New Hope Church, State College

05/30/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2hcytmeiJY&t=6s

a. Why are people more comfortable receiving physical help than mental or emotional help?
b. What are some “demons” that oppress people and keep them from experiencing the joy and peace of Jesus?
c. Why might someone suggest that anxiety is a reasonable response to life? How does Jesus change the way Christians respond to the world?
d. What do you do when you pray and anxiety does not go away?
e. How might Matthew 6:33 relate to anxiety?
f. What is despair? What is depression? In what ways are they similar? How are they different from one another?
g. What do you think it looks like to win, “the battle of the mind”?
h. If joy comes from being like Jesus, then what does Matthew 20:25-28 teach us about kingdom joy?
i. What might it look like to, “cast our anxieties on Jesus”? (1 Peter 5:7)
j. What is bitterness? In what ways is it like poison?
k. What is forgiveness? How does forgiveness prevent a person from accumulating a collection of hurts?
l. What makes forgiveness difficult?
m. Why do you think God insists that Christians forgive? (Matthew 18:23-35)
n. What is a “demon” you are currently struggling with and what might it look like to have victory?

a. Why are people more comfortable receiving physical help than mental or emotional help? b. What are some “demons” that oppress people and keep them from ex...

05/23/2026

https://youtu.be/TO8AUPRr2nw

a. Why is it helpful for an organization to have a clear mission and purpose?
b. Have you been a part of an organization that has forgotten why they exist? What was it
like?
c. Why is it significant that the disciples worshiped Jesus?
d. What does Colossians 1:16-17 and Philippians 2:9-11 tell us about Jesus’ authority? Why is
it important for Christians that Jesus has “all” authority? What does this mean?
e. How did Jesus demonstrate his authority during his ministry?
f. What is a disciple? What does it look like to make a disciple?
g. What are the disciples to teach in verse 20? What does this mean? What does this look
like?
h. How does Jesus’ promise, “I am with you always, to the end of the age” reveal his deity?
i. How are you doing at being a disciple? Why is this important?
j. Are you making disciples for Jesus?

05/15/2026

https://youtu.be/9lNfX0cRras

a. Why might someone describe generosity as a key that unlocks blessings?
b. How have you seen materialism, the love of money, negatively impact people you care about? How has materialism affected you?
c. How might generosity help us to avoid the damaging effects of materialism?
d. What does it look like to give yourself first to the Lord? (Verse 8:5) How does putting Jesus first in your life relate to generosity?
e. What did the Corinthian church excel at?
f. Are you giving generously? What might it look like for you to excel at the grace of giving?

a. Why might someone describe generosity as a key that unlocks blessings? b. How have you seen materialism, the love of money, negatively impact people you c...

05/09/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aa39qKvsXA&t=10s

a. Why is grace important?
b. How would you define grace?
c. How does David’s anointing in 1 Samuel 16 illustrate grace?
d. How does Saul’s encounter with Jesus in Acts 7 illustrate grace?
e. What were the three types of grace mentioned in the message? Why might it be helpful to
recognize the different types of grace at work in the world?
f. What does “your life is your creed” mean?
g. How does the grace of God bring purity to the life of a believer?

a. Why is grace important? b. How would you define grace? c. How does David’s anointing in 1 Samuel 16 illustrate grace? d. How does Saul’s encounter with Je...

05/02/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-hhf_6QugU&t=1s

a. How might the book of Ephesians encourage its readers?
b. Why did Paul send Tychicus?
c. Why did Paul want the Ephesians to know how he was and what he was doing?
d. How does Paul describe Tychicus? What words does he use? What might it look like for us
to be like Tychicus?
e. What is the difference between encouragement and flattery?
f. What is a benediction?
g. How would you describe the peace of Christ?
h. What is incorruptible love? What makes it possible for Christians to love Jesus with
incorruptible love?

1 like. "Week 46: Ephesians 6:21-24 - Incorruptible"

04/24/2026

https://youtu.be/gvarO6Ko-QA

This week Robbie Parks shares a message on Malachi 1:1-14.

a. Why do you think God starts Malachi with, “I have loved you”?
b. How do you explain that God says, “Jacob I have loved; Esau I have hated” if God loves
everybody? Aren’t we not supposed to hate?
c. Why did God bring Israel back from exile while also not bringing back Edom?
d. What does it mean that God is “The Lord of Hosts,” and how should that shape your attitude
toward him?
e. How were the priests dishonoring God?
f. What are some modern ways believers can give God leftovers instead of their best?
g. What is the difference between convenience and real sacrifice?
h. What does it look like to honor God above family, work, comfort, ministry, or personal
plans?
i. Have you been “delighting yourself in the Lord”?
j. What is one specific way this week that you can trust Jesus more fully and stop holding
back?

Malachi 1:1-14 - Don't give God your leftovers. - Sermon by Robbie Parks

04/18/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p3XxHROfY8&t=19s

a. How do you put on the helmet of salvation? How is taking different from earning?
b. What does is look like for a person to be tied up in mental knots? In what ways is this like a
merry-go-round? How does accepting the truth of scripture, specifically salvation in Christ,
protect a person’s mind?
c. What does it look like for a person to train in using the sword of the spirit, the word of God?
Why is this important?
d. In what ways does scripture testify to its own authority? How does the use of the Greek
word ῥῆμα (rhema) in verse 17 support the authority of scripture? How does this relate to
Jesus’s conflict with the devil in Matthew 4:4?
e. How would you describe the relationship between the Holy Spirit and scripture?
f. How does prayer relate to spiritual warfare and the advancement of God’s kingdom?
g. What is the “mystery of the gospel” mentioned in verse 19?
h. What is an ambassador? How does Paul calling himself an ambassador in verse 20 support
the authority of his writings?
i. What is hindering you from speaking the message about Jesus boldly? How can we pray for
you?

Ephesians 6:17-20 - Put on the armor of God. Part 2

04/11/2026

https://youtu.be/Jv-yMiLbJpI

a. Have you given much thought to the armor of God? Why might someone say, “Spiritual warfare is not an addendum to the Christian faith; it is an essential part of living for Jesus”?
b. Why does Paul repeatedly exhort Christians to “stand”?
c. What does it look like to have truth fastened around your waste? What are the two components of truth mentioned in the talk?
d. What might it look like to put on the righteousness of Christ?
e. What does it look like to pursue personal holiness? Why is this important? How might personal integrity defend a Christian?
f. Why are shoes important in combat? What might it look like to “put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace”?
g. Why is faith important? In what ways is faith like a shield? What are some of the, “flaming darts” the forces of evil use against Christians?

a. Have you given much thought to the armor of God? Why might someone say, “Spiritual warfare is not an addendum to the Christian faith; it is an essential ...

04/03/2026

https://youtu.be/4jVV94EztBE
What is hope? Why is it important?
What makes Easter a good time to talk about hope?
What does it look like to exchange worldly hope for hope in Jesus?
How did the resurrection of Jesus give the disciples hope? How is Jesus’ resurrection relevant to us today?
Are you currently facing a situation that feels hopeless? What might it look like to trust the Lord?

a. What is hope? Why is it important? b. What makes Easter a good time to talk about hope?c. What does it look like to exchange worldly hope for hope in Jes...

03/27/2026

https://youtu.be/8uGakcNXd5w

a. What is the relationship between the household codes of the previous section and Paul’s
exhortation regarding putting on the armor of God?
b. How do you obey a passive command? (Verse 10)
c. How do you understand the relationship between a life empowered by Jesus and the
individual responsibility of choice given to believers?
d. Why is it important to recognize the existence of the devil and understand that he has
“schemes”?
e. What is the main point of verse 12? What is “flesh and blood”? Why is it important to
differentiate between people and the demonic forces at work in this world?
f. In verse 13, why does Paul repeat the exhortation to stand? What good might come from
repetition?

a. What is the relationship between the household codes of the previous section and Paul’s exhortation regarding putting on the armor of God? b. How do you o...