Gospel Fruit: Hope in the Gospel

Reconciled - Message 4 - Gospel Fruit: Hope in the Gospel - Col. 1:5-8.

I. Faith, Hope, and Love – 1 Cor. 13:13

A. Faith – belief, trust, the “substance of things hoped for” – Heb. 11:1
B. Love – a decision about how we will relate to and interact with others – Matt. 22:37-39

II. What is Hope? – vs. 5

A. The Expectation of Good; Joyful Confidence – to anticipate pleasure
B. The Foundation of Our Optimism – Psa. 42:11; 43:5
C. The Assurance of Rest – Psa. 16:9
D. The Motivation for Holiness – 1 John 3:2-3

III. Where Does Hope Come From? – vs. 5-8

A. God’s Word – Psa. 119:49, 81, 114; Rom. 15:4
B. Our New Birth – 1 Pet. 1:3
C. Through Tribulation – Rom. 5:1-5
D. By Christ in You – Col. 1:27
E. In Summary: The Gospel – Col. 1:5

1. The Good News for All the World – Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Rom. 10:18
2. The Good Fruit of Grace and Truth – John 1:17; Rom. 1:13; Phil. 1:23; Matt. 13:23
3. The Good Grace of God

a. Heard – enabled to hear – Prov. 22:17; Rom. 10:17; Matt. 13:9, 15
b. Known – thoroughly acquainted with – Luke 8:10; 1 John 4:6
c. Learned – to increase knowledge by use – Phil. 4:9; 2 Tim. 3:13-15; Rom. 10:15

1. From Fellow Servants
2. From Faithful Ministers

IV. Will Our Hope Come to Pass? – 1 Pet. 1:3-5

A. Based on God’s Mercy – Psa. 136:1
B. Begotten through Christ’s Resurrection – 1 Cor. 15:42; 2 Cor. 5:1
C. To an Incorruptible, Undefiled, Unfading Inheritance – Matt. 6:19-20
D. Reserved in Heaven for You; Kept by God’s Power – Heb. 10:23
E. To Be Revealed – 1 Pet. 4:12-14; 1 John 3:2