{"id":2441,"date":"2015-07-13T15:11:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T20:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2015-07-13T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T20:11:28","slug":"message-mp3-for-sunday-july-12-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=2441","title":{"rendered":"MESSAGE MP3 for Sunday July 12, 2015 &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Christ-Jesus-our-hope-FISHEYE.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2442 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Christ-Jesus-our-hope-FISHEYE.png?resize=365%2C76\" alt=\"Christ Jesus our hope FISHEYE\" width=\"365\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Christ-Jesus-our-hope-FISHEYE.png?w=365&amp;ssl=1 365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Christ-Jesus-our-hope-FISHEYE.png?resize=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/in-this-hope-saved-FISHEYE1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/in-this-hope-saved-FISHEYE1.png?resize=396%2C79\" alt=\"in this hope saved FISHEYE\" width=\"396\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/in-this-hope-saved-FISHEYE1.png?w=396&amp;ssl=1 396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/in-this-hope-saved-FISHEYE1.png?resize=300%2C60&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hope-never-disappoint-FISHEYE1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2444 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hope-never-disappoint-FISHEYE1.png?resize=473%2C94\" alt=\"hope never disappoint FISHEYE\" width=\"473\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hope-never-disappoint-FISHEYE1.png?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hope-never-disappoint-FISHEYE1.png?resize=300%2C60&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>(<span lang=\"en-US\">Romans 15:13<\/span> ESV)\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Oops!\u00a0Have\u00a0we forgotten that our God, the God of the Bible, is a God of hope?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Maybe you\u2019ve heard the story about the two churches located a few miles apart on the highway. Drive down the road past the first church and read their sign: \u201cgod is dead.\u201d But drive a little farther down the highway to the next church. What does their sign say? \u201cOur God Is Alive, Sorry about Yours!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Well let me say today \u2026 Our God reigns. Sorry about yours.<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Sorry about your god whose purposes can be frustrated by the Supreme Court of this land. Sorry about your god whose power hangs in the balance on whether a Republican or a Democrat sits in the White House. Sorry about your god who allows the events of this world to rob you his worshiper of joy and peace. And very sorry about your impotent deity whose plan and purpose can be thwarted by mere humans.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But of course I\u2019m not really sorry because that god is no god at all. Certainly not the God of the Bible. Our God, the God of the Bible, is a God of hope. He tells us that. And our God delivers on his promises!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>MP3:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/LESSON 39 : The God of Hope : Romans 15-8-13 : FFC : dave scott : 071215.mp3\">LESSON 39 : The God of Hope : Romans 15:8-13 : FFC : dave scott : 071215<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Romans 15:13 ESV)\u00a0May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. 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