God Wants Us to Grow in Gratitude     grp172      Near Chapel     30 Dec 01
Jesus. The Light of the World, Gives Hope to All People
Icebreaker: What was the brightest and most cheerful part of your childhood home?

Psalms 65: 5... You give hope to people everywhere on earth, even those across the sea. (CEV)

Psalms 119: 114You are my place of safety and my shield. Your word is my only hope. (CEV)

Isaiah 49: 8... I have set a time when I will help by coming to save you. I have chosen you to take my promise of hope to other nations. (CEV)

John 1: 9The true light that shines on everyone was coming into the world.... 11He came into his own world, but his own nation did not welcome him.... 14The Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us.... (CEV)

John 8: 12... "I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life." ... 31Jesus told the people who had faith in him, "If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. 32You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (CEV)

Colossians 1: 4We have heard of your faith in Christ and of your love for all of God's people, 5because what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You first heard about this hope when you believed the true message, which is the good news. (CEV)

Romans 15: 13I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope. (CEV)

Ephesians 1: 18My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. (CEV)

1 Timothy 4: 10We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, but especially of those who have faith. That's why we work and struggle so hard. (CEV)

1 Peter 1: 3... by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.
13...Put all your hope in how kind God will be to you when Jesus Christ appears. (CEV)

1 Peter 3: 15Honor Christ and let him be the Lord of your life. Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your hope.

1. Why have the people of the world had such a hard time accepting the light and hope of Jesus?
2. What are some things that Jesus does, or has done, to bring God's hope for glory to all of us?
3. How can sad circumstances sometimes work out in the end for our own best welfare?
4. When we give people who ask a sensible and wise reason for our hope, how does God feel?
5. Describe the security we experience when Christ lives in us and in our homes.
Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications: Observations                                                             Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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