Hope in the Time of COVID, Part 06 - Hope and Holiness

09/15/20 • 39 min

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Having established the content of Christian hope - the present assurance of God's ultimate salvation (see ep. 292) - we turn now to the Christian obligation to be instruments of hope to others. Amidst suffering, even suffering inflicted upon us, as followers of Jesus we are called to embody hope, to reveal the way to love and peace and rest.

Our means for accomplishing this? In a word: holiness - being distinctly Christian, distinctly loving.

The biblical passage referenced in this sermon is:

1 Peter 1:1-16 (NRSV)

It was preached on April 19, 2020 (Easter) at Canvas Presbyterian Church (Irvine, CA). If you'd like to see the whole worship service, you can find it here. Or subscribe to the Canvas Vimeo page for our video archive or to see future worship services!

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Our means for accomplishing this? In a word: holiness - being distinctly Christian, distinctly loving.

The biblical passage referenced in this sermon is:

1 Peter 1:1-16 (NRSV)

Want more content from Jesus at 2AM? Check out the website, where you can also learn more about how to become a patron!

Up for connecting??? I'd love to have you send e-mail, or find Jesus at 2AM on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Hope in the Time of COVID, Part 05 - What, Exactly, IS the Christian Hope?

For many of us right now, especially, hope can feel in short supply. Not just the amount of hope, but the content of hope. What are we actually hoping for? And what has Jesus got to do with it?

What constitutes "Christian" hope? That we won't suffer? That we won't grieve? Die? Clearly that is NOT what the gospel promises (see "crucifixion"!). Is hope, then, limited only to the age to come? I trust that God will win in the cosmic end? Is there true, meaningful hope for today?

Short answer: yes.

The biblical passage referenced in this sermon is:

Romans 8:1-27 (NRSV)

It was preached on April 12, 2020 (Easter) at Canvas Presbyterian Church (Irvine, CA). If you'd like to see the whole worship service, you can find it here. Or subscribe to the Canvas Vimeo page for our video archive or to see future worship services!

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Hope in the Time of COVID, Part 07 - The Practice of Being Loved

That individual humans are dearly loved by God is central claim of Christianity. And yet many of us go through periods where we question even this foundational idea. Are we loved? Really?

And even when we believe - intellectually - that we are, coming to deeply accept and experience that love remains quite a struggle. But there are ways we can aid in the process of receiving love, practices that can undertake. For the next few episodes we will look at those, staring with hearing God say it again.

The biblical passage referenced in this sermon is:

Isaiah 43:1-7 (NRSV)

It was preached on April 26, 2020 at Canvas Presbyterian Church (Irvine, CA). If you'd like to see the whole worship service, you can find it here. Or subscribe to the Canvas Vimeo page for our video archive or to see future worship services!

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