Burden #3: Unclaimed Hope
“Hope,” says John Piper, “is a confident expectation and desire for good things in the future.” That definition betrays the pain and sorrow we frequently experience. Without the losses, there would be no need of hope. No need for expectation of something better. But we all know that life is filled with reasons why we need to have hope. Life is hard and without the promise of good things in the future, we would all descend into an irrevocable despair that would crush our souls. It breaks my heart that so few will express the faith necessary to claim the hope that Piper refers to, and instead live in a state of constant unsettledness and despair, living their lives without rest from the striving to make it better themselves. A futile effort. As we gather this Sunday, we will continue our four-part series called, #REST, looking at Hebrews 6:13-20and soul-crushing burden #3, an unclaimed hope.
Sermon Notes
#REST: Four Soul-Crushing Burdens and How to Rid My Life of Them
Burden #3: Unclaimed Hope
Pastor Todd Dugard // Hebrews 6:13–20
August 19, 2018I can rest in the hope of Christ because...
• I am confident in the promise (v. 13–14, 16–18a)
• I am patient in the process (v. 15, 18b)
• I am unmoved by the problems (v. 19)
• I am strengthened by the power of Christ (v. 20)