What does it mean to have hope? Rob Payne Director of Homeless Services, HOPE worldwide

What does it mean to have hope? Rob Payne Director of Homeless Services, HOPE worldwide

Hope an anchor for the soul Hebrews 6.13-19 Hope scriptures in Hebrews A better hope by which we draw near to God Hebrews 7.18-19 Hope that leads to love and good deeds Hebrews 10.19-25

A way to give hope for this life

Words of hope: come to me all you are weary and burdened and I will give you rest Jesus, Matt 11.28 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Peter (1 Peter 1.3-6)

1. Hope an anchor for the soul. Hebrews 6.13-19 13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hebrews 6.19

What is our eternal hope? Revelation 5?

Understanding our eternal hope

Our Eternal Hope: Isaiah 65.17-20 See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice for ever in what I will create Matt 19.28-29 Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Our Eternal Hope: Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1 Corinthians 15.51-2 we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells 2 Peter 3.13

What is our eternal hope? Revelation 21? Search Bible project new heaven new earth

2. Hope by which we draw near to God Hebrews 7.18-19 18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

3. Hope that leads to good deeds. Hebrews 10.19-25 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hope an anchor for the soul Hebrews 6.13-19 What does it mean to have hope? A better hope by which we draw near to God Hebrews 7.18-19 Hope that leads to love and good deeds Hebrews 10.19-25