Digital Resources
Restoring Hope Sunday Resources
Use these to implement one Restoring Hope church service and one small group session.
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Watch the orientation video for an overview of the resources and suggested uses.
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These videos reflect testimonies of people who have gone through the entire Anchored in Hope small group experience, as part of Restoring Hope. We’ve provided them here for you to use, should you decide to go on to introduce Anchored in Hope groups after completing this initial Restoring Hope Sunday step.
Sheila’s Restoring Hope Testimony
Leila’s Restoring Hope Testimony
Restoring Hope sermon outline: “Trusting Jesus with Our Pain”
Based on the story of the bleeding woman in Mark 5, this sermon addresses the difficult yet universal topic of human suffering. Whether it’s chronic illness, psychological trauma, or everyday stress and worry, pain can keep us from walking more closely with Jesus, having healthy relationships with others, or even trusting in God. Help answer the question of how our faith can help us stay anchored in hope when life challenges.
Can be used for a Sunday service, Wednesday night, or anytime. Feel free to use this sermon as an outline, and add your own stories to keep it authentic to your context and community.
Restoring Hope Group Discussion Guide
This resource contains everything you need to lead a one-hour small group that helps people explore what it looks like to trust Jesus and others with any kind of pain or hurt they’re facing. It compliments the sermon content to allow you the flexibility to hold this group before or after your sermon.
We recommend you and your leadership team review this discussion guide first–and maybe even experience it together–before leading your small groups through it.
