New Hope Baptist Church Podcast

Judges 16:4-6; 20-31 NIV

4) Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. 5) The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” 6) So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of yo...

Colossians 4:2-6 NIV

2) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3) And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4) Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5) Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6) Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that...

Mark 10: 17-31

17) As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18) “Why do you call me good? ”Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.19) You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor y...

Deuteronomy 6:1-2  NIV

1) These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, 2) so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life. 3) Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go...

Act 6:1-7 NIV

1) In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2) So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3) Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from amo...

Act 5:33-42 NIV

33) When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. 34) But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35) Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36) Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebo...

Act 5:12-32 NIV

12) The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13) No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14) Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. 15) As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at...

Act 4:32-5:12 NIV

32) All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33) With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34) that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, broug...

Acts 4:23-31,33 NIV

23) On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24) When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25) You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:“ ‘Why do t...

Acts 4:1-22 NIV

1) The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2) They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3) They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4) But many who heard the message believed; so the numb...

Acts 3:1-26 NIV

1) One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2) Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3) When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4) Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” 5)...

Acts 2:42-47 NIV

42) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43) Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44) All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45) They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46) Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke ...

 Acts 2:1-13; 32-41 NIV

1) When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2) Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4) All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. 5) Now th...

 Acts 1:1-17 NIV

1) In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2) until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3) After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4) On one occasion...

Luke 24:1-12

1) On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3) but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4) While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5) In their fright the women bowed down with their faces t...

 Luke 22:31-32 NIV

31) “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.32) But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

TAKEAWAYS

When was the last time we prayed that we would overcome a temptation?

-Deliver us from evil.

-Deliver us from temptation.

-Deliver us from the hour of trial.

-Grant us strength to pray even when we don’t feel like it.

-H...

Luke 21:5-12,14-36 NIV

5) Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6) “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.”
7) “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
8) He re...

Luke 18:1-8 NIV

1) Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2) He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.3) And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’

4) “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care ...