2023 Sermon Series

God Is...

Before we ask what God can do for us, it is worth knowing who he actually is.

February to April 2023 · 9 Messages

God Is... 2023 sermon series artwork at New Hope Community Church
About the series

His character changes everything.

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
Psalm 36:5

What would change if you truly believed God is who he says he is? That question opened this nine week study, and it shaped every Sunday that followed. Across the spring of 2023, our pastors walked through the attributes of God one at a time. His goodness when life falls apart. His holiness, his sovereignty over what we cannot control, his wisdom, and his justice when the innocent suffer and the guilty seem to prosper.

From there the series moved to the heart of it all. God is love, not in the abstract but in the messy reality of your life right now. God is faithful, showing up the same way every single time. And on Easter, God is our salvation, a present reality to live in rather than a one time event to wait on. Knowing his character is not just nice theology. It is the foundation for everything.

February to April 2023 · 9 Weeks

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All nine messages.

Why Study the Attributes of God Replay

Week 1

Why Study the Attributes of God

Mark Addis February 12, 2023

What would change in your life if you actually believed God is who he says he is? Find out why knowing his character isn't just nice theology, it's the foundation for everything.

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Goodness Replay

Week 2

Goodness

Tim Rolen February 19, 2023

What does it actually mean that God is good when your life feels anything but? Find out what goodness looks like when everything's falling apart.

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Holy Replay

Week 3

Holy

Kyle Relph February 26, 2023

What does it actually mean that God is holy, and why does it matter for how you live on Tuesday morning? Find out what separates God from everything else, and how that changes everything about your relationship with Him.

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Sovereign Replay

Week 4

Sovereign

Mark Addis March 5, 2023

What does it actually mean that God is in control when your life feels like it's spinning out of control? Find out how sovereignty isn't about God micromanaging every detail, but something way more comforting than that.

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Wise Replay

Week 5

Wise

Mark Addis March 12, 2023

Ever made a decision you thought was brilliant, only to realize months later how badly you missed what was really going on? God doesn't have that problem, and that changes everything about how you should handle what's ahead.

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Just Replay

Week 6

Just

Mark Addis March 19, 2023

What does it mean that God is just when innocent people suffer and guilty people prosper? Find out how God's justice actually works, and why it matters for your life.

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Love Replay

Week 7

Love

Kyle Relph March 26, 2023

What does it actually mean that God loves you, not in the abstract, but in the messy reality of your life right now? Watch to see how love isn't just what God does, but who He is at His core.

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Faithful Replay

Week 8

Faithful

Tim Rolen April 2, 2023

When everything falls apart, do you wonder if God's still there? Find out what it actually means that He shows up the same way, every single time.

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My Salvation Replay

Week 9 · Series finale

My Salvation

Mark Addis April 9, 2023

What does it actually mean to be saved, and why do so many of us live like we're still waiting to be rescued? Let's talk about what salvation really looks like when you stop treating it like a one-time event and start living it as your present reality.

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God Is... is one of several series we walked through in 2023, the year of UnLOCK. Browse the rest of the year, or join us in person on a Sunday.