Living In Hope

<p> <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Lent is often viewed as a season of lament and despair. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Living In Hope</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> instead points readers to find the hope of the Lenten season in preparation for the death of Christ on Good Friday and the subsequent Resurrection on Easter and the season that follows.</span></p><p> <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Rev. Dr. Bates having served as a local church pastor and now as a judicatory leader in the United Church of Christ has extensive knowledge about and experience in framing useful and contextual sermon messages for congregations and larger church gatherings.</span></p><p> <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The messages of </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Living In Hope for Lent and Easter</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> provide an additional resource for pastors lay leaders and Christian educators as they prepare their own preaching and teaching lessons.</span></p><p> <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Although this book's original foundation intended its use as a resource for pastors it could also be utilized as a basis for Christian education and scriptural interpretation and exploration for new and veteran members alike as well as within adult Christian education classes.</span></p><p> <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Chapters include:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>• Love Lives (Philippians 2:5-11)</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>• Visions of Hope (Revelation 1:4-8)</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>• Peace in the Presence (Revelation 7:9-17)</span></p>