POTOMAC BELIEVERS FELLOWSHIP January 19 2020 Pastor Mike
POTOMAC BELIEVERS FELLOWSHIP January 19, 2020 Pastor Mike Brubaker
“Hope” Titus 2: 11 -14 and 1 Peter 1: 3 -5 Four Themes for 2020—Peace, Joy, Hope, Love
Titus 2: 11 -14 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope – the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own eager to do what is good. 11
1 Peter 1: 3 -5 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 3
Message in a Sentence: “You and I need hope for daily living. ”
Here are 4 realities of HOPE that I need in 2020: 1. Hope of eternal life is promised by God. (Titus 1: 2) 2. Hope is built by Christian character. (Romans 5: 4 -5) 3. Hope motivates us to godly living. (Titus 2: 12 -13) 4. Hope is rooted in the resurrection of Jesus. (1 Peter 1: 3)
John Bunyan, writer of ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress, ’ suffered imprisonment/persecution for his faith in Jesus said, “Hope is never ill when faith is well. ” John Calvin, Reformer & theologian wrote, “The word ‘hope’ I take for faith; and indeed hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith. ” Matthew Henry, Bible commentator summarized, “The ground of our hope is Christ in the world, but the evidence of our hope is Christ in the heart. ”
Concluding Thoughts: >>Hope & faith go hand in hand. >>Hope is very relational for me. >>Hope helps me face troubles in the past, present & future. >>Hope is fixed on Jesus Christ. >>Hope helps me celebrate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.
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