We Cope with Hope Romans 15:13 by Eric Frazier

We Cope with Hope Our Text: Eph 3:14 - Eph 3:21(TLB) When I think of the wisdom and scope of his plan, I fall down on my knees and pray to the Father of all the great family of God—some of them already in heaven and some down here on earth— 16 that out of his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you the mighty inner strengthening of his Holy Spirit. 17 And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love;

We Cope with Hope Our Text: Eph 3:14 - Eph 3:21(TLB) and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself. 20 Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. 21 May he be given glory forever and ever through endless ages because of his master plan of salvation for the Church through Jesus Christ.

We Cope with Hope Purpose: – To examine how God has equipped us to deal effectively with challenges Objective: – To understand that God is able when we do not think we are. We cope with hope in a God who can do anything but fail.

We Cope with Hope Outline 1.Wisdom and scope of his plan, 2.His glorious, unlimited resources 3.Christ at home in our hearts, our roots in his love; 4.How long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; 5.By his mighty power at work within us he is able

We Cope with Hope What does it mean to Cope? 1.Are you coping with the stresses of life? Definition: – To deal or handle effectively a difficult or tragic situation. – If you are not dealing with your problems effectively you are not coping Moping, doping, sleeping, day dreaming, crying, whinning. – Everything but coping.

We Cope with Hope What does it mean to Hope? 1.Do you have hope and are you hoping? Definition of Hope (Noun): – The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope. – A particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning. A person or thing in which expectations are centered: The medicine was her last hope.

We Cope with Hope What does it mean to Hope? 1.Do you have hope and are you hoping? Definition of Hope (Verb): Used with object: to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence. – To believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory. Used without object: to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring. – to place trust; or rely

We Cope with Hope Why must we cope with hope? 1.Health – High blood pressure, stroke, heart disease 2.Outlook – Positive or Negative, high road or the low road 3.Patience – This too will pass. Nothing ever stays the same 4.Empathy – When you have hope you are able to turn your focus to others. It’s not all about you.

We Cope with Hope 1.Wisdom and scope of his plan, – When I think of the wisdom and scope of his plan, I fall down on my knees and pray to the Father of all the great family of God—some of them already in heaven and some down here on earth – When I think …….. – Of the wisdom and scope of his plan – I fall down on my knees and pray – Father of all the great family of God.

We Cope with Hope 2.His glorious, unlimited resources – 16 that out of his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you the mighty inner strengthening of his Holy Spirit. – Glorious and unlimited resources – The mighty inner strengthening of his Holy Spirit

We Cope with Hope 3.Christ at home in our hearts, our roots in his love; – 17 And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; – At home in your hearts – Trusting in him – Rooted in the soil of God’s marvelous love

We Cope with Hope 4.How long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; – and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself. –

We Cope with Hope 5.By his mighty power at work within us he is able – 20 Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.

We Cope with Hope Glory to God Forever 21 May he be given glory forever and ever through endless ages because of his master plan of salvation for the Church through Jesus Christ.

We Cope with Hope Purpose: – To examine how God has equipped us to deal effectively with challenges Objective: – To understand that God is able when don’t or think we are. We cope with hope in a God who can do anything but fail.