In our songs and prayers, we regularly confess our faith in the "blessed hope" (Titus 2:13) of Christ's return. Yet, many of us still wonder what the promise of Christ's return in the future means for us now. This four-week series, The Blessed Hope, explores the ways in which the promise of Christ has the power to transform our day-to-day lives.
The promise of Christ's return unites believers in mission to the world as we prepare for His coming. This shared mission gives us purpose. It's clear from Paul's writing that our mission of proclaiming Christ in our words and actions is a response to the vision of God's victory in the victory in the future. Without hope for the future, after all, there would be little reason to serve the world now.