A sampling of Church Life at New Hope Presbyterian Church.
Serving Freely and Graciously…
Serving Freely and Graciously, With Such Glad Hearts. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works… Titus 2:7 (ESV)
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Read The Bible As A Story
The Bible isn’t an encyclopedia. That frustrates some of you.
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What is prayer?
Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ…
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Deacons as Mobilizers of Volunteers
At its recent meeting, the Committee on Diaconal Ministries (CDM) deliberated over the shortage of volunteers coming forward to help with hurricane relief in North Carolina following Hurricane Florence.
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24 Things Love Is And Does
Who will you tell that you love on Valentine’s Day? And how will you express that love?
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The Lord’s Prayer
Q. What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
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2018 Thank Offering Video – Foreign Missions
2018 Thank Offering Video – Foreign Missions from OPC on Vimeo.
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You Will Put An End
To transgressing of your boundaries You will put an end. To human thoughts of autonomy You will put an end.
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Outward OPC
Outward OPC exists to encourage zeal for reaching the lost and to be a tool for the OPC (and other Reformed churches) to be more effective in reaching…
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2018 Thank Offering Video – Home Missions
2018 Thank Offering Video - Home Missions from OPC on Vimeo.
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The Destiny Hermeneutic
What in the world is a hermeneutic?
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Online Resources
Here is a partial list of some of the online resources that many find helpful in their Christian walk:
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2018 Thank Offering Video – Christian Education
2018 Thank Offering Video - Christian Education from OPC on Vimeo.
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Envious Satisfaction
Have you ever opened your closet bulging with clothes and thought, “I have nothing to wear…”?
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Read any good books lately?
Husbands The Shepherd Leader at Home, by Timothy Witmer. A short but practical book on leading your wife and children, from a Reformed perspective.
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OPC Hurricane Florence Relief
At Covenant OPC in New Bern, North Carolina: Elder Ash Guirgues, David Nakhla, Pastor Dan Fincham, Site Coordinator Jim Flanagan, Elder Jeremy Huntington, Deacon Scott Cormier
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Too Good To Be True?
The word rolls off our tongue so easily. Good. “Wow, this cereal is so good!” “We had a good time at the park.”…
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Does Old Testament law still apply today?
Sometimes it seems like laws from the Old Testament no longer apply to us, and sometimes they do…
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Hurricane Florence Update
Tim Hopper has been providing detailed reports on OPC Hurricane Florence relief efforts at the OPC Disaster Response Facebook page.
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The Wrong Guys
I think about it all the time. It doesn’t seem fair. It doesn’t seem right.
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If we’re not saved by our works?
…of what use are the 10 Commandments?
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Art Camp Day 5 Update and Photos
We had another great morning today as the kids learned stamp-making, worked on charcoal sketching, and completed their silhouettes; we also finished learning Psalm 139…
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Making 2019 Commitments
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for 2019? Change is important, but the reality is that …
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“The Path of a Peacemaker” Pledge
“A people reconciled to God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, and appearance) (1 Cor. 15:1-8),
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Art Camp Day 4 Update and Photos
Today was another rewarding day of Art Camp. The kids made wire sculptures and food art (which they later had for snack—the food art, not the sculptures!).
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Celebrate Christmas Every Day
love Christmas Day. I love unwrapping gifts, listening to music, eating food, and watching our traditional family movies and shows.
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If salvation is free, why do we need to obey God’s law?
1. Paul says that we do not nullify the law (Romans 3:31) 2. Jesus says that not one stroke of the law has passed away (Matthew 5:17-19)…
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Art Camp Day 3 Update and Photos
We had a full-house today with 75 kids, but everything went smoothly (in spite of the rain). The children learned to sew stuffed animals (a hen, an owl, and a mouse),…
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Glory Collides With Tragedy
It’s so easy to forget. With all the bright lights, the cheery music, the shiny decorations, the tasty treats, and the family gatherings, we forget what the scene was really like on that first Christmas.
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What do the 10 Commandments teach us about God?
1. “You shall have no other gods before Me”–Here we see that God is jealous (Exodus 20:5), in the sense that He is passionate for us and wants us for Himself…
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Art Camp Day 2 Update and Photos
We had another great day at Art Camp today! The kids made personalized mosaics, decorated their mixed-media art journals,…
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The Gift Is The Giver
I love the gift element of the Christmas season. I love when my family updates their wish list so I can see what they want to receive this year…
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Who or what do you love the most?
Who or what do you love the most? Who or what do you trust the most? “Whatever thy heart clings to and relies upon, that is properly thy God.”– Martin Luther
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Art Camp Day 1 Photos!
Please join us in thanking God for a wonderful first day of Art Camp! We had 70 kids, all of whom were well-behaved and seemed to jump right in to their projects.
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O Christmas Tree
Each year my children would hound me about when it was going to happen; they would commiserate with one another about how big it would be. We would load them into the car and…
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The Ten Commandments
“The uniqueness of the Ten Commandments appears first in that this revelation of God at Sinai—which was to serve for all coming ages…
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