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Reflection

The Command to Hope by Sylvia Gunter

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SylviaListen as your Father directs you in Romans 12:12. "Be joyful in hope."


Hope is a promise of God, a position in him, and a command. Check the devotional archives on the website if you missed the first two devotionals in this series.

The Greek word translated hope means desiring good and confidently expecting to obtain it. Hope that is seen is not hope.

Read more: The Command to Hope by Sylvia Gunter

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    Contemporary classic that probes the meaning of prayer for 21st century believers, and provides extended, personal anecdotes from a wide… Read More

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  • Transforming this World: The Hope of Glory by NT Wright +

    Wright confronts the perspective that this world doesn’t matter, and that we live only to be in heaven. He shows… Read More

  • What is Good in a World that Defies Hope: a talk by NT Wright +

    This is the second part of three talks by NT Wright at Harvard University in November, 2008 on the topic… Read More

  • The Stream, the Lake and the River: NT Wright +

      Acts 2.1-21; John 7.37-39; a sermon at the Eucharist on the Feast of Pentecost, 11 May 2008, by the… Read More

  • Jesus in the Perfect Storm by NT Wright +

    Zechariah 9.9-17; Luke 19.28-48; A sermon for Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011, In the University Chapel of St Salvator, St… Read More
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