What words come to your mind when you think about the opposite of hope or hopefulness? Some obvious ones might be hopelessness, despair, pessimism, and dejection. But what about doubt? It’s a subtle enemy of hope, isn’t it? It creeps in and takes the joy of anticipation away. It sneaks in and destroys my confidence. It dilutes my faith in God’s…… Continue Reading
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Lesson 1 – Intro – April 12 – April 19 Filled with HOPE
Remember the story about “Chicken Little”? When one small acorn fell on his head, he immediately assumed that “the sky was falling” and that he was the one who should go to warn the king of the imminent disaster. On his way to the palace, he warns his many friends – Goosey Poosey,…… Continue Reading
New 6 Week Series for Spring
“There’s HOPE for You!” What’s your definition of “hope”? Brennan Manning explains it this way. “Hope is reliance on the promise of Jesus, accompanied by the expectation of fulfillment”. Join us as we study the New Testament and discover why hope is one of the fundamental aspects of the Christian life, along with faith and love.…… Continue Reading
Hope? or Hope!
Hope is one of those words that has an enormous range of meanings doesn’t it? It can mean anything from wishful thinking to an expectation that has a great degree of certainty. For example, one might say, “I hope that my friend in India will be able to come and visit me some day”. …… Continue Reading
There's Hope For You!
A study of hope in the New Testament.
Lesson 13 – Intro – March 29 – April 5 The Risen Christ
By the time the beloved disciple, John, wrote down his thoughts and ideas about Jesus, he had lived a long time. Scholars believe that he was close to 100 years old, so he had experienced many things in the years following Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension. All of the other disciples had been martyred in…… Continue Reading
Sharing an Insight – Lesson 12
“They loved praise from men more than praise from God” – John 12: 43. Over and over again it is the thing that keeps people from doing what is right and good. Obviously it was true for Pilate. Even in the face of the truths that Jesus, the King/Messiah, spoke to him, he chose to…… Continue Reading
Lesson No. 12 – Intro – March 22 – 29 I AM a King
When Pilate hung that sign on the cross, he proclaimed truth to the whole world. He wrote, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS” in 3 languages. The Hebrew words were understandable to the Jewish and religious culture, the ones who were leading the revolt against Jesus because He claimed to be the…… Continue Reading
Sharing an Insight – Lesson 11
If only we could be content with the person that God has made us uniquely to be. Content with our heritage, our role in life, our relationships, our gifts and the challenges that He has given to us so that His character can be developed in us. God, the Father, didn’t make any mistakes…… Continue Reading
Lesson No. 11 – Intro – March 15 – 22 I AM HE – Jesus of Nazareth
It’s a story that is full of ironies. There are so many incongruities between what one might have expected to happen when Jesus was arrested and what actually occurred. Why do you think that Judas came with a detachment of soldiers – that is between 200 and 600 men? Jesus was in a garden…… Continue Reading