Benediction
28 November 2021 - 24 December 2021
We’ve sung the typical words across all the Christmas carols - good tidings, hope, joy, peace, faith, blessings - but do we ever stop to think about what they really mean? This advent, we are walking through each piece of Romans 15:13, our weekly “Benediction” (blessing), to discover what it means for the song to say, “He comes to make His blessings flow.”
Episode/s · 5
Speaker/s · Nate Harley · John Hamilton
Scripture/s · Romans 15:13; 1 Peter 1:3-13 · Matthew 1:18-25; Psalm 16:11 · Matthew 1:20-21; Luke 1:26-28; 2:13-14 · Luke 1; John 6:67-69 · Luke 2:8-20; Acts 4:20
Episode List
1 · May the God of Hope
November 28, 2021 · Nate Harley
What kind of hope does the God of Hope give? Is it just wishful thinking and naïve optimism or is it something beyond our everyday use of the word?
2 · Fill You With All Joy
December 05, 2021 · John Hamilton
Simple skills to rediscover, build, increase and share the Joy of Advent.
3 · And Peace
December 12, 2021 · John Hamilton
The most quoted “Christmas verse” and the most famous “Christmas verse” both involve arguably the most common Christmas word: “peace.” Is it really possible to find or even choose the peace that Jesus brings?
4 · As You Trust in Him
December 19, 2021 · Nate Harley
It seems from Romans 15:13 that the key to unwrapping this blessing of joy & peace from the God of Hope is trust. We examine Luke 1 to solve the puzzle of Zechariah & Mary so that we see how their faith journeys can inspire us to take our next step.
5 · So that You May Overflow with Hope by the Power of the Holy Spirit
December 24, 2021 · Nate Harley
We conclude the series at our Christmas Eve Service with a brief look at the stated purpose of this blessing of joy & peace received by faith from the God of Hope. We learn that we want to be like Coca Cola, coffee and the Sea of Galilee!