Sermons from New Hope Community Church: Recent Episodes
Pastor Kirby Williams
Understanding the attributes of a true biblical prophet, and how to identify those who claim to be but are not!
Understanding what it means to be a called apostle, why Paul qualifies as one, and why we should listen to him.
Introducing a new series on Romans by learning how God molds His bondservants for His purpose and His glory.
Considering what it means to be a Subject of the Kingdom and what Jesus will do when He returns to retrieve His beloved Bride.
Learning that repentance and faith are inseparable in salvation and therefore in the message the church is called to proclaim.
Learning "Why" the total dependence on the authority of the Word of God is so strongly emphasized in Luke's Resurrection Narrative.
Learning to perceive reality through the eyes of our redeemed soul, grounded in the Word of God.
Luke reveals the critical importance of believing in the Resurrected and glorified Christ of Scripture.
Jesus sets two disciples' hearts afire with His exposition of the Old Testament Scriptures.
Learning the vital importance of professing and living by the Supremacy of the Necessary Word of God.
Learning that remembering what God has already done is a powerful foundation for faith in any circumstance.
Jesus uses a simple analogy of a budding fig tree to help illustrate the complex future of God's Redemptive Plan.
Jesus reveals both the weal and the woe of His spectacular Second Coming, and our great eschatological hope!
Paul discusses a formula of Christian giving from a Kingdom perspective that makes it "beautiful" for both giver and receiver.
Tracing the flow of God's "River of Redemption" from heaven to Jerusalem's Temple and beyond!
Jesus reveals the reality and extent of Christian persecution and how to triumph over it.
The importance of Prophecy to the authority of Scripture and how its misinterpretation and misapplication can turn the truth into a lie.
Learning valuable lessons from the reciprocal relationship between Paul and the church at Philippi.
Learning the ultimate danger of false christs is their deceptive but false gospel with no power to save.
Understanding what the idea of the Temple means to God and why He would abandon it-- both then and now.
Analyzing the radical change that occurs when a redeemed soul becomes a witness to the Resurrection of Christ.
The irony of how the agents of evil blindly drive Jesus to the Cross and their own destruction.
Rethinking the "widow's mite" in light of Jesus' condemnation of lifeless, tradition-laden, "religiosity".
Learning to discern the dangers in one of the most subtle of idols-- the "art of living".
Striving with all our heart for a goal and a prize and a life, both now and forever, that are "in Christ".
Learning what it means to become like Christ in His death by living in the power of His Resurrection!
Jesus establishes the absolute and eternal source of Truth as the revealed Word of God.
Jesus reveals details about Hell and why it was Dives' destination in the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man.
Jesus exposes the acute danger of false doctrine and false teachers to the church in all ages.
Learning discernment when standing for the truth threatens to effect the unity of the church.
Celebrating both the privilege and the responsibility of the blessing of being part of the New Testament church.
Analyzing the tension between judgment and mercy, and the simple solution that even a dishonest steward can see.
Exploring the dramatic return of the prodigal son to his father-- expecting judgment but receiving grace!
Paul uses Old Testament imagery to explain how he can rejoice in the midst of suffering.
Two parables that take us beyond the evangelistic mission of the church to the joy of restoration to the image of the Master.
Learning to evaluate the terms and therefore the cost of what it means to be a Christian.
Learning the terms of discipleship in order to truly follow Jesus rather than just "accompany" Him.
Learning from the parable of the Great Banquet that your next excuse for rejecting the Gospel might be the last excuse.
Going beyond the "what" of Christian ministry to the "why", "how", and especially the "for Whom"!
Learning that the seat at the end of the table is the seat of honor in the Kingdom of God.
Learning Jesus' proven formula for silencing false narratives with the uncompromised truth.
Studying Paul's masterful dissertation on how Christians share in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ!
Learning the importance of knowing, applying and proclaiming the exclusivity of God's truth.
Analyzing Jesus' dire warning of the devastating consequences when the Door to the Kingdom of God is forever shut.
Analyzing the essential elements of Christ and His organic church to the continuation and growth of the Kingdom of God on earth.
Finding God's redemptive plan in a "living parable" of a woman's bent spine set straight.
Probing the profound relationship between God's merciful loving kindness and His severe judgment of sin.
Jesus answers the poignant question of why God allows His people to suffer, in a dramatic and shocking way.
Revealing the devastating consequences of stubbornly choosing to remain spiritually blind.
Analyzing the fires of judgment and wrath that lead first to division and then to perfect unity.
Learning how the ministry of John the Baptist spotlights the preeminence of Christ and the advent of the Kingdom of God.
John the Baptist, the last of the Old Testament prophets, comes to know the true Messiah of Scripture.
Exploring the all-important role of "motives" in the relationships, actions and emotions of Kingdom Ethics.
Jesus stuns His audience with four commands that are impossible to keep unless we love with our "redeemed self".
Analyzing the profound woe of pursuing popularity and acceptance at the expense of truth.
Jesus establishes His sovereign dominion over truth, sickness, and the souls of humanity.
Jesus heals a paralytic by forgiving his sins, eradicating his sickness, and revealing the way of salvation.
Celebrating the Good News of Jesus' imputed righteousness as illustrated through the cleansing of a leper.
Following Christ's methodology for the establishment and expansion of the Kingdom of God!
Learning what happens when evil meets the Holy; and therefore the centrality of the Cross.