Hebrews 6:19
3 phases of hopelessness
1. We get discouraged
Job 4:5
2. We get depressed
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick
3. We feel despair
Despair = the complete loss or absence of hope.
2 Corinthians 1:8
Jeremiah 29:11
Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchorfor the soul,firm and secure.
“certain” hope.
Hope (Elpizo) = A confident expectation based on something solid.
Job 8:13 Those who forget God have no hope.
Anchors Eliminate Drift
Anchors Provide Stability In The Storms.
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The bigger the ship is, the bigger the anchor needs to be.
The bigger the life, the bigger the hope.
Hebrews 6:13
God cannot lie
Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 53:5 He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind
It’s going to take time.
Hebrews 6:15 Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
The bigger, the promise, the longer the delay.
Godly hope is patient understanding that it's not going to happen overnight.
Hebrews 6:18 We… can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
We have to be active and hold on.
Hebrews 6:19-20 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
forerunner = Prodromos.
What does hanging on look like?… It looks like faith.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for…
Faith is the substance of the things that we're hoping for. So hope is the anchor that's holding us secure, but faith jot Faith is the tangible expression of that hope
Faith is trust that produces actions.
Faith is the vehicle, Hope is the destination.
What's on the other end of that drive?KEEP HOPE ALIVE.
what's on the other end of that drive?”
It could be that your marriage is restored. It could be that you have that career you've always dreamed of or that your children serve the Lord. It could be financial freedom, or freedom from an addiction.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE.
