Hopewell Baptist Church

God the Judge

Defeating The Enemy Of Debt (Pt. 2)

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... Being choked financially. We cannot think about God’s Word because we’re worried about debt and financial problems. And so here we go. 2 Kings 4. We’re not going to read the whole passage. But this is the miracle of the woman where the handmade that fills up the vessels and God keeps multiplying the oil. Notice what the prophet says to her here. It says in verse number five second Kings four and looking down please in verse five. 2 Kings 4:5-6 “So she we...

Finishing Strong: Moses

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have your Bibles, let’s open them, please, to the book of Deuteronomy. The book of Deuteronomy chapter number 34. And we’re going to finish up this series. We’ve been on it several, several months on those that finished strong. Christians that not only started their Christian life but finished strong. By the way, we’ve had people in our church who have finished strong that are now in Heaven. We’ve got people that served and did God’s will, and whet...

Do Thyself No Harm

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have your Bibles, let’s open them up, please, to the Book of Acts. Acts chapter 16. Thank you so much for your faithfulness. You have brought a wonderful spirit to church today. You get out of church what you put in it. If some of you haven’t smiled since COVID started, I’m sorry. I’m sorry God died, the Bible is not true, the Holy Spirit left us. Hey, God still alive. And you’ve got a lot to smile about, and if there’s no joy on the inside, it’s n...

Defeating The Enemy Of Debt

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... Mark 4, looking down in verses 18 and 19. And these verses are talking about the seeds which are sown among thorns. Mark 4:18 “And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word.” So, they’ve heard it just like we have. How come it didn’t bear fruit? Here it is. Mark 4:19 “And the cares of this world…” So that would be worry, pressure, anxiety, having a full plate. Second: “…and the deceitfulness of riches…” What’s the deceitfulness o...

How David Finished Strong

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... Let’s open our Bibles for a moment to the book of Acts. The Book of Acts chapter number 13 tonight. And it may sound unusual. We have mentioned this morning that we would talk about the man who finished strong (This will be our last message, I believe on this subject), and it’s David. But we’re looking at the book of Acts of all things. Acts 13, and a key character trait of his is mentioned in this passage here. Acts chapter 13, and we’ll be looking at ...

You Control Your Mind Or Somebody Else Will

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have your Bibles, let’s open them, please, to the book of Philippians this morning. Philippians. We’re going to look at a few Scriptures here, and if the pastor cuts up a little bit too much, it’s because I haven’t been out much and sometimes my wife won’t let me out of the house, and so I don’t get out much. And so, sometimes it’s a little bit crazy. Philippians, a little of the background… We’ll do a little teaching on this book and then will bri...

The Night Shift

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... We are going to be continuing the series on Psalms that Pastor is in. I’m excited about tonight and looking at this psalm—Psalm 134. This is the second shortest psalm in the entire Bible. Does anyone know the shortest one? You can shout it out. 117, there you go. Okay, so this one is only three verses long, but it is a very powerful chapter and I’m excited to dive in here with you. If you would, if you’re able, let’s all stand together and we’ll read t...

Finishing Strong – The Apostle Paul

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... Let’s open our Bibles, if you would please, to the book of a 2 Timothy 4. And we’ll look down in a passage here, and we’ve been talking about great finishers, people who finish strong. And so, we have another character tonight. It’ll be this week and then I think we finish up next week on one other character. I don’t know if you’re like me, I like to be around finishers. There’re too many quitters. People start and they quit, they start and they quit, th...

Finishing The Race

Where Is Your Treasure?

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have your Bibles, open them pleas to the book of Matthew in the New Testament. Matthew Chapter 6. Here’s the introduction to the message. Here it is. If by listening today I could guarantee you would have $50 more to spend in your lifetime and a lot of treasures up in Heaven on top of that, would you listen? Some of you might say, Make it $100 and I will. All right, wow, good. And then I was thinking for a moment, would I rather make you smile for ...

Trusting With A Trial

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have your Bibles, let’s look at Psalm 66, if you will. And we’ll be in the book of Psalms for maybe four more weeks. Four, maybe five weeks. We’re just hitting some of the highlights Psalms that I think are just so meaty and have so many practical lessons for us. The book of Psalms, of course, is written by several different authors. We think of Psalms as written by David. He did write probably 100 psalms or so. And then you think of Moses. He wrot...

Rounding Up The Strays

Thomas and Peter – Rounding Up The Strays

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... First Corinthians 13 is the love chapter. Hebrews 11, the Faith Chapter. First Corinthians 15 is the Resurrection chapter. Look down, if you will, for a moment in 1 Corinthians 15. And notice Paul is writing this great church at Corinth, located just right outside of Athens, Greece. I went to this church one time a long, long time ago. No one shook my hand. No one greeted me. Why? It's just ruins. It's just it's you know, it's just part of a building the...

The Empty Tomb

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have a Bible, would you please open up just for a moment to the book of Matthew. Matthew Chapter number 28. And we'll look at God's word this morning. A good many people have had vaccines. They feel safer. They're back. The people have waited things out. And it's just like a big reunion today. So thank you. Thank you for being so special. Please be in prayer during the service that God will speak to all of us. Matthew 28, and I'll read the passage...

Last Talks

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... Let’s open our Bibles if you would. Please. We’re in the book of John. John Chapter 11 tonight. Tonight’s Bible study will be the sequence of events before Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. I just want to give these to you in order. And they have a significant meaning. So, John Chapter 11, and we’re going to look at several passages where Jesus is actually giving His last advice before He leaves Earth. I got to thinking, just the thing of last talks. Last...

Finishing Strong: Elijah

Below is a transcription of the sermon... We’re in the book of 1 Kings. 1 Kings 17, if you will. 1 Kings 17. And we started a series a couple of weeks ago just on the subject of people that finished strong. People that finished strong. And that’s who we want to be. We want to be Christians that do not just start well, but we finish well. Great finishers are the famous ones in the Bible. Great finishers. And tonight, the character that will be studying for just a little while is that of Elij...

Sunday Is Coming

Below is an excerpt of the sermon... If you have your Bibles, open them please to the book of Matthew, the first of the Gospels. Matthew Chapter 27. And, of course, it’s one week before Easter. Some people have named this Palm Sunday because this is the day they commemorate Jesus riding on the back of the donkey into Jerusalem, where they laid down the palms and they cried out, “Hosann! Hosanna to the king!” And so, that’s where we are. And let me just do a little numbers thing for just a s...

Protect your light

The Flame

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... Alright. Proverbs 16: 32. Proverbs 16:32 says he that is slow to anger is better than the mighty And he that rule with his spirit than he that take the city. And we’re also going to read Proverbs 25:28. I can go ahead and read it for you if you like. Um, he did have no rule over. His spirit is like a city that has broken down and without walls. And then, the last little verse we’re going to read is in 1 Thessalonians 5:19. It’s only four words: "Quenc...

Daniel had an excellent spirit

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... We'll be in the book of Daniel tonight. Daniel 1. We started a series I think it was last Sunday night, and we called it “Those that Finished Strong.” Those that finished their Christian life strong. Many in the Bible began, but they did not all finish. And the thing I love about Daniel is this not only did one of the archangels, (there's three—Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer) Michael actually appeared to Daniel on more than one occasion. So one of the t...

Foundations of Character: Do The Hard Thing

Below is an excerpt from the sermon. We’ve talked about foundations in life, foundations in the family, foundations in marriage, foundations with kids, rebuilding the foundations of our nation, and today we're going to give one more of those foundations, and that's the foundation of character. And the word character is simply the subconscious doing of right. It’s what you would do if no one ever found out. It is what you are when no one's around. Character. That's what our nation was built o...

Anchors or No Anchors?

Below is an excerpt from the sermon... Let's take our Bibles. Let's go to the Book of Acts. I think this is going to be a good time tonight. I'm looking forward to this. I found out a little while ago that we're going to be able to have the chance to preach here tonight. So I'm really, really excited about this. So let's go to the Book of Acts 27. One of the best, well-written stories ever is here in Acts 27. All the details and all the different words that it uses to describe what's going ...

Those That Finish Strong

We’re in Job Chapter 1. I want to talk about one of my favorite characters tonight in the Bible. And, of course, it’s Job. As you read it, it’s not just him going through his trial. It’s his friends talking. There’s a lot of reference to Jesus Christ: Job 19:25 says, “For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:” He’s talking about Jesus coming back one day. Job was the great sufferer of the Old Testament. Jesus, the great sufferer of all suffe...

Foundation of Friendship

Psalm 90

Really Living

Foundations of Child Rearing

A Donkey for a Moses

Let’s take our Bibles right now. And let’s open them to the Book of Numbers Chapter 20. And we’re also going to be looking at Numbers 22 as well. Numbers 20 and Numbers 22. So, we’re going look at two chapters side by side tonight. Numbers 20 numbers 22. And this is the story in 20 of Moses striking the rock right and being disqualified from the Promised Land. And then in 22 we’re going be talking about Balaam and his donkey. You might be like, “Man, how do these two stories relate to one ano...

Building Walls (Continued)

Suffering

Psalm 126

Rebuilding

Foundations of Authority

Strongholds

Take your Bibles and open them up to Joshua 6. Start right there. Looking down into verse number one. The Bible says [1] Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. [2] And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. [3] And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. [4] And seven priests shall ...

Building The Walls

Nehemiah chapter 3. A little of the background: Here we have started a series on what we call Building and Rebuilding. Building and rebuilding. And that’s what God does in people's lives. I've often said God builds the youth and he rebuilds the adults. And so, while people are young and Moldable of times, he builds their life. But somehow, if we get off track and it's kind of all messed up, he says, I can rebuild life. It's interesting. The job that Jesus chose while he was on earth was not ...

Opponents to Godly Relationships

Response to the “Bad Guys” Winning

Building Walls

Acceptance

Psalm 139

Ezra

The Foundations of Relationships

Psalm 23

Building the Temple

The Priesthood

The Adversaries

Foundations of Marriage (Pt 2)

Building and Rebuilding

The Foundation of Marriage