Heaven is for Real
OUR
GLORIOUS HOPE-Sermon 3
Memory
Verse: 1 John 3:2 (NKJV) 2 Beloved,
now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be,
but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see
Him as He is.
INTRODUCTION:
Psalm
123: 1-2; Psalm 146:3
I.
THREE REASONS WHY GOD IS OUR HOPE:
1. God is in control of ALL things!
(Ps. 90:2; Col. 1:17; 1 Tim. 6:16; Rev. 1:8; Gen.
1:1; John 1:3; Col. 1:16 Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3; Ps. 139:4, 6; Is. 46:10; Jer.
32:27; Luke 1:37; Is. 14:24; Is. 46:10; Eph. 1:11; 1 Chron. 29:11-12; Dan.
4:34-35; Job 4:2; Rom. 8:28; Hebrews 11:1
2. God knows best.
Rom.
8:28; John 3:16; 14:2–3
3. God
loves us.
Rom. 8:38-39; John 3:16;
Psalm 139:7–10;
II.
FIVE THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN WE PUT OUR HOPE IN GOD.
1. We acknowledge God as the source of
our Success. Jam. 1:17; Hebrews 11:10; Matthew 6: 19-21
2. We must Emulate Jesus as our Example for Service Mark 10:45
“If
Christ died to serve me, then I can surely give my life to serve my country.”--
Donovan Campbell
3. The Holy Spirit in us Changes our Perspective about Sin.
2
Cor. 5:10
4. Our Eternal Perspective on Suffering will change— Rom. 8:28
“The
goodness of God is the survival truth for tough times. There is no other way to make sense out of
suffering. God will not only see you
through your anguish, He will undeniably use it for good. Though it may seem incomprehensible in the
extremity of your agony, it is His way.” –Dr. Charles Stanley
5. Our eternal perspective will change about Sharing
our faith—
“Our
love for fellow Christians is the primary test of our love for God.”-- John
MacArthur
“Ever since this happened, I think more about
what it might really be like in heaven.
I accepted the idea of heaven before, but now I visualize it. Before, I’d heard, but now I know that
someday I’m going to see.”-- Pastor Todd Burpo’s
mother
CONCLUSION: Lamentations 3:22–23;1 John 3:2
