by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. <<Don’t miss our newest song, “Because it is Finished,” at the end of the article.>> The stone was sealed. The guards were posted. From every human vantage point, it was over. “Pilate...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As Jesus hung on the cross in unimaginable agony, He uttered seven profound sayings that reveal His divine love, forgiveness, and fulfillment of Scripture. These words, recorded in the Gospels, offer timeless hope...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. On the surface, the sign above Jesus’ head on the cross seems simple. But behind those few words is a rich, hidden message—a remez—that points to His true identity and the depth of God’s redeeming love. In this...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psalm 22 pulls back the veil and lets us glimpse the cross from heaven’s side of the story—a vivid, Spirit-breathed portrait of Jesus’ crucifixion written by David a thousand years before Roman executioners ever...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Just in case you didn’t know: Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was from an area in Scotland now known as Dumbarton (just northwest of Glasgow). He couldn’t have driven the snakes out of Ireland because...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Take a walkthrough John’s Gospel and see Jesus more clearly, love Him more deeply, and trust Him more fully. In our “Journey Through John,” you’ll trace John’s unique portrait of Christ as the eternal Word...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What if you could walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark—one clear, Christ-centered step at a time?From the Lord’s baptism to His cross and empty tomb, our visual “Journey Through Mark: Chapter by Chapter” is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What if you could walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Matthew—one clear, Christ-centered step at a time?From the Lord’s birth to His cross and empty tomb, our visual “Journey Through Matthew: Chapter by Chapter”...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Anna’s appearance in Luke 2 is brief, but her story shines like a hidden jewel in the Nativity narrative. Scripture describes her as a prophetess who had known deep loss—widowed after only seven years of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. For a PDF of the chart, email hope@reasonsforhopeJesus.com and specify “genealogy chart.” © Reasons for Hope* JesusFor permission to use the video,email...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. On January 28, 1986, the United States space program experienced one of its most sorrowful setbacks when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all seven people on board. The mission,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Jesus in Every Story in the New Testament” (song video below) is a companion to our Old Testament song, showing that Jesus is not a new story but the blazing center of the story that began in Genesis, runs through...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Jesus in Every Story in the Old Testament” (song video below) offers a singable overview of Jesus in every book from Genesis to Malachi, turning familiar ancient writings into a single Christ-centered story. The...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is observed on the Sunday nearest January 22, the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide in the United States. The day has become...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the bleak midwinter of the human heart, the gospel shines with particular clarity. The lyrics of this song paint a world locked in frozen stillness: “earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone.” That image...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Stepping into a new year always invites reflection. As you look back on last year, was it a year of gladness, or did it carry more sorrow, struggle, or regret? It can help to ask not only how the year felt to you,...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Week Four of Advent is a Candle of Peace Scroll down for “Advent Candle” and “Piano’s Pause” Videos We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I recently heard it declared in a Christmas movie that Mary might not have felt physical pain when giving birth to Jesus. This comes from a Catholic teaching that since the church declared she was conceived without...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week Three of Advent is a Candle of Joy...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Video Below We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week Two of Advent is a...
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