Hopeless does not lead to helpless. We finish our series on Ruth with the most hopeful declaration yet.

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The Book of Ruth revolves around the Hebrew word hesed which can be called mercy. Awareness of God’s unfailing hesed love for us gives us hope.

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When we feel hopeless we tend to look for hope (or just give up), but hope can be elusive. Every little step can bring us closer to the truth as we pursue God.

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We need community and friendship through hopelessness to avoid isolation and loneliness. Every step can help move us in a direction toward others.

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Our final week in the UpNorth with Jesus series finds Jesus with His disciples in a retreat center where Jesus makes a bold promise about the foundations of the church.

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The fact that Jesus isn’t responding doesn’t mean He’s not listening.

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After calming an outer storm on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus calms a man’s inner storm by casting out his demons.

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Jesus taught in a parable about the hearts of listeners: hard, shallow, strangled, and open. So we ask: How’s your heart?

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What would it look like for us to live as Kingdom-minded people? If we actively seek to live a Kingdom life with changed heart, our whole communities would be changed and others would start to pay attention.

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In healing the widow’s son at Nain, Jesus demonstrates our responsibility to reach out to others in compassion.

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