The document contains passages from Isaiah 40:31, 1 Peter 1:1-7, and commentary on the key themes. It summarizes that Christians have hope because: 1) God chose them before they chose Him. 2) God always treats them with mercy, no matter their mistakes. 3) God has put eternity in their hearts. 4) God's power will protect them. 5) God uses their difficulties and trials to grow their living hope in Him.

2. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their
strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will
run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

3. 1 Peter 1:1-7 (NLT)
1:1 This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus
Christ. I am writing to God's chosen people who
are living as foreigners in the lands of Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and
Bithynia. 2 God the Father chose you long ago, and
the Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you
have obeyed Jesus Christ and are cleansed by his
blood. May you have more and more of God's
special favor and wonderful peace. 3 All honor to
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it
is by his boundless mercy that God has given us
the privilege of being born again. Now we live
with a wonderful expectation because Jesus
Christ rose again from the dead. 4 For God has
reserved a priceless inheritance for his children. It
is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled,
beyond the reach of change and decay.

4. 5 And God, in his mighty power, will protect
you until you receive this salvation, because
you are trusting him. It will be revealed on the
last day for all to see. 6 So be truly glad! There
is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is
necessary for you to endure many trials for a
while. 7 These trials are only to test your faith,
to show that it is strong and pure. It is being
tested as fire tests and purifies gold—and your
faith is far more precious to God than mere
gold. So if your faith remains strong after
being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you
much praise and glory and honour on the day
when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole
world.

5. Predestination – God chose you, long ago
Regeneration – God always treats you with mercy
Glorification – God has put eternity in your heart
Preservation - God’s power will protect you
Sanctification – God will grow you in LIVING HOPE

6. 1. God chose YOU before YOU chose him
1 Peter 1:2 (NLT)
1:2 God the Father chose you long ago …
John 15:16 (NLT)
15:16 You didn't choose me. I chose you …
You would not have called to me unless I had been
calling to you," said the Lion.
(Narnia – CS Lewis)

7. 2. God always treats YOU with mercy
1 Peter 1:3 (NLT)
1:3 All honour to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that
God has given us the privilege of being born
again. Now we live with a wonderful expectation
because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.
1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
1:3 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,

8. Titus 3:5 (NLT)
3:5 He saved us, not because of the good
things we did, but because of his mercy. He
washed away our sins and gave us a new life
through the Holy Spirit.

9. 3. God has put eternity in YOUR heart
1 Peter 1:4 (NLT)
1:4 For God has reserved a priceless inheritance
for his children. It is kept in heaven for you,
pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change
and decay.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its
time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of
men; …

10. ‘INHERITANCE’
‘RESERVED’
‘PURE’
‘UNDEFILED’
‘BEYOND THE REACH OF CHANGE & DECAY’
‘PRICELESS’

11. 4. God’s power will protect YOU
1 Peter 1:5 (NLT)
1:5 And God, in his mighty power, will protect
you until you receive this salvation, because
you are trusting him. It will be revealed on
the last day for all to see.
Protect - continuously guarded by a sentry

12. 5. God uses your difficulties to grow YOU in hope
1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT)
1:6 So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy
ahead, even though it is necessary for you to
endure many trials for a while. 7 These trials
are only to test your faith, to show that it is
strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests
and purifies gold—and your faith is far more
precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith
remains strong after being tried by fiery trials,
it will bring you much praise and glory and
honour on the day when Jesus Christ is
revealed to the whole world.

13. Yes, you will experience difficulties in life
“There is wonderful joy ahead”
“Necessary”
“Many trials”
“For a while”

14. “These trials are only to test your faith, to
show that it is strong and pure.”
“Your faith is being tested as fire tests and
purifies gold. And your faith is far more
precious to God than mere gold.”
it will bring you much praise and glory and
honour on the day when Jesus Christ is
revealed to the whole world.

15. YOU have hope because God chose YOU before YOU chose him.
YOU have hope because, no matter your mistakes, God shows YOU
mercy.
YOU have hope because YOU have eternity written on YOUR heart.
YOU have hope because God’s power is protecting YOU.
YOU have hope because God uses YOUR difficulty to grow YOUR hope.