hope

Luke 1:39-55 | December 22, 2024

From “God bless you!” to ” Count your blessings”, the word “blessing” has come to mean many things. Most everyone would like a blessing to be sure! What is a blessing and how does it come to us? Is it…

John 14:1-7 | November 17, 2024

Jesus speaks a word of peace and grace in the midst of troubling times. Conflicts seem near and far today as they were in Jesus' time. The fact that He is, “the way, and the truth, and the life” gives…

November 3, 2024 | John 11:32-44

People of faith often talk about how they are different or transformed because of their faith. When times of testing come, however, that faith may not be as important as it seems. This is especially true when we face death.…

John 20:1-18 | March 31, 2024

The story of Jesus' resurrection is filled with many different emotions. There is joy, wonder, confusion, and even fear present in this story. What emerges by the end of this text is a beautiful sense of hope which emerges in…

Luke 2:8-20 | December 24, 2023

The Christmas story is perhaps the best known story in all of the Bible. It has been re-enacted time and again by adults and children alike. We warm to the images of Jesus birth and the wonder of that first…

October 22, 2023 – Romans 5:1-5

Christians can give thanks to God for many reasons! Foundational to all of them is God's saving grace in Jesus Christ. That grace is a gift to us. Not only does it offer us salvation, it also offers to us…

October 8, 2023 – Micah 4:1-5

God's vision of the future is a bright one filled with hope. Even in the darkest of times, we can trust in God's power and grace to be at work in our lives and in the world. For followers of…

September 24, 2023 – Zechariah 8:1-8

When is it hardest to deliver a message of hope? That is the question Zechariah the prophet must hold as he proclaims God's message of hope to a people who feel lost. In the end, hope is found in a…