GOING DEEPER Questions: consider these with others, in your home, at coffee, in your group.
Titus 2:11-14
Our hope is that Christ Came – grace appeared Jesus came and offers us new life through his death and resurrection.
Is there anything from your past that is holding back? Let Jesus take that, to forgive and restore you.
Our hope is that Christ Comes – grace teaches and empowers us to live today.
How have you seen God at work in recent days?
In what ways are you waiting / longing for God to work?
Our hope is that Christ will come again – and as we wait – we wait with Hope, intention and eagerness to do good.
We are called to follow our Lord – Paul says ‘eager to do good.’
In a world full of cynicism, mistrust etc. how do you (or can we) keep from distraction or disillusion, hopelessness?
Here are a few Promises that can help can renew our hope in Jesus when distractions come our way.
1 Peter 1:3-9 Ephesians 3:14-20 Romans 8
What is it about these promises that give you confidence in the day to day?
What are others that help you?
Be encouraged…
Our hope has a name…
the name is Jesus…
a name that is above every name!