Hopeless To Hopeful
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Introduction - Before faith there is hope. Hope is powerful because it is the
starting point,
genesis,
launch site
incubator where faith is formed..
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick
The Power of Hope 1. Get Busy Livin’
participants who were persistently depressed had a twofold increased risk of coronary atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries). The study took place over a period of ten years, with participants being assessed at least three different times during that ten-year period for depression symptoms. Someone else noted, “This is the same magnitude of increased risk that one sees in comparing a pack-a-day smoker to a nonsmoker.”4
Lacking hope has medical impacts or were depressed had the same medical effect upon the hardening of their arteries as smokers who smoked a pack a day.
The Power of Hope 1. Get Busy Livin’
Atherosclerosis, participants who were persistently depressed had a twofold increased risk of coronary atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries). The study took place over a period of ten years, with participants being assessed at least three different times during that ten-year period for depression symptoms. Someone else noted, “This is the same magnitude of increased risk that one sees in comparing a pack-a-day smoker to a nonsmoker.”4
God Works Everything For Good
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Gideon…A man who lost hope
Who Was Gideon?
“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.”
Judges 6:
Weakest of the weak
Hiding in a winepress
Gideon Regains Hope
Now it came to pass the same night that the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it; and build an altar to the Lord your God on top of this rock in the proper arrangement, and take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the image which you shall cut down.”
Judges 6:25-
Cut Down The Idol (Image)
Undiagnosed symptom of sickness - doctor doesn’t want to hurt feelings
What is it that is bigger than God?
What is it that is more important than God.
What is placed before God?
That’s the idol.
Lady who wouldn’t be healed so her family would pay attention to her. (RELATIONSHIP)
Girl who said it was no big deal to move in with her boyfriend. (PLEASURE)
That’s the idol.
The Idol Becomes The Altar
Proper arrangement
God isn’t interested in an “open relationship” with you. He’s a jealous God
God will remove them but He’ll also use them.
God will remove them but He’ll also use them.
Hurt, pain, failure, mistakes…can become idols we worship with the mantra you don’t know
who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
Seek the blessor not the blessing.
God comforts us so we are able to comfort others
who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
Your Time Is Coming
David committed adultery and murdered a man but was called A MAN AFTER GODS HEART
Abraham made mistakes, yet was called the FRIEND OF GOD
Disciples abandoned Jesus in His time of need, but a few day later became leaders of His movement
Peter denied the Lord with a curse but healed a lame man and preached to thousands who came to Christ.
God Works Everything For Good
God Work Everything For Good
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Unprecedented favor, power and grace is coming to those who have suffered loss, made mistakes and fallen short.
work together (Gr. sunergeo - we get the word synergy) more powerful because a partner agent was added.
Epoxy - inert when kept apart but a strong bonding agent when mixed together.
Cut Down The Idol (Image)
The Idol Becomes The Altar
Your Time Is Coming
God Works Everything For Good
Altar Call - Gideon would one day defeat impossible odds but it was because he didn’t lose hope.
The Idol Becomes The Altar
Your Time Is Coming
God Works Everything For Good
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.