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[Announce text]
Please turn with me to 1 Peter 1:3-12
[Scripture Introduction]
Peter is writing to the elect exiles, both Jews and Gentiles, that have been scattered because of their faith.
He wrote the letter to encourage them during their suffering at the hands of the Romans.
They were suffering and losing hope in the gospel that they had trusted.
Through all their grief, confusion came on whether they had faith to stand on.
If you are a Christian, you understand what it means to lose hope or doubt in your faith.
Maybe you are not a Christian, but you can still understand what it feels like to lose hope.
Peter is reminding Christians today, through the text, that in times of struggle, we have hope.
For unbelievers, this text will point you to the only hope you have in life and death.
[Re-announce and read text]
Read with me from 1 Peter 1:3-12
[Prayer for illumination]
Pray with me...
[Introduction]
There we were, 14 months ago, my wife and I, patiently waiting to find out the gender of our fifth child.
As the doctor scanned my wife's stomach to conduct his necessary checks, I noticed that he kept examining the baby's head.
After about 10 minutes, He told us that we would need to see a specialty doctor because something was not right with her brain at the baby's current development.
As you can imagine, thoughts began to swirl around in my head about what could this mean?
So instead of being patient and trusting God, I decided to see google, which tells me exactly what I should not hear.
While waiting for about a month to find out more information, I am in tears and pain because of the possibility of the baby's diagnosis.
I constantly prayed that God would make it go away or that the doctors made a mistake.
After about a month, we discovered that our baby was diagnosed with a rare disease called Dandy-Walker Malformation.
We were told the baby might not walk, talk, or eat.
I began to lose hope, and my faith was severely tested.
I knew God's word and trusted in His promises, but I had to ask, "Why is this happening?"
I wondered how I would handle the next 7 months before the birth of our baby.
During that suffering, I felt my hope and faith dwindle.
How would you respond in such a situation?
This story of mine reminds us that there will always be suffering.
There may be times of great joy when everything seems to be going just right in life.
Our faith in Christ is strong during those times when things are good.
[FCF] However, our hope and faith begin to dwindle during times of suffering, hardships, and uncertainties despite our knowledge of God’s wonderful salvation.
How are will to have faith in God when we have no money?
How can we hope in our current situation?
Will I make it out of this financial hardship?
The apostle Peter knows about suffering, losing hope, and faith.
He would answer those questions by saying...
[Proposition] Because of God’s great mercy, Christians must live with hope through every situation in life.
[TS]
Peter tells those believers that God is the center point of their life regardless of their situation.
They could be suffering persecution even to the point of death, but Peter tells them to rejoice in the hope they have.
Why?
Because God is the author of hope through his great mercy.
In light of this divine mercy, let us be encouraged to live with hope in our hardships, sufferings, and uncertainties.
[Main Point 1] Because of God’s great mercy, Christians must live with hope through hardships.
[TS]
There are many hardships that people face today.
Some are overwhelming, and some are bearable.
Peter understands that hardships will come one day.
But for us today, Peter instructs us to have hope in our homelessness and financial hardships.
[Subpoint 1] How can I have hope through homelessness?
You have been born again to a living hope.
Peter is addressing believers who he calls "exiles."
What is an exile?
It is a state of being barred from one's native country.
These believers have been scattered from their homes where they originally lived.
Peter is talking to many believers who have been evicted from their homes because they believe in Christ.
They are in a state of homelessness, not even belonging to the land they are currently in.
Peter knows they are facing the hardship of homelessness, so he reminds them they have been born again to a living hope.
The believers can see a way forward even in their homelessness because God has given them new life through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
And in this new life, they are transferred from the domain of darkness into God's heavenly Kingdom.
Their home is not here on earth.
Their homeland is in heaven, which they will receive one day.
The hope they have is living!
God did not leave them alone; according to John 15:26, Jesus sent a helper (The Holy Spirit) that comforts them through their journey.
In other words, God does not leave them alone and hopeless.
Instead, He is their hope.
But not only do they have hope in their homelessness, but even in financial hardships.
[Subpoint 2] How can I have hope through financial hardships?
You have a rich inheritance.
Through their exile, they lost everything.
As you can imagine, being evicted from their homes has caused them to lose the earthly inheritance, that God gave to Abraham, the land of Canaan.
Peter tells them that through this new birth, they will obtain an inheritance in heaven.
Unlike their earthly inheritance that faded away through persecution, this inheritance will never be corrupted, defiled, or fade away.
Not only that, but they can also rejoice even in their financial hardships because God is keeping their everlasting inheritance in heaven for them.
In a matter of seconds, their earthly wealth was taken away, and they lost everything they had worked so hard for.
They could not protect their wealth.
Lastly, he reminds them that God will protect them until the day of salvation.
They can have hope knowing in their financial hardships because the author of their hope is in control of their heavenly inheritance.
He will see them through so that they can obtain their inheritance.
Because of God's great mercy, Christians can live with hope in the hardships of homelessness and finances.
[Illustration]
Does anyone know what cryptocurrency is? Have you seen what happened to the company FTX?
FTX was a leading cryptocurrency exchange in which people invested money for a return.
From the outset, it looked safe and profitable.
The FTX owner is a billionaire that lives in the Bahamas because it is a text haven.
He is a young kid who started this cryptocurrency.
FTX filed for bankruptcy resulting in the collapse of their cryptocurrency.
Millions of dollars were lost overnight, and everyone who invested in the company lost all their money.
People took out second mortgages and invested in FTX in the hope that they would become multi-millionaires.
They hoped that, in time, they would withdraw their money and live a happy life full of wealth.
They were hoping for the wrong things.
And the result of this has now caused so much hardship.
People spent their life savings and lost it all.
Many are now in financial hardships that they were hoping never to be in.
As you can imagine, those who took out second mortgages are more likely to have two mortgages to pay for.
Soon, many will be homeless as a result.
The question is, "How are they to respond to their harships."
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