Hope
December 3, 2017 Pastor: Bill Thompson Series: All I Want For Christmas
Passage: 1 Peter 1:3–5
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TEXT: I Peter 1:3-5
SERIES: All I Want for Christmas
Introduction
What do you want for Christmas?
HOPE
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:12
1. Hope is a _______________ from God. v. 3a
“According to his great mercy”
2. Hope comes from a forgiven _______________. v. 3b
“he has caused us to be born again to a living hope”
3. Hope comes from a secure _______________. vv. 4-5
“to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled and unfading,
kept in heaven for you.”
Conclusion
What do you really need for Christmas?
Application Questions
1. Think of a time when you were most hopeless. What was the cause?
2. How does the biblical definition of hope differ from your understanding of hope?
3. How does knowing you have a forgiven past and a secure future in Christ build hope in your soul?
4. What do you really need for Christmas?
TEXT: I Peter 1:3-5
SERIES: All I Want for Christmas
Introduction
What do you want for Christmas?
HOPE
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:12
- Hope is a _______________ from God. v. 3a
“According to his great mercy”
- Hope comes from a forgiven _______________. v. 3b
“he has caused us to be born again to a living hope”
- Hope comes from a secure _______________. vv. 4-5
“to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled and unfading,
kept in heaven for you.”
Conclusion
What do you really need for Christmas?
Application Questions
- Think of a time when you were most hopeless. What was the cause?
- How does the biblical definition of hope differ from your understanding of hope?
- How does knowing you have a forgiven past and a secure future in Christ build hope in your soul?
- What do you really need for Christmas?
