Church notes - 12th December 2021

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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.