Hope Unlimited Church

2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV

For We live by Faith, not by sight.

Key #1 - Learn

Proverbs 1:5

A wise man will hear and increase in learning,

And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel

Key #2 - Expand

Psalms 92:12-14

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,

Key #3 - Ask 

1 John 5:14

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Key #4 - Pray

Colossians 4:2

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

Matthew 2:9-11 NLT

​​After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the HOUSE and saw the CHILD with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Key #1 - Will cause you to Make a Move!

Matthew 2:9 NLT

The star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.

Key #2 - Will fill your Heart with Joy

Matthew 2:10

When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!

Key #3 - Will cause you to Worship Him

Matthew 2:11

They entered the HOUSE and saw the CHILD with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.

Key #4 - Will cause you to Give your very Best

Matthew 2:11

Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Reminder 1: He came to make the unclean clean!

Matthew 8:1-3

When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, (no one wanted to be near him - didn’t want to be infected, ever stay away from someone because you don’t want to be infected by their attitude?) “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.

Reminder 2: He came to make the broken whole!

John 5:1-8

Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Will thou be made whole?” “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”

Reminder 3: He came to give our lives a new direction!

Luke 24:28-33 NLT

By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem.

“HOPE” is an acronym: Hope Opens People’s Eyes

“HOME” is an acronym: Hope Opened My Eyes

1 Peter 3:15 NLT

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.

Question #1 - When does God show up?

1 Samuel 3:2-4 NIV

One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.”

Question #2 - Who can God use?

Matthew 1:17 NIV

Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.

Question #3 - What does God want?

1 Timothy 2:4 

He desires all men to be saved and come into the knowledge of the truth.

Romans 5:1-5 NIV

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Key #1 - YOU’VE been JUSTIFIED

Key #2 - PEACE with GOD

Romans 5:1 NIV

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Key #3 - ACCESS to GRACE

Romans 5:2 NIV

Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.

Key #4 - FUTURE in GLORY

Romans 5:2 NIV

And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

Key #5 - REJOICE in SUFFERING

Romans 5:3-4 NIV

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.

2 Timothy 1:3-8 NIV

Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.

5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Key #1 - It’s in You

Genesis 2:7

God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life.

Key #2 - It's in You, but it's not For you

1 Peter 4:10 NIV

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

Key #3 - Don’t be Afraid

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.

Key #4 - Don’t be Ashamed

2 Timothy 1:8

So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord.

Eph 4:22 NIV

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; and to be made new in the attitude of your minds…

1 Peter 2:9 KJV

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people” 

Point 1 - The attitude that separates

Numbers 13:28 GNT

But the people who live there are powerful, and their cities are very large and well fortified. Even worse, we saw the descendants of the giants there.

Numbers 13:30 NLT

But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”

Numbers 14:24 GW

But because my servant Caleb has a different attitude and has wholeheartedly followed me, I’ll bring him to the land he already explored. His descendants will possess it.

“But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit”

Point 2 - The "We’re going to do whatever it takes Attitude"

Point 3 - The “We’re not going to bow Attitude…"

Daniel 3:14-18 NLT

Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “Oh Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

Point 4 - The "We are not going to be quiet Attitude"

Point 5 - The "There’s no fear here Attitude"

Psalm 23:4

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.  

              A  =   1

              T  =  20

              T  =  20

              I  =  9

              T  =  20

              U  =  21

              D  =   4

              E  =   5

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Proverbs 23:18 TPT

Your future is bright and filled with a living hope that will never fade away.

Key #1 - Because you are the Light 

Matthew 5:14-16

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

PSALM 119:105

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

Key #2 - In spite of the Rubble

Nehemiah 4:10

Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.

James 1:2 NLT

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.

Key #3 - So it’s time to Fight

Nehemiah 4:14 NLT

Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!”

Legacy Builders

Proverbs 10:7 (NLT)

We have happy memories of the Godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.

Proverbs 13:22 (NLT)

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the Godly.

Legacy isn’t just about what we get!

Legacy isn’t just what we get to build!

Legacy is also what but we get to set in motion.

Genesis 12:1-3 (NLT)

The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your Father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation.

I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

Five Principles/Keys/Ways to start Legacy

 1. The King and His Kingdom must be first in your life.

Matthew 6:33 (NLT)

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

2. The Journey of Obedience to God: requires steps of faith.

3. God’s blessings begin with you; but it is never meant to end with you.

Deuteronomy 8:16-18 NLT

He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

He did all this so you would never say to yourself, “I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’

Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives power to be successful, in order to fulfil the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

Your Childrens Children will say that they have good ancestors.

4. Walking in Legacy, allows you enter into a dimension called God’s favour.

5. Your world is not limited to your own life experiences.

We build the totality of lives according to God’s word.

Psalm 91 (NLT)