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The HIGHLIGHT of the YEAR @ NEW HOPE.

In baptism, New Hope News, Watch This on September 18, 2008 at 9:00 pm

At New Hope, our annual baptism service is the highlight of the year for me, and I think most of our church. We have 100+ signed up or already baptized this month!

It’s not too late to get in on being OBEDIENT and being BAPTIZED. Call or e-mail us at NEW HOPE for information. Also go HERE for details about the picnic, baptism and awesome time we will share this SUNDAY NIGHT!!!! Bring some people with you to experience God in a safe environment outside the walls of the church.

Can’t wait… so, if you want a shot in the arm today…watch the video below! I promise it will lift you up in YOUR MISSION where HE has put you ON LOCATION today. And can’t wait to be back on the stage this weekend…I promise you that I am gonna bring it, so you won’t want to miss it as we finish the ON LOCATION series.

Blessings and peace!

Did you ever watch SUPERFRIENDS?

In New Hope News, student ministries on September 18, 2008 at 4:10 am

Big Impact shout out to 2 of my favorite brew ha’s, each who work with those under 18. One is close to the age of 18, one has kids way older than 18. Anyway, kudos to: Pastor Tom, Pastor Jeff and the whole U-18 team @ New Hope. If you are not involved in the EVOLUTION…you are missin’ it.

Maybe these videos that makes fun of yours truly and even a shot at my wife will inspire you to action. DOES SUPERFRIENDS bring back good memories of Saturday morning eating fruit loops with your eyes grilled on the set? (We got 3 channels back in the day, and Saturdays were the holy grail of cartoon mecca).

Not that dressing like some sort of mutated bug doesn’t bring you accolades and some whoop-whoop praise (at least from the 1st grade girls in Hopeland).

Glad to be back home and in the saddle…see ya this weekend on the stage at the HOPE!

Blessings and peace this week! (And CONGRATS PFC JED ROEPKE, a new Marine is born to serve our country!!!!)

The FUTURE of multi-site @ New Hope.

In multi-sites on September 17, 2008 at 1:50 am


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5 seconds could have changed our lives forever.

In Devotional, New Hope News, the sticks conference on September 15, 2008 at 1:42 pm

That’s right. We were 5 seconds or less from being demolished in our van last night on St. Rt. 83 heading north coming home from our vacation in the Outer Banks.

There is a whole sermon here, but you will see it: I asked my bride to watch the road way ahead with me to see when wind bursts were coming so we could stop or drive fast through them. So glad we were looking ahead because we both spotted a massive tree falling right into the roadway ahead of us. I was able to stop maybe 10 yards from it’s outstretched limbs.

I was able to clear the road and drive in the ditch area around it barely with one of my girls crying badly she was so shook up. Then of course 15 seconds later when we were back up to speed, we were crushed on the top of our van by a large falling limb. So glad for the luggage rack which sustained the blow as far as I could see in the dark last night. Might be in for treat when I look today.

We were looking ahead. Not only that, but we were the only ones in the area with power because I bought a generator a few years back for a time such as this. That is just my nature. Some call me a freak for it, I call it looking ahead!

And to think that 5 seconds could have changed our family forever. Wow. THANK GOD FOR HIS PROVISION! (and thank Him when it doesn’t go our way as well!)

Speaking of the STICKS that were falling, go see THIS POST about our conference THE STICKS coming soon. We got some big blog pub from Tony Morgan about the history of New Hope and the Sticks.

By the way, if you are in the area and need anything, we would love to serve you whether you attend New Hope or not. Shoot me an e-mail (charles@newhopewired.tv) and we will do our best to help you as soon as possible.

“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead…” (phil. 3.13.nlt)

blessings and peace!

You MUST do this.

In New Hope News, one prayer on September 12, 2008 at 11:42 pm

Let’s pray. As we watch non-stop coverage of HURRICANE IKE (and other tragedies around the block and around the world), let’s not just shake our heads. I know how easy it is to just watch and rejoice that it’s not us…So let’s join together and PRAY for those who are being impacted by this terrible storm. Do that right now.

And let’s remember that long AFTER the news crews leave, they will still be piecing their lives back together. I will keep my eyes open as to how we as a church might HELP them as the pleas will come in, no doubt.

We are NEW HOPE, and if you are not at New Hope…RALLY YOUR CHURCH as well. We need to be there for our brothers and sisters in their time of need. It is required of us.

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’”
(Matthew 25.41-43.niv)

Blessings, peace and join me in prayer.

SIMPLE CHANGE.

In Church Leadership, New Hope News, simple church on September 12, 2008 at 12:28 pm

So, yes, if you are wondering…blogging is a retreat for me. So while on vacation, I threatened to NOT POST, but I simply can’t. I enjoy getting thoughts out on “screen”. It’s really a relaxing adventure for me!

Anyway, enough of that. Here is my morning thought. I think the story goes like this: Jeff Cooper, our Executive Pastor and Myself had been discussing the chaos and ministry that is NEW HOPE. The world, SIMPLIFY came out. I then saw the book pictured at a conference and gave it to him (or mentioned it to him, or something like that). He then read it and fell in love. He asked me to share the love. I shared the love.

The result? We finally found what we have been searching for in concise fashion. So, the SIMPLE change for New Hope that will be quite LARGE is that we will certainly start to become more and more a SIMPLE CHURCH. We have talked about this for a year now, and started a few different lines of thought and process, but it’s time to really focus. So glad that someone went ahead of us so we don’t have to figure this out on our own!

If you are from the Hope, then you might want to peruse this book. If you are a church leader…this is one book you MUST READ, and NOW! If it doesn’t resonate, you should pontificate.

Off to the final 2 days of a SIMPLE BEACH VACATION. Really, we make our vacations SIMPLE, just like we are going to help make NH more simple.

Blessings and peace.

This is WHY we are OBSSESSED @ New Hope!

In Church Leadership, evangelism on September 10, 2008 at 1:12 pm


Sorry, I know I said I would be silent more this week, but as the rain falls and I am having fun reading this morning, I had to share this with you. It FIRED ME UP!

People wonder WHY I am OBSESSED, or better yet, why WE @ New Hope are obsessed with going off the beaten path.

We all need to WAKE UP. We are in a BATTLE, and we are LOSING. I grow weary of pastors who hide in their HOLY HUDDLES shooting arrows at us, nor do I care anymore. The facts are the facts. Read a quick excerpt here and let’s get to work for the KINGDOM!

“Experts see more troubling concerns than slowing growth: No measurable inroads on overall church attendance and signs that many churchgoers are spectators, not driving toward a deeper faith.

The unchurched remain untouched. While the number of people who say they attend at least once a week hovers around 30% year after year, the number who say they “never” go to church climbs.

The tally of “Nevers” varies from 16% in Gallup surveys to 22% in the General Social Survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, to 32% in an Ellison Research survey this year. The new “Nevers” come from the pool of people who once attended monthly or a few times a year.

Many slide away from church to find other answers to their spiritual quest or another church where the preaching or music or family programs better suit their style.

“You can create a church that’s big, but is still not transforming people. Without transformation, the Christian message is not advanced,” says Ed Stetzer, head of Lifeway Research in Nashville, which did the Outreach study.” (see entire story HERE from USA TODAY.)

And if you missed this POST yesterday on what happened in CHINA, read it. It will rock your world.

Let’s keep going off the beaten path! Blessings and peace.

URGENT PRAYER NEEDED!

In china campus on September 9, 2008 at 6:10 pm


So…yes I am resting, and yes, day by day I am getting better. Thanks for your prayers and KEEP THEM COMING!

So…something HIT me in the GUT this AM when I was spending time with the FATHER and I didn’t want to wait to tell you. The pic is me on the phone and what my view is in the AM where I am doing some private time with GOD each day.

As you can see…I was talking to my parents in CHINA, listening to HILLSONG worship, praying about the HUGE launch I know we will have in ASHLAND, when they told me this news:

The CHURCH in CHINA that was growing and meeting in a store front and HAD some protection is now being SHUT DOWN. They were told to STOP. And so is the SAFE RUN that a church of over 200 had as the only church of it’s kind in that city of MILLIONS. Disband to tiny, underground house churches…or else. I am ready to go back with some weaponry.

I felt like I was punched in the gut. PRAY FOR THEM, and remember how EASY we have it in AMERICA and get off your BUTT and serve the KING right where he has YOU.

No, seriously, PRAY and REFLECT right now. And BTW, PRAYER is our WEAPONRY!

What are YOUR THOUGHTS? Hit the comments and let me know. Do we care about this?

blessings, peace, and thankful for our FREEDOM…

here’s the most exciting post in awhile…

In vacation on September 6, 2008 at 12:55 am

Congratulations for buying that line. I am on VACATION! After long hours in China, and 4 days in the hospital…I and the fam are off to the OBX for vacation with some of our friends from our small group at church

Follow the amazing adventure at my TWITTER. I will be posting some pretty cool stuff so check back often for updates! i look forward to re-connecting with my NEW HOPE PEEPS and all of ya’ll in BLOG LAND in a few…

And pray for us please…especially with my recovery, to have an amazing week of SABBATH!

Until next week…I am OFFICIALLY UNPLUGGED!

HIT THE COMMENTS PLEASE AND TELL EVERYONE HOW YOU SABBATH (or what you plan to do to make yours better). Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. TEACH US! This is the probably the biggest things that all people neglect and BTW, it is a COMMANDMENT!!!!

blessings and peace.

I’m Baaaaaaaaaaaaack!

In Devotional, vision, your voice on September 2, 2008 at 7:24 pm

Not just from China, but from the hospital! If you didn’t hear, I picked up a nasty intestinal infection and THANK GOD I started getting very ill the last day in China.

The 18 hour plane ride was Hell. Just sayin. 4 days in the hospital was not any better. And trust me, Hell is much worse. Now home watching Sports Center, CNN, and Fox News endlessly say the same thing. Did watch the UCLA/Tennessee thriller last night…amazing!

So anyway…if you really want to know: small intestine infection, was swollen and “stringy”. Whatever that means. Also had issues with my liver due to the infection. All seemed to have been resolved with serious meds for 4 days at the hospital. I have “long hair”, a beard and am skinny. I have never been so HAPPY to see my bed after almost 3 weeks in China and 4 days in the hospital. No joke. It was like Christmas to a 6 year-old.

Still not out of the woods, the next few days are important. Of course, I am supposed to be on vacation for the next 2 weeks after a long summer schedule, so don’t expect to hear from me on the blog. I might post out of boredom this week. Next week supposed to be at the OBX. Should just miss the next hurricane! Never a dull moment for the Chazzdaddy.

Another urgent request…pray for my Dad’s sister, Patti, she is fighting for her life after a massive heart attack in Indianapolis. And of course they are still in China. Satan loves to create chaos during those rare times of REST. Ask God to help SOLVE ALL of this for our family. I need some down time. And some of our family is hurting way more than me.

Thanks for all of your prayers! God did some amazing things in China, and continues to do amazing things here at home, thanks to those of you at NEW HOPE and those of you at OTHER CHURCHES who are being LED BY HIS SPIRIT! My question: Is He doing something AMAZING in YOUR HEART personally? You don’t have to travel anywhere for that to happen.

Hit the COMMENTS and tell me what HE IS DOING IN YOU!

“And I will put my Spirit IN YOU and MOVE YOU to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” (ezekiel 36.27.niv)

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