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Hope<\/strong> is the most valuable commodity in the world today. If you have hope<\/strong>, you can endure the greatest trial, walk through the deepest valley, hold on in the depths of despair. If you take away\u00a0hope<\/strong>\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0finished, doomed to wander aimlessly through the\u00a0arid wasteland that life can sometimes be. Hope<\/strong> is the most valuable commodity in the world today.<\/p>\n

$\"CCCOH\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

The driving vision of Mt Vernon is creating contagious communities of hope<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0Our hope<\/strong> is built on nothing less than Jesus\u2019 blood and righteousness. His work on the cross, and more importantly his resurrection from the dead, gives us hope<\/strong>. Through Jesus we have hope<\/strong> for a home. We can belong. We are not orphaned in this universe. Our Heavenly Father calls us his own and adopts us into his family through the sacrifice of his son Jesus. We belong.<\/p>\n

Through Jesus we have hope<\/strong> to overcome. We can change. We don\u2019t have to remain mired in our current circumstances. We have the power of Almighty God living inside of us, breathing new life and new power into us. We are transformed. We can overcome. We can change. Through Jesus we have hope<\/strong> for a purpose. We matter. We were created on purpose for a purpose. Our lives are infused with meaning simply because we exist. In the eyes of our Creator, we are beautiful, purpose-filled, majestic souls worth the sacrifice of his only Son. We matter.<\/p>\n

And through Jesus we have hope<\/strong> for eternity. This world is not\u00a0the end. This life is not all that there is. By conquering death and the grave, Jesus ransomed us from death and secured for us\u00a0a future glory that will make this world pale in comparison. In Jesus our future is bright. In Jesus our eternity is secured. Because of Jesus we have hope<\/strong>, therefore we do not lose heart.<\/p>\n

If you strip everything else away, it\u2019s the hope<\/strong> we have in Jesus that drives everything we do. And that\u2019s why our unifying vision is creating contagious communities of hope<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"