The Original…
”You are free to eat from any tree in the garden. But the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil you may not eat, for the day in which you eat of it, you will die”. - Genesis 2:16-17

A Promise…
“He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.” - Psalm 103:10

Our Text:
Psalm 130: 7-8 “O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”

POINT: We can get so absorbed in “

” that we actually miss the “

Reveal Answer

” from which ALL “good things” flow!

POINT: So what that necessarily means is that you and I

that will get God to

Reveal Answer

anymore of His love for us!

POINT: His love for you is NOT

(in the sense that it costs US something in order to receive it)

POINT: Our Mission Pillars are NOT the story, but they are the

of the story.

POINT:

is the story!

Q: WHAT is HOPE?
A: HOPE is a sense of

!

Another Hopeful Promise…
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” - Romans 8:28

POINT: And one of the GREAT fruits of hope is

!

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:7-8

Q: Do you need hope today?
A:Then trust in His redeeming love for you!

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