260. Recognizing and Responding to Hope - Part 3 - Audio

ROMANS 15:13 NASU: 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Secular Definitions of ‘hope’: (from Oxford Languages Dictionary) 1a. a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen 1b. a person or thing that may help or save someone 1c. grounds for believing something good may happen Biblical Definitions of ‘hope’: (from Old and New Testament words/usage) OT usages: to wait, to hope, to expect, to be bound to (frequently in or to YHWH Himself) NT usages: favorable & confident expectation, to trust, look forward with assurance (related to faith—linked with Joy and Peace—God is the God of Hope) Romans 5:1-6 – Hope is woven inextricably into all this: 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult (NT:2744 [kauchaomai] = boast, vaunt, rejoice) in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint (NT:2617 [kataischuno] = shame down, put to the blush, dishonor) , because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. HOPE is part of: Peace with God – Faith into Grace – Boasting in God’s Glory – Boasting in Our Tribulation –Growing Perseverance – Proven Character – Resistance to Disappointment –God’s own LOVE (showing up in my heart!) – Steady, Consistent Hope in God Himself (Father, Son-Savior, and our Indwelling and Empowering Holy Spirit) All while we started out as helpless! Follow along at our social outlets: https://joylandlife.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joylandlife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-vPe7h_wjctIQxnaUQSnQ?view_as=subscriber Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joyland-life/id1494637858 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gCbEDE8pgrNhHlG0WM0fo?si=6fSKeO87SoGrx2BOUveHfQ&nd=1 Zoom: https://www.zoom.us/j/3377733377 Joyland App: https://tithely.app.link/joyland (You must follow this through your phone.) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joylandlife/ X: https://twitter.com/JoylandLife Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/joylandlife