2020 0112 Hope Leads to Encouragement
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Hope
Hope
Hope - Our Starting Point
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
The New International Version Chapter 2
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
grace has flowed to all of us who call Jesus Christ Lord
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
we all need this grace - thus we all need to respond to this free gift
we now have good hope
we now have eternal encouragement
may Jesus Christ encourage your hearts
Encouragement comes from a Divine Source
may Jesus Christ encourage your hearts
encouragement will strengthen each one of us
every good deed and word comes from divine encouragement
so encouraging one another is grounded in our hope in Christ
and has positive outcomes in our daily walk - both for the giver and the receiver
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
encouragement is a gift of the Spirit
we are a body of believers that declares the Spirit is here in our midst
that the Spirit is our true freedom
this freedom is connected to the eternal hope we have in Jesus
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
The New International Version Chapter 3
12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Hope
we are called into hope - the hope of God
God’s Kingdom is a kingdom of hope
Jesus Christ died to enable the gospel of hope
hope does not disaapoint
hope does not put us to shame
there is nothing negative about hope
Hope gives Boldness
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
we are very bold
boldness in the things of God
not a false boldness of human matters
a boldness that comes from truth and from strength
a boldness that comes from really knowing Jesus and the work of the Spirit
The Gifts in Romans
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
a number of gifts mentioned here
we will
Encourage
encourage, exhort, console, counsel, comfort
encourage = bring the hope of God to the forefront
encourage by word or deed
(NIV2011)
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
16 Jesus ... by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
encourage comes from Jesus Christ himself
Holy Spirit is a spirit of encouragement - counsel and comfort
Our Encouragement
with all authority
be ready in every situation
knowing god
bringing hope
do good deeds
daily
Our Practice
smile at your neighbour
encourage yourself - I have God’s grace on my life
encourage your neighbour - you have God’s grace on your life
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