Tag: hope
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No Longer Orphans: Growing In Your Identity In Christ
There was an orphan living in England who was born to very poor, very scared parents. After much deliberation, they decided to give their child up for adoption, hoping he might have a better life than they could provide. But that child went years without ever being adopted. Other children would come and go, finding…
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Witnessing the Life-Changing Resurrection
John 20 is the end of what we call the gospel proper — the close of the primary story of Jesus’s life on earth. There is one more chapter after this, but John himself signals that it functions as an epilogue, recording a few events that fall outside the main narrative arc. So this morning,…
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Hopeful Living In A World Of Hatred
Hopeful Living in a World of Hatred In 2025, studies reported that approximately 4,187 people were killed for their Christian faith. Over four thousand believers gave their lives simply because they confessed Jesus Christ. Beyond that, it was estimated that more than 380 million Christians experienced some form of persecution during that same year. That…
