Church Life at New Hope Presbyterian Church

A sampling of Church Life at New Hope Presbyterian Church.

2018 Thank Offering Video – Foreign Missions

Nov 9, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

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The Gift Is The Giver

Dec 12, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

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…

Read any good books lately?

Nov 23, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

Husbands The Shepherd Leader at Home, by Timothy Witmer. A short but practical book on leading your wife and children, from a Reformed perspective.

2018 Thank Offering Video – Home Missions

Nov 1, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

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O Christmas Tree

Dec 5, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

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…

Does Old Testament law still apply today?

Nov 16, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

Sometimes it seems like laws from the Old Testament no longer apply to us, and sometimes they do…

2018 Thank Offering Video – Christian Education

Oct 25, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

2018 Thank Offering Video - Christian Education from OPC on Vimeo.

You and your family are under attack. You probably won’t feel the siege—it’s subtle, seductive, and attractive—and that’s why this attack is infinitely more dangerous. What in the world am I talking about?

If we’re not saved by our works?

Nov 9, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

…of what use are the 10 Commandments?

OPC Hurricane Florence Relief

Oct 6, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

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

Ask These 13 Thanksgiving Questions

Nov 21, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

It’s not too hard to find things to complain about. Listen to the conversations around you – there’s a lot of grumbling going on!

“The Path of a Peacemaker” Pledge

Nov 2, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

“A people reconciled to God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, and appearance) (1 Cor. 15:1-8),

Hurricane Florence Update

Sep 20, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

Tim Hopper has been providing detailed reports on OPC Hurricane Florence relief efforts at the OPC Disaster Response Facebook page.

Are You Sure You Want To Pray This?

Nov 14, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

I don’t think you could pray more dangerous words than these three: “Thy Kingdom Come.”

If salvation is free, why do we need to obey God’s law?

Oct 27, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

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)…

Art Camp Day 5 Update and Photos

Jul 27, 2018

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…

Preach, Invite, and Give Thanks

Nov 7, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

We live in a broken world. Have you noticed? Food decays, gossip destroys reputations, bitterness grows like a cancer. Governments are corrupt…

What do the 10 Commandments teach us about God?

Oct 19, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

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…

Art Camp Day 4 Update and Photos

Jul 26, 2018 | Art Camp 2018, New Hope Presbyerian Church

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!).

Two Questions That Change Everything

Oct 31, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

At the center of every philosophy or religion are two questions that change everything: 1. What is people’s biggest, most abiding problem? 2. How will this problem ever get solved?

Who or what do you love the most?

Oct 15, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

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

Art Camp Day 3 Update and Photos

Jul 25, 2018 | Art Camp 2018, New Hope Presbyerian Church

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),…

When The Pain Is Too Painful

Oct 24, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

Have you ever experienced something in life so painful that you wanted to shut down and never turn back on?

The Ten Commandments

Oct 6, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

“The uniqueness of the Ten Commandments appears first in that this revelation of God at Sinai—which was to serve for all coming ages…

Art Camp Day 2 Update and Photos

Jul 24, 2018 | Art Camp 2018, New Hope Presbyerian Church

We had another great day at Art Camp today! The kids made personalized mosaics, decorated their mixed-media art journals,…

Weak

Oct 17, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

I long to be strong, full of vitality, energy to spare, wide awake, brain in gear, muscles ready, motivation engaged, purposed possessed, raring to go, unstoppable zeal…

A New Society, a New Creation

Sep 28, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

“The new society God has brought into being (i.e., the Church) is nothing short of a new creation, a new human race,

Art Camp Day 1 Photos!

Jul 23, 2018 | Art Camp 2018, New Hope Presbyerian Church

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.

Knock Knock, It’s Mr. Hardship

Oct 10, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

It was a surprise visit from an unwelcome visitor. I didn’t know that on October 19, 2014, Mr. Hardship would knock on my door, barge his way in, and take..

How to better understand the Church

Sep 20, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

Below are some more terms to help you better understand the Church: Methodist—During the 1700’s, John Wesley and George Whitefield preached the need for the new birth…

Art Camp 2018 Coming Soon

Jun 18, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

New Hope Art Camp 2018; July 23-27, 8:45am-12:15, for kids who just finished 1st grade to those who just finished 7th…

What You Need To Know About Suffering

Oct 3, 2018 | Wednesday's Word

You never just suffer the thing that you’re suffering, but you always also suffer the way that you’re suffering that thing. Let me explain what I mean by that phrase, through the experience of my sickness.

Terms to help understand the Church

Sep 15, 2018 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup

Here are some more terms to help you understand the Church: Confessional—To distinguish themselves from the Roman Catholic Church,…

Tired of Fighting?

Mar 21, 2018 | New Hope Presbyerian Church

WE ALL EXPERIENCE CONFLICT. It’s usually not the big blow up—but more like the tense conversation around the breakfast table or the difficulties with an angry neighbor,…