Hope is Present Tense
Rev. Benjamin Wines
1 John 4:7-21
We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. You can also find our services online at the HVBC YouTube Channel. Today’s sermon is titled, “Hope is Present Tense”. We will be reading from 1 John 4:7-21, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 22.
Call to Worship Psalm 22:25-31
Leader: From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
People: My vows I will pay before those who fear him.
Leader: The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord.
People: May your hearts live forever!
Leader: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord;
People: And all the families of the nations shall worship before him.
Leader: For dominion belongs to the Lord,
People: And he rules over the nations.
Leader: To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down;
People: Before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him.
Leader: Posterity will serve him;
People: Future generations will be told about the Lord,
Leader: And proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn,
People: Saying that he has done it.
Questions for Further Reflection:
How does love create hope?
How does hope sustain love?
How can hope build communities?
How can communities build hope?