New Hope Church Hilo Hawaii

God wants to build our lives to withstand the storms and difficulties of life. We have a choice, how we will build our lives. We can build our lives on the things of this world, which has a weak foundation. Or we can build our lives on God who is the Master as building lives that are well built.

God graciously provides a way for people to live in his presence. How can Israel, with all their moral corruption, become God’s covenant partners to bless the nations? Leviticus answers this question in three surprising ways.

The disciples of Jesus asked Him about the signs of the end times. Jesus replied, "Take heed that no one deceives you. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold." We don't know when the end will be, but we do know that we can visually see that the love of many has grown cold. May we not be a part of the "many" whose love has grown cold. May we be a part of the few that are chosen to spread His love.

God initiates a covenant with Israel despite their rebellion and promises His presence. At Mt. Sinai, God invites Israel into a covenant relationship. He desires to make them a nation of priests to be a blessing to the nations. But Israel immediately fails to trust God.

It’s ok to learn that we were ignorant when we didn’t know Jesus it didn’t understand early on in our relationship with God the things of God. It’s okay to be ignorant, it’s not okay to stay there.

God rescues the Israelites from slavery and confronts Pharaoh’s evil. The first part of the book of Exodus recounts a powerful confrontation between God and the injustice of Pharaoh. Despite Pharaoh's evil intentions, the heart of God still leads His people to divine justice, rescue, and deliverance.

When Jesus fed the five thousand. The disciples said to send them away to eat. But it’s not going further from Jesus to be filled, it’s drawing closer.

God makes a promise to bless all nations through the family of Abraham. But with aging husbands, impatient matriarchs, deceptive brothers, and family betrayal, how will God’s promise prevail?

We’re going to talk about what Jesus is able to do and how miracles happen all the time. There are always signs, we just may not recognize it. We wonder what happened to a person when they received Jesus because of their life changing. Healings of the heart and soul are greater than the physical healings. Yet physical healings still take place.

The first eleven chapters of the Bible record God's goodness and humanity's repeated rebellions, which introduce violence, disorder, and the founding of Babylon. It's these first chapters that set the plot in motion for God to respond to human evil with his redemptive plan.

God has given us many abilities to be used for Him. We live in a darkened world and God wants to use us to light up the atmosphere wherever we would go so that people find hope and healing through the power of Jesus.

It is often said that if your premise is wrong, your conclusion will be in error. It's the same way with life. Whatever is the starting point of my life, will determine the effectiveness of it. So when we start with God, our chances for a better life increase because we're starting with the best foundation.

Jesus has given us His light so we can shine for all to see who He is. He wants us to shine in such a way that people find Him.

Christmas comes once a year. Jesus came once and for all. Although the holiday has passed, Jesus is still here with us through everyday life.

God loved us so much, that He didn’t want heaven without us there. The sickness of sin separated us from God, so He provided a way to cleanse us of our sin, so we could be with Him forever.

Without Jesus coming into our world and doing what He did, we would have no reason to celebrate Christmas the way we do. He's the reason why Christmas is celebrated the way it is.

During the season of Christmas, there a bunch of mixed emotions. From excitement to depression. From laughter to sadness. This is probably the one season that carries the most emotions. So how do we balance our emotions during the holiday season?

God connected with us because our sins disconnected us from Him. He did that through sending us Jesus as the mediator between God and us. Once we get connected to God, He now gives us the responsibility to connect with others so that they would have the opportunity to connect with God.

In the New Living Translation of the Bible, the word "Joy" is mentioned 272 times. What's so significant about the word joy that it would be mentioned more times than success (24 times), happy (69 times), and prosper (35 times)? We all want success. We all want to be happy. And I'm sure we all want to prosper. Yet the bible is going to teach us about that word Joy and why it's so significant.

Every person matters to God. And in this season of Christmas, we are reminded that it’s exactly the reason why He sent His Son for us. There are many people who are not only missing out on the love, grace, and hope of Jesus, but also the life that Jesus has for them. They’re missing out on the beauty that Heaven has come down for all of us. And that’s where you and I come in. We are tasked with being cultivators, cultivating the love of Jesus into this world, so that there would be a Kingdom Harvest. God calls us to reach the lost, one relationship at a time. And tonight, we are going to discover three Biblical principles that will help us cultivate the love of Jesus to everyone we encounter.