1. REASON FOR HOPE

2. Which of your strengths can easily become your weaknesses?
Opening Question
Which of your strengths can easily become your weaknesses?
If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. (1 Cor 10:12)

3. “Come, let us reason together,”
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
1 Peter 3:15
“Come, let us reason together,”
says the Lord. (Isa 1:18)

4. REASON Rebel In those days Israel had no king;
everyone did as they saw fit. (Jud 21:25)

5. REASON
Engineer
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. (Job 38:4)

6. REASON Atheist Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God.“
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil. (Psa 53:1)

7. REASON
Scribe
See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! (Gal 6:11)

8. REASON Oddball They admitted that they were
strangers and aliens on earth. (Heb 11:13)

9. God gave Joseph unusual wisdom.
REASON
Nerd
God gave Joseph unusual wisdom.
(Acts 7:10)

10. REASON Rebel Engineer Atheist Scribe Oddball Nerd
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “No one else is as intelligent as you are.” (Gen 41:39)

11. Which of your weaknesses can be used as a strength?
Halftime Question
Which of your weaknesses can be used as a strength?
Samson took a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and killed a thousand men with it. (1 Kings 19:4)

12. HOPE Holy Spirit No one can see the kingdom of God
unless they are born again. (John 3:3)

13. HOPE Overhaul If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has gone, the new is here. (2 Cor 5:7)

14. HOPE
Purpose
Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14)

15. HOPE U 6. 11 7 13 19 9. 16 14 1
Evangelism
I have become all things to all people so that by
all possible means I might save some. (1 Cor 9:22)

16. But what about you? Who do you say I am? (Matt 16:15)
REASON for HOPE
Rebel
Engineer
Atheist
Scribe
Oddball
Nerd
Holy Spirit
Overhaul
Purpose
Evangelism
But what about you? Who do you say I am? (Matt 16:15)

17. Which best defines you – your strengths or your weaknesses?
Closing Question
Which best defines you – your strengths or your weaknesses?
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power
is made perfect in weakness. (2 Cor 12:9)

18. Dave Mattingly dave@davemattingly.net www.davemattingly.net
Seek, and ye shall find.
(Matt 7:7)