Bible Verses Mentioned: 1 Corinthians 13:13; Hebrews 11:1 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; Jeremiah 17:5; 23:16; Hebrews 12:2; Colossians 3:2; Philippians 4:8; Ephesians 4:4; Titus 2:13-14; Proverbs 13:12; Isaiah 9:7; Ephesians 3:21
Many people are hoping for renewal – in their lives, in the world, in our nation, and in the Church, dare I say even in this very church. Hope, like faith, can be misunderstood, misled, and even lost. However, also like faith, their are ways to gauge the health of our hope and if need be – renew it.
- Are you really ready to mature in Jesus Christ?
- Are you really ready to learn what it means to measure up to the stature of the fullness of Christ?
- Are you really ready to fo your part in helping your church become a mature church in order to measure up to the stature of the fullness of Christ?
“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope”. – Martin Luther
Outlining Hope(s) in Scripture
No Hope
False Hopes
False hopes lead to faith in the wrong things
Blessed Hope
A Deferred Hope
Have we built false hopes upon the blessed hope?
A Fulfilled, or perhaps better said, A Fulfilling Hope.