Church of Hope

7.5.15 // The Power of Love

Believe – Say – Do: Week 4
Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

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 Will I Say?
• What Is My Love? What Will I Do?

LOVE IS MOTION THAT BRINGS EMOTION

1 John 3:18 - Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

1 Corinthians 13:1 - If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

CHOOSE LOVE RIGHT NOW!

1. Love Always Does Kindness

1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is kind.

Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Mark 12:30 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ [31] The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

2. Love Always Does Generosity

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 9:7 - Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Matthew 6:21 - For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

3. Love Always Does Forgiveness

1 Corinthians 13:5 - Love keeps no record of wrongs.

Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you.

1 Peter 4:8 - Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

6.28.15 // The Power of Faith

THE POWER OF FAITH

Believe – Say – Do: Week 3

Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

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? 

Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 

Hebrews 11:2 - For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

Hebrews 11:3 - By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

FAITH GIVES VOICE TO OUR HOPES

1. Speak To Your Problems

Mark 11:22 - So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. [23] For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 

[24] Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

2. Speak To Your Possibilities

Matthew 8:10 - [Jesus] … I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 

Matthew 8:8 - The centurion answered and said, “Lord … only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. [9] For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Matthew 8:13 - Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

3. Speak To God’s Promises

2 Corinthians 1:20 - For all the promises of God in Him [Christ] are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

James 3:3-5 - A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole horse. A small rudder on a huge ship in the hands of a skilled captain sets a course in the face of the strongest winds. A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything—or destroy it! (MSG)

6.21.15 // The Power of Hope

THE POWER OF HOPE

Believe – Say – Do: Week 2

Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

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

 Hope - Is What You Believe

 Faith - Is What You Say

 Love - Is What You Do

Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

HOPE BRINGS US POWER

1. The Power To Change Your Perspective 

Psalm 42:5 - Why am I so sad? Why am I so upset? I should put my hope in God and keep praising him, my Savior and my God.

Psalm 31:24 - Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.

2. The Power To Change Your Emotions

Romans 12:12 - Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Psalm 146:5 - Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God.

3. The Power To Shape Your Future 

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Romans 8:24 - For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? [25] But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

4. The Power To Connect With God

1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 

Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

61415 // THE POWER OF THREE QUESTIONS

Believe – Say – Do: Week 1
Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

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

Hope Is What You Believe
Faith Is What You Say
Love Is What You Do

1. What Is My Hope?

What are my positive beliefs?

Romans 15:13 - Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 4:18 - Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

2. What Is My Faith?

What will I say?

Romans 10:8 - But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach).

Romans 10:9 - That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised

Him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth

confession is made unto salvation.

Matthew 21:22 – And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.

3. What Is My Love?

What will I do?

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 14:15 - Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will do as I command.”

1 John 3:18 - Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

6.7.15 // Guest Speaker: Alton Garrison

5.31.15 // Born to Belong

You Belong Here – Week 4
Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

Luke 19:1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.

Luke 19:2 - There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very

Luke 19:5 - When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”

LESSONS FROM ZACCHAEUS

1. You Belong No Matter What Religious People Think About You

Luke 5:29 - Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. [30] But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"

2. You Belong No Matter What Gets In Your Way

Luke 19:3 - He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. [4] So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.

3. You Belong Because God Calls You By Name

Luke 19:5 - When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”

Luke 19:6 - Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.

4. You Belong So That You Can Fulfill Your Destiny

Luke 19:8 - Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”

Luke 19:9 - Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. [10] For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

5.24.15 // The Power of One Accord

You Belong Here – Week 3

Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

Romans 15:5 - Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, [6] so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

WE BELONG TOGETHER

1. Together In Prayer

Acts 1:14 - These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

2. Together In Power

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.

Acts 2:1 - When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Acts 5:12 - And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch.

3. Together In Purpose

Acts 2:46 - So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

4. Together In Passion

Acts 4:24 - So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them.”

Acts 2:29 - Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word.

5.17.15 // We Are A Body

You Belong Here – Week 2
Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

1 Corinthians 12:27 - Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

WHEN YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU BELONG …

1. You Don’t Do Life Alone.

Romans 12:5 - So we, numerous as we are, are one body in Christ and individually we are parts one of another [mutually dependent on one another]. (AMP)

2. You Will Be Blessed To Be A Blessing.

1 Corinthians 12:25 - This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. [26] If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.

3. You Will Live In A Community Of Peace.

Ephesians 4:3 - You are joined together with peace through the Spirit, so make every effort to continue together in this way. [4] There is one body and one Spirit, and God called you to have one hope. (NCV)

4. You Enjoy The Attitude Of Gratitude.

Colossians 3:15 - Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful. (NCV)

5.10.15 // We Are Family

You Belong Here - Part 1

Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

  

YOU BELONG IN GOD’S FAMILY

1.    You Belong With People Who Are Growing

Acts 2:42 - All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

2.    You Belong In A Place That Is Awesome

Acts 2:43 - A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.

3.    You Belong In A Community Of Generosity

Acts 2:44 - And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. [45] - They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need.  

4.    You Belong In A Family Who Is Connecting With God

Acts 2:46 - They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity — [47] all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

SPIRITUAL SURVEY – WHERE ARE YOU TODAY?

A  Accepted – I have already accepted and believe in Jesus Christ.

B  Believing – I am starting or re-starting a relationship with Jesus.

C  Considering – I am considering and thinking about my relationship with Jesus.

D  Declining – I don’t want to think about spiritual things right now.

5.3.15 // Light Of The World

Influence Week 2

Scott Young.com ~ Pastor of Hope

Matthew 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. [15] Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. [16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

John 812 - Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.

HOW WE HELP THE WORLD

1. We Help People See Clearly

John 11:10 But if they walk during the night they stumble, because they have no light.

1 John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

2. We Help People Grow

Ephesians 5:8 - In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light. [9] This light produces every kind of goodness, right living, and truth.

3. We Bring Warmth

Romans 5:5 - We know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere within us because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

4. We Share Abundant Life

John 8:12 - Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.

John 10:10 - The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). (AMP)

FIVE PEOPLE I COULD INFLUENCE THIS WEEK