For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known (1 Corinthians 13:12, ESV). Riding my bike this week, crossing an open field, very gray, and then rays of sunlight through the clouds. I thought, “I can’t see […]
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Hope does not disappoint (Romans 5:5a, NASB1995). As I age, my hope grows; as you age, your hope should grow too. I will not be disappointed when I arrive in glory seeing the object of my hope — Jesus Christ. As Paul writes… For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope.
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Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us (Romans 5:5, NASB). Recently, I spoke at the graveside service of an infant whose heart stopped beating in her mother’s womb. The obituary read, “(name withheld) was born silent.” A child conceived,
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Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:13, ESV). Often, during a walk, I compose a mental list of why I believe in God and the Bible. I’m constantly reading both reasons for hope and attacks
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I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope (v. 5, ESV). The Bible is about hope. Despair is the opposite of hope. The entirety of Psalm 130 asks, “Can we find hope in the midst of our despair?” Is there a hope that will not fail us? Out of the depths I cry to
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12, NLT). Hope, expectations, and disappointment are intertwined. Hope can be Biblically defined as our expectations for the future. Having the wrong expectation or having our hope shattered leads to disappointment. The Apostle Paul writes about hope … And
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3, ESV). I have been fascinated by the phrase “living hope” for years. In the Greek, this phrase has
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Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me (John 14:1, NASB1995). If I preach your funeral message!?! No, I’m not making a prediction. I hope the Lord comes back next Friday at 11:32 a.m., and I never have to preach another memorial sermon. But when I do preach a sermon,
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Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us (Romans 5:5, NASB1995). I want to be careful with the topic of depression. I also want to admit that I’m discussing depression as a pastor and not a clinician. But from a
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I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13, NLT). The evil affliction of this age is despair. God’s antidote for despair is hope. The Apostle Paul
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