The act of judging something to be worthless FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION:

1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.

Myself I CAN HAVE HOPE IN…

Psalm 119:14,17-18 (NLT) Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous— how well I know it. … How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous— how well I know it. … How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!

My present circumstances I CAN HAVE HOPE IN…

Philippians 4:4,12-13 (NLT) Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!... I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!... I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT) Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

My future I CAN HAVE HOPE IN…

Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

2 Corinthians 4:8-9,17-18 (NLT) We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going… For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going… For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet

2 Corinthians 4:8-9,17-18 (NLT) they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever! So we don't look at the troubles we can see right now; rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever.

The way I see others I CAN HAVE HOPE IN…

“[Jesus] saw potential in prostitutes, possibilities for lepers, and promise in the hearts of fishermen. Jesus always seemed to find the good in the people with whom he came into contact. He treated Zacchaeus, the hated tax collector… like he was the most important person in town that day. He touched people who were “unclean” and hadn’t been touched in some time. He fed people when they were hungry, healed them when they were sick, and showed them the love of God even when they felt (and were probably told) that they were unlovable.” ~ Joe Iovino “[Jesus] saw potential in prostitutes, possibilities for lepers, and promise in the hearts of fishermen. Jesus always seemed to find the good in the people with whom he came into contact. He treated Zacchaeus, the hated tax collector… like he was the most important person in town that day. He touched people who were “unclean” and hadn’t been touched in some time. He fed people when they were hungry, healed them when they were sick, and showed them the love of God even when they felt (and were probably told) that they were unlovable.” ~ Joe Iovino

Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Matthew 7:1-2 (Msg) “Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging.”

The Church I CAN HAVE HOPE IN…

2 Corinthians 5:18b-20 (NLT) And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us.

Telling others about Jesus I CAN HAVE HOPE IN…

Romans 1:16 (NLT) For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes…

“We don’t have to fear and fret, to be distracted or consumed by despair. We are already living in light of the victory that has already been won. What hope we have. We ought to be the people who are known for, whatever is going on out there… we are people of hope.” ~ Leonard Sweet “We don’t have to fear and fret, to be distracted or consumed by despair. We are already living in light of the victory that has already been won. What hope we have. We ought to be the people who are known for, whatever is going on out there… we are people of hope.” ~ Leonard Sweet