James tells us that we will encounter tests and trials, but how we respond to them is a choice we must make. The children of Israel also faced a number of tests as they left Egypt and began their journey to their promised land. Ten times they made choices that the Father described as rebellion or rejection of Him.
All because of their unbelief.
But we do not have to live that way.
We are to walk in TRUST and in FAITH!
Read moreIn Sessions Two and Three of this series, we will allow the Bible to instruct us where we are to focus our eyes or said differently, on what and Who we are to base our Hope.
Then we will focus on the Word to instruct us how we increase in hope, in other words, where do we look for Bible Hope. Scriptures tell us that trust in His Word is basic to our Hope. We will see that the Person of Jesus is the anchor of our Hope.
Read moreIn Sessions Two and Three of this series, we will allow the Bible to instruct us where we are to focus our eyes or said differently, on what and Who we are to base our Hope.
First on the agenda is to understand what Biblical Hope really means.
It is not what most see hope as today, wishing, desiring a certain outcome, but with uncertainty. Learn how we are to have a hope that is a firm expectation, one that exhibits joy and confidence.
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