Hope

Jesus: Our Promised Hope

Jesus: Our Promised Hope

Dave Riddle - 1/28/2024

Key Passage: Hebrews 6:13-20

We inherit the promise

- Hebrews 6:12-13

- Genesis 12, 15, 22

- Through Abram a blessing for the entire world.

- Jesus.

Guaranteed with an Oath

- Hebrews 6:13-17

- Galatians 3:29

- Heirs according to the promise

Jesus is our refuge!

- Hebrews 6:18

- Size the hope set before you

We have this hope as our anchor

- Hebrews 6:19-20

- Our hope is Jesus.

- The perfect priest.

- The perfect sacrifice.

What is Communion?

Message begins around 30:00

What is Communion?

Dave Riddle • 07/27/2022

Key Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:24-28

Communion: A Jesus-ordained ceremony 

  • Baptism is the other “ordinance” that we regularly practice

  • Matthew 26:26-28

An Act of Commemoration 

  • Remember

    • 1 Corinthians 11:24

      • Remember who Jesus is, and what he has done for us.

    • Exodus 12:2-3, 6-7, 12-14

      • A permanent statute

      • A lasting ordinance

      • Jesus fulfilled the old Passover and, in a sense, instituted a new Passover.

A Gospel Proclamation 

  • Proclaim

    • 1 Corinthians 11:26

      • Communion preaches the Gospel.

An Opportunity for Contemplation 

  • 1 Corinthians 11:28

    • dokimazō - to test, examine, prove, scrutinise (to see whether a thing is genuine or not). To recognise as genuine after examination.

  • Galatians 2:20

  • Romans 6:11

A Way to Celebrate Unity

  • koinōnia (Greek: κοινωνία) - fellowship, association, community, intimacy, joint participation (the share which one has in anything), communion.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

    • One body (the Church)

    • One loaf of bread (Christ)

  • John 17:9-11

A Cause for Hopeful Anticipation

  • 1 Corinthians 11:26

    • “…until He comes”

  • Matthew 26:29

Why Did Jesus Leave?

Why Did Jesus Leave?

07/03/2021 - Paul Trulock 

Key Passage: Acts 1:6-11

Jesus has dominion over everything 

  • Acts 2:34-35

    • A footstool, a doormat, walked all over…

  • Philippians 2:9-11

    • Every knee

The Real Thing - Our King and High Priest

  • Hebrews 7:20-25

    • You have a high priest sitting at the right hand of the father who intercedes for you.

  • Hebrews 7:26-27

    • Isaiah 53 - the messiah was innocent

    • Daniel - He will die a violent death

    • David - He will not see corruption

    • Romans 8:1 - There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ

  • Hebrews 7:28-8:2

    • The work is finished!

    • The work is perfected

    • Matthew 27 - God tore the veil to signify that WE can now enter into the presence of God.

What does it mean for us today?

  • Hebrews 10:19-25

    1. Let us draw near to God

      • V. 22 With a sincere heart and full assurance of faith.

    2. Hold fast to our Hope

      • V. 23 hold onto hope without wavering

      • Our hope is based upon a sure foundation.

    3. Encourage one another

      • V. 24 spur one another on towards love and good deeds

        • 1 Peter 2:9…

    4. Be in community

      • V. 25 - do not neglect meeting together

        • We can’t think ONLY of our own sanctification.

Why did Jesus leave? 

  • He entered the Holy of Holies , to be crowned as king and to present Himself as our perfect High Priest

The Impact of Hope

The Impact of Hope

12/5/2021 - Dave Riddle 

Psalm 42:11 - why are you overcome with despair? Hope in God!

  • We are the people of Hope.

    • Surrounded by despair, but not living in despair.

How is it that we can be legitimately hopeful?

God is.

  • He exists

  • Jeremiah 10

    • The worthlessness of idols compared to a true God. (10:10)

      • Jeremiah 10:16

God is here.

  • Matthew 1:23 - God is with us.

  • Hebrews 1:3a - Jesus is God in the flesh

    • Philippians 2:5-7

God is love.

  • 1 John 4:8-9 - God is love.

  • John 3:16-17 - How much God loves us.

  • Titus 3:4-7 - what it means for us.

God is Salvation.

  • Roman 8:38-39 - there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God.

  • Hebrews 1:3 - God the Savior

God is King.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - don’t live as those who have no hope

    • Ephesians 2:12 - We were… without Christ, without God, without hope. No longer!

  • 1 Timothy 6:13-15 - Celebrating his first coming while awaiting his second coming!

    • God will make all things new!

  • Hebrews 10:23 - hold tightly, without wavering, to the hope we affirm…

How can we embrace hope today?

Receive this truth in faith

  • 1 Peter 5:7

Reflect on how God is providing hope in your life

  • Psalm 9:1

Encourage another Jesus-follower you’ve seen exhibiting hope.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Share hope with someone in your missional context.

  • 1 Peter 3:15

Peace, Hope, and the Resurrection

The Resurrection 

The Gospel of John - Part 27 • 4/04/21

Key passage: John 20

The Importance of the Resurrection 

  • 1 Corinthians 15:14, 17

    • If Christ wasn’t raised then our faith is useless, futile!

Peace

  • John 20:19

    • eirene: a state of tranquility, harmony, and safety. In a Christian context: the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation.

  • John 14:27

    • Peace I give to you... don’t let your hearts be troubled or afraid.

  • John 16:33

    • I have told you these thing so you may have peace in Me. In this world you will have trouble...

Hope

  • Hope and hopelessness are powerful things.

    • John 16:33 - you will have trouble, but take hope!

  • 1 Corinthians 15:19

    • If our hope is only for this life, we are to be pitied more than anyone in the world.

      • If my hope dies with me, what a pitiable person I am.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:20

    • But Christ has INDEED been raised from the dead.

  • 1 Peter 1:3-4

    • A living hope!

    • An inheritance!

  • Hebrews 10:23

    • Hold onto the confession of our hope without wavering.

Have we allowed these truths to fully reside in our hearts?

  • even though our world is full of trouble, even though things often feel hopeless...

  • God wants you to trust in Him completely today.