Advent Candle 1 stands for hope, and specifically, the Israelites’ hope that the promised Messiah would come. They had been waiting for the Messiah for centuries, wondering what he would look like and what he would do when he arrived. When Jesus was born, that hope was finally fulfilled – “a prophet like you” (Deuteronomy …
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Jun 09
Hoping against Hope
Romans 4:13-25 Often, we face some difficulty or opposition and lose all hope for anything to get better. Abraham faced the deadness of his own body. Death is surely the end of all hope. How can we hope when we face all our dreams and desires are dead?Abraham had faith, and today I want us …
