Hope I “Living Hope” Life is very difficult. Can you imagine what it must be like for people who do not know Jesus and have no hope? Worry anxiety fear. Denying the power of God in our lives increases the power of fear in our lives. *1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,* Life is hard, ministry is hard and sometimes you don’t see a way out Lam 3:21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: Lam 3:22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; Lam 3:23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. - Living hope never stops *1Pe 1:4 to an inheritance-* We have ownership of this hope it does not depend on circumstances We need to operate with understanding of this ownership It will change the way we view people considered to be lost causes People may say there is no hope. But that is not the case for me. t*hat is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept-* *in heaven for you,* Imperishable- It doesn’t fade like others forms of hope Undefiled- It is for your good- Rom 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Kept by God *1Pe 1:5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith-* *for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.* The hope is guarded by faith Faith in Christ It is ok if the answer is not revealed to us in our time *Life Group-* 1. Why does giving up seem to be a viable option for Christians? 2. How does “living” hope change our way of seeing a negative situation? 3. Give an example of how certain circumstances in our lives present a “no way out” situation. Is there truly no way out? 4. How does our faith affect our hope? 5. What is something the devil tries to convince you is without hope?