New Hope Church: Recent Episodes
New Hope Church
These sermons were preached in New Hope Church in Harlem. For more information about our church plant, please visit www.newhopenyc.com.
Many of us know that we are here for a purpose, and many are still searching for it. We will see how the life and words of Jesus can guide us.
Jesus cares about our connection to each other. We will see how the relationships in a church exist for a purpose beyond itself.
What do we do when people oppose us because of our faith? We will see how to interpret and engage religious opposition.
We know we are called to love, but what if it feels impossible? We will see how Jesus addresses our concerns and calls us to love as he does.
We are starting a new series! For the next several weeks, we will see how Jesus uses his personal experience to teach us something about ourselves.
You may know Christ or know about Him, but does Jesus make a difference in your life? We will wrap up our sermon series, in the book of James, by exploring his ending notes on living a faith that works.
There are calls for justice all around our city and world. And we, too, have desires to see people face justice for wrongs committed against us. We will explore how to wait for justice.
We make all kinds of plans for the future, but how we go about it can reveal a lot about our faith. We will explore how God expects us to plan.
We tend to separate our desires from faith, or crush desires for the sake of our faith. But what if God wants us to think differently about it altogether?
We can all use a little more wisdom. But what are the signs of having it? We will continue our series in the letter of James to discover how to know if we have wisdom.
We have a Savior who tells us it is He who satisfies. Guest pastor Stan Thomas will take us deeper into this topic.
The early followers of Jesus were changed by His resurrection. But what hope does it give those of us who have never seen Jesus or the empty grave, and are just trying to navigate suffering in this world?
We're taking a break from our series this week to prepare for Holy Week. We will see what those who died next to Jesus can teach us about faith.
We try to control many things in life, and yet can struggle to tame the tongue. We will see why and what we can do about it.
It's a question that haunts many people: What is genuine faith and how do I know if I have it? We will seek clarity on the kind of faith that God gives and its various counterfeits.
Guest speaker Rogelio Guaita guides us through what the Bible has to say on the nature of self-deception and the consequences in our relationship with others and God.
We have all said things we wish we could take back. But how can we learn from it? How can we be people who are slow to speak and quick to listen?
We've all struggled with temptation. But where does it come from, and how is God involved in it all? We will explore the truth about temptation.
We all have unspoken assumptions on how to find blessing from God. We will see what the letter of James teaches us about the path to blessing.
God wants to make you whole. But how will he do it? We will start a new series in the letter of James, and the first passage explores the way we can become whole again.
What does it mean to be blessed by God? We will examine two forgotten blessings that should lead us to rejoice!
The world is full of chaos and confusion. Yet, God’s word promises peace for those who know him. So, how do we experience the deep peace of Christ in an age of anxiety and distress?
Guest Pastor Stephen Myers
We will explore how to have great desires for the year and be content at the same time.
We will conclude our series on the "Songs of Christmas," by looking at a song that helps see the gift that Jesus really is for us.
We continue our series, "The Songs of Christmas," by exploring the song of the angels and what it can teach us today.
How can we know that Christ loves us these days when we don't see Him moving? We will discover how Jesus truly meets our needs.
Will God really fulfill his purpose through us? We conclude our series by exploring what causes us to doubt if he will.
What do we do when we run out of strength, and want to quit serving God? We will see how one man's encounter with God strengthened him to persevere.
What do we do when we suffer and don't know why? We will see how an encounter with God helped one man find peace.
We will continue our series, "Close Encounters with God," and discover how encountering God gives us courage for our calling.
How can we find blessing in this world? We will see how one man's encounter with God helped him discover the blessing he craved.
In continuation of our series, "Close Encounters with God," we will see how an encounter with God changed a suffering woman's life.
What happens when you have an encounter with God? Our new series called "Close Encounters with God," explores this question. This week, we will see how an encounter with God shaped Abraham's life, and can shape yours too.
We will conclude our series on fear by exploring how Jesus' peace is different than the peace the world offers.
We have personal fears and fears for society, as well. We will see how one of Jesus's most famous acts speaks to those fears.
There are seasons in life that lead us to wonder if we will have enough. In this sermon, we will see how Jesus addresses our fears and calls us to live with a radically different life vision.
We will explore a fear that reveals itself in many ways and is common to us all: the fear of man. Listen, as we discover what Jesus has to say about it.
We are continuing our series, Fear No More. Have you ever thought, is God going to show up? Is he going to be late? How can we respond to God in these times?
This is the start of a new series called, "Fear No More." We will explore all of the times Jesus said, "Fear Not," and how it speaks to our fears and anxieties today.
Ian Ashby of New Frontiers Church in Portsmouth, NH will be preaching. Let's hear what he has to say about the story of Joseph, the dreamer, and biblical prophecy.
"...My mothers and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it." Luke 8:21
Guest Pastor Don Rayman speaks about what it means to hear the word of God in Luke 8.
Guest Pastor David Hill, reminds us of the freedom we have in Christ's forgiveness of our sins and the freedom we have in forgiving others.
We have spent the past several weeks exploring the ways we pray as a church. This Sunday, we conclude our series by looking at an essential posture and practice of prayer.
Guest speaker, Stefanie Peters, will share how God uses stories to help us see our lives with perspective and hope.
We know that God answers prayer by saying yes, no, or wait. But sometimes his answer includes something we did not expect: a revelation of his glory. We will explore what it’s like to behold his glory in response to our prayers.
Ryan McSwane will preach to us about what it is like to pray through our doubts. Ryan is the College Director of Manhattan for Young Life College and is a beloved member of our church.
Do you ever pray with passion? The Bible is filled with examples of passionate prayer. But what does this mean, and why should we pray with passion?
God calls us to not only pray for our personal needs, but to pray for others as well. We will look at the barriers to praying for others and how to overcome them.
Guest Pastor Ashish Mathew of Ridgeway Church in Yonkers, NY, will help us see how a dinner with Jesus tells us a lot about our hearts.
Learning how to pray takes time. We often pick up bad practices and misguided beliefs along the way. But praying in community can expose these practices and beliefs as we listen to others pray and learn from one another. We will begin a new series called, “The Way We Pray.” It aims at shaping the culture of our community’s prayer life, and our individual lives as well.
Listen as we retell the good news of our Savior's resurrection, and how we can experience his resurrection power.
Discover how Jesus' desires in the final hours of his life helps us find freedom in our relationship with God.
As we near Easter Sunday, we are going to explore what Jesus desired as he faced death, and how his desires give us hope.
We have a special guest speaker, Pastor David Pinckney. He will share from God’s Word to help us find courage and the strength in our calling.
We will conclude our series by exploring how to live as creatures of both time and eternity.
Can God really bring beauty from our brokenness? We will explore this question and what it means to have been created for redemption.
What if you still believe the lies that were told in Eden? We will discover that we were made for truth, and expose the lies that haunt us even to this today.
God created us to experience humility and dignity, but pride and shame pervades our lives instead. We will explore the way God made us, the ways pride and shame haunt us, and the way back home.
We know the importance of boundaries, but it doesn’t stop us from exceeding them. We will discover two things that can help us accept our boundaries and flourish as God has designed us to.
Stephen is the pastor of the Well Church in Oklahoma. He will preach about the greatness of Jesus, a reminder we all need.
God made us for intimacy. However, our attempts to experience it, and our aversion to it, has led us to great pain. We will explore our desire for intimacy in sex and relationships, and how God frees us to experience the intimacy for which we were made.
Join us as we continue our series called, “Made for This.” We will see how work is a part of God’s design for us, and how we can experience him more through it.
We will close our series on Temptations in the Wilderness by looking at the temptations that Jesus faced in the wilderness. What encouragement can we find in Jesus's experience of temptation?
Despair. It’s one of the strongest temptations we face in seasons of waiting. How can we guard ourselves from despair, or learn to hope again when we are overcome by it?
We face all kinds of temptations in the wilderness. However, we rarely think of "work" as a temptation. We will explore how our work tempts us in seasons of waiting.
This series examines the temptations we face in seasons of waiting. This week, we will explore the temptation for control.
Exploring the temptations that Israel faced in the wilderness, and the ways that we experience the same temptations too.
We all worship something. But what is it like to truly worship God? What does it require and how can we do it?
This is the conclusion of the series on "The Prayers of the Church." We will look at a prayer that changed the world.
Do you believe God can change people? We will confront our doubts about whether God still transforms lives.
We will explore a prayer that will help us reflect on how to engage people who seem to hate us.
Guest pastor Solomon Abaki will be sharing from God's Word and will explore the glorious invitation to spend time with God.
We will eavesdrop on a prayer that the early believers prayed in Acts. Discover how their prayers can shape the way we pray today.
Why is prayer so challenging? It could be because we struggle with hidden beliefs and assumptions about God and ourselves. This Sunday, we explored five foundational beliefs that can lead us to a more thriving prayer life.
For the past several weeks, we studied the difficult words of Jesus. We conclude our series this Sunday by exploring how to face and overcome four challenges of discipleship.
With all the different religions and cultures of the world, how can Jesus say that he is the only way to God? This Sunday we continue our series, "The Difficult Words of Jesus," and explore this important question.
This week David Hill helps us reflect on Matthew 5:7-16 and discover how to navigate our calling and relationship to the city.
Jesus's definition of greatness is not only different from ours, but is also difficult to accept. This Sunday, we talked about discovering greatness as Jesus defines it.
We all know what it's like to be consumed with perfectionism. So when Jesus tells us "Be perfect as your Father in Heaven in perfect," it seems like he is adding to the pressure we already feel. This Sunday, we explored these difficult words of Jesus and ask, "How can Jesus tell us to be perfect?"
This Sunday, Pastor Walter Sotelo helped us explore the challenge of extending and receiving forgiveness.
This Sunday we talked about following Jesus amid political division. We live in an increasingly hostile political climate, and therefore, it is important for us to know how to follow Jesus in this environment.
This Sunday, we continue our series "The Difficult Words of Jesus" and examine Jesus's teachings on lust.
This Sunday, we began a new sermon series called, “The Difficult Words of Jesus.” Each week we will explore something Jesus said that sounds unreasonable or difficult to accept.
This Sunday, Lisa Voth, and Jason and Hollie Casper, shared about the big story that we are all a part of -- God's big story.
This week, Pastor Jason talked to us about how to lead in a way that resembles the values and worldview of Jesus.
This Sunday, we concluded our series on "The Good Life" by looking at the last recorded thing Jesus said in his famous sermon and learned how to truly embrace the good life that he offers.
How can we become people who are known for both truth and grace? It can feel like a delicate balance and difficult to navigate in our relationships. Some insist on the truth without any grace, while others are so gracious that they wince at sharing difficult truth. This Sunday, we listened to the Scriptures for what Jesus has to say about it.
This Sunday, we continued our series called, "The Good Life." As you can imagine, any definition of the good life must include love. However, the love that Jesus calls us to is a different kind of love, one that would be shocking to our world today.
This Sunday, Pastor Eddie Zaldana from Iglesia Anhelo preached about how Jesus is the King we all need.
This Sunday, we heard from Jennifer Chan about one of the most remarkable weddings in history.
This week, we heard from Pastor Larry Mayberry of Queens Church on what it means that Jesus is the true vine.
This week, we explore what Jesus prioritized when it came into conflict with other reasonable desires that we all have.
In our last sermon in this series, we look at what it means to be Citizens of Heaven. This description of the church is revolutionary for how we live in the city and with the church.
One of the descriptions for the church is "the family of God." But experiencing the church as a family can be challenging. In this sermon, we explore why and what we can do about it.
Beauty and Bounty; John 12:24
"sometimes, something good has to die, so that something better can grow."
Pastor Rich Rivera
This episode is based on psalm 25.
Scripture reader: Oscar, reading in Spanish
Lead Pastor: Jason James
Based on scripture of, John 13 verses 34-35.
34-A new command I give you: Love one another.As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
35- By this, everyone will know that you are my disciple, if you love one another.
This is part 2 of our series called, "Teach Us to Pray." In today's sermon, we look at what Jesus emphasizes when he encourages us to pray.