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Life
without hope is not worth a living. The key of our Christian life is that we
have hope in God. We have many problems in our life, but still there is hope.
Today I would like to share what Paul said about a secure hope we have in Jesus
Christ our Lord.
I. WHAT IS OUR HOPE
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OUR HOPE IS
A SECURE AND ETERNAL TREASURE
Money, our riches, our status are not eternal. Those could
be depreciated, vanish or even lost. But our hope is eternal and secure. Though
life storm may rush us, if we keep cling to the Lord and be patient we will
receive God’s promise, like Abraham who received God’s promise after patiently
waiting.
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OUR HOPE
LAYS IN THE FUTURE
Our
hope is something we still pray for, so keep our look to the future, not to the
past.
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OUR HOPE IS
AN ANCHOR FOR THE SOUL, FIRM AND SECURE |
II. THE FUNDAMENTAL OF OUR HOPE
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GOD IS
RIGHTEOUS, HE COUNT OUR WORK AND OUR LABOR OF LOVE
I know your deeds, your love and
faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you
did at first. Rev 2:19
God knows our deeds, our love and faith.
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GOD REQUIRE
PATIENCE AND FAITH
We want each of you to show this
same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. We do not want
you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit
what has been promised.
Heb 6:11-12
For God it’s easy to heal, but He demands
our faith.
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GOD NEVER
LIES
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 offered to us may be greatly encouraged. Heb 6:18
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OUR GOD IN
JESUS CHRIST AS OUR FORERUNNER
Where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our
behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. Heb
6:20
Jesus as the High priest entered the Most
Holy Place not with the blood of goats and calves but by His own blood to
obtain the eternal redemption. (Heb 9:11-12)
If Jesus had shed His blood to set us free, what else
He will not give us. Keep courage and put our hope in Jesus, for in Him we find
a secure hope.
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Be strong and keep on moving in Christ.
In His
field,
Rev.
Gilbert Lumoindong
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