A Living Hope (1 of 3)
Series: Hope
Collin Wimberly
I Peter 1:3-9
CIT - Peter reminds the Jewish believers that there is a living hope even in suffering and trials.
Proposition - Christians can life hopeful lives even when life is hard.
Question: How can we be hopeful people?
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUS: Something truly disturbing is happening to middle-aged white Americans ... A new study from two Princeton economists revealed that the mortality rate for white middle-aged Americans has risen half a percent annually between 1999 and 2013-the equivalent of 500,000 additional deaths, or about 40 times the number of dead in West Africa's Ebola epidemic.
''What's killing these Americans is even more disturbing,'' concludes an article on The Atlantic. ''It's suicide, alcohol, and drug poisonings. As manufacturing and construction jobs have evaporated and wages have stagnated, blue-collar workers have turned to alcohol and opioids to numb their misery. To put it bluntly: 'Middle-aged white Americans are dying of despair.''' These men expected to lead better lives than their parents. As a New York Times article noted, ''We're looking at people who were raised to believe in the American Dream, and are coping badly with its failure to come true.''The working class: Dying of despair, THE WEEK (11-20-15), p.17; submitted by Ted DeHass, Iowa
I have a feeling that a few in this room understand despair and hopelessness. This morning we are going to take a close look at what the Bible says about living with hope. Hopeful living.
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What is hopeful living? Define what most people think of when they think of hope. Wishful thinking or at best optimistic thinking. The Biblical concept of hope goes much further than that. Hope carries with it the idea of confidence. Certainty. The believers in Asia Minor that Peter is writing to are suffering intense persecution. Peter encourages them. Don't give up. Don't quit. Live with confidence even when the day ...
Series: Hope
Collin Wimberly
I Peter 1:3-9
CIT - Peter reminds the Jewish believers that there is a living hope even in suffering and trials.
Proposition - Christians can life hopeful lives even when life is hard.
Question: How can we be hopeful people?
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUS: Something truly disturbing is happening to middle-aged white Americans ... A new study from two Princeton economists revealed that the mortality rate for white middle-aged Americans has risen half a percent annually between 1999 and 2013-the equivalent of 500,000 additional deaths, or about 40 times the number of dead in West Africa's Ebola epidemic.
''What's killing these Americans is even more disturbing,'' concludes an article on The Atlantic. ''It's suicide, alcohol, and drug poisonings. As manufacturing and construction jobs have evaporated and wages have stagnated, blue-collar workers have turned to alcohol and opioids to numb their misery. To put it bluntly: 'Middle-aged white Americans are dying of despair.''' These men expected to lead better lives than their parents. As a New York Times article noted, ''We're looking at people who were raised to believe in the American Dream, and are coping badly with its failure to come true.''The working class: Dying of despair, THE WEEK (11-20-15), p.17; submitted by Ted DeHass, Iowa
I have a feeling that a few in this room understand despair and hopelessness. This morning we are going to take a close look at what the Bible says about living with hope. Hopeful living.
Read Passage
What is hopeful living? Define what most people think of when they think of hope. Wishful thinking or at best optimistic thinking. The Biblical concept of hope goes much further than that. Hope carries with it the idea of confidence. Certainty. The believers in Asia Minor that Peter is writing to are suffering intense persecution. Peter encourages them. Don't give up. Don't quit. Live with confidence even when the day ...
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