Christ Our H o p e

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Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own…grace… by doing what you can to make grace happen yourself… B. Whitford

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. J. Salk

If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got. K. Cobain 

20 Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. Psalm 33 (NKJV) 20 Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.

22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, 21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. 22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.

Christ Our Hope The source of our hope Biblical examples of hope Obligation of having this hope

Christ Our Hope The source of our hope

11 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? Psalm 42 (NLT) 11 Why am I discouraged?     Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!      I will praise him again—     my Savior and my God!

13 I pray that God, the source of hope, Romans 15 (NLT) 13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him.

Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

5 I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on Him. Psalm 130 (NLT) 5 I am counting on the Lord;     yes, I am counting on Him.     I have put my hope in his word.

for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. 7 …hope in the Lord;      for with the Lord there is unfailing love.     His redemption overflows.

Christ Our Hope The source of our hope Biblical examples of hope

15…I will cause hostility between you and the woman, Genesis 3 15…I will cause hostility between you and the woman,   and between your offspring and her Offspring.

He will strike your head, and you will strike His heel.”

especially around Jericho.” Joshua 2 (NLT) 1…Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove.  He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.”

and stayed there that night. …so the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night.

is the supreme God of the heavens above 11b…the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.

17 Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.

18 When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down.

must be here inside the house… And all your family members— your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives— must be here inside the house…

15…they marched around the city seven times. Joshua 6 (The seventh day at Jericho) 15…they marched around the city seven times. 16And the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people:

for the LORD has given you the city!” “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city!”

25…Joshua spared Rahab the harlot, her father’s household, and all that she had. So she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out the land.

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab

…a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live Ruth 1 (NKJV) …a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him. 

the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth… 4 Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth…

4 …they dwelt there about ten years. 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so the woman survived her two sons and her husband.

3Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened…

Then she continued working with them through the wheat harvest in early summer. And all the while she lived with her mother-in-law.

9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, Ruth 4 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.

11 Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses!

like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.” 12 And may the Lord give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”

13…the Lord enabled [Ruth] to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son. 

14 Then the women of the town said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel.

Qualifications of A Kinsman Redeemer Related by blood to those he redeems Able to pay the price of redemption Willing to redeem Free himself

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab Boaz Ruth

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab Boaz Ruth Obed

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab Boaz Ruth Obed Jesse

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab Boaz Ruth Obed Jesse David

Genealogical Record Salmon Rahab Boaz Ruth Obed Jesse David Christ Jesus

Christ as Our Kinsman Redeemer Related by blood to those He redeemed Able to pay the price of redemption Willing to redeem Free himself

25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, Luke 2 (NKJV) 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout,  waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 

26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not  see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation… 29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation…

31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, 32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”

“Let not your heart be troubled; John 14 (NKJV) “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you.

I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you,  I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also…

Christ Our Hope The source of our hope Biblical examples of hope Obligation of having this hope

Rahab and her family were given hope, because of the Scarlet rope What Next? Rahab and her family were given hope, and were saved because of the Scarlet rope

What Next? The “Scarlet Rope”

…He will strike your head, and you will strike His heel.” What Next? Genesis 3 …He will strike your head,      and you will strike His heel.”

What Next? Matthew 26 (NKJV) 27…He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying: “Drink from it, all of you.

What Next? For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

What Next? 7…if we walk in the light as He is in the light, 1 John 1 (NKJV) 7…if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son cleanses us from all sin.

What Next? 15…sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, 1 Peter 3 (NKJV) 15…sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you

a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; What Next? a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

Christ in Every Book of the Bible  In Genesis, He is the Creator & promised Redeemer Exodus – the Passover Lamb Leviticus – High Priest Numbers – water in the desert Deuteronomy – He becomes the curse for us Malachi – sun of righteousness who brings healing…   In Matthew, He is the Messiah who is King Mark – the Messiah who is a Servant Luke – the Messiah who is a Deliverer John – the Messiah who is a God in the flesh… Revelation – King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and the End, and He is coming again and the One who makes all things new.

Christ Our Hope The source of our hope Biblical examples of hope

Wise and Foolish Builders – Danny Hahlbohn CCLI No. 11100572

Hebrews 6 19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,  CCLI No. 11100572

20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. CCLI No. 11100572

My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less… 404 CCLI No. 11100572

My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. CCLI No. 11100572

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand,   All other ground is sinking sand. CCLI No. 11100572

When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil. CCLI No. 11100572

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand,   All other ground is sinking sand. CCLI No. 11100572

His oath, His covenant, His blood, Support me in the whelming flood; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. CCLI No. 11100572

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand,   All other ground is sinking sand. CCLI No. 11100572

When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh, may I then in Him be found; In Him, my righteousness, alone, Faultless to stand before the throne. CCLI No. 11100572

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand,   All other ground is sinking sand. CCLI No. 11100572

May God, the source of hope, fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him.

through the power of the Holy Spirit. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Christ Our H o p e