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 so my question to you this morning is how much hope did you come to church with this morning

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 I've been having a lot of conversations about climate change I've been following

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 all the political debates and needless to say I've not been left with a lot of hope

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 you know it it does seem like a mess doesn't it it seems like an unsettling mess I don't know

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 who to put my trust in I don't know to where to put my faith what hope do we have there are many

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 things in life that seem really unsettling that leave us thinking there is no hope but we as

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 Christians we are people who have a hope and I'd like you to keep that passage open if you have it

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 so we can keep following it as we as we go through the passage we've heard this morning it shouts

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 of hope and what is this hope and and where do we find it well if we look at verse four it says

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 for everything that was written in the past was written to teach us so that through endurance

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 and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope so two things there what was written

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 and the scriptures and to Paul these would have been teachings that weren't just you know an

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 intellectual exercise he wasn't reading the scriptures to become cleverer you know these were

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 teachings that were defining how he defining how he lived his life he wanted to be formed and shaped

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 by what he was reading and what he was reading was giving him hope we get an insight into Paul's

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 relationship with scripture here and Paul's relationship with scripture is intimate he wasn't you know

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 every now and again picking it up and and having a little read just because he had to this was the

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 very power of God breaking into his life through the written words something about these texts that

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 provided him with hope and Paul had a really challenging life in all sorts of different ways but something

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 about this text that he's talking about enabled endurance and actually enabled encouragement as well

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 now Paul's scripture that he's talking about here would have been the Jewish Bible that we know as the

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 Old Testament and in the Old Testament we have this incredible story of how the Hebrew people found a hope

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 in Yahweh in God and in the New Testament that we have today we have this exact same narrative

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 but this time all people have a hope in God through Jesus Christ ultimately what Paul is pointing to in his letter

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 to the Romans it's repeated over and over again just if you look at verses 5 6 7 and 8 Jesus Christ

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 Christ Jesus in all that he's achieved for us on the cross gives us hope the fact that he raised

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 to life gives us hope a hope that is life changing a hope that we can build our lives upon to be able to weather

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 whatever storm comes in our lives in verses 8 to 12 Paul talks about the Jews and the Gentiles quoting various Old Testament

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 passages and he's stressing to the predominantly Jewish church in Rome that this hope is for everyone and not just them

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 so verses 7 8 and 9 are key here the Jews in the Roman church weren't convinced that the Gentiles deserve Jesus

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 because after all he was he was a Jew he was one of them

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 but Paul doesn't want division within the church and explains to the Jewish people that they were accepted by Jesus in their sinful state

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 so it's no different for the Gentiles

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 you know all fall short of God's standard

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 and in a strange way that's great news for us Gentiles

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 but it's also a great challenge for us as the church

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 so we as a church are made up of all sorts of different people

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 with different cultures and different opinions

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 we all have different stories and different struggles

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 but it's that message of acceptance

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 that Paul really pushes in this passage

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 look at verse 7

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 as Christ accepted us

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 we need to be able to accept others

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 despite any differences we may have

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 and if you think about how damaging

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 divisiveness is

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 how messy

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 disagreements can become

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 you know even over the simplest of things

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 you wouldn't believe the kind of things

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 the church destroys itself

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 arguing over

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 but it's just a reflection of our culture isn't it

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 we live

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 in incredibly

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 divisive

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 times

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 people just can't seem to cope

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 with any sort of difference

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 you know even

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 within God's people

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 and as a church

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 we need

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 that spirit of unity

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 in verse 5

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 that enables us

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 to accept one another

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 you know despite our differences

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 regardless of who we are

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 or

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 or what we think

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 what we believe

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 you know our stance on Brexit

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 you know our political party

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 that we're voting for

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 our unity

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 is found in that hope

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 that we have in Christ

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 so then accept one another

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 as Christ accepted us

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 that is God's grace

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 you know enabling us

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 to say to each other

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 I disagree with you

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 but I choose to love

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 I choose to honour

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 I choose to respect

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 you

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 so that God may be glorified

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 but what does this passage say

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 about the effects

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 of this hope

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 on our personal lives

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 so I want to tell you about

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 a roller coaster

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 at Alton Towers

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 that gives you the effect

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 like you're feeling of flying

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 well you sit in this chair

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 and these straps come down

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 and lock you in place

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 before being tilted horizontally

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 and now you know

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 before you even get on this ride

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 there's information

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 all around the place

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 saying how safe

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 this ride is

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 and you can imagine

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 how reassuring that is

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 before getting on the ride itself

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 but I know

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 when this thing gets going

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 I'm going to be flung

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 this way

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 and that way

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 round and round

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 and it is going to be fast

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 and the only security

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 you know

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 the only guarantee

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 that I had

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 that I wouldn't die

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 was in this chair

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 holding me

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 secure

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 that was my only hope

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 in getting me through

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 safely

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 and out

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 the other side

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 and I want to liken

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 this experience

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 to Christ

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 in the sense that

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 life is one heck

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 of a roller coaster

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 isn't it

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 you know

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 with circumstances

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 way

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 way beyond

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 our control

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 we do get flung

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 this way

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 and that way

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 emotionally

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 and physically

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 at very uncomfortable

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 speeds often

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 we desperately need

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 the hope

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 you know

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 that chair

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 to hold us secure

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 to endure the ride

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 and like this

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 specially designed

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 chair

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 Christ

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 through his victory

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 over sin

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 is the one

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 that holds us

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 safe

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 as we put

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 our faith

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 in him

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 he is the only one

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 we can

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 trust

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 totally

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 you know

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 because through the scriptures

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 he has proved himself

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 over

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 and over

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 again

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 and the remarkable

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 thing is that

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 this hope

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 not only will get us

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 safely out the other

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 side

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 but will allow us

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 to potentially

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 even enjoy

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 the ride

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 as we go

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 this is the perspective

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 hope in Jesus

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 gives us

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 this is the

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 resurrection

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 hope

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 perspective

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 that we have

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 this is the power

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 working

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 within our lives

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 giving us strength

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 now

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 beyond anything

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 of our means

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 and that is amazing

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 isn't it

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 once you know

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 that you aren't

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 going to fall out

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 your hope

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 is secure

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 and there's a

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 totally bizarre

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 nonsensical

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 feeling

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 of peace

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 and joy

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 on that rollercoaster

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 yeah you know

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 you're going to feel

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 like you're upside down

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 30 metres high

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 above the ground

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 at some points

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 but despite this

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 through the power

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 you can experience

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 peace

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 and joy

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 and Paul

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 speaks here

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 of being given

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 endurance

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 and encouragement

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 through reading

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 about the faithfulness

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 and the goodness

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 and the love

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 of God

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 whatever this world

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 throws at you

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 put all of your trust

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 in him

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 and know

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 that you are held

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 secure

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 by this hope

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 that we have in Christ

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 and then

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 be released

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 by the power

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 to cope

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 with the twists

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 and the turns

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 in life

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 you know

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 every day

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 as you approach

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 that rollercoaster

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 afresh

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 look

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 to Christ

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 and hear the words

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 of verse 13

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 can we get

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 verse 13

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 up on the

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 on the board

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 quickly

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 would that be ok

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 amazing

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 may the God

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 of hope

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 fill you

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 with all joy

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 and peace

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 as you trust

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 in him

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 so that you may

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 overflow

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 with hope

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 by the power

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 so I just want

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 to say to you

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 this morning

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 as I end

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 if your rollercoaster

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 is the circumstances

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 surrounding

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 you know

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 politics

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 or the current

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 state of the world

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 look to Christ

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 and read

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 this verse

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 13

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 again

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 may the God

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 of hope

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 fill you

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 with joy

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 and peace

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 as you trust

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 him

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 so that you

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 may overflow

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 with hope

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 by the power

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 and if your

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 rollercoaster

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 is circumstances

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 surrounding

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 maybe a family

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 member

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 or a situation

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 at work

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 or an illness

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 to you

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 or a loved

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 one

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 look

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 to Christ

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 and receive

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 the prayer

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 in verse

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 13

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 may the God

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 of hope

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 fill you

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 with all joy

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 and peace

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 as you trust

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 in him

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 so that you

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 may overflow

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 with hope

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 by the power

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 if there's anyone

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 here who feels

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 hopeless

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 hopeless

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 and wants

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 to know more

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 about the hope

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 that Jesus

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 offers

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 may I encourage

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 you to come

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 and have a chat

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 with one of the team

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 we'd be delighted

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 to talk to you

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 and pray with you

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 and even if

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 you're feeling like

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 you already know

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 Jesus

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 but you're just

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 hopeless

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 at the moment

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 for whatever reason

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 please do be

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 encouraged to speak

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 with one of us

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 the ministry team

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 the prayer team

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 we would love

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 to pray with you

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 to enable you

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 to have that hope

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 once more

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 as you

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 trust Jesus

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 Amen