
New Hope Bible Church "More than our showing the world how relevant the church can be, God wants us to show him how much we treasure him above all else. He wants to find in us the same sense of identification with him that is appropriate to human marriage." Raymond Ortlund on an application from Hosea.

New Hope Bible Church A lesson from Hosea: "Every faithful and loving marriage is precious to God; it shines with the light of Christ's love for his people, and of their devotion to him, in the darkness of this present evil age" (Raymond Ortlund).

New Hope Bible Church From the front of this week's bulletin: “The gospel is not an imperialistic human philosophy making overrated universal claims; the gospel sounds the voice of our Husband who has proven his love for us and who calls for our undivided love in return" (Raymond Ortlund). The order of service for this coming Sunday is po...sted online for your prayerful preparation before worship (link attached).
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New Hope Bible Church Through Hosea God complains to Israel that her love for him is like the morning dew...with just a little heat it is burned away and gone (6:4). In contrast, God's love for Israel is as guaranteed as the morning sunrise (6:3). The beginning of each new day speaks truth to our hearts...we are prone to wander and He is determined to bring us back.

New Hope Bible Church Here is a link to a powerful story about a shattered marriage covenant and the power of the gospel to change lives. Watch it in light of our series on Hosea. Though the genders are reversed (an unfaithful husband) put yourself in the wife's place. Would you reconcile? And then remember that our Father pursues his wandering bride.
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Story of Marriage, Divorce, and Reconciliation from Traylor Lovvorn on Vimeo.

New Hope Bible Church The text for this coming Sunday's sermon is Hosea 5:8-7:2. In the middle of a bleak section describing Israel's worldliness and bent on self-destruction is a wonderful passage that looks forward to a seemingly unreachable conclusion (5:15-6:3). God pursues his wayward bride.
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6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord;for he has torn us, that he may heal us;he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 2After two days he will revive us;on the third day he will raise us up,that we may live before him. ...

New Hope Bible Church Parking lot is plowed, snow is shoveled, timbits are bought, sermon is prepared, communion is set...looking forward to worship with the New Hope family this morning...

New Hope Bible Church A Tim Keller quote on the front of tomorrow's bulletin: “Spiritual pride is the illusion that you are competent to run your own life, achieve your own sense of self worth, and find a purpose big enough to give you meaning in life without God.”

New Hope Bible Church Just a reminder that tomorrow we will celebrate the Lord's table. It is the second Sunday in Lent, which you can learn more about by visiting the attached link.
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The season of Lent has not been well observed in much of evangelical Christianity, largely because it was associated with "high church" liturgical worship that some churches were eager to reject. However, ...

New Hope Bible Church It's Friday!--that means Psalms, Proverbs, and Prayer (3Ps) this AM; Ps 26, 56, 86, 116, 146; Pr 26; and bended knee--a good way to begin the day...

New Hope Bible Church Details for Jane Maxfield's father's (Fred Uhlman) viewing and funeral are posted online. Just click on his name.
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New Hope Bible Church Do you find the Bible boring? Here are seven possible reasons why.
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Speaking from a protestant perspective, the Holy Bible is the final authority for faith and practice. Moreover, it is God’s ultimate communication to us. However, there are a number of Christians who ...

New Hope Bible Church The text this week is Hosea 4-5:7. These are tough verses condemning idolatry. As Ortlund says, "What is the church's proper relationship with popular consumer culture? At heart, are those who claim the betrothal gratefully contented with the providences of their husband, or are they nervously addicted to the materi...al goods of this world, as are those who have no higher love claiming and filling their souls?"

New Hope Bible Church Raymond Ortlund on a lesson from Hosea: "Faithfulness requires a careful monitoring of ourselves. Given the seductive power of our sinfulness, fidelity to Christ calls for a proper sense of self-doubt, for God searches deeply into the inner quality of his church with probing, inconvenient, embarrassing questions."
















