False Sources of Hope

• Idols - Jonah 2:8
• Wealth - Proverbs 11:7
• The war horse - Psalm 33:17
• Extortion/Robbery - Psalm 62:10
• Riches - 1 Timothy 6:17
• False divinations - Ezekiel 13:6
• Wrong objects - John 5:45

The Result of Hope

• Antidote of despair - Psalm 42:5
• Patience - Psalm 93:7
• Gladness - Proverbs 10:28
• Sanctification - 1 John 3:3
• Boldness - 2 Corinthians 3:12
• Evangelism - 1 Peter 3:15
• Persecution - Acts 23:6

True Sources of Hope

• God the Father - Psalm 62:5
• Jesus Christ - 1 Timothy 1:1
• The Holy Spirit - Romans 5:5
• Remembrance - Lam. 3:21-23
• Suffering - Romans 5:3-4
• Scripture - Romans 15:4
• Faith - Hebrews 11:1

Promises of Hope

• Of Resurrection - 1 Thess. 4:13
• Of Glory - Colossians 1:27
• Of eternal life - Titus 1:2; 3:7
• Of Christ’s return - 1 Peter 1:13
• Jesus Himself- 1 Timothy 1:1