New Hope Baptist Church Bloomburg Texas

New Hope Baptist Church Bloomburg Texas A place to keep up with church activities and events. Childrens Church Sunday 10:50 AM offers worship at childrens level of understanding.

NHBC incorporates Bible teaching & preaching with worshipful singing & fellowship in a relaxed country atmosphere. The NHBC family extends a warm welcome to you to join us each Sunday for worship at 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM ,
Adult Bible Study 9:45 AM Sunday and Women's Study 6:30 PM Monday evenings and Adult Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 PM. NHBC Children's Ministry offers Bible Study and fellowship

for children ages 3 - grade 6 Sunday 9:45 AM and 5:30 PM Bible Study;
Wednesday 6:30 PM AWANA Club. NHBC Youth Ministry offers Bible Study and fellowship Sunday 9:45 AM and Wednesday Evenings 6:30 PM.

. MEN'S FELLOWSHIP BIBLE STUDY 1ST SUNDAY MONTHLY 8:30 AM

YOUNG AT HEART ( AGE 50 +) FELLOWSHIP MONTHLY 3RD THURSDAY 6:30 PM

06/05/2026

Peace Amidst Unfulfilled Dreams By Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Acts 19:21–41



Today’s Scripture passage, which details events in the life of the apostle Paul, has a lot to teach us about finding peace in spite of our natural tendency to panic. I hope you will read it thoroughly. In these twenty-one verses it is not difficult to pick out three significant moments that normally bring anxiety.



To begin with, in Acts 19:21 Paul is shutting down a very successful ministry in Ephesus. I say “shutting down,” but perhaps I should say he is leaving it in order to go on his way to new vistas of ministry. Ephesus has been his “headquarters” for a three-year period of ministry. Verse 21 looks back: “Now after these things were finished . . . “



When you read that in your Bible, remember there’s an invisible arrow that points back up to verses 1 through 20. And remember, you have to integrate verses of Scripture with their historical context, much like a setting of a precious gem is placed in a ring. Every precious verse of Scripture fits into its own unique setting. The setting of verse 21 is what we would call a successful ministry—but not one without problems or difficulties. Here we learn of Paul’s next ambition.



After these things were finished [he now looks to the future], Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”



I must also see Rome! It was a burning goal in the apostle’s heart. An obvious characteristic of good leadership is goals and objectives. There are dreams. There are plans. An individual who simply lives from day to day is really not having a purposeful life. But Paul isn’t like this. He has a goal and it’s clear. He hopes ultimately to reach Rome.



Why Rome? Why is that so significant? Rome was the Oval Office of the world, the place of ultimate clout. The emperor lived there. Saints lived in Caesar’s palace. Paul knew that if he could reach Rome, he could reach some of the most influential Christians of the known world. Also, quite probably, he could gain an audience with the emperor himself. He longed to speak to Caesar about Jesus Christ.



Some of you who read these words have never shared your deepest dreams or highest goals with anyone . . . but they are there nevertheless. And the tendency is to be frustrated before you reach the ultimate goals and dreams of your life.



Paul, however, was at peace with those dreams. His goal, remember, was “I must see Rome.” Now read verse 22:



And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.



If you check several verses of Scripture, you will discover that Paul was in Ephesus three years in all. Chapter 20, verse 31 tells us that. Chapter 19, verse 8 says he began with a three-month ministry in the synagogue. Chapter 19, verse 10 says he later ministered for two years at the school of Tyrannus, so we’ve got twenty-seven months accounted for. But he was in Ephesus thirty-six months. Meaning what? Meaning that nine of the thirty-six months were spent (verse 22) staying in Asia after he got the dream to go to Rome.



When you have a dream and a purpose and some goals in life that you really want to see occur, your tendency is to leave the immediate and to get on with the goals rather than to stay faithful in the assignments of the present.



With that thought in mind, let me give you the first of three definitions of peace. Here it is: Peace is the ability to remain faithful in spite of the panic of unfulfilled dreams.



You and I have goals and dreams and desires that are not yet fulfilled. Our tendency is to mount our race horse and gallop in that direction, leaving the present assignments as we get on with those much more exciting dreams. Peace is the ability to remain faithful—even when those dreams are not being fulfilled. If you forget that, you’ll be frustrated and your peace will quickly disappear.



When I entrust my frame of mind to Him and lean on my everlasting Rock, He supports me with the ability to stay at the task as I let Him open the doors of the dream . . . in His time.



Now, some of you need that more than others. (I personally need it a great deal.) When you do lean on Him, you may anticipate things leveling out. As you remain faithful to those less exciting tasks, your life at least should naturally become more calm and easy to handle. Right?



Wrong. As a matter of fact, it’s like the old saying: “Cheer up. Things could be worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, they got worse!” Paul may have thought, “Well, things are gonna get better. I know that these last few months will just run along rather smoothly and unruffled.”



But they didn’t. Things just got worse. We’ll take a look at what happened to Paul next in Part Three.



This devotional is part two of a four-part series.


PRAYER REQUEST. Pray for Trinity Hartwell and her family in the passing of her grandfather Shorty Patterson. Visitation Saturday 6-8 PM Hanners - Service 2 PM at Hanners Chapel

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NHBC

June 5th First Friday Game Fellowship 6 PM

7th Deacons Meeting 4:30 PM

14th Business following PM worship

21st Fathers Day no evening service

29th – July 3rd VBS



SERVICE TIMES: WORSHIP Sunday 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM BIBLE STUDY: Sunday all ages 9:45 AM; Monday Ladies 6 PM; Wednesday Adults 5 PM, Youth and Children 6:30 PM; FELLOWSHIP: First Friday Fellowship 6 PM monthly; Young at Heart 50 plus 3rd Thursday monthly.

06/04/2026

Peace . . . in Spite of Panic By Pastor Chuck Swindoll



You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the LORD always, for the LORD God is the eternal Rock. (Isaiah 26:3–4)





I invite you to focus your full attention on one of the rarest of all virtues. It is a virtue that everybody pursues, but very few possess on a regular basis. I’m referring to the often-longed-for but seldom-found virtue of peace.



Peace—something that is needed between nations just as badly as it is needed between neighbors. We are a warring people. Deep down underneath our placid plastic cover we are fighters. Most people don’t live at peace with themselves, so it stands to reason we don’t live peacefully with others. We are basically critical and intolerant. We are in an endless wrestling match with insecurity, a lack of confidence, a struggle with a purpose and place in life, and the pursuit of freedom from worry and anxiety. That’s true among Christians as well as non-Christians. How very few live a life that is calm, deliberate, free from anxiety.



Tucked away in the twenty-sixth chapter of Isaiah are two verses we need to dust off every once in a while—verses 3 and 4.



I’d like you to take note not only of what these verses are saying, but also of what they mean to you personally. I want to draw my remarks from the colorful Hebrew language, which is the original text of Isaiah 26:3–4. Remember, the prophet is not writing about international peace. He’s talking about an individual at peace with himself, with God, and with others. Let’s take a closer look at those two verses.



The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,

Because he trusts in You.

Trust in the LORD forever,

For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock. (Isaiah 26:3–4)



Steadfast is from a term that means “to lean, to rest, to support.” It’s the idea of being sustained as a result of leaning on something supporting you. The words “of mind” come from one verb that means “to frame” or “to fashion, to form.” In the original Hebrew language, this particular construction has the idea of “a frame of mind.”



If you put the two thoughts together, they convey this: “A frame of mind that is receiving support from leaning and therefore is being sustained.” That brings us to the main verb, will keep. The term means “to guard from danger, to watch over.” It is so rendered in Isaiah 42:6.



The frame of mind that is being supported as a result of leaning: You, Lord, will watch over with “shalom, shalom.” Not literally “perfect peace,” but “peace, peace.” In the Hebrew, a term was repeated for emphasis. So here the idea is of an unending security, a sense of uninterrupted, perpetual rest and calmness. It doesn’t come from some human being. According to the prophet’s words, it comes from the God upon whom the person leans.



How does God know when to give us that rest? Well, it says in verse 3, because we trust in Him. In the Arabic (occasionally closely related to the Hebrew), the term for trust has a very picturesque meaning: “to throw one’s self down upon one’s face.”



I think of a trampoline when I think of that imagery. I think of jumping up and down and letting all of my weight fall in an almost relaxed manner on a trampoline. You can just feel yourself bouncing off that stretched-out piece of thick vinyl.



The thought here is that you abandon all other crutches you could lean on, and place all of your anxiety, all of your being, and all of your circumstances on the only One who can support you.



Can He support? Good question. Read on . . . it says that He is an everlasting Rock. Now it would hurt us to fall on a large, solid rock. But it’s not the idea of falling you must remember. It’s the idea of leaning. It’s the thought of leaning on something that will be perpetually supportive, solid enough to sustain your weight.



Putting all the above together, the paraphrase would read like this: “A frame of mind that is receiving support from leaning and, therefore, is being sustained, You, Lord, will watch over with infinite calm. Because he leans fully and relies upon You and none other, You, Lord God, are the everlasting support.”



This is the scene of a tranquil, restful mind in spite of circumstances. What a marvelous, limitless promise!



I recently came across Isaiah 26:3–4 and am I glad I did! It’s been a sustaining force and source of strength in my own life, particularly during a recent week I endured. What a week! I hardly know how to describe it. There won’t be another like it. (Hear that, Lord?) Maybe I should pray, Let there be no other! There were disappointments. There were jolts. There were surprises. There were family illnesses. There were constant demands.



But behind the scenes . . . there was a great measure of peace in my heart. Yes, there were times when I became anxious. Three or four times I was really anxious, but for the most part, when I claimed the truth and entered into a personal experience of verses 3 and 4, there was a distinct difference. When I said, “Lord, I consciously now lean on You and abandon all of my strength for this situation,” He held me up.



This is not merely print from a page in the Bible. This is a biblical principle that works in the trenches of life. It begs to be applied. It reaches out from the page with long arms and stretching hands, saying, “Take me. I’m yours, Christian, please take hold of me. You have to claim me.” That’s what I want you to do as a result of reading this Scripture passage and today’s devotional.



This devotional is part one in a four-part series.


PRAYER REQUEST. Pray for Shorty Patterson, Trinity Hartwell's grandfather, they are taking life support off this morning. Pray for God's direction, strength, and comfort for this family.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NHBC

June 5th First Friday Game Fellowship 6 PM

7th Deacons Meeting 4:30 PM

14th Business following PM worship

21st Fathers Day no evening service

29th – July 3rd VBS



SERVICE TIMES: WORSHIP Sunday 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM BIBLE STUDY: Sunday all ages 9:45 AM; Monday Ladies 6 PM; Wednesday Adults 5 PM, Youth and Children 6:30 PM; FELLOWSHIP: First Friday Fellowship 6 PM monthly; Young at Heart 50 plus 3rd Thursday monthly.

06/03/2026

Shifting the Stress by Prayer and Rest By Pastor Chuck Swindoll



So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. (Hebrews 4:9–10)





If you tend to get caught up in the hurry-worry sindrome, there is a better way to live. In Parts One through Three we talked about some strategies for alleviating stress. Prayer is another relief—an essential therapy during stressful times. I’m reminded of David on one occasion. He and a group of his men returned home after a weary three-day journey. They found that while they were away, an enemy tribe had made a raid on their homes and had burned them to the ground. On top of that, their wives and children had been taken captive by the enemy. It wasn’t very long before their morale hit bottom.



Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep. (1 Samuel 30:4)



What stress! To make matters even worse, mutiny broke out. The men spoke of stoning David because they were embittered against him. They indirectly blamed their leader for what was happening (that still goes on, by the way). We read of David’s response:



Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. (v. 6)



In the depth of discouragement and the height of stress, “David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.” He got alone and prayed. He shifted the pressure from his own shoulders to Jehovah’s. He knew that the stress was too big a load for him to carry alone, so he “trusted in the Lord with all his heart,” and God immediately began to push away the obstacles (see Proverbs 3:5–6).



Entering Into Rest



We’ve discussed overcoming worry by leaning totally and consistently on the Lord, refusing to rely on our own strength and ingenuity. We’ve talked about delegating your work loads that produce anxiety. We’ve also considered the value of prayer; simply calling on God for relief and wisdom. These are essential techniques in keeping ourselves out from under the weight of anxiety.



But there is one more scriptural insight on stress that isn’t mentioned very often. It has to do with cultivating a lifestyle characterized by rest—a mental and emotional rest, virtually free of the tyranny of the urgent.



The biblical basis of this inner rest is found in Hebrews 4, a chapter that has its roots in the Old Testament:



Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. For we who have believed enter that rest . . . (vv. 1–3a)



The Rest Available Today



The Hebrew people, to whom these words were originally addressed, understood that the writer had their forefathers in mind . . . those people who came out of Egyptian captivity under Moses’ leadership. And what does he say of them? Look back at the verses you just read. The truth they heard “did not profit them.” Why? Because it remained merely truth—sterile, theological, unrelated information—unmixed with their faith. They heard about God’s provisions, they heard about how He would give them the Promised Land, but they didn’t take all of it personally. His truth and their faith remained two distinct and separate factors. They failed to enter into the rest He made available. They continued to operate on the basis of sight, which led them into fear, then stress, and finally open unbelief.



Does that mean there’s no more “rest” available for God’s people today? Quite the contrary.



There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience. (Hebrews 4:9–11)



God continues to hold out to all His children a peaceful, worry-free lifestyle that we can enter into on a moment-by-moment basis.



Will it happen automatically? No, we are instructed to “be diligent to enter that rest.” What does that mean? Simply this:



We acknowledge that our God is in full control of our lives. No accidents or surprises occur. He calls the shots.

We take Him at His Word. We believe His promises (the Bible is full of them—by the hundreds).

We claim them by faith. We apply them to our particular circumstance almost as if God were speaking directly to us this very moment.

We rest in Him. We consciously refuse to worry or fret over how He is going to work things out. By entering into that rest, we cease from our own works just as deliberately as our Creator-God ceased from His works on the seventh day of the creative week.

We continue in that calm frame of mind until God sovereignly intervenes and solves the problem. We keep trusting in Him with all our hearts. And every time an alien thought of anxiety flits through our minds, we turn it over to the Lord in prayer.

This is perhaps the best way to explain one of my favorite verses, Psalm 46:10:



Cease striving and know that I am God.



The marginal reference suggests the alternative rendering, “Let go, relax.” What a beautiful, refreshing thing it would be to see most of God’s people relaxing in Him! Really, thoroughly at peace as we lean on Him.



When are you going to do this, my friend?



That’s the key question.



This devotional is part four in a four-part series.


PRAYER REQUEST.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NHBC

June 5th First Friday Game Fellowship 6 PM

7th Deacons Meeting 4:30 PM

14th Business following PM worship

21st Fathers Day no evening service

29th – July 3rd VBS



SERVICE TIMES: WORSHIP Sunday 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM BIBLE STUDY: Sunday all ages 9:45 AM; Monday Ladies 6 PM; Wednesday Adults 5 PM, Youth and Children 6:30 PM; FELLOWSHIP: First Friday Fellowship 6 PM monthly; Young at Heart 50 plus 3rd Thursday monthly.

05/31/2026

Bro. Jerry Berry

05/31/2026

Producing Spiritual Fruit Part 1
Galatians 5

05/30/2026

Toward a Healthy Nation By Pastor Chuck Swindoll

That is the LORD’s blessing for those who fear him. May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace! (Psalm 128:4–6)


What will life be like when the dust settles and quietness returns? What will be the rewards for beginning and cultivating a family according to God’s direction? How will it be in my empty nest?

To begin with, we will be “blessed” (Psalm 128:4). I take this to mean that we, personally, will be happy. There will be happy memories. There will also be the happiness sustained through good relationships with our adult offspring.

Furthermore, the psalmist states that “Jerusalem” will be a better place. That was the city where he lived. There will be civil blessings that come as a result of releasing into society a happy, healthy, young adult. The cities where our offspring choose to live will be better places if they emerge from a family that has prepared them for life.

Finally, “Peace be upon Israel!” Ultimately, the nation will be blessed of God. It is automatic. Healthy, well-disciplined, loving homes produce people who make a nation peaceful and strong. As the family goes, so goes the nation. When you boil it down to the basics, the pulse of an entire civilization is determined by the heartbeat of its homes.

When it comes to rearing children, every society is only 20 years away from barbarism. Twenty years is all we have to accomplish the task of civilizing the infants who are born into our midst each year. These savages know nothing of our language, our culture, our religion, our values, our customs of interpersonal relations. The infant is totally ignorant about communism, fascism, democracy, civil liberties, the rights of the minority as contrasted with the prerogative of the majority, respect, decency, honesty, customs, conventions and manners. The barbarian must be tamed if civilization is to survive.1


PRAYER REQUEST.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NHBC

May 31st Lord’s Supper AM service
June 5th First Friday Game Fellowship 6 PM
7th Deacons Meeting 4:30 PM
14th Business following PM worship
21st Fathers Day no evening service
29th – July 3rd VBS

SERVICE TIMES: WORSHIP Sunday 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM BIBLE STUDY: Sunday all ages 9:45 AM; Monday Ladies 6 PM; Wednesday Adults 5 PM, Youth and Children 6:30 PM; FELLOWSHIP: First Friday Fellowship 6 PM monthly; Young at Heart 50 plus 3rd Thursday monthly.

05/29/2026

Authority By Pastor Chuck Swindoll



“You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.” (Genesis 4:7)





In a world hell-bent on having its own way, it is terribly difficult to cultivate the right attitude toward authority. The “QUESTION AUTHORITY!” mentality is so interwoven into the fabric of our society, it seems impossible to counteract it. Realistically, about the only place we can come to terms with it is in our homes. Are you doing this? Be honest. Within the walls of your dwelling are you maintaining the controls? Maybe these three warnings will encourage you to stay at it . . . or start today.



Childhood. A rebellious nature is conceived in a home where parents relinquish control.

Adolescence. A rebellious spirit will be cultivated among peers who resist control. And if it isn’t curbed there, it culminates at—

Adulthood. A rebellious life must be cursed by God when He regains control.

Take it from one who experienced it and deals with it week after week, nothing is more painful to endure. Some must discover the need for a submissive spirit behind bars. Others, following a divorce. Still others, through a crippling disease or a horrible automobile accident or a series of blows in life that drive us to our knees and force us to learn how to walk humbly with our God.



When Cain curled his lip and stood tight-fisted in rebellion before his Maker, he was given a sobering warning that has been preserved in Scripture for all to read and heed: “If you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it” (Genesis 4:7).



Nothing has changed. The mark of Cain has been branded on this generation. Resisting authority still crouches like a beast at the door, ready to spring and pounce on its prey, be it parent or policeman or teacher or employer or minister or president—whoever. Some never learn to “master it” and therefore spend their lives “under the smarting rod of God,” as the old Puritans used to say. Those who question authority face a hard future.



My friend, are you in that category? Do you have a loose grip on authority? Do you think you can continue to endure God’s attempts to humble you?




PRAYER REQUEST.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NHBC



May 31st Lord’s Supper AM service

June 5th First Friday Game Fellowship 6 PM

7th Deacons Meeting 4:30 PM

14th Business following PM worship

21st Fathers Day no evening service

29th – July 3rd VBS



SERVICE TIMES: WORSHIP Sunday 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM BIBLE STUDY: Sunday all ages 9:45 AM; Monday Ladies 6 PM; Wednesday Adults 5 PM, Youth and Children 6:30 PM; FELLOWSHIP: First Friday Fellowship 6 PM monthly; Young at Heart 50 plus 3rd Thursday monthly.

05/27/2026

Evangelism By Pastor Chuck Swindoll

And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” (Mark 16:15)


When you analyze our lack of evangelistic success and skill, it boils down to four primary reasons.

Ignorance. We just don’t know how to do it. We have no method or proven “technique” that allows us to feel comfortable talking to others about Christ. We don’t like a canned approach, so we wind up with no approach.
Fear. Most of us are just plain scared. We’re afraid the person will ask us a question we can’t answer. Or he or she may become angry and tell us off.
Indifference. Hard as it is to admit it, many Christians just don’t care. We think, “If that’s the way the person wants to believe, that’s fine. To each his own.”
Bad Experience. More and more I meet believers who were turned off during their non-Christian years by some wild-eyed fanatic who pushed and embarrassed them, trying to force a decision. The result? A reluctance to say anything at all.
If it’s possible, let’s set aside all those excuses and start from scratch. In fact, let’s start below scratch. There is one principle that has helped me more than any other. It never fails to rescue me from dumb mistakes, and when I forget to employ it I suffer the consequences. Here it is: Put yourself in the other person’s place.

If we can keep in mind that the person is not coming from where we are—nor does he or she understand where we are going—it will help greatly. Not infrequently will we encounter people who have an entirely different mind-set or cultural background from ours, thus adding immeasurably to the complication.

Do you genuinely desire to strengthen your grip on evangelism? Are you honestly interested in sharing your faith with this generation of lost and confused people? Begin to cultivate these six guidelines:

Sensitivity. Listen carefully. Be ready to follow God’s leading.
Availability. Stay flexible. If the Lord is directing you to move here or there, go.
Initiative. Use an appropriate approach to break the ice.
Tactfulness. With care and courtesy, with thoughtfulness, with a desire to uphold dignity, speak graciously.
Preciseness. Remember the issue is Christ. Stay on that subject.
Decisiveness. As the Spirit of God is evidently at work, speak of receiving Christ. Make it clear that Jesus Christ is ready to receive whomever may come to Him by faith.

PRAYER REQUEST.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT NHBC

May 31st Lord’s Supper AM service
June 5th First Friday Game Fellowship 6 PM
7th Deacons Meeting 4:30 PM
14th Business following PM worship
21st Fathers Day no evening service
29th – July 3rd VBS

SERVICE TIMES: WORSHIP Sunday 10:50 AM and 5:30 PM BIBLE STUDY: Sunday all ages 9:45 AM; Monday Ladies 6 PM; Wednesday Adults 5 PM, Youth and Children 6:30 PM; FELLOWSHIP: First Friday Fellowship 6 PM monthly; Young at Heart 50 plus 3rd Thursday monthly.

Our AWANA End of Year party for the kids  tomorrow night from 6:30 until 8:00. There will be a water slide so be sure to...
05/26/2026

Our AWANA End of Year party for the kids tomorrow night from 6:30 until 8:00. There will be a water slide so be sure to remember to bring a towel and change of clothes! We're looking forward to celebrating with you!

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