The apostle Paul recognized that the true God is the God of hope (Rom 15:13). Even from the beginning, God gave hope of salvation when humanity fell in sin. The world causes problems and finds itself hopeless to address those problems. Biblical hope is a confident expectation. Self-pity, resentment, and anxiety hold even believers back from the hope of change. A person cannot change without hope. Jesus Christ is the believer’s hope (1 Tim 1:1). Jesus rose from the dead so that Christian put their confident expectation in God (1 Pet 1:20–21). Furthermore, God gave the Scriptures to give hope. This lesson challenges the believer to hope in a way that produces real change. There are many reasons to expect a life now that is full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithful, gentleness, and self-control (Gal 5:22–23).
Scripture Reading: Romans 15:4-5 (read by Marcq Rhodes)
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
Recorded December 18, 2016 at the Dean Road church of Christ in Jacksonville, FL
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
Recorded December 18, 2016 at the Dean Road church of Christ in Jacksonville, FL
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