Fire Starter #3
LAC
June 25, 2006
Fred A. Hartley, III. Pastor
“Gods Answer for the Weary Traveler”
Romans 5:5
(Church Bible page 1116)
“And hope does not disappoint us,
because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy
Spirit, whom he has given us.”
Romans 5:5
(Church Bible p. 1116)
"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
Mark 6:31b
“Therefore, since we
have been justified through faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom
we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now
stand.” Romans
5:1-2a
In Christ, we have
received saving grace:
And we have received
standing grace.
“And we rejoice in the
hope of the glory of God.”
Romans 5:2b
“Glory”
= God’s manifest presence.
Because of God’s
manifest presence…
1.
We rejoice in suffering.
“Not only so, but we
also rejoice in our sufferings...”
Romans 5:3a
2.
We rejoice in our perseverance.
“…because we know
that suffering produces perseverance.”
Romans 5:3b
3.
We rejoice in character.
“Perseverance
[produces] character”
v.3
4.
We rejoice in hope.
“Character [produces]
hope.” v.3
“May the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may
overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13
“Give thanks to the
LORD, for his love endures forever.”
2 Chronicles 20:21b
“Keep yourselves in
God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring
you to eternal life.”
Jude 21
“No one whose hope is
in you will ever be put to shame.”
Psalm 25:3a
“Because your love is
better than life, my lips will glorify you.”
Psalm 63:3
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