Welcome to the Voo Church podcast. In today's message, Hope Raised. Pastor Earl McClellan, lead pastor of Shoreline City Church, encourages us to anchor our hope in the character of God and place our confidence in the finished work of Christ. In case you missed it, Vue Worship's new album, Dying to be Different, Stripped, is available now, everywhere

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Now let's lean into the message together.

If you're ready for God's word today, though let's clap our hands and get ready, say, God,

I'm ready for your word. I'm ready for your word.

Open up your Bibles, if you wouldn't mind, the Second Kings.

Second Kings, I go Second Kings chapter four.

Second Kings chapter four.

Start reading in verse number 27.

It reads,

when she reached the man of God at the mountain,

she took hold of his feet.

Gahezi came over to push her away,

but the man of God said, leave her alone. She's in bitter distress. But the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why. Verse 28, this woman speaks up.

Did I ask you for a son, my Lord?

She said.

Didn't I tell you, don't raise my hopes.

If you're taking notes today,

the title of today's message is hope raised.

Hope raised.

Turn to your neighbor and say hope raised.

Hope raised. I think it would be appropriate to show you a picture of my family

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