Hope

Being Made Whole in Advent, Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80

With the beginning of Advent, there is a change in season and year for the Church! Father Jeremiah helps us consider how Advent should affect us and how walking through Advent leads us closer to Jesus as our King and Savior.

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Present Hope for the Future Lies in the Past, Romans 5.1-11

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In chapter 5 of Romans, St. Paul begins by declaring that we have peace with God through Jesus Christ. He goes on to list a whole host of other blessings that we have received that all flow out of the same person, Jesus. How does this come about? St. Paul goes on to explain what Jesus has done and when he did it. What he says makes us all realize that our present hope for the future lies in the past.

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