HOPE IS ALIVE!

I Peter 1:3-4

 

Intro.: Quote, “Where there is no faith in the future, there is no 
  power in the present.”   - Do you have Hope?

  “Hope” = (Gr.) anticipation, expectation , confidence. 

I. The Revival of Hope.     v.3

            “…hath begotten us again unto a lively hope…”

   A. Hope was Lost .

   Peter recalls their despair when Christ died and was buried.

    Luke 24:19-21 

   B. Hope was Resurrected !

   “Begotten us again” = (Gr.) to beget, to bear again.

 

            “Lively” = (Gr.) living – A hope which is not dead, but alive  
   and powerful ! 
 

II. The Foundation of Hope.     v.3

      “…according to His abundant mercy…”

• God doesn’t want to give us what we deserve .  He will forgive , show favor, and give blessings!

 Psalm 103:4,8,10-11 

  “…by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…”

• Our hope is for the resurrection and this hope is alive because of Christ’s resurrection .

 

• God keeps His word!  Matthew 28:6, “He is risen, as He said ”!

 

III. The Object of Hope.    v.4

            “To an inheritance incorruptible , and undefiled, and that 
   fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.”

      A. Is in the Future .

  B. Is a Gift .

  C. Is Eternal . 
 D. Is Pure .

      E. Is Enduring .

  F. Is Personal . 

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