Blessed Hope

The fountainhead of hope is Christ crucified, dead, buried, risen and coming back again.  This is a hope of full salvation.  When we believed in Christ, we became free from all condemnation.  In addition to that,  Jesus destroyed the power of sin over us. . . And because we love righteousness, which comes through Christ Jesus, we will walk in obedience.  Our hope is that one day, we will be presented holy and blameless, without spot nor wrinkle, cleansed from all guilt and the tendency toward sin.  Now that's blessed hope! (from the sermon, "Fly with the Eagles," September 5, 2021)