ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS …

HOPE

ROMANS 5:1-5

 

WE ARE HARDWIRED FOR HOPE …

 

OUR LIFE STORY IS A HOPE STORY …

 

THE CHRISTMAS STORY IS A HOPE STORY … IT IS ABOUT HOPE CREATED, HOPE LOST AND HOPE RESTORED …

 

HOPE IN JESUS IS A CONFIDENT ASSURANCE!

 

WHAT DOES HOPE PRODUCE FOR US?

 

HOPE DECLARES US TO BE RIGHT WITH GOD, Vv.1-2

 

LEGALLY,

 

“JUSTIFIED BY FAITH”

 

GALATIANS 4:4-5

 

 

RELATIONALLY,

 

PEACE WITH GOD

 

ACCESS TO GOD

 

HOPE IN THE GLORY OF GOD

 

PEACE TAKES CARE OF OUR PAST

ACCESS TAKES CARE OF OUR PRESENT

HOPE TAKES CARE OF OUR FUTURE

 

HOPE GIVES ENDURING FAITH, Vv.3-4

 

THROUGH TRYING TIMES …

 

POINT: SUFFERING NEVER HAS DESTROYED ANYONE’S FAITH … SUFFERING ___________ OUR FAITH.

 

CREATES IN US THE CHARACTER OF JESUS …

 

HOPE IS AN AFFIRMATION OF GOD’S AMAZING LOVE, Vv.5

 

BE CAREFUL OF MISPLACED CONFIDENCE …

 

BE ASSURED YOU ARE LOVED …

 

 

APPLICATION: