PAX Christian Church
PAX Christian Church is a non-denominational church in the Carson Valley of western Nevada.
What is Hope?
Where are you at on the hope scale this morning?
1 Peter 1:3-4 NIV
We have been given living hope!
What is living hope?
THE RISEN JESUS IS OUR LIVING HOPE.
The resurrection is the peak of our faith! It’s the ultimate moment! It’s the biggest promise of all! It’s the guarantee that His other promises will come true as well.
The whole bible, the whole of human history is full of God’s promises to bring restoration and healing to a broken world, and our broken relationship with him.
Isaiah 43:1 NIV
God created us for relationship with him.
Our sin seperates us from him.
God had a plan from the beginning to work all things together…So that:
THE RISEN JESUS IS OUR LIVING HOPE
Isaiah 43:5-7 NIV
God has desired to bring us back to him since the beginning of creation.
THE RISEN JESUS IS OUR LIVING HOPE.
Isaiah 53:5-6 NIV
This prophecy was fulfilled in the death of Jesus.
While it may not have seemed like it at the time, Jesus was becoming our living hope…
2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV
The bible tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. (Rom.3.23)
It also says that this sacrifice was made once for all: for all people, for all time, and for all sin. (Heb.10)
Our hope is that one day we will walk with God, that the circumstances of this life are temporary, that we have a God who is trustworthy and works all things together to draw us near to him.
But Jesus isn’t just our hope…
THE RISEN JESUS IS OUR LIVING HOPE.
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 NIV
Where are you with Jesus today?
Who is Jesus to you?
1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
COMMUNION: remembering Him for what He has done.
The bread represents the body of Christ, in our place.
The juice represents the blood of Christ, paying for our sins.
1 Peter 1:3-6 NIV
Jesus Is Alive!
His resurrection is the proof that he accomplished what he came to do.
We have Life And Hope that is for all!
Matthew 26:26-28 NIV