For anyone else at Grace this morning, I wonder if you were as touched by Roger's sermon on the subject of "hope" as we were. What a time of hope Advent and Christmas really is! Roger used Isaiah 49:22-23 (and some other references as well). The hope is for right now!
How wonderful that it is for all of us..."See, I will beckon to the Gentiles..." and again..."those who hope in me will not be disappointed."
I did not recognize who spoke the words from the audience, "We, of all people, should be the ones with hope..." How true!
Then someone else spoke from the audience, "I've known hopeless...and I've known hope..."
How honest!
Sometimes it does seem like hopelessness, despair, depression, and cynicism are all around us (and with good cause for it). And then there is Jesus saying, "I am come that they may have life and have it to the full..." (John 10:10). That is the opposite of the dark message of hopelessness.
I'm thankful for Roger's good messages, I'm thankful for the endless creativity of our worship teams and those who decorate the church, and I'm thankful for the honesty and sincerity of those who worship at Grace.
Lana Ringgenberg
I couldn't agree with you more Lana! Jesus is my hope, my strong tower, my redeemer, my Savior. What an honor that He share's His mission with us. Reading this is a great encouragement for the worship planners too - someone sent it to me and I sent it on.
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Gina Jansen
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