Message Notes: Q: What are you most hoping for with the start of ’23? Read and ponder Psalm 42-43. Consider these 4 climb-higher steps: • Encounter Christ! Quench your thirst. • Recognize WHY you feel down. • Refocus your sight with solid hope. • Reframe your thinking with joyful praise centered in God’s strong, loving character. Q: Which of these steps most challenges you right now, and why? Ponder these insights: • With Jesus’ help, you can step higher and experience brighter days. • Jesus’ style hope is confident expectation, holy anticipation of good coming your way because of God’s character and his promises. • There’s past hope and future hope—so we have God’s loving hope right here right now! Read and ponder John 4:13-14, Titus 2:13, and Romans 5:12-13. Q: What most stirs you and motivates you from these biblical insights? What’s one arena of your life where one of today’s insights can help? Get Ready for Next Week: who will you be in '23? // How to be More Helpful Read two or more of the following each day, and ponder how we can become more helpful humans: Prov. 13:2; Acts 16:4-5; 1 Cor. 7:32-35; Titus 1:5-9 (MSG). Acts 20:20; Ephesians 4:29; 2 Tim. 4:11 (NIV). 1 Cor. 6:12; 1 Cor. 10:23 (NKJV).