Christ Church - West Campus
Hope Rising ~ West Campus 11/27/16
"Hope in our Growth"
Locations & Times
Christ Church Elyria
1420 S Abbe Rd, Elyria, OH 44035, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Sunday 12:00 PM
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https://christchurchoh.wufoo.com/forms/prayer-request/Unleashing Compassion ~ Christmas Outreach
Join us this Christmas Season as we partner with OhioGuidestone to Unleash Compassion to needy families in our community. Select a gift tag from the wall in our hallway and return gift, with tag attached, by <br>Sunday, December 11. Gifts will be distributed at a Christmas Party we are hosting for Guidestone families.
Surviving the holidays with "Grief Share"
West Campus: Mondays, Nov. 14 - Dec. 12 Daytime Group: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Join us for an encouraging 5-week session that will help you survive the holidays. You are welcome to bring a friend!
http://christchurchohio.org/support-and-recovery"Before Amen” by Max Lucado
4 - Week study on PRAYER. Join us for a 4-week DVD study beginning Sunday, November 27 at 9:00 a.m. in the Annex Building. Sign-up at the Connection Center or online.
https://christchurchohio.orgWest Campus Christmas Concert
GOT TICKETS? December 17th at 7:00 p.m. Free with ticket: Limited number of tickets available. Visit our website for tickets.
http://christchurchohio.org/celebrate-christmas“Hope Rising”
1. Hope Liberates: Hope release us from the past
2. Hope Motivates: Hope helps us bounce back
3. Hope Initiates: Hope sets us free to dream
4. Hope Activates: Hope is the fuel that makes the world a better place
1 Corinthians 13: So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
We do these 5 things when we lose hope:
1. Start making unhealthy decisions
2. Run from responsibility
3. Blame other people
4. Completely lose perspective
5. Give up too soon
Discouragement destroys hope in our lives
“Discouragement is the anesthetic the devil uses on a person just before he reaches in and carves out his heart.”-Howard Hendricks
“When people lose hope, they lose their ability to dream for the future. Despair replaces joy. Fear replaces faith. Anxiety replaces prayer. Insecurity replaces confidence. Tomorrow’s dreams are replaced by nightmares. It’s a lousy way to live.”
Three sources of discouragement:
1. Circumstances
2. People
3. Ourselves
1. Paul offers a hope filled prayer expecting God to meet their every need and empower them to live a better life
2. Paul has incredibly high expectations for the transformation God will bring to this church
3. Paul’s hopeful prayer is grounded in what Jesus Christ has already done for them
We will always find hope for ourselves when we look beyond ourselves to Jesus Christ