin http://www.nhopc.org/2010/12/19/sunday-december-19-2010-christmas-is-for-children/ Galatians 4:1-7

Christmas is for children, or so they say. Paul says so, too. But his intention in so saying is to inform his readers that Christmas is for making children sons. What? Yes. Look at the aspects of Christmas in Galatians 4:4-5 and understand.

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What would it take for us to go beyond simply giving thanks to occasioning or even provoking thanks in others? In 3 passages in 2 Corinthians, Paul does just that.

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Being in God’s Presence is something we take for granted. But in order to be there, one must meet His standard: one must be “clean.” Who meets that standard and how is the subject of this passage. Jesus was questioned by those who did not understand certain truths.

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We are gathered in a new building for worship, and some of us wonder at its design. The dimensions of worship in our text inform the theology of worship and architecture of our worship space.

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The Parable of the Sower is really a Parable of Soils, and is the key to all the parables. It’s about bearing fruit and it’s for “inside people.” And there are 4 implications for those “inside people.”

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]]> http://www.nhopc.org/2010/07/27/sunday-july-25-2010-jesus-the-parable-of-the-soils/feed/ 0 Sunday, July 18, 2010 – Jesus Calling: The Unforgivable Sin http://www.nhopc.org/2010/07/27/sunday-july-18-2010-jesus-calling-the-unforgivable-sin/ http://www.nhopc.org/2010/07/27/sunday-july-18-2010-jesus-calling-the-unforgivable-sin/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:28:17 +0000 Jim King drin http://www.nhopc.org/2010/07/27/sunday-july-18-2010-jesus-calling-the-unforgivable-sin/ Mark 3.13 – 35

Jesus cast out demons by the power of the Holy Spirit but was accused of being demon-possessed and of casting out demons by Satanic power. This led to His teaching that day, including the following implications.

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