It’s New Year’s Eve, and as we end a year together, we will notice the connections between the beginning and the end of the Bible. Those connections help us understand what life is all about, and they provide powerful anchors to help us face life’s challenges…
We have been studying the biblical idea of Hope all year long. This morning, we study one of the most hopeful events in history, and one that our culture is thinking about more this time of year: the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ. The stories around Christ’s coming sometimes get mixed up in popular culture, so let’s go back and see what Scripture says about it, and see what God might want us to learn from it…
“Hope in God” has been our theme for 2017. Our theme verse has been Psalm 42:5, so this morning we will study its context, Psalm 42. What does the psalm teach us about handling difficulty, and about how to reorient our soul when we feel disoriented in our faith?
What gives us hope for eternal life? Our own goodness? Our own strength? As the song says, our hope is built on “nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.” Let’s explore how a deeper trust in Jesus’ blood gives us stronger hope in heaven…
Death is a reality of our world, one that touches all of us. Why did God allow death to be part of the human experience? And what’s so special about the Christian view of death? Let’s study it together, as we begin a series entitled “A Hope Bigger Than Life.”
In the afternoon service of our 25-year Homecoming Sunday, we continue the ‘celebrate’ theme with a study of one of the great Christian virtues: “Celebrate: Hope.” We will see what hope is built on, and revisit some of the (many) great passages that remind us of the role hope should play in the Christian life…
Because of the promises of God, Christians see life differently. A big part of the Christian perspective is what the apostle Peter called a “living hope.” Let’s see what Peter said about the Christian hope, and reflect on how it affects our life outlook…
This morning we introduce our Great Oaks theme for 2017: Hope in God. Hope is a powerful biblical theme; join us as we begin to “work on our hope” this year!