We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - April 12, 2020
Mere Hope
Our sin-ruined world is in desperate need of hope—mere hope. Hope that is unmixed and undiluted with side effects and symptoms still under the spell of the fall and captive to the curse. Wishful thinking, temporary relief, and psychological escapes will not do. We need good news that gives birth to living hope anchored in reality. Hope that cures rather than copes with death. We proclaim that there is mere hope in the crucified Christ now risen! Mere hope that renews the heart in all its hunger for meaning, purpose, and satisfaction. Mere hope that rejoices the heart even amid affliction, making much of Christ.
Scripture References: 1 Peter 1:3-7
