SURPRISED BY JOYFUL HOPE (3 OF 14)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: Philippians 1
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Surprised by Joyful Hope (3 of 14)
Series: Surprised by Joy
Steve Jones
Philippians 1
INTRODUCTION: Driving home from work one day a man stopped to watch a little league baseball game that was being played in the park near his home. As he sat down on the bench behind the first-baseline, he asked one of the boys what the score was. The boy answered with a smile, ''We're behind fourteen to nothing.'' He said ''Really, I have to say you don't look discouraged.'' With a puzzled look on his face the boy answered ''Discouraged? Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet.''
Today I want to talk about hope. Some people think of hope as ''believing what you know ain't so.'' But that is not the Biblical idea of hope. In the Bible, though, ''hope'' is not just a desire for something that is uncertain or nearly impossible. Rather, it is a confident expectation of something good that is still in the future. I emphasize the part about CONFIDENT EXPECTATION. Biblical hope is basically the same as assurance. We are sure about our present relationship with God, and we are sure of our reward in heaven. We call it hope only because its object is something that is still in the future (Rom. 8:24-25).
I'm in a sermon series based upon Paul's letter to the Philippians. I've entitled the series ''Surprised by Joy.'' We're looking at the plan God's plan to give us the joy of the Lord in the midst of negative circumstances. We've already talked about the importance of spiritual relationships. We've also talked about the power of the gospel to transform our chains. Today I want us to see how our hope fuels our joy in the Lord.
I. HOPE FOR THE OUTSIDE
Philippians 1:18b-19 ''Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.''
When I say hope for the ''outside'' I'm talking about our external circumstances. When it came to ...
Series: Surprised by Joy
Steve Jones
Philippians 1
INTRODUCTION: Driving home from work one day a man stopped to watch a little league baseball game that was being played in the park near his home. As he sat down on the bench behind the first-baseline, he asked one of the boys what the score was. The boy answered with a smile, ''We're behind fourteen to nothing.'' He said ''Really, I have to say you don't look discouraged.'' With a puzzled look on his face the boy answered ''Discouraged? Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet.''
Today I want to talk about hope. Some people think of hope as ''believing what you know ain't so.'' But that is not the Biblical idea of hope. In the Bible, though, ''hope'' is not just a desire for something that is uncertain or nearly impossible. Rather, it is a confident expectation of something good that is still in the future. I emphasize the part about CONFIDENT EXPECTATION. Biblical hope is basically the same as assurance. We are sure about our present relationship with God, and we are sure of our reward in heaven. We call it hope only because its object is something that is still in the future (Rom. 8:24-25).
I'm in a sermon series based upon Paul's letter to the Philippians. I've entitled the series ''Surprised by Joy.'' We're looking at the plan God's plan to give us the joy of the Lord in the midst of negative circumstances. We've already talked about the importance of spiritual relationships. We've also talked about the power of the gospel to transform our chains. Today I want us to see how our hope fuels our joy in the Lord.
I. HOPE FOR THE OUTSIDE
Philippians 1:18b-19 ''Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.''
When I say hope for the ''outside'' I'm talking about our external circumstances. When it came to ...
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