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What is Hope?
Fervent desire
combined with
confident expectation
19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance
through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus
Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and
hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will
even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether
by life or by death.Philippians 1:19–20 (NASB95)
What is Hope?
Fervent desire
combined with
confident expectation
“True hope can be based only on a true promise, on confidence
in someone who can perform what he promises. Hope is a profound blessing that gives meaning and security to life.
Living without hope of future joy and enrichment reduces man to
a piece of meaningless protoplasm. Hope is the consummation of life, the
confident assurance that we have a blessed future in the plan
of God.” (MacArthur Ephesians pg. 73)
Hope Solidifies the Christian
The foundation of our hope is the nature of God
18 so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,
we who have taken refuge would have strong
encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. 19
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope
both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the
veil, Hebrews 6:18–19 (NASB95)
This solid foundation provides stability
Hope Solidifies the Christian
The foundation of our hope is the nature of God
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope
both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the
veil, 20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high
priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:19–20 (NASB95)
This solid foundation provides stabilityWe have Jesus as the proof and object of our hope
Hope Purifies the Christian
This hope obligates us to righteousness
2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He
appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. 3 And everyone who
has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is
pure. 1 John 3:2–3 (NASB95)
Hope Purifies the Christian
This hope obligates us to righteousness
1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all
defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness
in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1
(NASB95)
Focusing on the promises aids us in repenting of those things which defile us
Hope Purifies the Christian
This hope obligates us to righteousness
14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be
diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless
and blameless, 2 Peter 3:14 (NASB95)
Focusing on the promises aids us in repenting of those things which defile us
It is our hope to be cleansed and meet Him in righteousness
Hope Motivates the Christian
This hope is to “bear fruit” and “increase”
5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of
truth, the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as in all the
world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you
heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;
Colossians 1:5–6 (NASB95)
Hope Motivates the Christian
21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind,
engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to
present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith
firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard,
which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul,
was made a minister. Colossians 1:21–23 (NASB95)
This fruit is seen in a real change in our lives
This hope is to “bear fruit” and “increase”
Hope Motivates the Christian
4 For by these He has granted to us His
precious and magnificent promises, so that by them
you may become partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in
the world by lust. 2 Peter 1:4 (NASB95)
This fruit is seen in a real change in our lives
Results in additions to our character
This hope is to “bear fruit” and “increase”
Hope Enables Perseverance
6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little
while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various
trials, 7 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and
glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ1
Peter 1:6–8 (NASB95)
Why would anyone choose to endure this?
Hope Enables Perseverance
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to
obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are protected by the
power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in
the last time. 1 Peter 1:3–5 (NASB95)
It is in hope that we persevere
Why would anyone choose to endure this?
We are Saved by Hope
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope
that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already
sees? Romans 8:24
(NASB95)
The passage points us to our final reward!
In hope we see the reality of our salvation
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