Ep. 008 What Hope Do We Have?

What Hope Do We Have?Our Hope is In and Through ChristText: 1 Peter 1: 3-9Praise to God for a Living Hope3 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, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.What is Hope?Sustaining HopeOur Hope is in ChristOur Hope is in Christ:Our Belief is in Salvation through ChristOur Faith is in the Power of the Father, the Son, and the Holy SpiritOur Confidence comes from our own Salvation and the miracles that we have experiencedOur Expectation is for the fulfillment of the future promises spoken in the Bible. We have a glorious future in Christ. He saved us and set us free from our bondages and continues to work in our hearts every day through the Holy Spirit. God the Father sacrificed his son so that we can have Hope of life eternal through the Belief in Christ, Faith in his promises, the confidence to proclaim his gospel, and the expectation of his kingdom to come.