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Grace Place Atlanta COGBF
4700 Mitchell Street
Forest Park, GA 30297
Website: atlantacogbf.org
Email: info@atlantacogbf.org
Phone: (404) 241-6781
Wayne D. Mack, Pastor
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Elder Jonathan Lonon Sermon Notes
September 11, 2022
Hope - Sweet Relief
Part 1 of 2 of Unselfish Love
Song: My Hope is Built
Recognitions: Pastor and First Lady, church family, guest, wife, bereaved
and traveling, other…
Prayer: (remember 9/11 and pray for healing and power of God to destroy
yoke of recent violence spikes in America)
Play Video Clip: “Sent us hope” clip from Star Wars Story Rogue One
movie…
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 13:13 (CSB): Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love—
but the greatest of these is love.
In a previous lesson titled, “Unselfish Love”, which I taught in May of this
same year, I described this verse as the Oreo Cookie of the Bible.
That day
I only dipped the ends (Faith and Love, or Charity) in the milk of the Word.
I
said that one day I might get to creme in the middle.
That time has come.
You can go back and view that lesson for the details, but just as the verse
declares, I explained that the love of God is great and everlasting because
it is proven in the Son of God.
The verse shows that we start with faith (a
gift, so nothing we can boast about) and that love takes up the never-
ending rear (another gift, remember that He first loved us)!
But there is
something in the middle that is important - it would not be there if it was not.
Filling in the gap between the Oreo Cookie ends, which I have classified as
Faith and Love, sits Hope - the sweet relief that cements it all together.
Well, that is, until love has had her perfect work!
Instead of Oreo, our brand
will be FHL (or FHC if you prefer).
What is hope?
*Secular Definitions (online dictionary): According to Merriam-Webster
Online, Hope can be defined as either a transitive or intransitive verb, or
even a noun, depending upon how it is used in writing and speech.
Intransitive simply means there is no direct object in the use of the word.
Transitive would then, of course, mean that a direct object is being referred
to when using the word.
Hope as an intransitive verb means “to cherish a desire with anticipation :
to want something to happen or be true”.
Now as a baby boomer, the first thing that came to mind when I saw the
word anticipation was the old Heinz advertisement that “made us wait”!
Boy
did we really desire that red sauce to hit that plate or those fries!
Wanting
something to happen or be true is usually summed up in hope-filled
phrases like: hopes for a promotion; hoping for the best; or I just hope so.
As a transitive verb, hope is a desire with expectation of obtainment or
fulfillment, such as to say: I hope he or she remembers; or hopes to be
invited.
It can also mean to expect with a certain confidence, such as to
say: your mother is doing well, I hope.
A humorous example of the confidence often characterized as “hope
against hope”: In a popular movie Jim Carry has been definitively turned
down by the beautiful women who is most certain that she has stopped any
further advancements toward her.
In his signature comedic style, he
interprets her rejection as a new stepping stone of hope by then asking,
“…so you are saying there IS a chance!”
LOL
As a noun, hope is the desire of expectation of or belief in fulfillment (I
came in hopes of seeing, no hope for a cure, when they were young and
full of hope); the center attraction of the person or thing desired (our
only hope for victory); or simply the thing desired (great hopes for the
coming year).
Not great with English language nuances?
No worries, you will still be able
to enjoy this cookie!
A more serious example of hope as a noun in a well-known phrase was
started by Reverend Jessie Jackson as he encouraged a race and a
country to “Keep Hope Alive!”
Whether transitive or intransitive, verb or noun, hope can usually be
associated with a factor of trust or reliance in or about something or
someone.
How does the Bible define hope and guide us in its application as either a
verb or a noun?
We will attempt to skirt the English sentence structures going forward
because we are really aiming for biblical truth and understanding with
regard to hope.
To that end, we must approach the term from Greek or
Hebrew exegetical stances to establish context that first brings hope to life
for the believer.
Afterward, we will have a spiritual roadmap for “keeping it
alive” (at least for as long as needed - which we’ll explain in a bit).
Although there are many scriptures that contain the word Hope, some
which we will hopefully highlight, a section of scripture that gives great
foundational understanding to hope is Romans 8:18-25:
Romans 8:18–25 (CSB): For I consider that the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to
us.
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