Looking Ahead to 2022

Whether you’re finishing 2021 strong or feel like you barely made it through the last year, we all find ourselves looking ahead to 2022 with the same feeling: hope. In this standalone sermon, we are looking back through the past year and looking forward to what God is doing in and through Hope Community Church.Message Notes:Looking BackOne of the best and most powerful things you can do in moments when your strength seems to fail a little is to look back. Remember the faithfulness of GodPsalm 77:1-2 (ESV)Psalm 77:11-15a (ESV)Looking AheadProverbs 29 says, “Where there is no vision, the people will perish…”What if we could ALL ‘came back…’ and it still wasn’t enough? What if the real threat was not the lack of people in church on Sunday, but rather the lack of people thinking and living biblically Monday – Sunday?Jeremiah 29:1-7 (NIV) “Seek the welfare of the city…”Three takeaways from this text on how to be God’s people in exile:Put down roots and play long ballBuild strong, God-honoring familiesInvest in your community.We Must:Strengthen the core of families by investing in Marriage, Parenting and YouthEquip and empower the Church to follow Jesus’s mission in our current realityMeet the needs of our community even if they never attend a churchMobilize the church through leveraging online platformsBE THE CHURCH.---If you’re new to Hope or looking to get connected, click here: https://gethope.net/nextsteps/If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond here: https://bit.ly/3aWvIZNTo support this ministry financially to help us continue to love people where they are and encourage them to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ, click here: https://gethope.net/give/Stay Connected with Hope:Website: https://gethope.net/Hope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gethopecommunitychurchHope Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/get_hope/ Hope Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_hopeHope YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HopeCommunityChurch