Real love is always "tough love." We want God to love us like we love us: warts and all. But God loves us much more than that. And His wart-removal process is going to hurt. We studied Hebrews 11, the great chapter on Faith. Chapter 12 is about Hope. And Pastor Jim is about to tell us that, in order to get hope, we'll have to stop listening to the devil about what's happening to us, and why. Our brand-new series is Holding to Hope. Here's Part 1 of Hope in Hard Times, from Jim.

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At Mount Sinai humans encountered God in fear. "Terror" would be a better word. Mount Zion, in contrast, is a place of celebration! The writer of Hebrews exposes the foolishness of trying to go back to the old religious system, with an illustration. Sinai is a nice place to leave. As for destination spots, you want a mountain symbolizing joy and fellowship and ultimate victory. That's Zion. Jim's message is called Unshakeable Hope, and we'll hear the full sermon today.

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