The document is a sermon about the God of hope from Romans 15:13. It discusses how humans often live in stress, fear and anxiety, but as creatures and children of God, our Father is the God of hope who wants us to face the future with hope. It encourages believers to have hope, which brings joy and patience, and is filled by the Holy Spirit through faith in God's promises and goodness. The sermon aims to convey that God wants to fill believers with hope, joy and peace through their belief in Jesus.

1. THE GOD OF HOPE
Romans 15:13
24TH Feb 2013

2. ROMANS 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in believing,
that you may abound in hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit.

3. HUMAN CONTEXT
MOST HUMANS LIVE IN STRESS, FEAR,
ANXIETY ABOUT THE MANY THINGS
OF LIFE.
THESE THINGS ARE GREAT OBSTACLES
IN OUR FAITH AND EVEN DANGEROUS
FOR OUR LIVES.

4. CREATURES AND CHILDREN OF GOD
AS CREATURES OF GOD, WE ARE THE
CREATURES OF THE GOD OF HOPE.
AS CHILDREN OF GOD, OUR FATHER IS
THE GOD OF HOPE.

5. WHAT YOU MUST BE
YOU MUST BE A MAN OF HOPE
YOU MUST BE AWOMAN OF HOPE

6. GOD’S WILL FOR YOU
GOD DOES NOT DESPAIR OVER YOU.
HE WANTS YOU TO FACE THE FUTURE
WITH HOPE.

7. GOD HAS HIGH HOPES FOR YOU
GOD HAS PLANS FOR YOU
JEREMIAIH 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,
says the LORD, plans for welfare and
not for evil, to give you a future and a
hope.

8. CHILDREN OF THE GOD OF HOPE
HOPE FILLS YOU WITH EXCITEMENT
AND OPTIMISM
HOPE PRODUCES PATIENCE AND
PERSISTENCE
HOPE HELPS YOU FACE THE FUTURE

9. HOPE FILLS YOU WITH EXCITEMENT
AND OPTIMISM
WE WILL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD
ROMANS 5:2
“Through him we have obtained
access to this grace in which we
stand, and we rejoice in our hope of
sharing the glory of God.”

10. HOPE FILLS YOU WITH EXCITEMENT
AND OPTIMISM
HOPE BRINGS JOY
ROMANS 5:12
“Rejoice in your hope, be patient in
tribulation, be constant in prayer.”

11. HOPE PRODUCES PATIENCE AND
PERSISTENCE
HOPE GIVES YOU THE PATIENCE AND
THE PERSISTENCE NEEDED TO LIVE
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

12. WHY SHOULD YOU HOPE?
GOD HAS GIVEN US PROMISES
THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS WITH US
THE POWER OF GOD WORKS WITH US

13. GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH ALL
JOY
GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH THE JOY OF FORGIVENESS
GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH THE JOY OF ETERNAL LIFE
GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH THE JOY OF BELONGING TO
HIS FAMILY
GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH THE JOY OF KNOWING THAT
WE WILL GO TO HEAVEN WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER
GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH THE JOY OF SERVING OTHERS
AND HELPING THEM ENTER THE LIFE OF FAITH

14. GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH PEACE
GOD WANTS TO BRING ORDER INTO
THE CHAOS OF YOUR LIFE
GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU THE GIFT
OF PEACE THAT COMES THROUGH
FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.

15. GOD WANTS TO BRING ORDER INTO
THE CHAOS OF YOUR LIFE
ROMANS 8:28
“We know that in everything God
works for good with those who love
HIM, who are called according to his
purpose.”

16. PEACE THROUGH JESUS
THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKS WITHIN US
FROM CONVERSION TO BRING US IN
HARMONY WITH THE WILL OF GOD,
MAKING INNER PEACE POSSIBLE.
ROMANS 5:1
“Therefore, since we are justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ.”

17. THE SOURCE
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE SOURCE OF HOPE,
JOY AND PEACE.
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THESE BLESSINGS
OF GOD WILL COME TO YOU AS YOU
BELIEVE IN THE GOODNESS AND
GRACIOUSNESS OF GOD.
HEBREWS 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please
him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he
exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”

18. THE LESSON
GOD IS THE GOD OF HOPE.
YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE GOD OF HOPE
GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND
PEACE.
GOD WANTS TO DO THIS IN YOU, TO YOU,
FOR YOU AND THROUGH YOU BY THE POWER
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
YOU MUST RESPOND TO GOD WITH GENUINE
FAITH.

19. GOD BLESS YOU
ALL