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Hope in Times of Crisis and Injustice

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Scripture: “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14 We are living in a time of crisis and injustice. If you […]

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Gaining Strength Through Struggles

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Scripture: “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” – 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Throughout our lives, we all experience obstacles that we have to overcome. Sometimes it feels like these obstacles are helping us grow, and sometimes it feels like […]

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A Momily

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Scripture: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:12 Often when I talk to my mom, she will read me something over the phone that she likes and thinks I might like too. She is never wrong about this. We talk about the state of the world and how “different” things have […]

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When the World is Falling Apart

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Scripture: “O God, You have rejected us, broken our defenses; You have been angry; now restore us! You have caused the land to quake; You have torn it open; repair the cracks in it, for it is tottering. You have made Your people suffer hard things; You have given us wine to drink that made […]

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Out of Waiting Springs Hope!

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Scripture: “Moved by the Spirit, [Simeon] went into the temple courts… saying: ‘Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to Your people […]

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A Living Hope

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“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you, who through faith […]

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SHARING THE HOPE — Jesus is Our Only Hope

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“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”  Acts 4:12   My favorite hymn is “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less.”  Jesus is our only hope. When we say, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of […]

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HOPE

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Jeremiah 29:11   How many times during the day do you hear or use the word “hope”?  Many of us use the word “hope” just like […]

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Finding Hope in the Waters

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“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 1:6   As I return from Houston with the high school youth, I can’t help realizing how lucky we were just two short years ago. As many of you know, Houston was hit with a […]

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LIVING WISELY, LIVING WELL

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The Great Promise-Keeper Gives Us Hope   “And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.  I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail. I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.” Psalm 89: 27-29   One […]

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