New Hope Fellowship

The Curse Reversed

When we walk through this world, everything we see is merely a shell of what it was meant to be. Everything we see has been corrupted by sin. At the beginning it was so much more, and one day it will be again, when the curse of sin is fully reversed.

Living in Anticipation

Most people think of heaven as boring non-existence. If that was true we would have nothing to look forward to, and we would be very unmotivated to tell anyone else about it. Scripture actually has a wonderful picture to paint about the life after this one…and we need to know.

The Promised Return

Jesus is coming again. We have hope because He has promised to return and I’m sure that when the disciples started thinking back to all the things that they had heard Jesus say, they were still afraid of what the immediate future might hold, but all along Jesus had been planting seeds of hope regarding … Read more

Judas: You Never Would Have Guessed

Group Discussion Guide OPENING QUESTION: How do you feel about people who pretend to be one thing, but are something else?  INTRO: “Every time Judas is mentioned in Scripture, we also find a notation about his being a traitor. He is the most colossal failure in all of human history. He committed the most horrible, … Read more

Thomas: My Lord & My God

THOMAS BIBLE STUDY:  “MY LORD AND MY GOD” He is usually nicknamed “Doubting Thomas,” but that may not be the most fitting label for him.  It’s probably fair to say that Scripture paints Thomas as a worrier and full of anxiety at times.  However, in the end there is a beauty and power to this … Read more

Nathanael: The Truth Seeker

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE: In seeking truth there are people who base truth primarily on: Personal Experience Popular Opinion Expert Guidance Upbringing or Tradition How have you seen these things be helpful or harmful?  INTRO: As we’ve studied through the 12 disciples it seems evident that the Holy Spirit was already at work in their … Read more

Matthew: Never Too Far Gone

In all likelihood, none of the twelve disciples was more notorious a sinner than Matthew.  But, Matthew dropped everything immediately when He met Jesus and embraced the outcasts of his world and introduced them to Christ.  He stands as a vivid reminder that the Lord chooses the most despicable people of this world, redeems them, … Read more

Philip: It Can’t Be Done

Group Discussion Guide Philip: It Can’t Be Done The Life of a Disciple – Part 5 OPENING QUESTION: Have you ever felt like people where asking too much from you, and how do you handle a situation like that? INTRO: The disciple Philip is first introduced in John chapter 1, where Jesus intentionally seeks him … Read more