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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13 ESV) 

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…

Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope…

And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security. (Job 11:18 ESV)

Life is not fair. Sometimes there are good days, and sometimes, there are bad days. They come in…

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. (Psalm 39:7 ESV)  

During these last few days of the Christmas season, it is appropriate to reflect on its meaning. What if Jesus had…

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? 
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and God. 
(Psalm 42:11 NIV) 

Sometimes we have good days and sometimes we have…

 Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. 
(Romans 12:12 GNT) 

If you look at the news today, it is almost too much to bear. We have been told to expect things…

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, (Romans 5:3-4 ESV) 

In writing to the Romans, Paul says that we should rejoice in our sufferings, because…

Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.  For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.  Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope…

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. (Psalm 39:7 ESV) 

During these last few days of the Christmas season, it is appropriate to reflect on its meaning. What if Jesus had never come…

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope.” 
(Jeremiah 29:11 NLT) 

Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most quoted verses…

I call to you when my heart is faint. 
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 
(Psalm 61:2 ESV) 

One of our favorite hymns is On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand, written by Pastor Edward Mote…

August 7, 2019 

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 
(Romans 8:31 ESV) 

Romans 8:31 is one of our most favorite verses in the entire Bible.  It says that…

July 31, 2019  

But He (Jesus) said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”  Then they willingly received Him into the boat,
and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. 
(John 6: 20-21 NKJV) 

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July 18, 2019 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. 
(Romans 15:13 ESV) 

Hope in our daily living is…

June 20, 2019

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? 
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. 
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
So don't be afraid…

June 15, 2019 

Hope in God 

Why, my soul, are you downcast?  Why so disturbed within me? 
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and God. 
- Psalm 42:11 NIV 

Sometimes we have good…

June 12, 2019 

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 NIV 

Many people are going through…

June 8, 2019 

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. - Isaiah 26:3 NIV 

Peace is a precious commodity, especially in the times we are currently living in. 

Throughout the Bible…

April 19, 2019 

And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He…

March 30, 2019 

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.  We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;…

Faith, hope and love are powerful words, and even more powerful actions.  When we have faith, we can learn the heart of God and trust His ways to always guide us.  Hope is the fuel that keeps our faith alive…

Do you ever have an anticipation in your spirit that something is about to change in your life?  More often times than not, it is the Holy Spirit preparing you for something great.  How do you measure greatness?  When God…

God's love is eternal.  There is nothing that can separate us from His love.  His Word declares this emphatically by comparing and contrasting opposite things like life and death.  Nothing that we do or say can remove the hand of…

Isn't is amazing that God would select such a tiny village to call forth His Messiah who has always been? The prophet Micah is led to write both names for the village (both the founder of the site and the…