On Hope
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Biblical Hope
Biblical Hope
Romans 5:2 (NRSV)
[W]e boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
Hopelessness
Hopelessness
Loneliness
No sense of purpose
Life out of control
Insufficient resources
Grief
Sense of defeat
Wrong trajectory in life
A mistake has been made
Overcome by fear
Someone has wounded
Growing to Hope
Growing to Hope
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
We hope of sharing God’s glory
Even in suffering we may hope
Suffering brings endurance, endurance brings character, character brings hope
Hope is certain, because of God’s love poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Expectation
Expectation
The expectation that something negative will occur is fear
The expectation that something positive will occur is hope
Hope comes from God.
Hope comes from an expectation that God will act.
Hope anticipates that God will keep his promises , all of them.
Hope recognizes that God has unlimited power and unlimited time to right all wrongs.
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Hope has a supernatural quality: “Hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
*** Photo: How long is hope appropriate?
—As long as there is a future
—As long as we believe in God
— As long as God keeps his promises
—As long as there is life: life, life beyond life, eternal life