Relationships by nature incur conflict and in fact, it is very difficult to reach levels of intimacy without a little conflict. A marriage is no exception. Most if not all of this conflict shows up and is resolved in communication and the words that come out of our mouth. Out of the heart, the mouth speaks and words can either kill or give life. Understanding the differences between male and female communication tendencies can provide extra grace in those times of conflict. This episode looks at these differences, provides some tools for the fight, and finishes with the celebration of 6 baptisms. 07.20.2008

Special guest speaker Pastor Albert Moore takes a look at favoritism and judgment in the church.  We see that the moment judgment passes, acceptance ceases and love is completely out of the picture.  We are commanded to love each other.  Pastor Albert poses a series of questions that get at the heart of what love looks like for us in the shadow of offenses, judgment, unforgiveness, and grudges.  07.13.2008

Did someone say sex?  In church?  Why yes someone did.  It was the pastor!  Pastor Jon Burgess pulls no punches with this bold message on sex.  Where generations of the church has painted an over arching picture that sex is dirty and shameful, we see in scripture that our sexuality is a gift that we are to enjoy, but only within the safe containment field of one of God's other gifts, marriage.  Sex is not only a servant and is central to the health of a marriage, but it is also too strong outside the safety of a marriage.  07.06.2008

We kick off summer with our Hot Topics series; topics and issues submitted by the congregation.  This series delivers questions and answers that are on the hearts and minds of New Hope. We kick it off the first of these topics on education and how to responsibly teach our children in a  society where Christianity has been sanitized from public policy.  Special speaker Pat Klose reminds us that we, the church, are in and of ourselves a teaching and loving community.  06.29.2008

We close out this series on the 40 Days of Community with a retrospective on where it was we were at before starting this journey and what happened as we entered into it and now finish.  We hear a testimony of what happens when you follow God's lead and step out of your comfort zone.  We see that this 40 Days of Community is not the end of this journey to reach out and reach in, but just the beginning.  See what God is doing with nhs small groups and where He has been calling us to grow. 06.22.2008

Happy Father's Day!  We kick off this episode with some fantastic new uses for one of Dad's favorite things, duct tape.  This episode is loaded with a powerful testimony that will tug at your heart.  We hear a story of a broken childhood and an abusive father and see God's amazing restoration and love in his life as a father today.  We are reminded of our heavenly father's focus, his undying love for us and that it's never too late.  God love you and wants to walk with you, daily.   06.15.2008

This episode looks at an illustration of a God sized vision that we as a community struggle to even keep up with.  But one thing is certain, forging ahead alone is not an option.  We have to not only work with God in his vision but also together as a T.E.A.M; Trust, Empathy, Accommodation, Mission.  We look at the definitions of the acronym and investigate what it takes to build a team and serve together successfully. 06.08.2008

With the fast pace of today's advertising driven society that is constantly telling you that you are worthless and that you need X in order to be happy or fix your problem, our basic design to love becomes cold and calculated. How are we to help each other grow spiritually and do any of us really want to? In this episode we look at the life, healing, and growth that is possible for us personally by the act of lifting up someone else. This is completely backward to the way the corporate dog-eat-dog world functions, where you step on others to get a leg up. 06.01.2008

This Sunday we look at 4 poisons to our relationships as well as 4 God provided antidotes to those ailments. Our human nature naturally deals in these poisons and the points made in this message hit very close to home with all of us. The root of these poisons are based in fear, however the antidotes are based in love. The antidotes are don't come to us naturally and we have to choose them over the poisons if we want to invest in our relationships. 05.25.2008

As we have kicked off our 40 Days of Community small groups and have reached out as a church to our community in the amazing Embracing Shoreline event, we now look at reaching out together as individuals and as small groups. We look at 7 simple ways to reach out through prayer, your friendships, common interests, a love for people, telling your story, and a partnership with God and others. 05.18.2008