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Sermon Text: 1 John 3:1-3 Sermon Title: “Our Hope for Home” Sermon Slides: SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title Slide SLIDE 2 – Today's Big Idea: Our Hope for Home … Comes to Us from the Love of God. This Hope … Will Purify Our Life Now and Glorify Our Body Soon. SLIDE 3 – Point 1: Our Hope for Home … Comes to Us from the Love of God. (v. 1) SLIDE 4 – John Stott (1921-2011): “The Father's love is so unearthly, so foreign to this world, that Apostle John wonders from what country it may come.” SLIDE 5 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 6 – John 10:17-18 – “For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.” SLIDE 7 – 1st Principle (from v. 1): “This love produces real hope in us, because if God loved us that much then, He'll love us all the way home.” SLIDE 8 – Insert a Copy of Point #1 of Sermon SLIDE 9 – John 14:1, 16-18 – “In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you … And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper … I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” SLIDE 10 – 2nd Principle (from v. 1): “The Hope our Father foretold eternally, the Son revealed publicly, and now the Spirit implants intimately into us.” SLIDE 11 – Conclusion: “Resurrected children long to be with their Resurrected God in their Resurrected home. This resurrection hope in us springs forth from God's redeeming love to us.” SLIDE 12 – Point 2: This Hope in Us … Will Purify Our Life Now and Glorify Our Body Soon. (vv. 2-3) SLIDE 13 – Principle (from v. 3): “Hope promotes purity of life, not laxity or license to sin. Hope always produces holiness.” SLIDE 14 – Insert a Copy of Point #2 of Sermon SLIDE 15 – Conclusion: “When we finally see Christ, who is our Hope, we will no longer image Christ partially … but image Christ exactly. And our Hope in Christ will have finally led us Home to God.” SLIDE 16 – Sermon Uses for Life: Two this Morning. SLIDE 17 – If You're an Unbeliever: Without Christ … There is No Hope. SLIDE 18 – If You're a Believer: Your Hope in Christ … Won't Disappoint!

In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Activist in Residence, is joined by Reverend Sharon Washington Risher. Reverend Risher was catapulted into the limelight after the Charleston, South Carolina shooting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015. Her beloved mother, Mrs. Ethel Lee Lance, was killed along with eight others – including two cousins and a childhood friend.   Today she is a sought-after inspirational speaker, traveling across the country telling her personal experience of losing loved ones to gun violence, racism, and hate in America, as well as the path to forgiveness and an offering of hope for tomorrow. Her book, For Such A Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre, was released in 2019.   Risher is a volunteer spokesperson for MOMS Demand Gun Sense and the Everytown Survivor Network, two of the largest grassroots advocacy groups for common-sense gun laws and reform in America. She is also a volunteer and Chairwoman of the Board of the Death Penalty Action Organization. Winner of the Bronze Film Festival Short Doc category- Best Short Film, “Quiet No More”, produced by Blue Chalk Media, tells Risher's story.   Risher has published articles with the Washington Post, New York Times, and Oprah Daily, and has appeared on national news.   Connect with Reverend Sharon Risher www.sharonrisherspeaks.com twitter@RisherRev Facebook, sharonrisherspeaks   Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity    Follow the Yale School of Public Health:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/  X: https://twitter.com/YaleSPH  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph 

How do you forgive someone who committed unspeakable horror against someone you love? In 2015, 21-year-old white supremacist, Dylann Roof, was welcomed into a bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Minutes later, he opened fire and murdered nine members of the church. At his trial, the family members of those killed got the chance to speak to Roof publicly, voicing their pain; and some, in the midst of such anguish, publicly forgave him. But Sharon Risher, whose mother was shot and killed by Roof that day, was not immediately ready to forgive her mother's killer; for her, it was a long, hard road to forgiveness. Today, we discuss Sharon's book entitled "For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre," which explores her journey of grief, healing, and grace after her mother's murder. Show Notes: Mentioned in this episode Sharon's book “For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre”  President Obama's eulogy for the victims  Sharon's NYT article “I Wish the Jury Had Not Sentenced My Family's Killer to Death” Lee's Interview Notes Transcription Link   Subscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Stitcher | Google | YouTube Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Follow Lee: Instagram | Twitter  Join our Email List: nosmallendeavor.com Become a Member: Virtual Only | Standard | Premium See Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy  Shop No Small Endeavor Merch: Scandalous Witness Course | Scandalous Witness Book |  Joy & the Good Life Course |Searching for the Pattern Course See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our hope is in heaven - not here! I want to say to Christians in Ukraine, in China, or wherever you may be, under persecution or in lack, our hope is not here - out hope is in heaven! Paul is showing the Colossians so clearly in verses 5-10, “This HOPE, preached in the Gospel of truth – despite the trouble and persecution – brings forth fruit in all the world, and in you, since the day you heard it and knew the Grace of God in truth.” The Gospel preached to the first generation Church was preached to a Church which would suffer persecution and death – and here Paul continues to the Colossians, verses 7-10, “You learned this Gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, a faithful minister of Christ – and he has told me of your love in the Spirit and, from the day we heard of this, we have not ceased to pray for you, and desire that you be filled with the knowledge of God's Will in wisdom and spiritual understanding, that you might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing Him, being fruitful in good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.” Paul is saying, whatever the circumstances, however hard, walk worthy of the Lord in order to please, not yourself, not the pastor, but that you might please the Lord, and that you might be fruitful in what you do! 

Since the creation of the Digging In Podcast, Tripp has asked virtually every guest how they define Digging In. These past several months Tripp, a recovering Alcoholic, has begun to define what it means to him. This Hope is that this honest Episode might help others currently struggling with Alcoholism and Addiction. And it's an opportunity to thank everyone for their amazing support. Digintripp.com for merch@DiginTripp on Instagram & Twitter

This month's Book Club we have author of For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre, Sharon Risher. "The instant her phone rang, Reverend Sharon Risher sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's instinct told her the awful truth: her mother was dead, along with two cousins. What she couldn't imagine was that they had been murdered by a white supremacist. Plunged into the depths of mourning and anger and shock, Sharon could have wallowed in the pain. Instead, she chose the path of forgiveness and hope - eventually forgiving the convicted killer for his crime."   For an excerpt from this book, visit our blog Visit Sharon Risher's website To help sustain our work, you can donate here To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org  Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Common Hymnal information: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

(Mini-series on Newborns and Grief, Part 1/3) Are you raising a newborn baby without a dad in their life? Are you in the early stages of your own personal grief? Then you will find hope and comfort in this episode. Having walked out her own grief, Lori has a unique understanding of how the first several months of the healing process is similar to pregnancy, birth, and the newborn stage. Like a first-time mom, you might not have a clue what to do with this grief. Lori is here to help by talking about: The basic needs of a mom in her newborn stage of grief (the first few months after loss)
 Denial - God's “grace coma”
 The need for spiritual nourishment for the journey
 Finding a promise of God that will allow you to grieve with hope
 The importance of tears in the healing process and how precious they are to God
 How the Holy Spirit prays for you when you can't pray for yourself
 Journaling to record the story of God's faithfulness for your child to read later - even with the hard parts
 Learning to embrace the pain to deliver your “newborn grief”
 Knowing that, just as you hold, love, and comfort your child, God is holding you.
 Lori includes a section with Scripture and prayer to wash over you and your newborn baby and a special song that was a great source of comfort and hope during her own stage of “newborn grief.” Dear Mama, please know that you are not alone! Join our private Facebook group for more encouragement and community: http://www.bit.ly/WidowMom For more information and helpful resources, check our website: PerspectiveMinistries.org & follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries. Scriptures: 1 Peter 2:1-3 Psalm 56:8 Psalm 126:5-6 Psalm 30:5 Revelation 21:4 Psalm 18:6 Psalm 55:17 Romans 8:26-27 Romans 8:34 Jeremiah 1:5 Psalm 27:13-14 Genesis 41:52 Psalm 22:9-10 Psalm 8:2 Isaiah 49:15 Isaiah 40:11 Isaiah 66:13 “Rest My Child” by This Hope. Used with permission from the songwriter and This Hope, who released the song. “Because He Lives” by William Gaither (Piano Instrumental). Used with permission.

Dr. Bobby Roberson preached a message entitled, "This Hope." We hope you enjoy this classic sermon from a great preacher of the past. Visit classics.preachthebible.org for more gospel messages.

Dr. Bobby Roberson preached a message entitled, "This Hope." We hope you enjoy this classic sermon from a great preacher of the past. Visit classics.preachthebible.org for more gospel messages.

Part 2 of our study in 1 Peter touched on the powerful truth of how there is Living Hope found in the person of Jesus. This Hope offers us an assurance of God's unending power and that our faith can always be placed in Him. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3

When we are overwhelmed, overcommited or just plain OVER IT, we STILL HAVE HOPE! Our hope is anchored in a promise and the Person of Jesus Christ. Through Him, we have a Power in the present to get through any amount of despair and discouragement. We have a hope that changes the way we live!This Hope is the witness of the Body of Christ. So we must stand against the division and disunity the enemy seeks to use to destroy us using the current political and cultural issues of our day.

1.The Meaning of This Hope -2. The Salvation We Have in Hope -3.The Patient Waiting of Our Hope

Today we are joined by Rev. Sharon Risher, author of For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre. On June 17th, 2015, Rev. Sharon Risher learned her mother, two cousins, a childhood friend, and five others were killed in a mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.  Since that time, Sharon has been very outspoken about the nation's gun laws and is one of the spokespersons for the grassroots advocacy group Everytown Survivor Network and Moms Demand Gun Sense In America.  Sharon is also a leading spokesperson calling for an end to the federal death penalty with DeathPenaltyAction.org, even in the case of the white supremacist terrorist who killed her loved ones. sharonrisherspeaks.com   Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist.  @pagitt   The Common Good Podcast is produced and edited by Daniel Deitrich. @danieldeitrich Our theme music is composed by Ben Grace. @bengracemusic   votecommongood.com votecommongood.com/podcast facebook.com/votecommongood twitter.com/votecommon

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How can you forgive the unforgiveable? On June 17, 2015, the Reverend Sharon Risher's life change in a flash! The instant her phone rang, she sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's instinct told her the awful truth: her mother was dead, along with two cousins. What she couldn't imagine was that they had been murdered by a white supremacist. Plunged into the depths of mourning and anger and shock, Sharon could have wallowed in the pain. Instead, she chose the path of forgiveness and hope - eventually forgiving the convicted killer for his crime. Reverend Risher is the author of For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre. In this powerful memoir of faith, family, and loss, Sharon begins the story with her mother, Ethel Lee Lance, seeking refuge in the church from poverty and scorn and raising her family despite unfathomable violence that rattled Sharon to her core years later; how Sharon overcame her own struggles and answered the call to ministry; and how, in the loss of her dear mother, Sharon has become a nationally known speaker as she shares her raw, riveting, story of losing loved ones to gun violence and racism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/patricia-bligen-jones/message

This Hope guided meditation is from the end of our conversation on the last episode of the Connecting Minds podcast. Enjoy!Watch the full episode in video: https://youtu.be/NL6STpEe6RYShownotes here: https://christianyordanov.com/07-michael-sapiro/It's a great honour and privilege to present our guest today, Dr Michael Sapiro. We talk about why we suffer and how to use his ACORNS methodology to help us through it. We end the episode with Michael's Hope guided meditation!Michael Sapiro, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, Dharma teacher, writer, meditation researcher, and former Buddhist monk. He is on faculty at Esalen Institute, is a Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and is completing a study on time travel, hope, and love with Dr. Julia Mossbridge of The Institute for Love and Time. Dr. Sapiro completed his postdoctoral fellowship in advanced psychology at the Boise VA Medical Center where he specialized in rural health, PTSD, and combat trauma. Dr. Sapiro is often on podcasts, and teaches nationally on the art and science of transformation, expanded human capabilities, self-care, and nondual meditation for personal and community growth. His work integrates meditation practices, psychology, noetic sciences, and social justice, and is dedicated to personal awakening for the sake of collective and planetary transformation. He can be found at michaelsapiro.com.Links to Michael's resources and social media: Website: https://www.michaelsapiro.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_mike_boise/Guided meditations: https://www.michaelsapiro.com/resources/#meditationsLink to essay mentioned: https://medium.com/@drmichaelsapiro/down-play-or-walk-away-how-my-dog-socialized-me-to-be-wiser-and-kinder-during-covid-19-5b06bfc0ea0aTopics discussed on this episode:Mike's background and the work he does as a clinician and researcher.The non-dual teaching.Why are humans suffering so much? Craving, contention, ignorance.Recognition is a medicine.Practicing love, compassion and forgivess is an antidote to contention, anger and hatred.What are our true needs that our destructive behaviours are trying to fulfil?Self-awareness is the first step.ACORNS: From Awareness to Action – An awareness and compassion-based model for living a life of wisdom and easeAwarenessCalmOpen-heartedReflect – clarity of situation, what needs are not being met?Now what? Ready to problem solve..Skillful action – take the action you just discerned as wiseApplying ACORNS to tough issues such as grief, loss of a loved one, or our own mortality.The power of loving kindness.Psychedelics can give us a glimpse into the oneness that we all are.Individual awakening and the radiating presence and love it brings facilitates healing and transformation for others.The Bodhisattva vow.We end with the Hope Guided Meditation.

Pastor Matthew & Pastor Wade deliver this powerful and timely message entitled, "Radiant Hope!" The resurrection of the dead is the very hope of Christianity and must be central in your life today! As we wait for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ as he raises us up at the last day, we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the full redemption and resurrection of our bodies! This hope in the resurrection allows us to overflow with joy & peace by the power of the Holy Spirit! When we have given ourselves fully to the hope of the resurrection we are able to be radiant! Radiant in how we handle sickness! Radiant in how we handle adversity! Radiant in how we grieve! Radiantly transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory! Let this message transform your hope today!

Pastor Matthew & Pastor Wade deliver this powerful and timely message entitled, "Radiant Hope!" The resurrection of the dead is the very hope of Christianity and must be central in your life today! As we wait for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ as he raises us up at the last day, we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the full redemption and resurrection of our bodies! This hope in the resurrection allows us to overflow with joy & peace by the power of the Holy Spirit! When we have given ourselves fully to the hope of the resurrection we are able to be radiant! Radiant in how we handle sickness! Radiant in how we handle adversity! Radiant in how we grieve! Radiantly transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory! Let this message transform your hope today!

Pastor Matthew & Pastor Wade deliver this powerful and timely message entitled, "Radiant Hope!" The resurrection of the dead is the very hope of Christianity and must be central in your life today! As we wait for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ as he raises us up at the last day, we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the full redemption and resurrection of our bodies! This hope in the resurrection allows us to overflow with joy & peace by the power of the Holy Spirit! When we have given ourselves fully to the hope of the resurrection we are able to be radiant! Radiant in how we handle sickness! Radiant in how we handle adversity! Radiant in how we grieve! Radiantly transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory! Let this message transform your hope today!

Pastor Matthew & Pastor Wade deliver this powerful and timely message entitled, "Radiant Hope!" The resurrection of the dead is the very hope of Christianity and must be central in your life today! As we wait for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ as he raises us up at the last day, we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the full redemption and resurrection of our bodies! This hope in the resurrection allows us to overflow with joy & peace by the power of the Holy Spirit! When we have given ourselves fully to the hope of the resurrection we are able to be radiant! Radiant in how we handle sickness! Radiant in how we handle adversity! Radiant in how we grieve! Radiantly transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory! Let this message transform your hope today!

The upside down theology of Christianity- down is up and up is down – We lose ourselves in order to find ourselves; admit we are wrong so we can be declared right; are strongest when we’re weakest;. this one is We rejoice in suffering instead of learning to just get over it or learning to put up with it. There’s a secret here, a mystery, a hidden treasure as usual which declares the reality of a life lived with God. It’s the story of the gospel again in one of its 10,000 reasons. Suffering produces enduranceRomans 5:2 but we rejoice (buoyant) in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance (seeing the potential - pain/gain Hebrews 12:2), and endurance produces character (‘dokime’ trustworthy, genuine, tried and true - sine-cere - without wax), and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame (make us feel worthless and helpless), because God's love has been poured into our hearts (a cloudburst after the drought Joel 2:28) through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (The healing rain) What is suffering?In this life we live with suffering and limitations. They belong to our limited being as distinct from God who is an unlimited being. Suffering is the human experience of our reaction to our limitations – Can’t have what we want, do what we want, be what we want or know who we really are. This is actually our reaction to losing our entitlement to certain things (the current global crisis). This disorientates us and leads to an identity crisis – what I thought was mine now isn’t mine. Who is the ‘me’ that says it’s mine (Babies - and kids in kindy). Losing the true ‘me’ brings about shame (makes me somehow feel worthless or helpless or hopeless. Endurance forms Character. If I cannot accept and endure the reality of this loss or deprivation that is due to limitations character is not formed. Jesus came into the midst of our limitations. He did not come to remove them but he has given us his unlimited risen self in the midst of them. (Hebrews 12:2-4 He endured the cross despising the shame, resisting unto blood). As we learn to live consciously with him we can ‘lose’ our me-self and find our true self (Matthew 16:25). limitations are now met and endured with acceptance (1Thessalonians 5:13). This opens the way for grace to become buoyant in trials (rejoicing). This character (sincerity, inner strength) creates a new hope This hope is an expectation of God’s goodness and love. We then experience the love of God poured out upon us. We are not disoriented, or made to feel ashamed (worthless, helpless or hopeless). We are made to feel worthwhile! (Joel 2:27) This Hope fills our real self with God’s loveWe begin to know who we are and to live in the potential of who we were designed to be in Christ.              

Dylan Roof took the lives of her mother, cousins, and childhood friend. Yet Sharon Risher works tirelessly to save his life, to stop the death penalty, and for common sense gun laws. www.tonycaldwell.com www.sharonrisherspeaks.com Sharon's book is available on several platforms: For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre Podcast production: Melanie Cummings - www.melaniercummings.com Pete Lepley - phonetichero.bandcamp.com Matt Lepley - www.mattlepley.com

While many at Xmas are thinking about the birth of Christ, this short talk by Don Pearce examines the hope of, (as committed Christians) associating ourselves with his death and resurrection really offers. The Hope offered to all believers is rooted in the ancient promises to Abraham, the Father of Israel. The Hope of Israel is expressed when the angel visited Mary to announce the birth of the Son of God. This Hope is offered to all. Discover more about this and other 'key' bible subjects here... https://bibletruthandprophecy.com/in-defence-of-our-faith/ Music credit: Richard Alleyne.

Isaiah 9:6 This Hope is for us. This Hope is a gift. This Hope is Jesus.

Today on the Equipping Godly Women Podcast, we’re talking with Sharon Risher, author of the book “For Such a Time as This: Hope and Healing after the Charleston Massacre” all about the events of that horrible night as well as the racial inequalities that still happen every day in America. It’s such an interesting topic and something we don’t talk about nearly enough as Christian Americans. I hope you find this conversation as interesting as I did!Support the show (https://equippinggodlywomen.com/podcast)

Rick and Dan talk with the A ccappella Singing group This Hope.Support the show: https://faithtalk590.com/ministryaudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rev. Sharon Risher’s mother was murdered in the Charleston massacre on June 17, 2015, when a young white supremacist killed her and 8 others at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Pastor Risher shares her journey to forgive the killer, and how she is now a national advocate for gun law reform and a spokesperson for Everytown Survivor Network and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Pastor Risher has appeared on CNN, BBC Radio, Good Morning America, the Today Show, and CBS and has been interviewed or written for numerous publications. Her book is entitled For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre.

A new MP3 sermon from First Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: This Hope Subtitle: 1st John Study Speaker: Wayne Boyd Broadcaster: First Baptist Church Event: Midweek Service Date: 5/15/2019 Bible: 1 John 3:1-5 Length: 41 min.

TODAY’S PREACHING   PROMISES, PROMISES? GUARANTEES? GOOD INTENTIONS?  _______________  HEBREWS 8:6 NKJV … (Jesus Christ) is also Mediator of a BETTER COVENANT, which was established on BETTER PROMISES. _______________ BIBLICAL PROMISES = ESTABLISHED FACTS (Not future GOOD INTENTIONS or MYTHICAL FANTASIES) _______________  31,173 Scriptures / 30,000+ Promises? / 8810 Promises _______________ WHAT IS A COVENANT A covenant is a binding agreement between two parties, based in both intimacy and law, promising blessing and cursing; and even death to the one who breaks it.  _______________ A COVENANT IS MORE THAN A CONTRACT Agree to terms Select representatives Cut Blood Exchange Clothes (Robes - Identity) Exchange Belts and Weapons (Strength) Walk unto Death (Sacrificial Animals) Pronounce Blessings / Cursings (Oaths/Vows) Seal of Covenant (Most Prized Possessions) Exchange Names Commemorate by a Memorial Sign (Piling stones, Planting Trees, Rainbows) Have a Covenant Meal Together (Ingest Food = Ingest Me) Exchange of Oldest Male Child _______________  OLD COVENANT – NEW COVENANT  HEBREWS 8:6 NKJV … (Jesus Christ) is also Mediator of a BETTER COVENANT, which was established on BETTER PROMISES. _______________ OLD COVENANT Protection Reward Great Name Financially Prosperous Legacy Health _______________ HEBREWS 8:9-10 NLT This COVENANT will not be like the ONE I MADE WITH THEIR ANCESTORS when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of EGYPT. …10 But this is the NEW COVENANT I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS in their MINDS, and I will write them on their HEARTS. I will be their God, and they will be my people.  _______________ NEW COVENANT (BETTER) Forgiveness Born again Complete righteousness Eternal life God inside us God’s laws inside Mind of Christ Sons & daughters of God Joint heirs with Christ Jesus’ spiritual authority Baptism/filled with Spirit Do the works of Jesus (greater) No more animal sacrifices No more circumcision One law of love Saved by grace/faith Protection Reward Great Name Financially Prosperous Legacy Health  _______________ PSALM 89:34 NKJV My COVENANT I will NOT BREAK, nor alter the WORD (PROMISE) that has gone out of My lips. HEBREWS 6:12-20 NKJV … imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the PROMISES. 13 For when God made a PROMISE to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, HE SWORE BY HIMSELF, 14 saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." …17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of PROMISE the immutability of His counsel, confirmed [it] by an OATH, 18 that by TWO IMMUTABLE THINGS, in which it [is] IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the HOPE set before [us]. 19 This [HOPE] we have as an ANCHOR OF THE SOUL, both sure and steadfast… _______________ TIME TO ACTIVATE Read/Pray/Live the PROMISES as COVENANT FACTS with God!

UNBREAKABLE PROMISE - NEW PREACHING SERIES What is your promise for life and eternity? What does God think about you? Does God change in moods and seasons? In UNBREAKABLE PROMISE we discover the power of a COVENANT. While contemporary ideas of a “promise” express future intentions, God has taken us back to the Cross of Christ where He swore by Himself. What that means is God isn’t bolstering hope around what He intends to do; He has committed His entire being and existence in what He has already done. For God to change His mind about you - about your future, or your daily nurture, or your freedom – He would have to self-destruct. The power of this COVENANT, that Jesus has invited us into, is that we never have to question God’s will for our protection, health, strength, prosperity and contentment. The CALL on our lives will lead us to uncomfortable and inconvenient places, often surrounded with sufferings in obedience to God. However, the COVENANT has forever established our welfare as we fulfill the CALL. This series will change the way you think of God, yourself and the provisions He has generously provided!   TODAY’S PREACHING PROMISES, PROMISES? GUARANTEES? GOOD INTENTIONS? ___________ MODERN USE OF PROMISE = FOCUS ON THE FUTURE  ___________ GOD’S PROMISES 31,173 SCRIPTURES 30,000+ PROMISES ??? 8810 PROMISES ___________ EXAMPLE PROMISES FROM GOD  FORGIVENESS - 1 JOHN 1:9 NKJV If we confess our SINS, He is faithful and just to FORGIVE us [our] sins and to CLEANSE US from all unrighteousness. WISDOM - JAMES 1:5 NKJV If any of you lacks WISDOM, let him ask of God, who GIVES TO ALL LIBERALLY and without reproach, and it will be given to him. PROVISION - PHILIPPIANS 4:19 NKJV And my God shall supply ALL YOUR NEED according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ___________  WHERE ARE PROMISES ROOTED? PSALM 89:34 NKJV My COVENANT I will NOT BREAK, nor alter the WORD (PROMISE) that has gone out of My lips. HEBREWS 6:12-20 NKJV … imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the PROMISES. 13 For when God made a PROMISE to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, HE SWORE BY HIMSELF, 14 saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." …17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of PROMISE the immutability of His counsel, confirmed [it] by an OATH, 18 that by TWO IMMUTABLE THINGS, in which it [is] IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the HOPE set before [us]. 19 This [HOPE] we have as an ANCHOR OF THE SOUL, both sure and steadfast…  2 THINGS:  The PROMISE and the OATH (COVENANT) ___________  WHAT IS A COVENANT? A covenant is a binding agreement between two parties, based in both intimacy and law, promising blessing and cursing; and even death to the one who breaks it. ___________ 3 KINDS OF COVENANTS Business Contract Power-Downward Agreement Unconditional One-sided Oath  ___________ REASONS TO COVENANT Protection for Weaker Tribe Business Partnership Devoted Affection/Friendship  ___________ COVENANT PROMISES – UNBREAKABLE PROMISES PSALM 89:34 NKJV My COVENANT I will NOT BREAK, nor alter the WORD (PROMISE) that has gone out of My lips. HEBREWS 6:12-20 NKJV … imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the PROMISES. 13 For when God made a PROMISE to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, HE SWORE BY HIMSELF, 14 saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." …17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of PROMISE the immutability of His counsel, confirmed [it] by an OATH, 18 that by TWO IMMUTABLE THINGS, in which it [is] IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the HOPE set before [us]. 19 This [HOPE] we have as an ANCHOR OF THE SOUL, both sure and steadfast…  ___________ WHAT A PROMISE REALLY IS! PROMISES ESTABLISHED BY OATH IMPOSSIBLE TO LIE VOW OF DEATH  ___________ COVENANT USE OF PROMISE = FOCUS ON THE PAST ___________  1 JOHN 1:9 NKJV If we confess our SINS, He is faithful and just to FORGIVE us [our] sins and to CLEANSE US from all unrighteousness.  JAMES 1:5 NKJV If any of you lacks WISDOM, let him ask of God, who GIVES TO ALL LIBERALLY and without reproach, and it will be given to him. PHILIPPIANS 4:19 NKJV And my God shall supply ALL YOUR NEED according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  ___________ TIME TO ACTIVATE Read/Pray/Live the Promises as a Covenant Partner! 

God has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit so we can overcome hard times and struggles in life. As a people we must learn to trust in God in the midst of our troubles. We have a HOPE in Christ. This Hope takes us through and remind us that God will do what he said he will do. He keeps his promise. We must learn to Have faith, abide in love, strengthen our Joy and enjoy the peace we have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I am sure that all would agree no words can adequately describe the joy of the work of ministry!  No matter if you are an ordained clergy or a lay-minister, a response to God's calling on your life will require use of spiritual gifts, Bible intake, prayer, worship, evangelism, serving, stewardship, fasting, silence and solitude, journaling, learning, and perseverance in all spiritual disciplines. Our individual responsibility is to "...walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called..." (Ephesians 4:1). This Hope 4 Today podcast series will feature married couples who serve together within their congregation, community, and/or occupation. Join us on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at 3:30pm PST.   Our featured guests, Steve Sneed and Vida Sneed, are in ministry together at First A.M.E., Church in Seattle, WA. They currently serve in the Christian Education Department of First A.M.E. Church where Steve is the Superintendent and Vida, along with sister Lena Williams, serve as Assistant Superintendents.  Early on in their 35-year marriage, the Sneed's ministry was their home and family where as a team, they reared and homeschooled six children.  Firsthand they will attest to the joy, blessing, and challenge of teaming, Hope 4 Today is an outreach ministry program of Yield to the King Ministry.  Contact us by visiting our website at www.yieldtothekingministry.org.

I am sure that all would agree no words can adequately describe the joy of the work of ministry!  No matter if you are an ordained clergy or a lay-minister, a response to God's calling on your life will require use of spiritual gifts, Bible intake, prayer, worship, evangelism, serving, stewardship, fasting, silence and solitude, journaling, learning, and perseverance in all spiritual disciplines. Our individual responsibility is to "...walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called..." (Ephesians 4:1). This Hope 4 Today podcast series will feature married couples who serve together within their congregation, community, and/or occupation. Join us on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at 3:30pm PST.   Our featured guests, Pastor RavonC. Johnson and First Lady Cheryl R. Johnson, are in ministry together at Embassy Bible Fellowship Church.  Firsthand they will attest to the joy, blessing, and challenge of teaming,  Visit the Embassy Bible Fellowship Church website at http://www.ebfellowship.org. For more information, contact: Pastor Ravon C. Johnson @ (425) 829-2294 or ravon@ebfellowship.org and First Lady Cheryl Renee Johnson @ (425) 443-7017 or cheryl@ebfellowship.org Hope 4 Today is an outreach ministry program of Yield to the King Ministry.  Contact us by visiting our website at www.yieldtothekingministry.org.

I am sure that all would agree no words can adequately describe the joy of the work of ministry!  No matter if you are an ordained clergy or a lay-minister, a response to God's calling on your life will require use of spiritual gifts, Bible intake, prayer, worship, evangelism, serving, stewardship, fasting, silence and solitude, journaling, learning, and perseverance in all spiritual disciplines. Our individual responsibility is to "...walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called..." (Ephesians 4:1). This Hope 4 Today podcast series will feature married couples who serve together in their congregation, community, and/or occupation. Join us on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at 3:30pm PST.   Our special guests, Pastor Alvin and First Lady Vivian Currie, are in ministry together at the Pillar of Truth Community Bible Church.  The Curries also work together as professional substance abuse counselors.  Firsthand, they will attest to the joy, blessing, and challenge of teaming,  Visit the Pillar of Truth Church website at http://www.pillaroftruthcommunitybiblechurch.com. Hope 4 Today is an outreach ministry program of Yield to the King Ministry.  Contact us by visiting our website at www.yieldtothekingministry.org.  

Pastor Mike continues to dig into the first letter of Peter. Today we discuss the Hope that Peter encourages his readers to have in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This Hope actually is a "Living Hope" based on the fact Jesus, our redeemer and savior is alive today never again to die, therefore our eternity is based on Him and His truth. Listen is and be encouraged today and transfer your Hope from this world and into the never ending and never failing love of Jesus...

Pastor Mike continues to dig into the first letter of Peter. Today we discuss the Hope that Peter encourages his readers to have in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This Hope actually is a "Living Hope" based on the fact Jesus, our redeemer and savior is alive today never again to die, therefore our eternity is based on Him and His truth. Listen is and be encouraged today and transfer your Hope from this world and into the never ending and never failing love of Jesus...

Pastor Mike continues to dig into the first letter of Peter. Today we discuss the Hope that Peter encourages his readers to have in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This Hope actually is a "Living Hope" based on the fact Jesus, our redeemer and savior is alive today never again to die, therefore our eternity is based on Him and His truth. Listen is and be encouraged today and transfer your Hope from this world and into the never ending and never failing love of Jesus...

Pastor Mike continues to dig into the first letter of Peter. Today we discuss the Hope that Peter encourages his readers to have in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This Hope actually is a "Living Hope" based on the fact Jesus, our redeemer and savior is alive today never again to die, therefore our eternity is based on Him and His truth. Listen is and be encouraged today and transfer your Hope from this world and into the never ending and never failing love of Jesus...

THE MIGHTY POWER OF HOPE! JANUARY 17,2016 ROMANS 5:1-5 The meaning and origin of Hope Hope – the God given spiritual force of life that energizes life, ever reaching for more and better! The Giver of Hope (Romans 15:13) This Hope prevails over natural, circumstantial hope (Romans 4:17, 18 Hope is the thermostat, goal setter of your faith! (Hebrews 11:1) Your hope is waiting on God to say something! (By His Word, His Spirit’s inner voice, His affirmation, inner knowing) Hope sustains us in times of trouble. (Hebrews 6:13-20)How is Hope developed? (Romans 5:3-5)

This Hope and Fear image was designed by IDP Teacher Juan-Carlos Castro to accompany his talk called "No Fear of Fear", which addresses the fear of space and tactics of avoiding space.