Fire Starter #6
LAC
July 16, 2006
Fred A. Hartley, III, Lead Pastor
“Revival Of Hope”
Romans 15:13
(Church Bible page 1125)
“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.”
1. Hope is rooted in
God’s nature.
“May the God of hope…”v.13
2. Hope sloshes over on
us when we are in close proximity with God.
“…so that you may…hope…”
v.13
3. There are
hope-killing hindrances that crowd into our lives.
“…fill you with all joy and
peace…” v.13
Anything that steals our joy
will kill our hope.
Anything that steals our
peace will kill our hope.
4.
Hope-killing forces reveal underlying unbelief.
“…as you
trust in Him…”
v.13
5. When we truly trust
in God, it is normal to experience an overflow of hope.
“…so that
you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit…”
v.13
We become prisoners of hope
True hope never disappoints
us.
“…and hope
does not disappoint us.”
Romans 5:5
“No one
whose hope is in You (Lord) will ever be put to shame.”
Psalm 25:3a
As we encounter the manifest
presence of Christ, we will overflow with hope.
“Christ in
you, the hope of glory.”
Colossians 1:27b
Hope is a force to be
reckoned with.
“But those
who hope in the Lord will renew their strength…”
Isaiah 40:31
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