Monday, March 24, 2014

Disconnected? Hope?


“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

 

Disconnected? 1 Peter 2:9   Hope?

 

The Command to Connect:  

 “Rest your hope fully”

 

The Command to Connect:

·       Living hope (1:3)

·       Calls us to holiness – set apart (1:16)

·       Awe-inspiring (1:18-21)

·       Rooted in eternal scripture (1:23)

·       Share with others (3:15)

 

Signs of Disconnect:

·       Desire for Jesus? Ps 42:1-2

·       Broken over sin? Ps 51:10-12

·       Word from God? Ps119:49-50

·       Made a sacrifice? Phil 3:7-8

·       Answered a question “why”? 2 Cor 2: 14-16

 

How to connect:

1.     Devotional Life – time with Jesus

2.     Write your testimony

3.     Commit to feed your “hope” 

Memory verse

Music – gospel

Select a reminder

4.     Exercise your hope by ministry

 

 

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