Living Hope

Dear Church Family,

This past Sunday, we continued our Living Hope series by looking at how the hope Jesus gives doesn’t just shape what we believe, it shapes how we live.

In 1 Peter 1:13–21, Peter challenges us to be intentional, not passive. To be alert, to set our hope fully on Jesus, and to live lives that reflect that hope.

It’s possible to be sincere and still be headed in the wrong direction. Many of us don’t struggle to have hope, we struggle to place it in the right place. When our hope is misplaced, our lives will eventually feel off. But the good news is this: Jesus gives us a hope that changes everything.

We walked through three key ideas:

Awakened
To be awakened is to live with clarity in a world of chaos. If we’re not intentional, the world will shape where we place our hope. When our hope is misplaced, we become distracted, derailed, and ultimately misdirected.

Aligned
To be aligned is to move in the direction of your hope. It’s not just about what we believe, it’s about how we live. As Peter writes, we are called to be obedient and set apart. Alignment is not about intention, it’s about action. Our direction, not our intention, determines where we end up.

Anchored
To be anchored is to be grounded in what Jesus has already done. We don’t pursue holiness to be redeemed, we pursue holiness because we have been redeemed. Our hope in Jesus is not fragile, it is secure, firm, and steady, even in the middle of life’s chaos.

As we closed, we were challenged with a simple but important question:
Where is your hope set, and where is your life headed?

If you’re looking to live with that kind of hope, we’d love for you to keep walking with us in this series.

Join us this Sunday as we continue Living Hope.

-Pastor Aaron