“If anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do” — Colossians 3:13 Hate hurts the hater more than the hated, no matter how justified it may seem. We each have the opportunity to love our enemy and choose forgiveness. Forgiveness doesn’t excuse the offense, but when we […]
00Wafiq Harris-Ashbyhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngWafiq Harris-Ashby2017-11-20 11:07:042017-11-20 11:07:04Forgive As Christ Forgave You
“I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears” — Ps6:6 Though we aren’t told the events that prompted its writing, the lyrics are filled with grief. But that’s not where the song ends. David knew pain and loss, but he also knew God’s […]
00Wafiq Harris-Ashbyhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngWafiq Harris-Ashby2017-11-18 11:22:322017-11-18 11:22:32A Saddened Heart to God's Joy
“Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” — James 2:17 James reminds us that we demonstrate our faith by our actions. The needs in our world are varied and overwhelming but when we love our neighbor as ourselves, as Jesus said (Mark12:31), we reach people with God’s love. Open our eyes, […]
00Wafiq Harris-Ashbyhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngWafiq Harris-Ashby2017-11-17 11:44:522017-11-17 11:44:52A heart for Compassion, A Hand to Give
Forgive As Christ Forgave You
/in Steadfast Hope“If anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do” — Colossians 3:13 Hate hurts the hater more than the hated, no matter how justified it may seem. We each have the opportunity to love our enemy and choose forgiveness. Forgiveness doesn’t excuse the offense, but when we […]
A Saddened Heart to God's Joy
/in Steadfast Hope“I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears” — Ps6:6 Though we aren’t told the events that prompted its writing, the lyrics are filled with grief. But that’s not where the song ends. David knew pain and loss, but he also knew God’s […]
A heart for Compassion, A Hand to Give
/in Steadfast Hope“Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” — James 2:17 James reminds us that we demonstrate our faith by our actions. The needs in our world are varied and overwhelming but when we love our neighbor as ourselves, as Jesus said (Mark12:31), we reach people with God’s love. Open our eyes, […]