Yesterday we met Zechariah. A priest, a husband. An old man. But its never too late for the trajectory of your life to completely change.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:8-13

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Day Two - Luke introduces the first of the key characters in this orderly report. People waiting, hoping, wondering, questioning. So faithful in their prayers, and in their ritual - but to what end?

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:5-7

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This story is for you.

This is the story of how hope was born and came to earth as a person.

This is the story of how one man changed the whole world.

It is a story of hope.

This hope is for you.

Today's Bible passage: Luke 1:1-4

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This is our last episode in the series. Next week we move on to the hope of Christmas. So today we hear a benediction - written 2,000 years ago - that speaks of the hope we have today.

Today's Bible passage: Romans 15:13

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For many Christians around the world, suffering for your faith is a very present reality. As you hear today's reading, and in it, a call for patient endurance - remember those around the world who experience suffering every day, because of the God they put their hope in.

Today's Bible passage: Revelation 14:12-13

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How can death produce life?

This is the paradox at the heart of the Christian faith: that through the death of Jesus Christ, eternal, indestructible life is offered to all.

Today's Bible passage: John 12:23-25

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It's a new week - welcome to this Hope is For You

Simple reflections for complicated times. In a world full of endless breaking news, we need time to pause. We need time to reflect on words as true today as they were when they were written.

Today's Bible passage: 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

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Sometimes we go back over our lives and think “if only”, believing if we could change things that have happened in the past, our present would be better. God promises us something greater: that he is at work for our good in all things – both the good and the bad.

Today's Bible passage: Romans 8:28-30

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Don't give up. Sometimes its hard to have perspective when our troubles are all we see, all we feel. But today's passage from scripture is clear. We may feel weak, but there is something more to look forward to.

Today's Bible passage: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

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What are the treasures worth holding onto? What truths do we keep within us that keep us going? When nothing seems to be going our way, how do we get up again?

Today's Bible passage: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10

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