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One Thing Bible Study Chapter 14 - Confident Expectation - Expecting & Receiving From God

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Summary

A revelation of God’s character and nature will give us hope. But this hope is not like the world’s definition of hope. This is a confident expectation. This chapter talks about the confident expectation you can and should have in your life with God. This will give you a barometer of your thought life and revelation of God’s goodness. I talk about some things you should be expecting from God, how to combat any negative expectations and how to position yourself to continue to receive from God. It’s not just a one time event, but a continual receiving from God that you can experience.

Outline - Confident Expectation - Expecting & Receiving From God

  • Hope = confident expectation. Biblical hope is a confident expectation that what you have always desired to be true in your life, already is true. It’s not begging and wishing. It’s a certainty of the glory (view and opinion) of God being revealed in those that believe in the return of Jesus.
  • Hope deferred leads to unrelenting disappointment
  • Lottery ticket example - the hope you have between the time you win and actually cash in your winning lottery ticket is the kind of hope we have in Christ. A confident expectation.
  • The thing that is really cool about Biblical hope is that not only can you have a confident expectation of the life you will have with God, but you can also have a confident expectation that God is the one who will bring it forth for you.
  • A righteous person (one who believes in God) expects blessing and understands the blessings are theirs. They have what you could call Godfidence that God is well pleased with them and that He is well able to provide for them all they need in abundance.
  • Receiving - open hand vs. clenched fist
  • Put yourself in a position to receive by sitting at His feet and listening to good message
  • 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. Jer. 29:11

    • Scriptures

    • Proverbs 13:12
    • Nehemiah 8:10
    • 2 Peter 1: 2-4
    • Colossians 3:16 NIV
    • Jer. 29:11

      • Questions

      1. Are you currently expecting anything from God? How does this speak to your relationship with God? Share with the group
      2. When we’re not expecting or receiving from God, why do you think that is? What can we do to counteract this?
      3. How does knowing God and His thoughts about you affect your life? Share your experiences
      4. How would you define “the good life”? How has that definition changed over time?
      5. What does the Message version of the Bible describe what happens when our hope is deferred? What does that look like to you? Have you ever experienced this in your life?
      6. What is the Biblical definition of hope? How does this differ from the world’s definition?
      7. Who is the one who will bring forth life in you? How so?
      8. How is the example of getting a winning lottery ticket similar to the hope we have as Christians?
      9. What is Godfidence? Would you say you have it? Why or why not?
      10. How can you position yourself to receive from God?
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