Hope is fuel. For Jesus’ disciples, the hope of seeing their risen Lord again, face to face, powered their endurance through persecution, their patience in discipling new believers, and their courage to renounce injustice and sinful passions.

But have we set aside that fuel because the topic of Jesus’ return is mired in confusion and controversy? Many Christians have lost or overlooked the importance of the Lord’s appearing, resulting in a sluggish, ineffective faith.

What if there is a way to recapture spiritual momentum? What if we could tap into the apostles’ longing to simply be in the presence of the resurrected Christ without getting entangled in date-setting or disagreements about the Millennium? And what if this fresh hope could drive our daily responses to temptation, affliction, discouragement, and life in a broken world?

In Bright Hope for Tomorrow, pastor Chris Davis points the way forward. Exploring the return of Jesus on the terms of the New Testament letters, this book looks at portraits of Jesus’ appearing, rhythms necessary to maintain expectancy (including gathering, fasting, and resting), and the practical transformation such anticipation effects. Bright Hope for Tomorrow is not the next new thing. Rather, it is a recovery of what has been lost by end-times studies that have veered into peripheral concerns. Join this return to the gospel center: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

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“Brokenness is a scent, as is pride. These are not as obvious as our words or actions, but they create an atmosphere around us that gives others a sense of how connected we are with our need for God. Our aim in being involved in the lives of others is to point them to Jesus and his power to redeem. But if we do not pursue brokenness, we might find ourselves speaking a gospel about fallen humanity’s need for grace while our lives communicate the opposite.” [From the Introduction]

In this devotional designed for personal or small group use, Pastor Chris Davis guides the reader through Jesus’ beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10) and provides questions for personal reflection and application. The 8-week study is divided into 3 parts:

Dwell with Jesus until you are broken
Dwell with the broken until they see Jesus
Rejoice in hope of eternal reward

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