What a special time this was! This Sunday, July 31, we celebrated and honored all the years Reverand Russ Kane and his family have dedicated to New Hope and the excitement for what's to come in his next journey of retirement.

 

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On Sunday, July 24, we explored some questions: What if we viewed the kingdom of God as a reality that continues to unfold before us? What if we changed the ways in which we interact with the world instead of being set in our ways?

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14

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This week, Sunday, July 17, we look at how questions aren't a sign of doubt, instead, questions help us build a stronger foundation of faith. In this unique question-and-answer sermon, we explore the importance of questions.

The sermon comes from Matthew 16:13-20.

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**

This Sunday, July 10, we look at how the presence of God begins as a revelation or unveiling in a moment or place. We call them Thin Places - the world we know becomes infused with the world we can only imagine. We don't have to create or acquire God's presence it is already here.The sermon comes from Genesis 28:10-17.

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**

This Sunday, July 3, we explore how freedom, like life, is both a gift to be received with gratitude and a task to be pursued with courage.

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**

This Sunday, June 26, we welcome our Uth back and hear about the incredible ways God worked in them and through them during their time in Pescadero, Baja Mexico.

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**

This week we take a look at the work of the church in progress, focusing on what it means to belong to each other. The sermon comes from Romans 12:1-8.

 

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**

In this sermon from June 12 titled Easy Fixes, we take a look at how fixing symptoms, rather than the core problem, takes time. There are no easy fixes and we take a look at what to do instead. Scripture: Jeremiah 5:1-5 and 18:18-23

 

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In this sermon titled "Warning Signs", from Sunday, June 5, Pastor Jordan looks at how to spot the warning signs in our life and the life of the church before it becomes too late? It comes from Jeremiah 2:1-19.

 

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**

This week is a time when there are no easy answers. On Sunday, May 29 we gathered together as our nation mourns. The sermon comes from John 1:29-51. 

 

**New Hope is an open and affirming church that puts people first.**