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Hope is not a strategy
A baseball manager during a difficult stretch of a losing season was once asked how his team planned to reverse its fortunes. He bluntly replied: “Hope is not a strategy.” His response contrasted the common refrains losing teams often use: “Hope our luck turns,” “Hope we get healthier,” etc. The premise is straightforward in this context: A baseball manager who merely hopes his team gets healthier or begins hitting the ball, without scouting reports, fundamental drills, and corrective mechanics, will soon find himself out of a job. Leaders in the secular realm understand that substituting passive optimism for disciplined preparation is a certain path to ruin.
Tragically, this same mistake has become one of the most pervasive spiritual blunders of our time. Countless individuals approach their eternal souls with a hope to reach heaven, hope they overcome sin, hope they become more patient, and hope their local congregation thrives, yet they exert no deliberate effort to follow the blueprint God has established.
Updates
- Four new sermons from the Oak Grove (AL) meeting in July have been added to the Sermons page. (8/21/26)
- Note: Our Contact form has not been working due to technical difficulties. Please email us directly at theharvesteronline@gmail.com to contact us.
Upcoming Meetings
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Oct
1 - 4 |
Goochtown Congregation
Eubank, KY |
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Oct
17 |
Fellowship Gathering 12 PM Central
The Venue at Smith Farm 1821 CR 112 Woodland, AL 36280 |
