New Hope Church is located in Greenwood, IN on the south side of Indianapolis. This podcast explores the weekly teachings from Sundays along with related bonus teachings.
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New Hope Church is located in Greenwood, IN on the south side of Indianapolis. This podcast explores the weekly teachings from Sundays along with related bonus teachings.
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July 16, 2026
What Does It Really Mean to Repent?
<p>Pastor Randy explores Jesus' command to repent, challenging the common assumption that repentance is only about giving up sin.</p><p><br></p><p>THE GREEK WORD:</p><p>Repent (Greek: metanoeo) is a compound word:</p><p><br></p><p>Meta = a change (as in metamorphosis)</p><p>Noia = a manner of thinking (as in paranoia)</p><p><br></p><p>Together: A radical change in the way we think and live.</p><p>It's not just a simple change of mind. It's completely reorienting how you think about life.</p><p><br></p><p>JESUS' TEACHING:</p><p>When Jesus says repent, He often doesn't add "of your sins." He says "repent and believe" or "repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."</p><p>The point: Turn around. Change your perspective. Reorient your life.</p><p><br></p><p>MORE THAN JUST SIN:</p><p>Jesus tells His disciples: "If you want to follow Me, give up your own way."</p><p>This includes:</p><p><br></p><p>Giving up your own sins (yes)</p><p>Giving up your own aspirations (they may not be sinful, just not His best)</p><p>Giving up your own goals (they may be good, but not God's goals)</p><p>Giving up your own perspective</p><p><br></p><p>THE HEBREWS ILLUSTRATION:</p><p>"Strip off every weight that slows you down, and especially the sin that easily trips us up... Run with endurance the race God has set before us."</p><p>A runner removes every weight, not because extra clothing is sinful, but because it slows them down.</p><p><br></p><p>Similarly, there are things you may need to give up that aren't sinful but ARE slowing you down.</p><p><br></p><p>EXAMPLE: THE PHARISEES:</p><p>The Pharisees washed their hands ritually before eating. Nothing sinful about hand-washing. But when they relied on that ritual as a symbol of their relationship with God instead of focusing on God Himself, Jesus said they needed to repent, reorient their priorities.</p><p><br></p><p>THE TEDDY ROOSEVELT EXAMPLE:</p><p>Born severely asthmatic, Roosevelt's father told him: "You have the mind, but not the body. Without the body, the mind can't go as far as it should."</p><p><br>Roosevelt didn't just give up being sickly (not a sin). He radically changed his life:</p><p><br></p><p>Lifted weights daily</p><p>Took boxing lessons (and later jujitsu)</p><p>Took "point-to-point walks" crossing creeks and climbing cliffs</p><p>Developed "the strenuous life"</p><p><br></p><p>He changed from a sickly child to leading the charge up San Juan Hill and becoming President.</p><p><br></p><p>His rule: "Comparison is the thief of joy." When the Republican Party asked him to control his rebellious daughter Alice, he refused, saying "I cannot be president AND control Alice. I will not compare my daughter to yours."</p><p><br></p><p>THE FOUR-STEP PROCESS FOR CHANGE:</p><p><br></p><p>Identify what you want to stop doing - Name it specifically</p><p>Learn what Scripture says about what you want to change</p><p>Identify what you want to begin doing - Don't just stop; start something new</p><p>Learn what Scripture says about what you want to begin</p><p><br></p><p>EXAMPLES:</p><p><br></p><p>Stop: Excessive screen time → Start: Two meaningful conversations daily</p><p>Stop: Eating processed sugar → Start: Eating more vegetables and fruits</p><p>Stop: Sedentary lifestyle → Start: Walking 8,000 steps daily</p><p><br></p><p>THE BOTTOM LINE:</p><p>Repentance isn't just about sin. It's about change, real, radical change in how you think and live. Maybe it's giving up something good for something better. Maybe it's redirecting your energy toward God's aspirations for you, not yours.</p><p><br></p><p>Jesus says repent. He means change. Actually do something different.</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe | 👍 Like | 💬 What do YOU need to repent of and change?</p><p>becomehope.com</p>
July 9, 2026
Is There Such a Thing as Objective Truth?
<p>Pastor Randy explores Jesus' command to "Go and Learn" truth and speak truth, in a world increasingly convinced objective truth doesn't exist.</p><p>THE PROBLEM:<br>Over half of Americans (54%) believe all truth is subjective. Almost two-thirds (64%) believe truth is relative—there's no right or wrong, just "my truth" and "your truth."</p><p>Only 42% base truth on God. 16% on personal certainty. 15% on scientific proof. 18% say there is NO truth at all.</p><p>JESUS' COMMAND:<br>Jesus gives the command to "Go and Learn" three times:</p><p>Matthew 9:13 - "Go and learn the meaning of Scripture. I want mercy, not sacrifice." (Learn obedience over religious embellishment)</p><p>Matthew 11:28-29 - "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me." (Learn rest in His commands, not burdensome traditions)</p><p>Matthew 24:32 - "Learn this lesson from the fig tree." (Learn to read God's timing in what you observe)</p><p>THE FOUNDATION:<br>David says in Psalm 19: "God's instructions are perfect, trustworthy, right, clear, pure, and true."</p><p>There IS objective truth. But today, that idea is under attack.</p><p>THE HISTORY:</p><p>2004: Fact-checkers emerged to verify political claims<br>2012: Two competing fact-checkers (one favoring each party)<br>2016: Fact-checkers abandoned. Social media became the arbiter of "truth"<br>Today: "Truth" is whatever you find on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram</p><p>THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:<br>"We hold these truths to be self-evident."<br>Our nation was founded on objective truth. Three of them:</p><p>All men are created equal (echoed in Galatians: all are one in Christ)<br>Endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights<br>Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness (defined as freedoms that don't infringe on others' freedoms)</p><p>JESUS AND PILATE:<br>John 18 - When Pilate asks Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus responds about His kingdom not being of this world. He says: "I was born to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize what I say is true."</p><p>Pilate responds: "What is truth?"<br>That question has echoed for 2,000 years. The rejection of objective truth isn't new, it goes back to Jesus' time.</p><p>THE SOURCE OF TRUTH:<br>Jesus is clear: "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6).<br>Truth comes from Jesus Himself and His Word. God's Word IS truth.</p><p>THE ENEMY'S LIE:<br>Satan is the "father of lies." He would love nothing more than for you to believe there is no objective truth, that you follow your way and others follow theirs. That's his greatest deception.</p><p>THE REVOLUTION:<br>George Orwell: "In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."<br>Selwyn Duke: "The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it."</p><p>THE CALL:<br>Go and learn the truth. Then speak it. In doing so, you start a revolution against the kingdom of lies.<br>How?</p><p>Identify the lie in your sphere of influence<br>Find the corresponding truth that replaces it<br>Pray for the right time, place, and words<br>Speak the truth, and start a revolution</p><p>🔔 Subscribe | 👍 Like | 💬 What lie do you need to speak truth against?<br>becomehope.com</p><p>#IsThereObjectiveTruth #GoAndLearn #SpeakTheTruth #StartARevolution #ObjectiveTruth #JesusIsTheTruth #GodWord #TruthMatters #NewHopeChurch #PastorRandy #AllIveCommanded #TruthinALieWorld #RevolutionaryAct #FatherOfLies #SatansDception</p>
July 2, 2026
Who Does Jesus Really Use to Change the World?
<p>Pastor Zach walks through John 4, the entire chapter, exploring Jesus' commands and the unexpected people He uses to accomplish His mission.</p><p>THE SETUP:<br>Jesus is traveling through Samaria (a place He's not supposed to be). He meets a woman at a well, a Samaritan woman (Jews and Samaritans don't associate). She's been married five times and is living with a man who isn't her husband. This encounter breaks every cultural rule.</p><p>THE CONVERSATION:<br>Jesus offers her "living water," eternal life. She thinks He means physical water. He presses deeper, asking her to get her husband. When she admits she has no husband, Jesus reveals He knows her entire story: five previous husbands, now living with a man who isn't her husband.<br>Instead of condemning her, He invites her into transformation.</p><p>THE SHIFT:<br>The woman asks about where to worship, the mountain of the Samaritans or the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. Jesus responds: "The time is coming, actually, it's now, when true worshippers will worship in spirit and in truth."</p><p>Location doesn't matter. Denomination doesn't matter. What matters is worshipping God through the Holy Spirit who lives IN you, walking in His truth.</p><p>THE DECLARATION:<br>Jesus reveals Himself: "I am the Messiah."</p><p>THE IMPACT:<br>The woman leaves her water jar and runs into town to tell everyone about Jesus. Many Samaritans believe because of her testimony. When Jesus teaches them, they say: "We no longer believe just because of what YOU said. We've heard for ourselves, and we know this man is the Savior of the world."</p><p>THE HARVEST REALITY:<br>Jesus tells His disciples: "Open your eyes. The harvest is ripe. It's ready to be reaped."</p><p>He explains: "One sows and another reaps. You haven't done the hard work, but you're reaping the benefit of others' labor."</p><p>THE KEY INSIGHT:<br>Not everyone who plants is the one who reaps. Not every evangelist sees the conversion. Some plant seeds. Some water. Some reap. God uses the whole process.</p><p>THE SECOND SIGN:<br>A Roman official (hated by Jews) comes to Jesus begging Him to heal his dying son. Jesus tells him: "Go. Your son will live."</p><p>The man believes without seeing proof. He takes Jesus at His word. When he arrives home, his son is healed at the exact moment Jesus spoke. The entire household believes.</p><p>THE PATTERN:<br>Both the Samaritan woman and the Roman official are outsiders. Neither is "official." Neither is an "expert." Yet Jesus uses them powerfully.</p><p>The disciples, trained directly by Jesus, are sitting around questioning things. Meanwhile, the woman who's been married five times becomes the evangelist who brings an entire town to Jesus.</p><p>THE COMMAND:<br>Go. Plant seeds. Water. Reap. Do the will of the Father. Open your eyes to the harvest. Trust that God makes the seed grow, you don't.</p><p>Don't rely on sales pitches. Go relational. Go long-term. Go love.<br>And understand: It's not the experts Jesus uses. It's the people willing to say yes.</p><p>🔔 Subscribe | 👍 Like | 💬 How has God used you unexpectedly?</p><p>becomehope.com</p>
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