Quotes about Hope

There are no second acts in American lives.

Jesus has given me eternal life in Him. Let them take my life here, but God holds me in the palm of His hand and no one can take Him from me.

The life of faith is not the perfect life; it is the life which clings on to what God has said he will do.

Never give up on a dream because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

Everything that's really worthwhile in life came to us free — our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our ambitions, our intelligence, our love of family and children and friends and country.

It's time to live as people shaped by a gospel-centered worldview.

The church stands no hope of engaging the age of outrage unless we root out the lie that the solution to sin lies anywhere outside of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is "the true God and eternal life" (1 John 5:20). Salvation is not coming on Air Force One. And Jesus will not come riding on a donkey or an elephant. Those who fail to see such things have been lost to the idolatry of the moment.

We celebrate those comebacks because they inspire us to believe that seemingly impossible things really are possible.

Prayer: outputting spiritual/gospel concern.

In essence, we cannot hope to engage the age of outrage unless we are properly devoted to the habit of prayer. Without it, we will inevitably succumb to the temptations and pressures that give rise to outrage rather than proclaim the victory and peace of Christ.

Together we are called to ask, What does it mean to be followers of Christ in our local community? In what ways do our values and beliefs shape how we live out the gospel and its implications in our cultural context? How can we best communicate the hope and truth in Jesus' Kingdom to our friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family?

Because God is in control and will redeem all things, I can be calm, bold, and gracious as I share the gospel.