This document discusses the biblical meanings of hope, peace, and honesty. It explains that hope in the Bible refers to having confident expectation in God and His promises. Peace means completeness or wholeness that comes from righteousness. The Bible teaches that God cannot lie and wants followers to be honest like Him. Having these qualities gives strength to face life's challenges and keeps us moving forward in faith.
So what is hopelessness? It is a feeling that conditions will never improve, that there is no solution to a problem, and, for many, a feeling that dying by suicide would be better than living, but we can be transformed from hopelessness to hope.
What do you hope for? Do you hope for a new job? A new relationship? A new adventure in life? A new smartphone? But first let me ask you this question, what is hope?
Hope looks at the future. You are hoping because there is something to look forward to. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Singles individual might hope in their work to achieve their goals and dream. Or they might hope for a relationship where they would receive the love they need. These can be the wrong anchors or sources of our hope.
Hebrews 12:2 says keep your eyes on Jesus who perfects our faith. It is actually also saying that we are to hope in God. Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Wherever there is full assurance of hope, there is faith. Faith is the full assurance of hope. Hope is part of Faith. Therefore, in Hebrews 12 God is the one who initiates, He is the author or source of our faith and He is the one who is the source of our hope. He is the one we are to hope for because he will be one who will make what we hope for come into a reality. Look at what Romans 15:13 says also.
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
God of hope means God is the source of hope. I like how its translated in the NLT version, it says this: “God, the source of hope, will.” Hope here in Greek is elpis meaning expectation, trust, confidence and expectation of what is sure or certain. We can now relate this to God the source of hope as God our source of confidence as we expect something to be sure or certain
That’s why I would like to define hope as CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE ANCHORED ON GOD WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Great Expectations because God can do more than what we could think of our imagine and because we expect it to actually happen. As one famous preacher said, biblical hope is just not a desire but it expects it to happen
This message is Part 3 of the series "Above & Beyond" by Pastor Chuck Bernal. The title for this message is "Above & Beyond Expectations". This message is a call to believe God for great things and expect more than we ever thought was possible. The message reveals the things that steal, reveal and seal our EEL (Eager Expectation Level). This message was delivered on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX.
A talk given by Pastors Lonnie and Angela Ellis at Blazing Fire Church on September 8, 2012. For the audio, go to www.blazingfire.org and look for the talk under "Listen Now"
Are you going through tough times? I pray these words would encourage you. We may think we are at the end of our rope, but my friend, we are never at the end of our hope.
So what is hopelessness? It is a feeling that conditions will never improve, that there is no solution to a problem, and, for many, a feeling that dying by suicide would be better than living, but we can be transformed from hopelessness to hope.
What do you hope for? Do you hope for a new job? A new relationship? A new adventure in life? A new smartphone? But first let me ask you this question, what is hope?
Hope looks at the future. You are hoping because there is something to look forward to. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Singles individual might hope in their work to achieve their goals and dream. Or they might hope for a relationship where they would receive the love they need. These can be the wrong anchors or sources of our hope.
Hebrews 12:2 says keep your eyes on Jesus who perfects our faith. It is actually also saying that we are to hope in God. Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Wherever there is full assurance of hope, there is faith. Faith is the full assurance of hope. Hope is part of Faith. Therefore, in Hebrews 12 God is the one who initiates, He is the author or source of our faith and He is the one who is the source of our hope. He is the one we are to hope for because he will be one who will make what we hope for come into a reality. Look at what Romans 15:13 says also.
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
God of hope means God is the source of hope. I like how its translated in the NLT version, it says this: “God, the source of hope, will.” Hope here in Greek is elpis meaning expectation, trust, confidence and expectation of what is sure or certain. We can now relate this to God the source of hope as God our source of confidence as we expect something to be sure or certain
That’s why I would like to define hope as CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE ANCHORED ON GOD WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Great Expectations because God can do more than what we could think of our imagine and because we expect it to actually happen. As one famous preacher said, biblical hope is just not a desire but it expects it to happen
This message is Part 3 of the series "Above & Beyond" by Pastor Chuck Bernal. The title for this message is "Above & Beyond Expectations". This message is a call to believe God for great things and expect more than we ever thought was possible. The message reveals the things that steal, reveal and seal our EEL (Eager Expectation Level). This message was delivered on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX.
A talk given by Pastors Lonnie and Angela Ellis at Blazing Fire Church on September 8, 2012. For the audio, go to www.blazingfire.org and look for the talk under "Listen Now"
Are you going through tough times? I pray these words would encourage you. We may think we are at the end of our rope, but my friend, we are never at the end of our hope.
Part of our journey as believers involves learning to walk with God even when we do not understand, when we do not have answers to the why and what. Yes, even when we do not understand we can walk in peace, joy, love and faith. These are what we have when we walk in the Spirit, when we walk resting in the Lord and relying on the Lord.
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Faith is the trust and belief and we can see that with faith in oneself people climbing the stairs of success. Just think when people have strong faith in God who created this universe and us, then we can see miracles and impossible happening.
Seeking an "upgrade" in our perspective. Seeing God, the world, the future, and ourselves from Heaven's eyes. A talk given by Russ Fochler at Blazing Fire Church. Go to www.blazingfire.org for link to the audio.
Many people doubt that the Bible can be understood, and even if they accept that we can gleam broad principles from it, they may doubt that we can ultimately understand it well enough to draw lines of fellowship. This examines this practical question of faith, assuring us that we can understand the Bible and even understand it alike!
The strength of faith lies in each and everything that you do. It is there and many times we fail to see because we are seeing it with the worldly eye and not with the inner eye. We must be able to see the wonder that God has done in the smallest of the smallest things.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
Part of our journey as believers involves learning to walk with God even when we do not understand, when we do not have answers to the why and what. Yes, even when we do not understand we can walk in peace, joy, love and faith. These are what we have when we walk in the Spirit, when we walk resting in the Lord and relying on the Lord.
For sermon audio, notes, slides, archives and other free resources like books, please visit our website - apcwo.org
#APCBangalore
Faith is the trust and belief and we can see that with faith in oneself people climbing the stairs of success. Just think when people have strong faith in God who created this universe and us, then we can see miracles and impossible happening.
Seeking an "upgrade" in our perspective. Seeing God, the world, the future, and ourselves from Heaven's eyes. A talk given by Russ Fochler at Blazing Fire Church. Go to www.blazingfire.org for link to the audio.
Many people doubt that the Bible can be understood, and even if they accept that we can gleam broad principles from it, they may doubt that we can ultimately understand it well enough to draw lines of fellowship. This examines this practical question of faith, assuring us that we can understand the Bible and even understand it alike!
The strength of faith lies in each and everything that you do. It is there and many times we fail to see because we are seeing it with the worldly eye and not with the inner eye. We must be able to see the wonder that God has done in the smallest of the smallest things.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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8. Why we should never
lose Hope?
-Having hope gives you the
courage to think that things
would get better with time
despite the odds being not in
your favor .
9. Why we should never
lose Hope?
-hope is the only thing that
keeps you moving forward, it
gives you the strength and
ability to bounce back from
whatever the obstacle you are
going through.
11. - But in the Bible…
- peace is more than just the
absence of conflict or state of
rest. It means completeness
or wholeness, and it points
to the presence of something
else
12. John 16:33
“I have said these things to you,
that in me you may have
peace. In the world you will
have tribulation. But take
heart; I have overcome the
world.”
13. Isaiah 32:17
“And the effect of righteousness
will be peace, and the result of
righteousness, quietness and
trust forever.”
14. •Ibagam ta kaabay mo…
•no kayat mo ti
natalna nga biag,
agtalinaed ka iti APO
15. •Kinatalna iti biag ti epekto
ti kinalinteg
•Ti kinalinteg tayo ket ni
Jesus Christ
•Isu nga no mapukaw mo
ni Jesus iti biag mo,
mapukaw mo met ti
kinatalna
17. In the Bible
Being honest is about following in
God's footsteps, for He cannot lie.
Hebrews 6:18 - "So God has given
both his promise and his oath.
These two things are unchangeable
because it is impossible for God to
lie." (NLT)
18. Being honest reveals our
character
Luke 16:10 - "Whoever can be
trusted with very little can also
be trusted with much, and
whoever is dishonest with very
little will also be dishonest with
much." (NIV)
19. Being honest is God’s
desire
Proverbs 16:11 - "The Lord
demands accurate scales and
balances; he sets the standards
for fairness." (NLT)
20. Being honest is being a
strong in faith
Proverbs 11:3 - "Honesty guides
good people; dishonesty destroys
treacherous people." (NLT)
21. Conclusion
•GOD wants us to be the best
creation…
•GOD wants to have HOPE,
PEACE, and HONESTY
•God wants you to Worship
Him, whole heartedly
22. Conclusion
•GOD wants us to be true
when you worship Him
•GOD wants us to be a blessing
to others
•God wants you to love Him
everyday
