Only the true church generates hope
Signs of True Church:
1. The Gospel is preached
2. The Biblical sacraments served
3. Biblical officers-pastors, elder, deacons
4. Spiritual gifts used to serve
5. Jesus Christ is worshipped in spirit and in truth ”The fundamental requisite of the church is the presence of Christ” Oden
It is impossible for the true church to be hopeless
The church generates hope because Christ is preeminent
Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
When Christ is first, the church is the hope of the world
The work of Christ is the hope of the world
Salvation by faith
The teaching of Christ is the hope of the world
Love God & neighbor
The mission of Christ is the hope of the world
Meditate the presence if God in every problem
To be part of God’s work in the world, we must be part of the church