Church notes - 12th December 2021
Romans 8:28
Hope
- Expectation
- For Jesus to come to Earth and for us to have Eternal Life.
- Deliverance from our sins.
- It isn't disappointed
Psalm 139
Ruth 1
Christmas - A time of hope
People need the Hope of the Cross.
Romans 15:13
Our hope is built on the Resurrection of Jesus.
Naomi's life didn't turn out as she thought it would.
Ruth 1:16, 17
Ruth had to figure things out on her own.
Naomi was in dispair.
But Ruth returned with her.
Ruth 1:22
A seed of hope. Ruth had faith and hope.
Ruth 2:2
Hope
Emotions have reasons
Feelings including hope need a reason.
We need to be able to give a reason for the hope we have.
Naomi didn't have hope. Her life was filled with despair.
Boaz
Ruth 3
Ruth 4:15
Obed, Jesse, David, and generations later, Jesus.
There is hope for anybody in any situation.
We have our reason for hope.