{"id":1820,"date":"2012-11-14T12:23:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T16:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2012-11-14T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T16:23:25","slug":"got-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/2012\/11\/14\/got-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Hope?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1822\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2012\/11\/MC900444876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1822\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2012\/11\/MC900444876-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2012\/11\/MC900444876-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2012\/11\/MC900444876.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The third Thursday of November is marked as <span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Thanksgiving <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">on the American calendar. <strong>What are you thankful for?<\/strong> A couple of verses from Paul&#8217;s letter to the Ephesians are a tremendous encouragement to us:<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has<span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong> blessed us with every spiritual blessing<\/strong><\/span> in the heavenly places in Christ&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;And you He made <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>alive<\/strong>,<span style=\"color: #000000\"> who were dead in trespasses and sins&#8221;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Then Titus 2:13 &#8220;looking for the <span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>blessed hope <\/strong><\/span>and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ<\/span>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/9a36c24a50d142c8dc98694e9\/images\/Got_hope.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"77\" height=\"96\" align=\"left\" \/>We are thankful for <span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>HOPE<\/strong>! <span style=\"color: #000000\">The advertising slogan &#8220;Got Milk?&#8221; has been around awhile and I thought, why not<\/span> &#8220;<strong>Got Hope?<\/strong>&#8221; <span style=\"color: #000000\">With the American Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, what better thing to be thankful for than the<\/span> <strong>HOPE<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000\">that we have in Christ? May God encourage your heart with the message of<\/span> <strong>HOPE<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000\">in this seemingly hopeless world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Please pray <\/strong><\/span>for us as we travel for the holiday. We are looking forward to being with Robert in Oklahoma and some of Laura&#8217;s family in Texas. We will be gone for about 10 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">It is exciting to think of the Higaunon getting more of God&#8217;s Word in their language. <span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Thank you for praying<\/strong><\/span> for Lance as he translates Old Testament books. He has finished 2 Samuel and is working on a couple of other smaller books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Finally, <strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">we are thankful for YOU<\/span><\/strong> for your part in this ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Secure in Christ&#8217;s love,<\/p>\n<p>Lance &amp; Laura<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third Thursday of November is marked as Thanksgiving on the American calendar. What are you thankful for? 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