Today begins our new series: Resurrection Hope. This is the beginning of Holy Week and in this month's podcast series we will discuss how the resurrection of Jesus is the answer to one of the deepest questions: Where is the hope?

We all have three types of hopes, but only one of them can withstand the torment, trials and pressure that comes from living in a lost, lonely and brokenhearted world. The three levels of hope are discussed in detail in John Eldredge's book All Things New. They are...

1. Casual Hopes - Things like, "I hope the line for coffee isn't too long." Or we think, "I hope it doesn't snow on Easter this year." These are good hopes that point out that our heart has longings and desires for something more, greater and better than our everyday experiences.
2. Precious Hopes - Things like "I hope my daughter makes a good friend at school this year." Or we will say to someone, "I hope I get that promotion at work and get to show the company what I can do with this new project." These are good longings and sometimes are our hearts greatest desires, but they are not meant to sustain us through the suffering and fires or trials and troubles.
3. Ultimate Hope - We are created to unite our life to a source of hope, healing and life that goes way beyond casual hopes or even precious hopes. We were made to find hope in something greater than ourselves or greater than human will power. We were created to experience the resurrection hope of Jesus which empowers us to become the Agents of Hope that God envisioned for us.

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