Hope Presbyterian Church In Winston-salem Sermons

Series: Renew: Returning to the Heartbeat of HopeScripture: Matthew 11:1-6, Philippians 3:20-21, Revelation 7:9-10, Revelation 21:1-4 “In Jesus Christ we witness the long-awaited vindication and effective demonstration of God’s kingship in the world.  The coming of Christ is the climax of the whole history of redemption as recorded in the Scriptures. The rightful king has established a beachhead in his territory and calls on his subjects to press his claims ever farther in creation.”  Al Wolters, Creation Regained “Most respectable Christians do have the biblical habit of praying for the kingdom to come, but when their lives are good their prayers for the kingdom sometimes fade. People whisper their prayers for the kingdom, so that God can’t quite hear them. ‘Your kingdom come,’ they say, ‘but not right away.’ When our earthly kingdoms have had a good year, we don’t necessarily long for the kingdom of God to break in.  We like our own setup just fine.”  Cornelius Plantinga “If we believe in the kingdom of God