Week Four- Hope Series

Desperate Need - True Hope

~What aspects/benefits of true hope do you think our society needs most?
~What aspects of true hope do you most desire?
~What are some of the obstacles you face in experiencing the benefits of hope?
~What can we/I do to help you live more consistently in true hope?

Some of the benefits of true Hope

peace, joy, security, confidence, courage, consistency, true comfort, direction, purpose, passion, perseverance, power, perspective, salvation, steadfastness, future grace, virtue, valor, abundant life, promise of a rich and glorious inheritance, glory…

Psalm 42:5/11, 43:5

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Jonah 2:8

Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Romans 5:3b-5

And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

Romans 8:24-25

For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Colossians 1:27

To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.