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  • The Wilderness Test | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the
    testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may
    be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)


    Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (NIV)
    Deuteronomy 8:2–5   Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years,
    humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his
    commands. (NLT)


    3 Wrong Responses In The Wilderness


    1. Complaining and blaming


    Numbers 21:4–5   They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,  to go around Edom. But
    the people grew impatient on the way; 5  they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have
    you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we
    detest this miserable food!” (NIV)


    Philippians 2:14-15 Do everything without complaining and arguing,  15  so that no one can criticize you.
    Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and
    perverse people. (NLT)


    2. Mocking your miracles


    Exodus 16:2–3   In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3  The Israelites
    said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and
    ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to
    death.” (NIV)


    Numbers 11:4-6 The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started
    wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5  We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also
    the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.  6  But now we have lost our appetite; we never see
    anything but this manna!” (NIV)


    Exodus 16:8 Moses also said, “You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you meat to eat in the
    evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him.
    Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD.” (NIV)


    3. Hustling backwards


    Exodus 14:11–12 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to
    the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12  Didn’t we say to you in Egypt,
    ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to
    die in the desert!” (NIV)


    Exodus 16:3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat
    around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this
    entire assembly to death.” (NIV)


    Exodus 17:3   But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why
    did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” (NIV)
    Numbers 11:5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions
    and garlic. (NIV)


    Numbers 14:2–4 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them,
    “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3  Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us
    fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to
    Egypt?” 4  And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” (NIV)


    Numbers 20:4–5   Why did you bring the LORD’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock
    should die here? 5  Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs,
    grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!” (NIV)


    Numbers 21:5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of
    Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”
    (NIV)


    Numbers 14:11   The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will
    they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? (NIV)


    Exodus 7:16 Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people
    go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. (NIV)


    Philippians 3:12–14   Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press
    on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13  Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself
    yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
    14  I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV)
    36 min
  • The Wilderness Test | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the
    testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may
    be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)


    Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (NIV)
    Deuteronomy 8:2–5   Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years,
    humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his
    commands. (NLT)


    3 Wrong Responses In The Wilderness


    1. Complaining and blaming


    Numbers 21:4–5   They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,  to go around Edom. But
    the people grew impatient on the way; 5  they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have
    you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we
    detest this miserable food!” (NIV)


    Philippians 2:14-15 Do everything without complaining and arguing,  15  so that no one can criticize you.
    Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and
    perverse people. (NLT)


    2. Mocking your miracles


    Exodus 16:2–3   In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3  The Israelites
    said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and
    ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to
    death.” (NIV)


    Numbers 11:4-6 The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started
    wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5  We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also
    the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.  6  But now we have lost our appetite; we never see
    anything but this manna!” (NIV)


    Exodus 16:8 Moses also said, “You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you meat to eat in the
    evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him.
    Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD.” (NIV)


    3. Hustling backwards


    Exodus 14:11–12 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to
    the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12  Didn’t we say to you in Egypt,
    ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to
    die in the desert!” (NIV)


    Exodus 16:3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat
    around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this
    entire assembly to death.” (NIV)


    Exodus 17:3   But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why
    did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” (NIV)
    Numbers 11:5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions
    and garlic. (NIV)


    Numbers 14:2–4 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them,
    “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3  Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us
    fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to
    Egypt?” 4  And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” (NIV)


    Numbers 20:4–5   Why did you bring the LORD’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock
    should die here? 5  Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs,
    grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!” (NIV)


    Numbers 21:5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of
    Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”
    (NIV)


    Numbers 14:11   The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will
    they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? (NIV)


    Exodus 7:16 Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people
    go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. (NIV)


    Philippians 3:12–14   Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press
    on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13  Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself
    yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
    14  I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV)
    36 min
  • The Right View of Problems | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    James 1:2–4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3  for you know that the testing
    of your faith produces steadfastness. 4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and
    complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)


    1. Problems are a place of opportunity


    2. Problems are a place of testing


    James 1:2-3 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the
    testing of your faith produces steadfastness. (ESV)


    3. Problems are a place for promotion


    James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the
    testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may
    be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)


    Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being
    done, the saving of many lives. (NIV)
    35 min
  • The Right View of Problems | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    James 1:2–4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3  for you know that the testing
    of your faith produces steadfastness. 4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and
    complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)


    1. Problems are a place of opportunity


    2. Problems are a place of testing


    James 1:2-3 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the
    testing of your faith produces steadfastness. (ESV)


    3. Problems are a place for promotion


    James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the
    testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  4  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may
    be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)


    Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being
    done, the saving of many lives. (NIV)
    35 min
  • Revival | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    Psalm 119:156 LORD, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations. (NLT)


    Psalm 119:25   I lie in the dust; revive me by your word. (NLT)


    Psalm 85:6 Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you? (NLT)


    Psalm 80:18 Then we will never abandon you again. Revive us so we can call on your name once more.
    (NLT)


    4 Revival Stoppers


    1. A fading faith
    Revelation 2:3-4 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown
    weary. 4  Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. (NIV)


    2. A compromising faith


    Revelation 2:13-14   I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my
    name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who
    was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. 14  Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There
    are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin
    so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:19-20 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are
    now doing more than you did at first. 20  Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman
    Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and
    the eating of food sacrificed to idols. (NIV)


    1. Compromising God’s Word


    2. Compromising sexually


    3. Compromising relationships


    3. A faking faith


    Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the
    seven spirits  of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but
    you are dead. (NIV)


    4. A lukewarm faith


    Revelation 3:15-17 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or
    the other!  16  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my
    mouth.  17  You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize
    that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. (NIV)


    2 Revival starters


    1. A repenting faith


    Revelation 2:5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not
    repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with
    her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if
    you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
    (NIV).
    Revelation 2:16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with
    the sword of my mouth. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. (NIV)
    Acts 3:19 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing
    may come from the Lord,” (NIV)‬‬‬‬


    Isaiah 1:27   Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness. (NLT)


    Isaiah 57:15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and
    holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
    and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts. (NLT)


    2 Chronicles 7:14   if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek
    my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and
    will heal their land. (NIV)


    2. A Spirit dependent faith


    Revelation 2:7   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is
    victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:11   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is
    victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:17   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is
    victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new
    name written on it, known only to the one who receives it. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:6 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:22   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (NIV)


    1. We must be filled with the Spirit


    Ephesians 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
    (ESV)


    2. We must live by the Spirit


    Galatians 5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (NIV)


    3. We must be led by the Spirit


    Romans 8:14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. (NIV)


    Acts 1:8   But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses
    in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (NIV)


    1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. (NIV)
    42 min
  • Revival | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    Psalm 119:156 LORD, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations. (NLT)


    Psalm 119:25   I lie in the dust; revive me by your word. (NLT)


    Psalm 85:6 Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you? (NLT)


    Psalm 80:18 Then we will never abandon you again. Revive us so we can call on your name once more.
    (NLT)


    4 Revival Stoppers


    1. A fading faith
    Revelation 2:3-4 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown
    weary. 4  Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. (NIV)


    2. A compromising faith


    Revelation 2:13-14   I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my
    name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who
    was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. 14  Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There
    are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin
    so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:19-20 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are
    now doing more than you did at first. 20  Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman
    Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and
    the eating of food sacrificed to idols. (NIV)


    1. Compromising God’s Word


    2. Compromising sexually


    3. Compromising relationships


    3. A faking faith


    Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the
    seven spirits  of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but
    you are dead. (NIV)


    4. A lukewarm faith


    Revelation 3:15-17 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or
    the other!  16  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my
    mouth.  17  You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize
    that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. (NIV)


    2 Revival starters


    1. A repenting faith


    Revelation 2:5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not
    repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with
    her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if
    you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
    (NIV).
    Revelation 2:16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with
    the sword of my mouth. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. (NIV)
    Acts 3:19 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing
    may come from the Lord,” (NIV)‬‬‬‬


    Isaiah 1:27   Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness. (NLT)


    Isaiah 57:15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and
    holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
    and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts. (NLT)


    2 Chronicles 7:14   if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek
    my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and
    will heal their land. (NIV)


    2. A Spirit dependent faith


    Revelation 2:7   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is
    victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:11   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is
    victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:17   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is
    victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new
    name written on it, known only to the one who receives it. (NIV)


    Revelation 2:29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:6 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:13 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (NIV)


    Revelation 3:22   Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (NIV)


    1. We must be filled with the Spirit


    Ephesians 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
    (ESV)


    2. We must live by the Spirit


    Galatians 5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (NIV)


    3. We must be led by the Spirit


    Romans 8:14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. (NIV)


    Acts 1:8   But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses
    in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (NIV)


    1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. (NIV)
    42 min
  • Finding Hope In God's Love | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    1. God loves


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    1 John 4:7-8 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves
    has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is
    love. (NIV)


    1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love
    lives in God, and God in them. (NIV)


    Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever. (NIV)


    2. God loves you


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    Rom 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
    for us. (NIV)


    Romans 8:37–39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I
    am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,
    nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us
    from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NIV)


    3. God loves you so much He gave


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    Rom 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
    for us. (NIV)


    1 John 4:9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the
    world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us
    and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (NIV)


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
    him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV)
    31 min
  • Finding Hope In God's Love | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    1. God loves


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    1 John 4:7-8 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves
    has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is
    love. (NIV)


    1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love
    lives in God, and God in them. (NIV)


    Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever. (NIV)


    2. God loves you


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    Rom 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
    for us. (NIV)


    Romans 8:37–39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I
    am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,
    nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us
    from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NIV)


    3. God loves you so much He gave


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, (NIV)


    Rom 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
    for us. (NIV)


    1 John 4:9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the
    world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us
    and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (NIV)


    John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
    him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV)
    31 min
  • The Anchor of Hope | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    Luke 1:30–31   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31  You
    will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. (NIV)
    Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
    (NIV)


    Hebrews 6:18–19 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable
    because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great
    confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19  This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our
    souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. (NLT)


    7 Reasons You Lose The Anchor Of Hope


    1. You become gripped by fear


    Luke 1:30-31   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
    31  You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. (NIV)


    2. Your life seems out of control


    3. You feel alone or abandoned


    4. You are grieving a loss


    5. You don’t have what you need


    Luke 1:34   “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” (NIV)


    6. You have been deeply wounded by someone


    7. You feel defeated


    6 Ways You Keep The Anchor Of Hope


    1. God is always with me


    Luke 1:28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is
    with you.” (NIV)


    2. God’s favor is greater than any problem


    Luke 1:30   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. (NIV)


    3. God fits everything into His plan


    Luke 1:30–33 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
    31  You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32  He will be great and will
    be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33  and
    he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” (NIV


    4. God has a greater purpose for my life


    Luke 1:38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the
    angel left her. (NIV)


    5. God has promised to help me


    Luke 1:35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
    will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. (NIV)
    Luke 1:37   For with God nothing will be impossible. (NKJV)


    6. With God this is not the end of the story


    Luke 1:37 For no word from God will ever fail. (NIV)


    Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” (NIV)
    46 min
  • The Anchor of Hope | Herbert Cooper - Audio
    Luke 1:30–31   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31  You
    will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. (NIV)
    Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
    (NIV)


    Hebrews 6:18–19 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable
    because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great
    confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19  This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our
    souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. (NLT)


    7 Reasons You Lose The Anchor Of Hope


    1. You become gripped by fear


    Luke 1:30-31   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
    31  You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. (NIV)


    2. Your life seems out of control


    3. You feel alone or abandoned


    4. You are grieving a loss


    5. You don’t have what you need


    Luke 1:34   “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” (NIV)


    6. You have been deeply wounded by someone


    7. You feel defeated


    6 Ways You Keep The Anchor Of Hope


    1. God is always with me


    Luke 1:28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is
    with you.” (NIV)


    2. God’s favor is greater than any problem


    Luke 1:30   But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. (NIV)


    3. God fits everything into His plan


    Luke 1:30–33 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
    31  You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32  He will be great and will
    be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33  and
    he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” (NIV


    4. God has a greater purpose for my life


    Luke 1:38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the
    angel left her. (NIV)


    5. God has promised to help me


    Luke 1:35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
    will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. (NIV)
    Luke 1:37   For with God nothing will be impossible. (NKJV)


    6. With God this is not the end of the story


    Luke 1:37 For no word from God will ever fail. (NIV)


    Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” (NIV)
    46 min

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