Stories of Hope

Foundations of Hope      Colossians 1:24-29

 

“Men are God's method. While the church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.” - E.M.Bounds

 

Hope Defined

Worldly - “a feeling that what is wanted will happen.” Understood in this way, hope can denote either a baseless optimism or a vague yearning after an unattainable good.

 

Biblical hope is the anticipation of a favorable outcome under God’s guidance. More specifically, hope is the confidence that what God has done for us in the past guarantees our participation in what God will do in the future. - Holman Bible Dictionary.

 

Hope’s Paradox

Paradox = a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

 

 “Biblical faith grows in the garden of adversity.” - Greg Laurie

 

Hope Revealed

“God will only give you what you   would have asked for if you knew everything he knows.”

- Tim Keller

 

Hope Personified

 

Hope Powered

 

Sermon by Pastor Dave Morley

Come On Down!

“Come On Down!”

Mark 3:13-14

 

Significance of our:

1. Time with the Father

Jesus went out to the mountainside to pray, and He spent the night praying to God.

Luke 6:12

 

 

 

Significance of our:

2. Calling by the Father

 

 

 

Significance of our:
 
3. Position with the Father

"As we gather unto Christ, we gather unto each other, and the nearer we get to Christ, the nearer we get to each other." - AW Tozer

 

Significance of our:

4. Purpose for the Father

“Men are God's method. While the church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.” - E.M.Bounds

 

Sermon by Pastor Dave Morley

The Importance of Preaching the Gospel

The Importance of Preaching the Gospel – Romans 10

 

Truth 1:

 

The DEFINITION of the Gospel

·       Lordship of Jesus: confess – lordship

·       Atonement of Jesus: believe – righteousness

 

Truth 2:

 

The COMMAND of the Gospel

Proclaiming the gospel is the full expression of our salvation

“How can they hear?”

“Beautiful Feet”

 

Truth 3:

 

The MOTIVATION of the Gospel

The Gospel is its own motivation for “preaching”

 

We must proclaim the gospel because . . .

People are searching and do not know how to be saved

Jesus will save everyone who believes in Him

It is God’s only plan for salvation

It is the foundation for a believing faith