Big Thought: Because of the and of Christ, we have the absolute hope that we will triumph in our faith which us on to pursue holiness.
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1. The Producer of our hope – the and of Jesus.
a. Christianity rises and falls on the of the resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:12-21 (ESV) – Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
b. Because of Jesus’ resurrection, we have the hope of resurrection.
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2. The Profit of our hope – the .
“Rapture” is from the Latin word “raptura.”
a. This is a word from the .
b. The are raised first.
c. Then those who are still .
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3. The Practice of our hope – the .
a. Our .
i. Because of hope we are in the not the .
ii. Because of hope we are to remain not .
iii. Because of hope we are to remain not .
iv. We are destined for not for .
b. Our .
i. Breastplate of and .
ii. Helmet of the of salvation.
c. Readiness in .
1) The responsibility to the .
a) To .
b) To exercise .
c) To .
2) The responsibility to the .
a) .
b) very highly in love.
c) Be at with each other and the shepherds.
d. Readiness in .
1) Admonish those in a .
2) Encourage those who are .
3) Help the .
4) Patient with .
5) Seek to do .
e. Readiness in .
1) Have continuous .
2) Constant .
3) Be .
f. Readiness in .
1) Discern the of the Spirit.
2) Discern the of the Word.
3) Discern .
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4. The Product of our hope – the .
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