7.12.15 // Hope + Faith + Love

1 Corinthians 13:13 - And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

 What Is My Hope? What Do I Believe?
 What Is My Faith? What Am I Going To Say? 
 What Is My Love? What Am I Going To Do?

Colossians 1:4 – We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God's people—[5] the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven …

HOPE + FAITH + LOVE = A BLESSED LIFE

1. From Pit To Palace – Joseph Genesis 50

Hope: Genesis 50:20 - But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.

Faith: Genesis 50:19 - Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? … [21] Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Love: Genesis 50:21 - And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

2. From Hurting To Healed – Daughters Matthew 9

Hope: “Jesus is our healer.”

Faith: Matthew 9:18 - A synagogue leader came and knelt before him [Jesus] and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.”

Matthew 9:21 - She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

Love: Matthew 9:22 - Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

Matthew 9:25 - After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

3. From Coward To Courageous – Peter Acts 2

Hope: Acts 1:8 - But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Faith: Acts 2:38 - Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Love: Acts 2:44 - Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, [45] and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.