Romans 8:18-25 Hope is a word our world uses often, but rarely understands.We “hope” the weather cooperates.We “hope” things get better.We “hope” people will change.In everyday speech, hope is little more than a wish—something fragile, uncertain, easily shaken. But the hope we meet in Christ is something entirely different. Romans 8 describes a world that …
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Nov 26
Advent Hope
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,the conviction of things not seen.” Hope is one of those words we use for a wide range of our emotions and affections. “I hope I find a parking space close to the entrance;” or “I hope the Browns win this Sunday;” or “I hope my mother’s …
Nov 30
First Week of Advent: Hope
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 …
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 …
