A sampling of Church Life at New Hope Presbyterian Church.
Setting Out Two by Two
A trend on the rise in the OPC is married couples or pairs of friends setting out “two by two” in response to the need for volunteers…
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Three Relational Profiles
Human relationships exist on a continuum between isolation and immersion. Do you move away from others because you want to be…
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What is real peace?
It is “the inner assurance that past sins are forgiven, that present events, no matter how painful, are being overruled for good,…
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Short-Term Missions
More Prayer…More Bible Study. Praying at all times in the Spirit…Ephesians 6:18 (ESV) As summer draws near–and STM (Short-Term Missions) options are being considered, teams are being gathered, and trips are…
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C.S. Lewis On Relationships
We live in two juxtaposed realities when it comes to our relationships.
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There is ‘now no condemnation’
“What happens if we forget that there is ‘now no condemnation’? On the one hand, we feel far more guilt, unworthiness and pain than we should.
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The Case for Short-Term Missions
When someone asks you to consider a short-term mission trip, you may immediately think of the reasons not to go. “I don’t have anything to offer,” you may respond. Or perhaps,…
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Why Bother With People?
– A husband or wife decides it’s not worth opening up to their spouse anymore after years of criticism, bickering and hurtful words.
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Christ Died and Rose Again
“I have been used for many years to study the histories of other times, and to examine and weigh the evidence of those who have written about them,
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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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What Will You Do With Easter Now?
I hope that your church pulled out all the stops for a raucous celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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People who try a little harder…
to live a little better need to know this: it will never work.
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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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Why I Love Easter Sunday So Much
I love Easter Sunday. I love the celebratory music we sing at church. I love the passages of Scripture we read during worship.
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Even Christians often disagree
on matters of doctrine or practice. What attitude should we have toward those with whom we disagree?
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2018 Thank Offering Video – Foreign Missions
2018 Thank Offering Video – Foreign Missions from OPC on Vimeo.
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Envy Is An Interpretation
Have you experienced envy recently? That feeling of envy is not an instinctual response. You don’t see what someone else has and automatically respond with the emotion of envy.
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Resources to Equip You
In this week’s blog post we have some resources to equip you in your prayer life:
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2018 Thank Offering Video – Home Missions
2018 Thank Offering Video - Home Missions from OPC on Vimeo.
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I Run To You
When it all becomes confusing, when what is good seems not so clear, when wrong seems like it’s winning, where do you run, where do you hide?
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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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2018 Thank Offering Video – Christian Education
2018 Thank Offering Video - Christian Education from OPC on Vimeo.
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Location x 3
It’s the real estate agents’ mantra. These property experts say there are only three things to consider when buying a home: Location, Location, Location.
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The Lord’s Prayer
Q. What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
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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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Like A Beast
It will drive you crazy. It will rob you of satisfaction and joy. It will eat your heart and consume your soul.
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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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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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You Are Not A Distant Lord
a detached Master moving the pawns on the board in an impersonal act of winning.Your Lordship does not separate me from you as a serf…
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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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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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What Do You Desire Most?
You and I are creatures of desire. We do not live by biological, animal-like instinct. God designed us with the capacity to desire.
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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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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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Read The Bible As A Story
The Bible isn’t an encyclopedia. That frustrates some of you.
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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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